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Updated: 2025.12.19

Kuo Wei Kao is a professional poker player from Taiwan who has reached major milestones in the 2024–2025 season. Known for his consistency in high-stakes Asian tournament hubs like Jeju, South Korea, and Taipei, Taiwan, he recently surpassed the USD 100,000 career earnings milestone and is currently ranked among the top 60 players in Taiwan.

Career Earnings & Ranking

As of late 2025, Kuo Wei Kao has total live earnings of USD 404,626. His high volume of results during the 2025 season has led to a significant climb in professional rankings:

Taiwan All Time Money List: 55th (The Hendon Mob)
Global Poker Index (GPI) Ranking: 855th (National Rank: 11th)
2025 Player of the Year (PoY) Rank: 575th globally (National Rank: 8th)

2025 Season Highlights

The 2025 season has been the most productive of Kao’s career, highlighted by numerous final table finishes and deep runs in the Asian Poker Tour (APT) and the World Series of Poker (WSOP).

APC Taiwan (May 2025): Won the Super High Roller event for his career-best live score of USD 32,348 (NTD 977,000).
APT Championship Taipei (Nov 2025): Finished 46th in the Main Event for USD 23,222.
WSOP 2025 (Las Vegas): Recorded nine cashes in bracelet events, including a 94th-place finish in the USD 1,500 Shootout (USD 5,360) and a 113th-place finish in the Lucky 7’s (USD 4,150).
APT Jeju (Sept 2025): Finished 17th in the Single Day High Roller for USD 7,385 and 18th in the Mini Main Event for USD 3,061.
Triton One Jeju (Sept 2025): Recorded multiple cashes against elite fields, including a 74th-place finish in the Triton One Main Event for USD 16,500.

Biography & Play Style

Originally from and residing in Taiwan, Kao is a “circuit specialist” who frequently travels to major series like the WPT Prime, Triton Poker, and the Asian Poker Tour. His results history highlights a specialized proficiency in Large-Field No-Limit Hold’em and High Roller structures.

His play style is characterized by:

Championship Endurance: Successfully navigating fields of over 1,000 entries, as evidenced by his deep runs in the Triton One Jeju and APT Taipei Main Events.
High-Speed Technicality: Kao is frequently among the chip leaders in specialized formats like the Ultra Stack Championship and Turbo events, where he leverages aggressive stack management.
Mixed Discipline Adaptability: While primarily a No-Limit Hold’em specialist, his recent podium finish (3rd place) in the Pot Limit Drawmaha 2-7 at the APT Championship Taipei indicates an expanding technical range.