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Updated: 2025.12.24

Li Tao is an active tournament poker player from Taiwan. As of late 2025, he has established a consistent presence on the Asian circuit, primarily competing in mid-stakes events in Taiwan and South Korea. He is a regular at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Club (CTP) and the Asian Poker Tour (APT) stops in Taipei.

Career Earnings & Ranking

As of December 2025, Li Tao is building a solid professional foundation within the highly competitive Taiwanese poker landscape:

Total Live Earnings: 20,443 USD (The Hendon Mob)
Best Live Cash: 5,263 USD
Global Poker Index (GPI) Ranking: 128,451st
Taiwan All-Time Money List: 1,844th

2024–2025 Season: The “Taipei & Jeju” Grinder

The 2025 season has been a year of steady volume for Tao, marked by multiple deep runs in large-field No-Limit Hold’em structures.

APT Taipei Poker Classic (September 2024/2025): Recorded a significant “In The Money” (ITM) finish in the Taipei Cup, navigating a field of over 800 entries. This series highlighted his ability to survive the high variance of massive-field opening events.
Taiwan Millions Tournament (TMT) 2025: Maintained his reputation as a domestic regular with several cashes at the Asia Poker Arena. Notable results include a deep run in the Monster Stack and the Mini Main Event, where he consistently finished in the top 15% of the field.
Jeju Poker Festival (November 2025): Traveled to South Korea to compete in the Red Dragon Poker Tour (RDPT) events, where he secured a podium finish in a Turbo side event, proving his adaptability to international player pools.

Playing Style & Technical Profile

Residing in Taiwan, Tao is known for a disciplined and methodical approach, often favoring structures that allow for deep-stack play.

His play style is characterized by:

Monster Stack Proficiency: A significant number of his career cashes come from “Monster Stack” or “Deepstack” formats. This indicates a strong technical foundation in post-flop play and an ability to manage a stack through the grueling middle stages of a tournament.
Turbo Efficiency: While he prefers deep structures, his results in Hyper Turbo and Turbo events in 2025 show he is also adept at the “Push/Fold” phase of the game, making unexploitable decisions under short-stack pressure.
Local Meta Specialist: Having spent the majority of his career in Taipei, Tao has developed a keen sense of the “Taiwanese Meta,” which is characterized by high post-flop aggression and creative bluffing.