Seat 4: Jerry Yang
Hometown: Temecula, CA
Chip Count: 8,459,000
Jerry Yang is a 39-year-old psychologist and social worker from southern California. He holds a Masters Degree in health psychology. Yang was born in Laos. He is married and has six children. Yang started playing poker only two years ago. He won a seat into the main event via a satellite held at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, CA.
His total investment in this event is $225. The socially-conscious Yang is determined to give something back to charity.
He is pledging 10 percent of his winnings from this tournament to three different charities – the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Feed the Children, and the Ronald McDonald House.
Player bios provided by WSOP media director Nolan Dalla.
