Li Ta Hsu 🇹🇼

Hailing from New Taipei, Taiwan, Li Ta Hsu is a fixture at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP) and a regular competitor on the Asian Poker Tour (APT) and World Poker Tour (WPT) Asian circuits. Li Ta Hsu (Leon) While most professionals focus almost exclusively on No Limit Hold’em, Hsu has carved out a niche as a polymath of poker. He is often the player to beat in events featuring Pot Limit Omaha (PLO), Badugi, 2-7 Triple Draw, and R-O-E-D-S (Rotation of games). His ability to switch gears between these complex variants and standard Hold’em has earned him multiple “Player of the Series” accolades, including a past victory in the APT Korea Incheon Player of the Series race.

Li Ta Hsu’s results highlight a player with a deep mathematical understanding of Mixed Games. His success in “Big O” (5-Card PLO Hi-Lo) and “Triple Draw” events suggests he excels in split-pot games and limit structures, where patience and technical precision are more valuable than pure aggression. However, he remains a threat in No Limit Hold’em, particularly in side events and Turbo structures. His high volume of final tables (often finishing 2nd or 3rd) indicates a low-variance style that prioritizes laddering up and securing cashes over “all-or-nothing” swings.

With over $851,000 in total live earnings (according to The Hendon Mob), Li Ta Hsu currently ranks 23rd on the Taiwan All Time Money List. Unlike many players who rely on a single massive score to boost their rankings, Hsu’s career is defined by sheer volume and consistency; he has amassed hundreds of cashes, with his Best Live Cash sitting at just $36,665. This “grinder” mentality has made him a legend on the Asian circuit. His 2024-2025 season was particularly dominant in non-Hold’em formats. In late 2024, he was dubbed the “Master of Mixed Games” after winning two separate titles – Big O and Mix Game Masters – during a single Asian Poker Tour (APT) series in Manila. He carried this form into the 2025 season, logging multiple podium finishes. In August 2025, he finished 2nd in the Big O event at WPT Prime Taiwan and 2nd in the No Limit Hold’em “10/10/10/10” event. He followed this with a 3rd place finish in “The Closer” at the Players Series Taiwan Championship II in September 2025.