Stephen Song is an American poker player with over $5 million in career cashes.
He is World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner and well a three-time WSOP Circuit gold ring winner. In 2022, he was named Global Poker Index (GPI) Player of the Year and Mid-Major Player of the Year, which recognizes success in events with buy-ins up to $2,500.
That year, he won the WPT Prime Championship for $712,650 and narrowly missed out on a second bracelet after finishing second in Event #46: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em for a career-high $476,990.
Stephen Song Wins WPT Prime Championship ($712,650)
Song's WSOP Success
Song captured his first WSOP Circuit gold ring in 2018 when he won the Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Event #12: $400 No-Limit Hold’em for $13,901, and two months later took down the Thunder Valley Event #10: $3,250 High Roller for $75,480. His third ring was in December 2021 at the Bicycle Casino Event #11: $3,250 High Roller for $65,130.
Song won his WSOP bracelet in 2019 by taking down Event #28: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em for $341,854.
"The bracelet means a lot for sure. It's definitely a milestone that every poker player kind of dreams of." And the money is nice too. "The money's insane. The WSOP summer is where you can make life-changing money," Song told PokerNews.
Other career highlights include winning the 2019 Seminole Hard rock Poker Open Event #27: $10,000 NLH for $285,243; taking down the 2019 European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona Event #31: €2,200 NLH for $205,341; and finishing third in the 2021 WSOP Event #83: $1,500 The Closer for $172,855.
