Updated: 2026.08.13

Kitty Kuo is a Taiwanese professional poker player from Taipei, Taiwan , who earned a career-best $480,763 for placing 4th in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship. With over $3.8 million in live tournament earnings, she is one of Asia’s most prominent and successful tournament competitors.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

With total live tournament earnings of $3,819,146 across recorded cashes (according to The Hendon Mob), Kitty has assembled a decorated international tournament portfolio spanning over fifteen years. Her top career tournament results in reverse chronological order include:

July 2026: 99th place in the 57th WSOP $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Mid-Stakes Championship Event for $9,985.
May 2026: 68th place in the APT Taipei NT$55,000 Main Event for $7,162 (NT$225,500).
August 2023: 4th place in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $5,300 Championship Event in Hollywood, Florida for $480,763, capturing her career-best live cash.
March 2021: 1st place in the APT Taiwan NT$33,000 Main Event in Taipei for $35,556 (NT$1,000,000).
May 2018: 2nd place in the WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic $10,000 Main Event in Las Vegas for $248,380.
January 2016: 6th place in the Aussie Millions A$10,600 Main Event in Melbourne for $189,018 (A$270,000).
June 2014: 3rd place in the Hollywood Poker Open $2,500 Main Event in Las Vegas for $142,158.
October 2009: 1st place in the PokerStars Macau Poker Cup HK$10,000 Main Event for $71,899 (HK$557,230).

Biography & Poker Background

Kitty was born Hui-Chen Kuo in Taipei, Taiwan. She demonstrated an early aptitude for mathematics and analytical thinking, eventually attending the University of Southern California where she earned a master’s degree in electrical engineering. During her university years, she was introduced to competitive table games and poker, deciding to pursue a professional tournament career after graduation.

Kitty made an immediate impact on the Asian circuit by winning the PokerStars Macau Poker Cup Main Event in 2009 for $71,899. In 2013, she earned the Global Poker Index Asia Player of the Year award, solidifying her status on the global stage. Over the next decade, she compiled a series of major final tables, taking 6th in the 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event for $189,018, finishing runner-up in the 2018 WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic for $248,380, and winning the 2021 APT Taiwan Main Event. In August 2023, she achieved her career-defining payout at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, placing 4th in the $5,300 Championship for $480,763. She currently resides in Las Vegas and continues to compete in high-stakes tournaments worldwide.

She currently resides in Las Vegas and is widely regarded as one of Asia’s top female poker pros.

Play Style & Strategy

Kitty plays an aggressive, fearlessly creative, and highly dynamic No-Limit Hold’em tournament strategy. Combining an engineering-level mathematical foundation with sharp reading abilities, she excels at applying constant pre-flop pressure and taking unconventional post-flop lines to exploit passive opposition. Her success across international fields like the WPT, Aussie Millions, and high-stakes championship series reflects exceptional tactical sharpness and strong mental endurance under pressure.