Maria Ho
| Maria Ho | |
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Maria Ho (2011)
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| Nickname(s) | None |
| Residence | Arcadia, California, U.S. |
| Born |
March 6, 1983 (age 34) Taipei, Taiwan |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 3 |
| Money finish(es) | 38 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish |
38th, 2007 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 5 |
Maria Ho (born March 6, 1983 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese American poker player, television personality and host. She is known as one of the top ranked female poker players in the world (a 3-time Bluff Reader's Choice Awards nominee for Favorite Female Poker Player) and for competing on the 15th season of The Amazing Race. Ho is currently a co-host and commentator on CBS Sports The Final Table, the celebrity spokesperson for the WinStar World Casino, and the host of the Battle of Malta poker tournament.
She has amassed over $2,000,000 dollars in live tournament winnings, which includes 38 WSOP cashes, 3 World Series of Poker final tables, 5 WPT cashes, 1 World Poker Tour final table and several additional final tables on the professional poker circuit.
In 2009, Ho competed on the CBS Emmy Award winning television show The Amazing Race 15 with best friend and fellow poker pro Tiffany Michelle. She has also been seen on the third season of American Idol (where she made it to "Hollywood Week"), as a panelist on Anderson Cooper 360, and for two consecutive seasons as a featured player on the World Poker Tour's "Ones to Watch" (in 2011 and 2012).
Maria Ho has received invitations to play in various types of games all over the world. In 2008, she traveled to Hong Kong to play in the World Mahjong Tour, going head to head with various Chinese and Taiwanese celebrities and professional Mahjong players. She played for two consecutive years as a member of Team China in the Inaugural World Team Poker Invitational, helping her team secure a 1st Place victory in 2010. In 2014, Ho replaced Kara Scott as the Battle of Malta poker tournament host.
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