Tony Ma
Vietnamese-born American poker player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tony Ma (born c. 1957 in Vietnam) is an American professional poker player.
Tony Ma | |
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Nickname(s) | The Animal |
Residence | South El Monte, California, U.S. |
Born | Hieu Ngoc Ma c. 1957 (age 66ā67) Vietnam |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelet(s) | 2 |
Money finish(es) | 22 |
Highest ITM Main Event finish | 526th, 2013 |
World Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | None |
Final table(s) | 1 |
Money finish(es) | 8 |
Information accurate as of 24 July 2009. |
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.