Yuxuan Deng is a Chinese professional poker player who earned a career-best $37,065 for placing runner-up in the Taiwan Millions Tournament Main Event in Taipei. With nearly $60,000 in live tournament earnings, he is an active competitor on the Asian poker circuit.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

With total live tournament earnings of $59,124 across recorded cashes (according to The Hendon Mob), Yuxuan has assembled a consistent tournament record across China , Taiwan , and international circuit stops in Asia. His top career tournament results in reverse chronological order include:

• July 2024: 272nd place in the 16th TMT Main Event in Taiwan for $701 (NT$23,000).
• January 2022: 2nd place in the 11th TMT Main Event in Taipei for $37,065 (NT$1,026,400), capturing his career-best live cash.
• December 2020: 42nd place in the TJPT Grand Finale Main Event in Tianjin for $3,670 (¥24,000).
• August 2020: 13th place in the CPG Sanya Championship Lucheng Cup Event for $10,360 (¥71,600).
• August 2020: 145th place in the CPG Sanya Championship Main Event for $3,760 (¥26,000).

Biography & Poker Background

Yuxuan hails from China, where he cultivated a passion for multi-table tournament poker before competing across major regional circuits in mainland China, Taiwan, and East Asia.

Yuxuan logged his initial recorded tournament cashes during 2020, making deep runs at the CPG Sanya Championship in Hainan and the TJPT Grand Finale in Tianjin. In January 2022, he achieved a breakout performance at the CTP Club in Taipei during the 11th Taiwan Millions Tournament. Outlasting a large field in the NT$8,000 Main Event, he reached the final table and finished as the runner-up for a career-best payout of $37,065. Yuxuan continued to build his profile across Asia, competing in major regional series across Taiwan and China while expanding his tournament footprint across international circuit stops.

Play Style & Strategy

Yuxuan plays a disciplined, patient, and modern No-Limit Hold’em tournament strategy. Excelling in high-volume, multi-flight freezeout structures, he focuses on efficient pre-flop range selection, calculated post-flop pot control, and strategic stack building during middle tournament phases. His ability to navigate through multi-thousand-entry fields like the TMT Main Event demonstrates strong mental focus, strategic composure, and effective short-handed tactical play under high-payjump pressure.

Social Media & Online Presence

• The Hendon Mob Profile
• WSOP Official Profile