Tony Ma Explained

Tony Ma
Nickname:The Animal
Residence:South El Monte, California, U.S.
Birth Name:Hieu Ngoc Ma
Birth Place:Vietnam
Wsop Bracelet Count:2
Wsop Money Finishes:22
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank:526th
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year:2013
Wpt Titles:None
Wpt Final Tables:1
Wpt Money Finishes:8
Updated:2009-07-24

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

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

YearTournamentPrize (US$)
1996$5,000 Limit Hold'em$236,000
2000$2,000 Limit Hold'em$367,040

References

  1. Web site: 27th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1996, Limit Hold'em . 2024-03-27 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  2. Web site: 31st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2000, Limit Hold'em . 2024-03-27 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  3. Web site: World Poker Tour - WPT Pro-Celebrity Invitational, WPT Invitational Tournament . 2023-11-25 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  4. Web site: Hieu Ngoc Ma's profile on The Hendon Mob . 2023-11-25 . The Hendon Mob Poker Database . en.
  5. Web site: Tony Ma . 2023-12-24 . WSOP.com.

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