Maria Ho

Maria Ho
Maria Ho Accepts Global Poker Award
Nickname(s)None
ResidenceArcadia, California, U.S.
BornMarch 6, 1983 (1983-03-06) (age 41)
Taipei, Taiwan
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)None
Final table(s)8
Money finish(es)80[1]
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		38th, 2007
World Poker Tour
Title(s)1
Final table(s)4
Money finish(es)14[2]
Information accurate as of 8 August 2021.

Maria Ho (born March 6, 1983, in Taipei, Taiwan)[3] is a Taiwanese-American poker player and television host/commentator. One of the top-ranked female poker players in the world and a Women in Poker Hall of Fame inductee,[4] she has won more than $5,000,000 in live tournaments.

In 2011, she was the No. 2 ranked female player in the world.[5] She has remained on the Top 20 Women's Yearly Leaderboard since 2016.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Ho's live tournament poker record includes 80 World Series of Poker cashes,[1] eight WSOP final tables (including WSOPC and WSOPE final tables), 14 World Poker Tour cashes, four WPT final tables, one WPT title,[2] and numerous additional final tables on the professional poker circuit.[13]

She is a Global Poker Award winner for Broadcaster of the Year[14] and the only player to be the World Series of Poker Main Event (US and Europe) "Last Woman Standing” four times; her highest finish was 38th out of 6,458 players in 2011.

She has been seen on many primetime television shows, making it to "Hollywood Week" on season 3 of American Idol, competing on the fifteenth season of The Amazing Race,[15] and appearing as a celebrity guest on Deal or No Deal in January 2019.[16]

  1. ^ a b "Maria Ho". WSOP.com. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Maria Ho". World Poker Tour. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Maria Ho Bio". MariaHo.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ Cross, Valerie (May 1, 2018). "Lupe Soto, Maria Ho Selected for Women in Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2018". PokerNews.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  5. ^ "Women 2011 Money List". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "Women 2016 Money List". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "Women 2017 Money List". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "Women 2018 Money List". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "Women 2019 Money List". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  10. ^ "Women 2020 Money List". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  11. ^ "Women 2021 Money List". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  12. ^ "Women 2022 Money List". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  13. ^ "Maria Ho's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  14. ^ "Notable Winners from the 2019 Global Poker Awards". PokerNews.com. April 13, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  15. ^ "Amazing Race Cast, season 15". CBS.com. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  16. ^ Schult, Steve (January 9, 2019). "Maria Ho Makes A Return to Reality TV Wednesday Night On CNBC". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.