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Tony Ma

Tony Ma

Vietnamese-born American poker player

Tony Ma (born c. 1957 in Vietnam) is an American professional poker player.

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Born Hieu Ngoc Ma, an ethnic Hoa, he moved to Southern California in 1985 and became a regular fixture on the poker circuit.

At the 1996 World Series of Poker, he collected a bracelet and $236,000 for winning the $5,000 limit hold'em event.[1] He won a second bracelet in 2000 for the $2,000 limit hold'em event.[2]

In 1999, Ma won Card Players' Player of the Year Award.

Ma made the final table of the World Poker Tour Season 1 Pro-Celebrity Invitational Tournament, finishing in 5th place.[3]

As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,100,000.[4] His 22 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,157,987 of those winnings.[5]

Ma now resides in South El Monte with his wife and two children.

World Series of Poker bracelets

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References

  1. [1]
    "27th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1996, Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  2. [2]
    "31st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2000, Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  3. [3]
    "World Poker Tour - WPT Pro-Celebrity Invitational, WPT Invitational Tournament". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Hieu Ngoc Ma's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Tony Ma". WSOP.com. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
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