https://wptdownload.com/tags/william-hung/ Recent content in William Hung on WPT Global App Download Hugo en-us Sun, 21 Jan 2024 21:01:46 +0000 https://wptdownload.com/news/202401/infamous_american_idol_contestant_william_hung_lost_wife_over_poker_gambling_addiction/ Sun, 21 Jan 2024 21:01:46 +0000 https://wptdownload.com/news/202401/infamous_american_idol_contestant_william_hung_lost_wife_over_poker_gambling_addiction/ <p>One of <em>&ldquo;American Idol&rsquo;s&rdquo;</em> most memorable contestants, William Hung, a Los Angeles area poker player, told <em>People</em> magazine his gambling addiction led to a failed marriage.</p> <p>Hung, 41, infamously appeared on Season 3 of <em>American Idol</em> in 2004. He didnt advance beyond the initial phase after having one of the worst auditions judge Simon Cowell had heard after listening to a horrendous off-key rendition of Ricky Martins She Bangs.</p> <p>Despite the public humiliation, Hung parlayed the appearance on the popular musical talent scouting show into some fame and notoriety. He gave up the musical career years ago and has since played poker regularly, although those days now appear to be over. But his gambling habit, according to an interview with <em>People</em>, turned into an addiction that doomed his first marriage.</p>