[1][2] Giang fled Vietnam in a small boat in the late 1970s and arrived in Denver, Colorado, working minimum wage jobs.

His poker success led him to move to Las Vegas, where he made more than $100,000 in his first year as a professional player.

[7][8] Giang used to play online at Full Tilt Poker under the user name "La Key U" and was signed as a Pro in January 2009.

Giang is a regular in "The Big Game" in Las Vegas, alongside his next-door neighbor Doyle Brunson.

[15] However, his largest tournament prize to date was 2nd place in the 2005 $10,000 World Poker Open, which earned him $773,448.

He discusses how he lost his twenty million dollar bankroll playing craps, a game of luck.