Joseph Cheong

aka "subiime"

Nationality

GPI Rank 75

WSOP Bracelets 1

Total Live Earnings $18,659,194

Data provided by The Hendon Mob

Biography

Joseph Cheong is a Korean-American poker player best known for his third place finish at the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event worth $4.1 million.

He would eventually win a WSOP bracelet in 2019, and has so far cashed for over $16 million during his career.

Background

Cheong moved to America from Seoul, South Korea when he was just seven years old. Cheong got his degree in psychology at the University of California, San Diego and then another degree in double concentration, mathematics and economics. However, he quickly began playing poker professionally.

Cheong at the WSOP

The 2010 World Series of Poker was Cheong's first and so far the most successful festival. After picking up two cashes, Cheong made it to the November Nine in the 2010 WSOP Main Event. He finished the tournament in third place just behind John Racener and the eventual champion Jonathan Duhamel. Cheong collected $4.1 million in prize money.

Two years later Cheong came very close to winning his first World Series bracelet when he finished runner-up in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Mixed Max event for almost $300,000. He lost that heads-up battle to the Frenchman Aubin Cazals.

Cheong ended up winning his first bracelet in 2019 when he took down Event #34: $1,000 Double Stack for $687,782. The year before, he won his first career Circuit ring in $2,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller at WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood.

Joseph Cheong's Top 5 WSOP Results

YEAR	EVENT	PLACE	PRIZE (IN USD)
2010	Event #57: $10,000 Main Event	3rd	$4,130,049
2019	Event #34: $1,000 Double Stack	1st	$687,782
2013	WSOP APAC A$40,000 High Roller	2nd	$534,776
2012	Event #6: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Mixed Max	2nd	$296,956
2014	Event #36: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw	2nd	$55,309

Other Achievements

While his greatest poker accomplishments have been at the WSOP, Cheong has found plenty of success at other festivals.

In April 2013, he took down the Asian Poker Tour HK$ 1,000,000 Manila Millions for $1.3 million, his second-largest score to date.

The following year, Cheong finished fifth a the APPT Asia Championship of Poker HK$ 500,000 Super High Roller for $528,663.

Cheong has also grabbed some big cashes on the European Poker Tour, including a sixth-place finish in the 2016 EPT Barcelona €10,000 High Roller for $263,092 and a second-place finish in the 2010 EPT London €10,000 High Roller Turbo for $253,951.

As far as the World Poker Tour goes, Cheong finished third in the 2019 WPT Montreal Main Event for $179,077 and, in 2022, finished runner-up in the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open $25,500 High Roller for $540,000.

Joseph Cheong's Top 5 Career Cashes

YEAR	EVENT	PLACE	PRIZE (IN USD)
2010	WSOP $10,000 Main Event	3rd	$4,130,049
2013	APT Manila HK$ 1,000,000 Manila Millions	1st	$1,343,370
2019	WSOP $1,000 NLH Double Stack	1st	$687,782
2013	WSOP $100,000 Super High Roller	2nd	$614,250
2022	WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open $25,500 High Roller	2nd	$540,000

