Chau Giang is the definition of a survivor. Born in Vietnam around 1955, Giang fled Vietnam in the late 70’s via a small boat and arrived in Florida. Here he started working minimum wage jobs to survive. Afterward, he moved to Colorado where he $160 per week as a chef. While working as a chef he began to learn the game of poker. After honing his abilities he decided to move to Las Vegas to become a professional gambler. After he moved to Vegas, he made over $100,000 in the first year he was there. From that point Giang never looked back.

Giang has primarily focused on cash games over the years. As a result, he really didn’t start playing tournaments until the early 90’s and then very sparingly. The only tournaments that he frequented were at the World Series of Poker. Giang won his first WSOP bracelet in 1993 when he took down the $1,500 Ace to Five Draw event. He also finished runner-up in the $1,500 Pot Limit Holdem event that year.

Giang’s tournament play over the next few years centered almost entirely around the WSOP. When he did play, he did achieve a lot of success. He cashed six times in 1995 and made two final tables. In 1996 he finished 13th in the Main Event. In 97 he finished 3rd in the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Event. In 1998, Giang won his second bracelet when he took down the $2,000 Omaha 8 or Better event.

From 1999 to 2004, his only tournament cashes were at the WSOP which included 4 final table appearances. In 2004, Giang started to play a few more major events due to his family wondering why he was never on TV. This led to his third bracelet win in 2004 when he won the $2,000 Pot Limit Omaha event. Giang would continue to make strong showings at the WSOP including eight cashes in the 2008 WSOP. He just missed the final table by a couple spots in 3 of those events and made his 2nd cash ever in the Main Event.

Giang has also had a lot of success on the World Poker Tour. He has cashed in 13 WPT events and has made two final tables. He finished 2nd at the World Poker Open in 2005 and he finished 5th at the L.A. Poker Classic in 2007.

In total, Giang has made over $3.29 Million in live tournaments. This amount could have been a lot higher but Giang prefers to play high stakes cash games. For years he has been a highly respected high stakes player and regular participant in the “Big Game” in Bobby’s Room at the Bellagio.

Chau Giang escaped from Vietnam to make a better life for himself in America. Through hard work, he has made a name for him in the poker world and is among the most respect high stakes players in the game. Whether at the poker felt or in major poker tournament, Chau Gian is a force to be reckoned with at the poker table.