Thomas Chung is a professional poker player who was born in Lakewood, CA, United States. Altogether he has 34 cashes, 3 first place finishes, 2 World Series of Poker bracelets, 34 final tables and total winnings that come up to $1,088,058. He won his first WSOP bracelet in the 1991 Seven-Card Stud event, earning $142,000, and his second bracelet in 1989 Limit Hold'em event, earning $212,000. Thomas Chung also took 5th place in the WSOP 1993 Main event, earning $72,000. His third first place win was in the Poker Classic No Limit Hold'em event on Jan 22, 1992, earning $200,000.
Thomas Chung has participated in other tournaments such as the L.A. Poker Classic, where in 1992 he finished 2nd; Diamond Jim Brady, in 1994, again with a second place finish; Legends of Poker, where in 2000 he finished 5th; California State Championship, where in 2001 he finished 13th and Five-Diamond World Poker Classic II / WPT Event Season 3, where in 2004 finished 12th. Of course, these were not all the games he participated in and he does not intend to stop anytime soon. As of 2008, his total live tournament earnings exceed $574,909