Minh Ly

Minh Ly (born March 24 in Vietnam) is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player based in Temple City, California.

Ly first cashed in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in 2001, finishing 3rd in the $3,000 limit Texas hold ‘em event, and winning $55,870. He also cashed in the $2,000 pot limit hold’em event the same year.

The following year, he finished 9th in the WSOP $10,000 no limit hold ‘em main event, winning $85,000. In the 2005 WSOP he had four money finishes, including a second-place finish to Doyle Brunson in the $5,000 short-handed no limit hold ‘em event, and 19th place in the $10,000 Main Event.

Ly also won the 2nd Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship in Las Vegas on 18 October 2005 when his J-c 3-h outdrew Dan Harrington’s A-h 5-c on a board of 6-c 9-d 3-s K-s 7-d in the heads-up confrontation to take home the $1,060,050 first prize and his first World Poker Tour (WPT) title.

As of 2007, Ly’s total live tournament winnings exceed $2,500,000.

Ly is a regular in “The Big Game” and is married to Lu Binh.