Stephen Song

GPI rank:	19
WSOP Bracelets:	1
Total Live Earnings:	$5,485,842
Nationality:	United States
Last Seen in:	2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

Biography

Stephen Song is an American poker player with over $5 million in career cashes and the 2022 GPI Player of the Year.

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.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event	Place	Prize
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona €5,300 EPT Main Event	47^th	€27,250
2023 RGPS Checkpoint Thunder Valley Million Dollar Main Event	39^th	$4,840
2023 RGPS Checkpoint Thunder Valley The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship	57^th	$1,885
2023 World Series of Poker Event #89: $1,000 Flip & Go Presented by GGPoker	85^th	$2,100
2023 World Series of Poker Event #74: $1,000 Mini Main Event	206^th	$3,380
2023 World Series of Poker Event #65: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed)	148^th	$8,787
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #10: $400 No-Limit Ultra Deepstack	72^nd	$1,879
2023 World Series of Poker Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em	161^st	$6,003
2023 World Series of Poker Event #35: $10,000 Secret Bounty	52^nd	$13,572
2023 BetMGM Poker Championship $3,500 Main Event	4^th	$188,193
2023 World Series of Poker Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout	28^th	$11,965
2023 World Series of Poker Event #13: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack	201^st	$1,545
2023 World Series of Poker Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions	116^th	$7,380
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris €10,300 EPT Paris High Roller	39^th	€21,600
2022 RunGood Poker Series Season Finale $2,500 Season Finale ($1,000,000 Guaranteed)	11^th	$16,220
2022 WSOP Online Event #30: $5,300 High Roller	4^th	$40,800
2022 WSOP Online Event #24: $7,777 Lucky 7s High Roller	6^th	$34,081
2022 Wynn Summer Classic $3,500 NLH Championship	137^th	$8,013
2022 World Series of Poker Event #46: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$476,990
2022 Wynn Summer Classic $2,200 Mystery Bounty	242^nd	$3,475
2022 World Series of Poker Event #30: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed	7^th	$38,363
2022 World Series of Poker Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em	757^th	$2,625
2022 World Series of Poker Event #25: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack	114^th	$2,884
2022 World Series of Poker Event #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	109^th	$3,922
2022 The Lodge Championship Series Event #13: $3,000 Main Event	14^th	$21,200
2022 Wynn Millions $3,000 6 Max NLH [$200,000 GTD]	17^th	$9,864
2022 Wynn Millions $1,600 Mystery Bounty [$1,500,000 GTD]	211^th	$2,275
2021 World Series of Poker Event #83: $1,500 The Closer	3^rd	$172,855
2021 World Series of Poker Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship	83^rd	$68,900
2021 Wynn Fall Classic $3,500 NLH Championship	28^th	$27,860
2021 World Series of Poker Event #43: $1,000 Double Stack	400^th	$1,752
2021 Wynn Fall Classic $2,200 Mystery Bounty	215^th	$3,761
2021 World Series of Poker Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em	11^th	$66,480
2021 World Series of Poker Event #13: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em	90^th	$5,294
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #23: $500 NLH Turbo	34^th	$1,530
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events Event #3: $500 NLH Turbo Deepstack	92^nd	$1,069
MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event ($2M GTD) MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event ($2M GTD)	125^th	$4,585
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD) MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)	228^th	$2,692
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Rio Las Vegas $2,200 High Roller	12^th	$5,941
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Hard Rock Tampa $3,250 High Roller 8-Max	6^th	$14,319
2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open $3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship	31^st	$19,886
HPT Season XV Championship $2,500 Championship Event	18^th	$8,856
2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona €1,100 EPT National	57^th	€7,280
2018/19 WSOP Global Casino Championship Main Event	10^th	$23,411
2019 World Series of Poker Event #69: $1,000 Mini Main Event	126^th	$4,108
2019 World Series of Poker Event #28: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em	1^st	$341,854
2019 World Series of Poker Event #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	53^rd	$5,279
2019 World Series of Poker Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em	2570^th	$1,003
2019 World Series of Poker Event #9: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack	12^th	$27,463
2018 World Series of Poker Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship	434^th	$29,625
2018 World Series of Poker Event #45: Big Blind Antes $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels)	68^th	$3,271
2018 World Series of Poker Event #37: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	7^th	$41,257
2018 World Series of Poker Event #13: $1,500 Big Blind Antes No-Limit Hold'em	11^th	$18,360
2018 World Series of Poker Event #7: $565 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold’em	761^st	$1,414