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Xuyen "Bad Girl" Pham (born in Vietnam
Vietnam

Vietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by People's Republic of China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east....
) is an English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 professional poker
Poker

Poker is a family of card game that share betting rules and usually List of poker hands. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bets and how many rounds of betting are allowed....
 player.

Pham was introduced to poker by playing Caribbean stud poker
Caribbean stud poker

Caribbean stud poker is a casino table game with rules similar to five card stud poker. However, unlike standard poker games, Caribbean stud is played against the house rather than against other players ....
 in her local casino
Casino

A casino is, in the modern sense of the word, a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships and other tourist attractions....
 in Luton
Luton

Luton is a large town in the East of England England, 32 miles north of London. Historically, Luton is within the county of Bedfordshire, and since 1997, the town has been a unitary authority....
.

Pham has finished in the money in Texas hold 'em
Texas hold 'em

Texas hold 'em is the most popular poker game in the casinos and poker card rooms across North America and Europe, as well as online poker. According to Doyle Brunson and Johnny Moss, it was originally considered a variation of seven card stud, and was called "Texas hold 'em seven card stud" back in the 1920's....
, seven-card stud
Seven-card stud

Seven-card stud is a List of poker variants of stud poker. Until the recent increase in popularity of Texas hold 'em, seven-card stud was the most popular poker variant in home games across the United States, and in casinos in the eastern part of the country....
 and omaha
Omaha hold 'em

Omaha hold 'em is a community card poker game similar to Texas hold 'em, where each player is dealt four cards and must make his best hand using exactly two of them, plus exactly three of the five community cards....
 poker tournament
Poker tournament

A poker tournament is a tournament in which the winners are decided by playing poker, usually a particular style of poker.Contrast this to a ring game, where the game is ongoing with no formal structure to determine a single winner in a certain length of time....
s from 2001 onwards, in Southampton
Southampton

Southampton is the largest City status in the United Kingdom in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England, and is sited around 100 km south-west of London and 30 km north-west of Portsmouth....
, Luton and Dundee
Dundee

Dundee is the fourth-largest City status in the United Kingdom in Scotland and, fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland....
.

She came to note as the winner of The Gaming Club World Poker Championship
The Gaming Club World Poker Championship

The Gaming Club World Poker Championship was held at the Merrion Casino Club in Dublin, Ireland during 2004.The international field included 6 World Champions together with numerous other professionals and celebrities....
 in Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
 during 2004, which was played in pot limit
Betting (poker)

In the game of poker, the play largely centers around the act of gambling, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing....
 format. In her qualifying heat she outlasted the likes of Peter Costa
Peter Costa

Peter Costa to Greek Cypriot parents is a United Kingdom professional poker player based in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nevada.He is most well-known as the winner of the sixth series of the popular Late Night Poker television series during his time living in the United Kingdom, where he defeated Austria's Jin Cai Lin in the final heads-up encou...
, Robert Williamson III
Robert Williamson III

Robert Williamson III is an United States professional poker player from Dallas, Texas.Williamson grew up with three sisters and his best friend, Chris Caywood in Granbury, Texas and received Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in finance and real estate from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas....
, Ben Roberts and John Cernuto
John Cernuto

"Miami" John Cernuto is an United States professional poker player based in Las Vegas, Nevada, specialising in Omaha hold'em hi-lo events....
 to progress to the final where she defeated Joe Beevers
Joe Beevers

Joseph "Joe" Charles Beevers is an English professional poker player and a member of The Hendon Mob.During his lengthy poker career, Beevers became one of the pioneers of poker on television by appearing in every series of Late Night Poker, where he made a record 3 grand finals....
 in the final heads-up confrontation to take home the €250,000 ($302,477) first prize.

She has also finished in the money of three European Poker Tour
European Poker Tour

The Pokerstars.com European Poker Tour began in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold 'em popularity. It is a series of televised poker Poker tournament similar to those in the World Poker Tour ....
 events, including one final table.

In August 2005, Pham made the final table of the VC Poker Cup
Victor Chandler Poker Cup

The Victor Chandler Poker Cup was a poker tournament held in 2004 and 2005 in England for broadcast on Sky Sports.The ?5,000 buy-in event commenced in 2004 and is played out in a betting Texas hold 'em format....
, won by Tony Bloom
Tony Bloom

Anthony Grant Bloom is a successful poker player from London, England. He has also made a name for himself as a successful sports bettor and property investor....
.

As of 2008, her total live tournament winnings exceed $520,000.

Pham has three children and is married to fellow poker professional Steve Vladar
Steve Vladar

"Smokin'" Steve Vladar is an England professional poker player.Vladar has been a regular at European poker tournaments since the mid-1990s, with numerous finishes poker jargon in London, Dortmund, Vienna and Birmingham before the end of the decade....
.






