Biography
Mimi Tran is a Vietnamese-American poker player with over $1.6 million in live tournament earnings who appeared on the first season of High Stakes Poker in 2006.
In 2006, Tran had a career-best score in the World Poker Finals Mashantucket $9,700 Championship, where she finished third for $472,228. The previous year, Tran finished fourth in the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Atlantic City $9,500 Championship for $189,240.
In the late 1990s, Tran had two close calls to winning a WSOP bracelet. She finished fourth in a 1998 $2,000 Limit Hold’em event for $69,720 and followed that up the next year with a runner-up finish to John Esposito in a $2,500 Limit Hold’em event for $112,575.
The California resident’s last live cash dates back to August 2018 at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker Los Angeles stop, where Tran finished 17th in a $500 buy-in event for $7,705.
Mimi Tran’s Top Five Live Cashes
| DATE | EVENT | PLACE | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2006 | World Poker Finals Mashantucket $9,700 Championship | 3rd | $472,228 | |
| January 2005 | WSOPC Atlantic City $9,500 Championship | 4th | $189,240 | |
| July 2009 | WPT $15,000 Bellagio Cup V Championship | 7th | $125,900 | |
| April 1999 | WSOP $2,500 Limit Hold’em | 2nd | $112,575 | |
| Aptil 1998 | WSOP $2,000 Limit Hold’em | 4th | $69,720 |
PokerNews Covered Events
| Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 World Series of PokerEvent #22: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Holdem Championship | 48th | $3,500 |
| 2009 World Series of PokerEvent 47 - $2,500 Mixed Hold’em | 13th | $14,714 |
| 2008 World Series of PokerEvent 52 - $1,500 No Limit Hold’em | 25th | $17,276 |
| 2007 World Series of PokerEvent 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem | 317th | $39,445 |
| 2007 Wold Series of PokerEvent 30 - $2,500 No Limit Holdem 6 Handed | 17th | $15,390 |
| 2007 World Series of PokerEvent 14 - $1,500 Seven Card Stud | 21st | $4,906 |