Michael Chu (poker player)

Michael Chu is a Canadian poker player who earned a World Series of Poker bracelet in the 2007 $1,000 WSOP No Limit Hold'em with rebuys event (Event #8), an event that was broadcast on ESPN. Chu won the event with the minimum investment, having never made a single re-buy in the event. He has been playing poker with his friends since high school and college, and credits the motion picture film Rounders as sparking his interest in Texas Hold 'Em.

As of 2008, Michael Chu has tournament winning in excess of $630,000. His three cashes as the WSOP account for the overwhelming majority, $616,096, of those winnings.