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Xuyen "Bad Girl" Pham (born in Vietnam
Vietnam

Vietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by People's Republic of China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east....
) is an English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 professional poker
Poker

Poker is a family of card game that share betting rules and usually List of poker hands. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bets and how many rounds of betting are allowed....
 player.

Pham was introduced to poker by playing Caribbean stud poker
Caribbean stud poker

Caribbean stud poker is a casino table game with rules similar to five card stud poker. However, unlike standard poker games, Caribbean stud is played against the house rather than against other players ....
 in her local casino
Casino

A casino is, in the modern sense of the word, a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships and other tourist attractions....
 in Luton
Luton

Luton is a large town in the East of England England, 32 miles north of London. Historically, Luton is within the county of Bedfordshire, and since 1997, the town has been a unitary authority....
.

Pham has finished in the money in Texas hold 'em
Texas hold 'em

Texas hold 'em is the most popular poker game in the casinos and poker card rooms across North America and Europe, as well as online poker. According to Doyle Brunson and Johnny Moss, it was originally considered a variation of seven card stud, and was called "Texas hold 'em seven card stud" back in the 1920's....
, seven-card stud
Seven-card stud

Seven-card stud is a List of poker variants of stud poker. Until the recent increase in popularity of Texas hold 'em, seven-card stud was the most popular poker variant in home games across the United States, and in casinos in the eastern part of the country....
 and omaha
Omaha hold 'em

Omaha hold 'em is a community card poker game similar to Texas hold 'em, where each player is dealt four cards and must make his best hand using exactly two of them, plus exactly three of the five community cards....
 poker tournament
Poker tournament

A poker tournament is a tournament in which the winners are decided by playing poker, usually a particular style of poker.Contrast this to a ring game, where the game is ongoing with no formal structure to determine a single winner in a certain length of time....
s from 2001 onwards, in Southampton
Southampton

Southampton is the largest City status in the United Kingdom in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England, and is sited around 100 km south-west of London and 30 km north-west of Portsmouth....
, Luton and Dundee
Dundee

Dundee is the fourth-largest City status in the United Kingdom in Scotland and, fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland....
.

She came to note as the winner of The Gaming Club World Poker Championship
The Gaming Club World Poker Championship

The Gaming Club World Poker Championship was held at the Merrion Casino Club in Dublin, Ireland during 2004.The international field included 6 World Champions together with numerous other professionals and celebrities....
 in Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
 during 2004, which was played in pot limit
Betting (poker)

In the game of poker, the play largely centers around the act of gambling, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing....
 format. In her qualifying heat she outlasted the likes of Peter Costa
Peter Costa

Peter Costa to Greek Cypriot parents is a United Kingdom professional poker player based in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nevada.He is most well-known as the winner of the sixth series of the popular Late Night Poker television series during his time living in the United Kingdom, where he defeated Austria's Jin Cai Lin in the final heads-up encou...
, Robert Williamson III
Robert Williamson III

Robert Williamson III is an United States professional poker player from Dallas, Texas.Williamson grew up with three sisters and his best friend, Chris Caywood in Granbury, Texas and received Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in finance and real estate from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas....
, Ben Roberts and John Cernuto
John Cernuto

"Miami" John Cernuto is an United States professional poker player based in Las Vegas, Nevada, specialising in Omaha hold'em hi-lo events....
 to progress to the final where she defeated Joe Beevers
Joe Beevers

Joseph "Joe" Charles Beevers is an English professional poker player and a member of The Hendon Mob.During his lengthy poker career, Beevers became one of the pioneers of poker on television by appearing in every series of Late Night Poker, where he made a record 3 grand finals....
 in the final heads-up confrontation to take home the €250,000 ($302,477) first prize.

She has also finished in the money of three European Poker Tour
European Poker Tour

The Pokerstars.com European Poker Tour began in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold 'em popularity. It is a series of televised poker Poker tournament similar to those in the World Poker Tour ....
 events, including one final table.

In August 2005, Pham made the final table of the VC Poker Cup
Victor Chandler Poker Cup

The Victor Chandler Poker Cup was a poker tournament held in 2004 and 2005 in England for broadcast on Sky Sports.The ?5,000 buy-in event commenced in 2004 and is played out in a betting Texas hold 'em format....
, won by Tony Bloom
Tony Bloom

Anthony Grant Bloom is a successful poker player from London, England. He has also made a name for himself as a successful sports bettor and property investor....
.

As of 2008, her total live tournament winnings exceed $520,000.

Pham has three children and is married to fellow poker professional Steve Vladar
Steve Vladar

"Smokin'" Steve Vladar is an England professional poker player.Vladar has been a regular at European poker tournaments since the mid-1990s, with numerous finishes poker jargon in London, Dortmund, Vienna and Birmingham before the end of the decade....
. They are both sponsored by William Hill Poker
William Hill (bookmaker)

William Hill plc is one of the largest bookmakers in the United Kingdom. Its headquarters are in the north London suburb of Wood Green and in Leeds, West Yorkshire....
.

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