Maria Ho
- Name
- Maria Ho
- Country
United States- City
- Arcadia
- Total Winnings
- $1,340,104
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Biography
Maria Ho is a Chinese-American professional poker player from Arcadia, California. With more than $1 million in lifetime tournament winnings Ho is one of the most successful female poker players around. Although she yet has to score major titles, Ho already has a number of big finishes including a runner-up position in a WSOP event for more than half a million dollars.
Intro
Ho was born in 1983 in Taipei, Taiwan, but moved to the US at a very young age. Ho started playing poker while she was studying Communications and Law at the University of California, San Diego. At first she competed against her friends in home games, but soon moved on to playing limit cash games at nearby Indian casinos. Ho took her game to the next level after graduating from university in 2005. She started playing high stakes cash games and after awhile moved to the big tournaments.
World Series of Poker
Ho cashed in her first WSOP event in 2005. She placed 110th in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em tournament taking home almost $3,000. Her second cash came two years later at the 2007 World Series. First she finished in the money in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em for almost $6,000 and then became the last woman standing in the Main Event. Ho finished the tournament in 38th place collecting $237,865 in prize money.
Ho scored two more WSOP cashes in 2009 and another three in 2010 while in 2011 she came very close to winning her first WSOP bracelet. Ho placed second in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em event loosing the final battle to Allen Bari and taking home $540,000.
Maria Ho's Top 5 WSOP Results
| Year | Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 2nd | $540,020 |
| 2009 | $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em | 11th | $41,040 |
| 2012 | $2,500 Limit Hold'em / Six Handed | 11th | $9,632 |
| 2012 | $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 24th | $12,621 |
| 2012 | $3,000 Limit Hold'em | 25th | $5,799 |
World Poker Tour
Ho has two World Poker Tour money finishes on her record. She first cashed in the $9,900 Main Event at the 2009 L.A. Poker Classic. Ho finished the event in 43rd place for $32,740. Then one year later she placed 10th in the $10,000 WPT Championship event at the Bellagio Cup VI in Las Vegas taking home $40,783.
European Poker Tour
Ho has yet to conquer the European tournament circuit as she only has one European Poker Tour money finish to her name. In 2012 Ho placed 79th at the EPT Grand Final, Monte Carlo €10,000 Main Event for €15,000.
Other Achievements
In 2006 Ho reached the final table in the $485 No-Limit Hold'em event at the Heavenly Hold'em in Los Angeles. She finished the tournament in third place for $12,885. In May, 2010 she was the member of Team China at the $50,000 World Team Poker Inaugural Event in Las Vegas and won the event collecting $42,857. In October of the same year Ho final tabled in the ZAR5,000 Main Event at the WSOP-Circuit Emerald Casino event in Vanderbijlpark in South Africa. Ho took home $43,604 for her sixth place finish in that event. Then in 2011 she placed second in the A$10,000 8 Game even at the Aussie Millions Poker Championship taking home A$70,000.
Sponsorship
Maria Ho used to represent the UB.com online poker site until it went down after the events of Black Friday in 2011.
Did you know?
- Ho appeared on the television show The Amazing Race 15 with her fellow poker pro and 2008 WSOP Last Woman Standing, Tiffany Michelle.
- Ho is first and only player to have been the Last Woman Standing in both the WSOP and WSOPE Main Events.
Covered Events
| Event | Place | Prize | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 WinStar River Poker Series Main Event | 90th | $4,517 | September 03 2012 |
| 2012 World Series of Poker Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event | 322nd | $32,871 | July 16 2012 |
| 2012 World Series of Poker Event 56: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 168th | $3,702 | July 04 2012 |
| 2012 World Series of Poker Event 52: $2,500 10-Game Mix - Six-Handed | 44th | $4,309 | July 01 2012 |
| 2012 World Series of Poker Event 48: $3,000 Limit Hold'em | 25th | $5,799 | June 28 2012 |
| 2012 World Series of Poker Event 40: $2,500 Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed | 11th | $9,362 | June 23 2012 |
| 2012 World Series of Poker Event 21: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 24th | $12,621 | June 12 2012 |
| The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final Main Event | 79th | €15,000 | April 30 2012 |
| 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Event #7: €10,400 Main Event Championship | 27th | €32,000 | October 20 2011 |
| 2011 World Series of Poker Event #43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em | 125th | $4,242 | June 27 2011 |
| 2011 World Series of Poker Event #4: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em | 2nd | $540,020 | June 04 2011 |
| 2011 Aussie Millions Event #15: 8-Game Mixed Event | 2nd | 70,000 AUD | January 26 2011 |
| 2010 World Series of Poker Event #45: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em | 193rd | $3,428 | June 27 2010 |
| 2010 World Series of Poker Event #31: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. | 42nd | $4,276 | June 18 2010 |
| 2010 World Series of Poker Event #22: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship | 75th | $2,362 | June 13 2010 |
| 2009 World Series of Poker Event 33 - $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em | 11th | $41,040 | June 18 2009 |
| 2009 World Series of Poker Event 17 - $1,000 Ladies World Championship | 97th | $2,083 | June 10 2009 |
| 2009 L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship | 43rd | $32,740 | February 26 2009 |
| 2007 World Series of Poker Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem | 38th | $237,865 | July 17 2007 |
| 2007 World Series of Poker Event 3 - $1,500 No Limit Holdem | 97th | $5,729 | June 04 2007 |
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