PokerNews Covered Events

Event	Place	Prize
2024 World Series of Poker Event #98: $1,500 The Closer	140^th	$4,510
2024 World Series of Poker Event #92: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em	21^st	$102,299
2024 World Series of Poker Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em	222^nd	$9,420
2024 World Series of Poker Event #52: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	49^th	$12,479
2024 World Series of Poker Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em	590^th	$3,998
2024 World Series of Poker Event #51: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em	271^st	$1,879
2024 World Series of Poker Event #31: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	43^rd	$10,885
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #19: $500 NL Hold'em Summer Saver	211^th	$873
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #20: $777 No-Limit Hold'em Lucky 7's	167^th	$1,305
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #16: $600 Online Deepstack Championship	286^th	$1,048
2023 World Series of Poker Event #70: $400 Colossus	862^nd	$1,060
2023 World Series of Poker Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em	144^th	$6,003
2023 World Series of Poker Event #32: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed)	180^th	$4,800
2023 World Series of Poker Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout	61^st	$7,644
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #2: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Bankroll Builder	202^nd	$1,311
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #3: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack	79^th	$2,753
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #1: $333 No-Limit Hold'em Triple Treys Summer Tip Off	210^th	$952
2023 World Series of Poker Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	151^st	$3,564
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $3,000 PCA Mystery Bounty	50^th	$4,650
2022 MSPT Venetian November $1,600 Main Event	47^th	$4,490
2022 WSOP Online Event #31: $600 NLH Deep Freeze	13^th	$1,758
2022 World Series of Poker Event #87: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	53^rd	$10,106
2022 World Series of Poker [Online] $500 No-Limit Hold'em Summer Saver	179^th	$889
2022 World Series of Poker [Online] $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller 8-Max	30^th	$7,659
2022 World Series of Poker [Online] $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Bracelet Championship	18^th	$8,635
2022 World Series of Poker Event #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty	386^th	$3,510
2022 World Series of Poker Event #51: $400 Colossus	807^th	$1,020
2022 World Series of Poker [Online] $1,000 PLO 6-Max	35^th	$3,279
2022 Wynn Summer Classic $2,200 Mystery Bounty	135^th	$5,575
2022 World Series of Poker Event #11: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack	795^th	$960
2022 MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl VI $1,100 Main Event	105^th	$2,081
2021 Wynn Winter Classic $5,300 Wynn Winter Classic Main Event	4^th	$196,391
2021 World Series of Poker Event #68: $1,111 Little One for One Drop	101^st	$3,685
2021 Wynn Fall Classic $3,500 NLH Championship	171^st	$7,860
2021 World Series of Poker Event #53: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller	28^th	$44,807
2021 World Series of Poker Event #48: $1,500 Shootout No-Limit Hold'em	47^th	$5,459
2021 World Series of Poker Event #51: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	57^th	$7,311
2021 World Series of Poker Event #28: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed	35^th	$4,033
2021 World Series of Poker Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em	730^th	$2,400
2021 World Series of Poker Event #4: $500 The Reunion No-Limit Hold'em	150^th	$3,850
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #31: $500 NLH Summer Saver	33^rd	$1,857
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #26: $500 NLH The Big 500 Encore	125^th	$805
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #22: $600 NLH Knockout	32^nd	$1,058
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #20: $3,200 NLH High Roller	11^th	$13,184
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #19: $888 PLO Crazy Eights - 8-Handed	8^th	$7,666
MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event ($2M GTD) MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event ($2M GTD)	197^th	$3,725
2021 WPT Online Series by partypoker Event #20: $3,200 Main Event, $3m GTD	126^th	$6,818
2021 partypoker MILLIONS Online Main Event	68^th	$15,864
2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit WSOPC #18: $1,700 MAIN EVENT, $10M GTD	3^rd	$692,276
2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit WSOPC #16: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship	10^th	$10,427
2020 World Series of Poker Main Event 2020 WSOP Main Event - WSOP.com	33^rd	$29,779
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #81: People's Choice Event [Spin the Wheel]	79^th	$1,751
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #80: People's Choice Event [Pros Vote]	112^th	$2,070
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #76: $400 FORTY STACK No Limit Hold'em	364^th	$1,194
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #72: $1,500 Limit Hold'em Championship	21^st	$4,616
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #64: $840 Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em	181^st	$1,118
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #63: $500 Mini Main Event, $5M GTD	713^th	$2,074
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #59: $2,500 Double Stack No Limit Hold'em	72^nd	$6,411
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #58: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship	59^th	$12,511
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #57: $150 GGMasters WSOP Edition [Freezeout], $1M GTD	779^th	$425
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #22: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Deepstack	156^th	$853
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #19: $400 No-Limit Hold'em	205^th	$916
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #9: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max	30^th	$4,386
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #5: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout	40^th	$3,164
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #2: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed Deepstack	111^th	$1,571
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Rio Las Vegas $1,700 Main Event	93^rd	$2,573
MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl IV $1,100 Main Event	115^th	$2,014
2019 World Series of Poker Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship	209^th	$50,855
2019 World Series of Poker Event #85: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed	6^th	$64,722
2019 World Series of Poker Event #82: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack	80^th	$5,567
2019 World Series of Poker Event #60: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better	115^th	$2,455
2019 World Series of Poker Event #53: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack	170^th	$2,473
2019 World Series of Poker Event #34: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em	1^st	$687,782
2019 World Series of Poker Event #26: $2,620 No-Limit Hold'em Marathon	49^th	$8,075
2019 World Series of Poker Event #25: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack	385^th	$875
2019 World Series of Poker Event #9: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack	746^th	$984
2019 US Poker Open USPO #1 - $10,000 NLH	3^rd	$112,500
2018 Caribbean Poker Party $10,300 High Roller	11^th	$40,000
2018 Caribbean Poker Party $25,500 MILLIONS World	34^th	$60,000
2018 World Series of Poker Event #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee	254^th	$3,102
2018 World Series of Poker Event #45: Big Blind Antes $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels)	19^th	$7,967
2018 World Series of Poker Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER	23^rd	$40,898
2018 World Series of Poker Event #7: $565 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold’em	999^th	$1,118
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America Main Event	11^th	85,000 CAD
2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival $5,300 Millions Main Event ($5 Million Gtd.)	58^th	$20,000
2017 World Series of Poker Event #74: The Little One for One Drop - $1,000 +111 No-Limit Hold'em	467^th	$1,910
2017 World Series of Poker Event #19: THE GIANT - $365 No-Limit Hold'em	810^th	$395
2017 World Series of Poker Event #50: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em BOUNTY	47^th	$4,687
2017 World Series of Poker Event #33: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	172^nd	$2,572
2017 World Series of Poker Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER	669^th	$2,861
2017 World Series of Poker Event #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold'em	2071^st	$902
2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona €10,300 High Roller	6^th	€233,300
PokerStars.net APPT Season 8 Asia Championship of Poker Main Event	7^th	1,080,000 HKD
2014 WinStar River Poker Series Main Event	13^th	$26,989
2014 World Series of Poker Event #36: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball	2^nd	$55,309
2014 World Series of Poker Event #12: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em	40^th	$3,421
2014 World Series of Poker Event #6: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	67^th	$4,411
2013 World Series of Poker Event #61:$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	21^st	$26,124
2013 World Series of Poker Event #22: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha	93^rd	$2,842
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Sanremo €10,000 High Roller	4^th	€74,100
2012 World Series of Poker Europe Event #7: €10,450 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	4^th	€292,320
2012 World Series of Poker Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	116^th	$52,718
2012 World Series of Poker Event 50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em	15^th	$43,095
2012 World Series of Poker Event 34: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Six-Handed	9^th	$34,620
2012 World Series of Poker Event 6: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Mixed-Max	2^nd	$296,956
2011 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo Main Event	31^st	€16,000
2011 World Series of Poker Europe Event #2: €1,090 No-Limit Hold'em	48^th	€2,398
2011 World Series of Poker Event #58: $10,000 Main Event	114^th	$54,851
2011 World Series of Poker Event #52: $2,500 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit)	37^th	$6,228
2011 World Series of Poker Event #35: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha / Six Handed	47^th	$10,246
2010 World Series of Poker Event #57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship	3^rd	$4,130,049
2010 NAPT Venetian 2010 NAPT Venetian Main Event	36^th	$16,071