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Updated: 2025.12.24

Ping Chieh Wu is a professional poker player from Taiwan who has established himself as a prominent figure on the East Asian tournament circuit. As of late 2025, he has solidified his status as a high-volume “grinder,” achieving significant milestones in the Asian Poker Tour (APT) and regional Taiwanese festivals.

Career Earnings & Ranking

As of December 2025, Ping Chieh Wu has reached a new level of professional consistency:

Total Live Earnings: USD 90,993 (The Hendon Mob)
Best Live Cash: USD 17,028
Taiwan All-Time Money List: 311th
Global Poker Index (GPI) Ranking: 14,794th
2025 Global Ranking: 4,658th (Asian Players Leaderboard)

2025 Season: The “Taipei & Incheon” Success

The 2025 season has been a defining year for Wu, characterized by high-frequency deep runs in some of the most competitive fields in Asia.

AJPC Samurai Circuit Taiwan (Sept 2025): Recorded a deep run in the Mini Main Event, finishing 81st out of a massive field.
APT Taipei (April 2025): Demonstrated elite technical skill during the flagship festival:
- 6th place in the NT$ 30,000 No Limit Hold’em – Sunday Super Stack for USD 6,245.
- 58th place in the NT$ 17,000 Mystery Bounty Hunter event.
CTP Championship Taipei (Jan 2025): Secured a silver-medal finish, taking 2nd place in the NLH Deepstack for USD 4,120.
Regional Mid-Stakes Circuit: A frequent “In The Money” (ITM) finisher at the Asia Poker Arena and the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Club (CTP), focusing on structures that favor high technical proficiency over raw aggression.

Playing Style & Background

Residing in Taiwan, Wu is recognized for his technical proficiency in Deepstack and Mystery Bounty formats, making him a dangerous opponent in multi-day championship structures.

His play style is characterized by:

Deep-Field Resilience: Reaching the top 10% of fields exceeding 1,000 entries (such as the APT Mystery Bounty) indicates an advanced understanding of tournament longevity and bubble dynamics.
Specialized Bounty Strategy: His success in Mystery Bounty formats suggests an elite mathematical understanding of bounty equity and the aggression required to secure knockouts.
Technical Discipline: His results history shows a high frequency of final tables relative to his total number of cashes, suggesting a disciplined strategy that prioritizes reaching the high-value “pay jumps” of the final table.