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Maria Ho is one of the most respected female voices in the world of poker. She remains one of the top ranked female poker players in the world, with winnings of more than $4 million USD and is the. Women in Poker HALL OF FAME 2018 inductee - 2019 Global Poker Awards Broadcaster of the Year - Competed on the Emmy-winning The Amazing Race - Only person to be a WSOP(E) Main Event. Last Woman Standing four times over (’07, ’11, ’14, '17) - First female in history hired to a poker TV broadcast. Team as the primary strategic commentator. Maria Ho was born in Taiwan but moved to the United States with her family when she was four. She grew up in Southern California which is where she would also attend college. It was while she was at college that she started to play poker. Like most college students her introduction to the game was in low stakes games with other students.
Poker Stories is a new, long-form audio series that features casual interviews with some of the game’s best players and personalities. Each episode highlights a well-known member of the poker world and dives deep into their favorite tales both on and off the felt.
Maria Ho is not only a feared, high-stakes cash game grinder, but also quite the tournament player, having cashed for nearly $2.2 million. The 34-year-old is perhaps best known for being the last woman standing in the World Series of Poker main event, having done so twice, in 2007 and 2014.
But the L.A.-based poker pro doesn’t just have her mind on the tables. She’s also done work as a commentator and sideline reporter for the Heartland Poker Tour and the Super High Roller Bowl. Most recently, she signed on to host Amazon’s Mobile Masters Invitational, which will air later this summer on CBS Sports.
Highlights from this interview include maintaining professionalism with Kevin Hart, the boyfriend that lost her bankroll, risk-taking lessons from her father, why Simon Cowell was mean to her, a trip to the police station, running away from home and being shipped to boarding school, using book money for her poker bankroll, unfair Amazing Race challenges, getting called by seven high, and why her parents weren’t impressed that she was the last woman standing in the main event.
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