Originally from the Lake District, UK, I’ve spent the last few years living and breathing the Southeast Asian poker circuit. Since 2025, I’ve been a fixture on the floor at the APT, PokerStars, and WSOP events, serving as a lead reporter and media specialist for Somuchpoker. My work is about more than just recording action; I manage the social media and digital content that brings action rail to the fans. By combining a business education and creative background, I aim to look past the technical hand histories to capture the actual human grit and drama that happens during a deep run.

Updated: 2026.05.21

Thi My Phuong Nguyen is a prominent Vietnamese professional poker player who has quickly established herself as a formidable and highly consistent competitor across the rapidly expanding Southeast Asian live tournament circuits.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

With over $307,000 in total live tournament earnings, Nguyen has built a deeply respected resume highlighted by a spectacular surge across the regional circuit. Her biggest career score on the international stage came in October 2025 at the Grand Loyal Poker Championships (GLPC) II in Hanoi, where she outlasted a highly competitive field to finish 3rd in the Main Event for a career-high $94,429.

Nguyen proved her ability to maintain spectacular momentum into 2026 at the GLPC IV in Hanoi, racking up a flurry of late-stage finishes. Her recent multi-cash run was headlined by a 6th-place finish in the High Roller Megastack event for $3,698 and a 44th-place run in the GLPC Main Event for $2,549. Other career highlights include an 8th-place finish at the 2024 Vietnam Poker League (VPL) Summer Series Main Event for $16,520 and a 14th-place run at the 2024 USOP Hai Phong Main Event for $14,866. These consistent five-figure scores heavily fuel her upward-trending poker net worth, placing her 65th on the Vietnam All-Time Money List.

For a detailed breakdown of all her tournament cashes, you can view the Thi My Phuong Nguyen Hendon Mob Profile.

Biography & Poker Background

Hailing from Vietnam, Thi My Phuong Nguyen stepped onto the live international tournament circuit during the explosive poker boom across the Asian continent. She focused her earliest tournament grinds around prominent domestic poker hubs in Hanoi and Phu Quoc. Over the years, she transitioned from local cardrooms into a seasoned tour regular, frequently traveling to major regional stops under flagship series banners like the Asian Poker Tour (APT), World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime, and the U Series of Poker (USOP) to contest fields alongside the region’s best circuit veterans.

Play Style & Strategy

Nguyen utilizes a highly calculated, disciplined, and adaptive tournament strategy. Having spent years navigating the intense, high-variance fields characteristic of modern East Asian poker stops, she possesses excellent short-stack survival instincts and a deep understanding of final table ICM pressure. Far from playing a one-dimensional game, Nguyen excels at making exploitative adjustments against aggressive opponents, utilizing smart chip leverage to consistently cruise past late-stage tournament bubbles.

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