Sanghyon "Joseph" Cheong (born June 3, 1986) is a Korean-American professional poker player who is a World Series of Pokerbracelet winner and a former finalist at the WSOP Main Event.
Cheong played online poker under the screen name "subiime," compiling winnings of $3.7 million.[2]
Cheong plays a classic ultra-aggressive game - with small raise sizes resulting in 5 or sometimes 6 bets before the flop - as manifested in the 2010 WSOP Main Event when he made the November Nine. With the chip lead 3-handed, he six-bet all-in with A♠7♥ against the Q♣Q♦ of Jonathan Duhamel and lost what was at the time the largest pot in WSOP history.[3] He eventually finished in 3rd place, earning $4,130,049.[4]
In 2012, Cheong finished runner-up in the $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Mixed Max event for $296,956.[5] He was second in a $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball event in 2014.[6] Cheong finally won his first WSOP bracelet in 2019, outlasting a field of 6,214 in the $1,000 No Limit Hold'em Double Stack event to earn $687,782.[7] He also finished fourth at the WSOP Europe Main Event in 2012 and has three WSOP circuit rings.[8][9][10][11] In total, Cheong has 43 WSOP cashes and nearly $7 million in earnings.[12]
As of 2019, Cheong's total live tournament winnings are nearly $14 million.[13]
