Douglas Kim

Korean-American poker player (born 1983)

October 6, 2011.

Douglas Kim (born November 10, 1983)^[1] is a Korean-American poker player and 2006 economics graduate of Duke University. Kim learned poker through a home game in college and through posting as 'technologic' on the internet forum hosted by Two Plus Two Publishing.^[2]^[3]

Kim, who was eliminated by Paul Wasicka, finished in seventh place in the 2006 World Series of Poker main event, earning him $2,391,520.^[4] At the time, Kim was the youngest player ever to make the final table at the main event, and the only player at the final table not to be knocked out by Jamie Gold.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,500,000.^[5]^[6]

References

^ Barron, David (August 11, 2006). "Open-door debate creates poker furor". Chron.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ Kang, Jay Caspian (October 11, 2022). The Loneliest Americans. Crown. ISBN 978-0-525-57623-5 – via Google Books.
^ Liao, Shannon (December 10, 2017). "Just Doug is one of the few good Facebook Watch series in a sea of clickbait". The Verge. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
^ "37th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2006, No Limit Texas Hold'em - World Championship Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
^ "Douglas Kim's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ "Douglas Kim". WSOP.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.