Joseph Cheong Basic Info:
Joseph Cheong was born is Seoul, South Korea and came to the U.S. at 6. The 24-year-old poker pro now lives in La Mirada, California and has a degree in psychology.
Joe Cheong and the 2010 WSOP:
He won a WSOP Circuit Gold ring three months before World Series of Poker began -- a $340 No Limit Hold’em tournament at Harrah’s Rincon and took home $17,500. After that, he promised himself he would play in the main event. He will sit down at the final table with 23,525,000 in chips.
Cheong on his Psychology Degree and Poker:
"It does not help at all. It seems like it would. But in psychology, we learn about mental disorders and things like that which has nothing to do with poker players." From an interview on WSOP.com