April 09 2018, by Eric Danis
GPI Player of the Month for March 2018 – David “The Dragon” Pham
Rumors of his demise were greatly exaggerated. 51-year-old legend David “The Dragon” Pham is the GPI Player of the Month for March 2018.
After winning a third WSOP bracelet this past summer in Las Vegas, his first tour victory in five years, The Dragon added a pair of Main Event wins in March, first in Las Vegas and then in his hometown of Los Angeles.
VEGAS TO LA
Pham only earned two results in March – but he made them count! First to Vegas where he picked up the Main Event victory at the Wynn Poker Classic, defeating American circuit veteran Kurt Jewell heads-up for the title.
The Dragon then used his home field advantage winning the WSOP Circuit Los Angeles Main Event in his backyard at the Bicycle Casino, surviving the charge of his 704 opponents.
| EVENT | BUY-IN | ENTRIES | PLACE | PRIZE | GPI PTS | RUNNER-UP |
| Wynn Poker Classic | $1,600 | 984 | WON | $240,254 | 408.54 | Kurt Jewell (USA) |
| WSOPC LA Main Event | $1,675 | 705 | WON | $216,790 | 386.42 | Thomas Braband (USA) |
DAVID PHAM – MARCH 2018
| RESULTS | 2 |
| WINS | 2 |
| TOP 10’s | 2 |
| EARNINGS | $457,044 |
| FLAGS | 1 (USA) |
| GPI PTS | 794.96 |
| GPI WORLD | #38 |
| GPI USA | #18 |
| 2018 PoY | #69 |
MARCH TOP 10
| RANK | PLAYER | NATION | RESULTS | WINS | TOP 10 | GPI PTS |
| 1 | David Pham | USA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 794.96 |
| 2 | Arkadiy Tsinis | USA | 6 | 1 | 6 | 718.23 |
| 3 | Kristen Bicknell | CAN | 2 | 1 | 2 | 686.67 |
| 4 | Aleksandr Chernikov | RUS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 684.72 |
| 5 | Amar Begovic | BIH | 3 | 1 | 3 | 663.88 |
| 6 | Rainer Kempe | GER | 4 | 1 | 3 | 658.13 |
| 7 | Ari Engel | CAN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 650.88 |
| 8 | Jesse Yaginuma | USA | 4 | 0 | 2 | 623.51 |
| 9 | Lester Edoc | PHI | 3 | 2 | 3 | 594.07 |
| 10 | Peter Vitantonio | USA | 5 | 1 | 2 | 581.72 |
2018 PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
| MONTH | PLAYER | NATION | GPI PTS |
| JAN | Justin Bonomo | USA | 1,047.72 |
| FEB | Joao Simao | BRA | 1,452.97 |
| MAR | David Pham | USA | 794.96 |
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Eric Danis’ passion for poker came at a very early age but it’s when writing about and covering the game he loves that Danis is most in his element. Danis is better known for creating www.PTPRpoker.com where he spent a few years covering poker events. Danis is also known for having worked on the poker shows Poker Eh! and The Pulse on the Quad Jacks Network.
