Tony Ma
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{{infobox poker player
|firstname=Tony
|lastname=Ma
|nickname=The Animal
|image=Tony Ma.jpg
|caption=Tony Ma at the [[2006 World Series of Poker]]
|hometown=South El Monte, California
|wsop bracelet count=2
|wsop money finishes=21
|wsop main event best finish rank=589
|wsop main event best finish year=2006
|wpt titles=''None''
|wpt final tables=1
|wpt money finishes=7
}}
'''Tony Ma''' (born 1957? in [[Vietnam]]) is an [[United States|American]] professional [[poker]] player.
Born '''Hieu Ngoc Ma''', 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 [[WSOP bracelet|bracelet]] and $236,000 for winning the $5,000 [[betting (poker)|limit]] [[hold'em]] event. He won a second bracelet in [[2000 World Series of Poker|2000]] for the $2,000 limit hold'em event.
In [[1999]], Ma won Card Players' Player of the Year Award.
Ma also plays the [[World Poker Tour]] and made the final table of the [[World Poker Tour season 1 results|first season]] Pro-Celebrity Invitational Tournament, finishing in 5th place.
As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,000,000.
Ma now resides in [[South El Monte]] with his wife and two children.
==World Series of Poker bracelets==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Tournament
!Prize (US$)
|-
|[[1996 World Series of Poker|1996]]
|$5,000 Limit [[Hold'em]]
|$236,000
|-
|[[2000 World Series of Poker|2000]]
|$2,000 Limit Hold'em
|$367,040
|}
==External links==
*[http://www.worldpokertour.com/players/?x=profile&id=3457 World Poker Tour Profile]
*[http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=165 Hendon Mob tournament results]
{{Poker Player of the Year Award Winners}}
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[[Category:American poker players]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Vietnamese poker players]]
[[Category:Vietnamese expatriates in the United States]]
[[Category:World Series of Poker bracelet winners]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
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