Pham Xuyen was born in Vietnam after which she moved to England. In England she started out playing Caribbean Stud poker at nearby casinos. She got into the money soon after and now exceeds $450,000 in career prize money. Her notable achievement has to be her win at The Gaming Club World Poker Championship in Dublin for the year 2004. Known as 'The Bad Girl' Pham is also the wife of Steve Vladar who is also a famous poker pro. She recently finished in the final table of teh VS Poker Cup. She is one of the most highly regarded female poker pros on the European circuit. She is sponsored by William Hill Poker.