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105.2k Followers, 184 Following, 1,111 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Maria Ho (@mariaho). Maria ho - Biography. 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. While researching The Biggest Bluff, Maria became an international poker champion and the winner of over $300,000 in tournament earnings. Maria's writing has been featured in Best American Science and Nature Writing and has been translated into over twenty languages.

  • Maria Ho is a Taiwanese-born American professional poker player, show host and commentator.She was born on March 6th, 1983 in Taipei, Taiwan and moved to the United States with her family at the age of 4.
  • Maria was taught to play poker by her boyfriend, who is the famous poker player Ivan Luca. At first, she played micro-limits online for 4 years and basically monitored Ivan Luca’s successes.

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