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Chunjou Chao is a professional poker player from Taiwan known for her consistent activity and recent tournament success on the Asian circuit, particularly in Women’s events.
Career Earnings & Biggest Results
According to The Hendon Mob, Chunjou Chao has accumulated $11,699 in total live earnings. She currently ranks 1,278th on the Taiwan All Time Money List.
Her career-best live cash is $3,859, which she earned for an 8th-place finish in the NT$35,000 Women’s Championship at the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Championship Taipei 2025 .
She recently secured her first major tournament win at the same APT festival, taking 1st place in the NT$6,000 Women’s Event for $2,409 (NT$75,600).
Biography & Poker Background
Chunjou Chao is a resident of Taiwan. Her poker background is rooted in the domestic and regional Asian circuit, with a clear focus on the Asian Poker Tour (APT). Her extensive tournament history, consisting of 16 cashes recorded in 2025 alone, demonstrates a high-volume approach to the live game.
Play Style & Strategy
Chao is known for her resilience and success in large-field No Limit Hold’em tournaments, particularly those catering to the Women’s event demographic. Her aggressive three-bet shove with K-Q in a key hand during the APT Women’s Championship, despite being out-kicked by A-J, showcases a willingness to take risks and apply pressure with a short stack when seeking to climb the payout ladder.
My relationship with cards started thanks to my father. I was still in elementary school when he first taught me how to play Rummy, and I still remember the long evenings spent playing cards with my family. During the poker boom, I was still underage, but the televised tournaments immediately captured my attention. I became fascinated with the game and started learning different poker formats whenever I had the chance. Later in life, as an adult, I was fortunate enough to spend four years playing poker professionally. During that time, I mainly focused on Heads-Up Sit and Go games, where I found the format that suited me best. Even though my professional career was relatively short, poker remains something I’m grateful to have experienced as a major part of my life. Today, I play mostly as a hobby, while writing has become my main focus. That said, my enthusiasm for writing about poker is just as strong as my passion for playing the game once was.
