Career
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. Ma also plays the World Poker Tour and made the final table of the first season Pro-Celebrity Invitational Tournament, finishing in 5th place.
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,100,000.
His 22 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,157,987 of those winnings.
