Trong Hieu Ngo is a Vietnamese professional poker player who achieved a career-best $200,936 payout for his runner-up finish in the APT Summer Series Main Event in Da Nang. With nearly $1 million in live tournament earnings, he is ranked among the top 20 all-time highest-earning players from Vietnam.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

With total live tournament earnings of $999,976 across 112 recorded cashes (according to The Hendon Mob), Ngo stands as a major force on the international circuit. His top career tournament results in reverse chronological order include:

• August 2026: 5th place in the QPC Autumn ₫44,000,000 High Roller Ultra Stack Event in Vietnam for $6,675 (₫175,000,000).
• August 2026: 122nd place in the Grand Loyal Poker Championship V ₫17,600,000 Main Event in Hanoi for $670 (₫17,600,000).
• July 2026: 5th place in the RDPT Plus Jeju Summer KRW 5,000,000 Single Day High Roller Event in South Korea for $9,010 (KRW 13,550,000).
• July 2026: 7th place in the RDPT Plus Jeju Summer KRW 4,000,000 Red Dragon Plus Championship Event in South Korea for $30,860 (KRW 46,400,000).
• May 2026: 1st place in the Vietnam Poker Tour VPT Championship III ₫50,000,000 Mega Stack High Roller Event #31 in Phu Quoc for $26,270 (₫692,250,000).
• May 2026: 7th place in the APT Taipei TWD 85,000 Zodiac Classic Event in Taiwan for $35,630 (TWD 1,111,700).
• November 2025: 3rd place in the VPT Championship II ₫26,000,000 Main Event #21 in Vietnam for $71,780 (₫1,889,100,000).
• June 2025: 6th place in the 56th WSOP $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Event in Las Vegas for $7,343.
• October 2024: 1st place in the APPT Manila Championship ₱165,000 Main Event in the Philippines for $199,100 (₱11,610,000).
• March 2024: 1st place in the WPT Prime Cambodia $1,100 Mystery Bounty Event #12 at NagaWorld Integrated Resort in Phnom Penh for $49,000.
• July 2023: 2nd place in the APT Summer Series Da Nang ₫35,000,000 Main Event #20 in Da Nang for $200,936 (₫4,758,320,000), capturing his career-best single live cash.

Biography & Poker Background

Ngo hails from Hue, Vietnam, where he established himself as a dominant force in local card rooms before rapidly expanding his career across Asia and the United States.

Ngo began compiling high-profile international tournament results in 2022, rapidly rising through the ranks of the Asian poker scene. His career reached new heights in July 2023 during the APT Summer Series in Da Nang, where he finished as runner-up in the Main Event for a career-high payout of $200,936. A regular traveler to major global poker festivals, he achieved another landmark victory in October 2024 by taking down the APPT Manila Championship Main Event for $199,100. Continuing his top-tier performance through 2025 and 2026, Ngo claimed first-place honors in the Mega Stack High Roller at the VPT Championship III in Phu Quoc for $26,270 and reached major final tables in South Korea at the Red Dragon Plus Championship and in Taiwan at APT Taipei.

Play Style & Strategy

Ngo plays a sharp, aggressive, and highly adaptable style of No-Limit Hold’em. He stays dangerous across all tournament formats-from multi-flight main events to high-roller freezeouts-by using heavy post-flop pressure, smart position play, and precise pot control. With strong deep-stack skills and solid ICM execution under high-stakes final table pressure, he consistently puts up deep runs in tough fields across Asia and North America.

Social Media & Online Presence

• • The Hendon Mob Profile
  • WSOP Official Profile