AP "Lou" Garza is an American poker player from Texas. Garza has over $4 million in live poker tournament cashes, helped by winning two World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets.
Garza's Hendon Mob profile shows his first live cash was in July 2016, cashing in a Rio Daily Deepstacks tournament during the WSOP. Eighteen months later, Garza won a $365 WSOP Circuit event in Choctaw for $158,104. That remained his best haul for only five months because Garza finished second in a $1,100 MSPT event at The Venetian and earned $266,645.
In August 2021, Garza finished second in the $5,250 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in Hollywood for a new career-best $674,285.
A month later, Garza raked in $550,200 across four PGT Poker Masters tournaments.
Garza won his first bracelet at the 2023 WSOP, taking down the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship for $1,309,232. He won his second bracelet and second seven-figure score at the 2025 WSOP, triumphing in the $25,000 High Roller PLO/NLH Mixed for $1,302,233.
Lou Garza's Top Five Live Poker Results
| Date | Event | Rank | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2023 | $10,000 PLO WSOP | 1st | $1,309,232 |
| Jun 2025 | $25,000 PLO/NLH WSOP | 1st | $1,302,233 |
| Aug 2011 | $5,250 NLHE SHRPO | 2nd | $674,285 |
| Jun 2018 | $1,100 MSPT Hollywood | 3rd | $266,645 |
| Sep 2021 | $25,000 PLO PGT Poker Masters | 2nd | $236,500 |
