Tony Ma

{{Infobox poker player

| name = Tony Ma

| image = Tony Ma.jpg

| caption = Ma at the 2006 World Series of Poker

| nickname = The Animal

| residence = South El Monte, California, U.S.

| birth_name = Hieu Ngoc Ma

| birth_date = {{circa}} {{birth year and age|1957}}

| 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 {{circa}} 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.

Poker career

At the 1996 World Series of Poker, he collected a bracelet and $236,000 for winning the $5,000 limit hold'em event.{{Cite web |title=27th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1996, Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=7841 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}} He won a second bracelet in 2000 for the $2,000 limit hold'em event.{{Cite web |title=31st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2000, Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=1966 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}

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.{{Cite web |title=World Poker Tour - WPT Pro-Celebrity Invitational, WPT Invitational Tournament |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=5839 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}

As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,100,000.{{Cite web |title=Hieu Ngoc Ma's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=165 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} His 22 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,157,987 of those winnings.{{Cite web |title=Tony Ma |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=198 |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=WSOP.com}}

Ma now resides in South El Monte with his wife and two children.