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Minjie Lu
Minjie Lu is a Chinese poker player who earned a career-best $1,050 score for a 23rd-place finish in the VPT Championship III Red Dragon Ultra Stack Event in Vietnam . Active across regional East and Southeast Asian poker stops, he continues to build his tournament record on the circuit.
Career Earnings & Biggest Results
According to Asia-Pacific tournament tracking on The Hendon Mob and regional databases, Lu has accumulated live tournament results across Asian series. His top career tournament results in reverse chronological order include:
- August 2026: 1st place in the WPT Cambodia Passport to the World Championship Series- Event Early Bird Megastack 30 Sec for $2,218 at NagaWorld Integrated Resort in Phnom Penh.
- May 2026: 23rd place in the RDPT VPT Championship III Red Dragon Ultra Stack Event in Vietnam for $1,050 (VND 27,700,000), capturing his career-best live score.
Biography & Poker Background
Lu comes from China, where he developed an interest in competitive poker before traveling to international tournament stops across East and Southeast Asia.
Lu began making tournament appearances in regional Asian festivals, focusing on popular deepstack side events. In May 2026, he recorded a notable result during the VPT Championship III series in Vietnam, navigating through a competitive 187-entry field in the 15,000,000 VND Red Dragon Ultra Stack Event to finish 23rd for $1,050. He expanded his travel schedule in August 2026 to compete in the WPT Cambodia Passport to the World Championship series hosted at NagaWorld Integrated Resort in Phnom Penh.
Play Style & Strategy
Lu employs a disciplined, flexible No-Limit Hold’em tournament strategy. Showing an affinity for ultra stack and deepstack structures, he focuses on patient pre-flop selection, stack preservation through early blind levels, and targeted aggression when short-handed. His ability to reach late-stage payouts in competitive regional fields demonstrates solid fundamental tournament execution.
Social Media & Online Presence
Khanh Ho is a Live Content Writer at SoMuchPoker, covering major poker festivals across Southeast Asia, including APT and PokerStars LIVE events. Alongside live tournament reporting, he conducts interviews and writes player features, bringing the human stories behind the game to life.
