Andrew Chen

Born in 1988, Andrew Chen is a Canadian professional poker player who has built a career in both live and online poker. He first became known in the internet poker world under the screen name "achen" or slight variations of it, competing on PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and PartyPoker. In the online arena, Chen accumulated nearly $1.8 million in tracked tournament cashes, and he was also active as a coach and content creator, making training videos for the prominent poker training site CardRunners. His online results included a notable deep run in the PokerStars Sunday Million.

Chen's live tournament résumé is extensive, with more than 110 recorded cashes and lifetime live earnings that grew to around $5.8 million. He has traveled widely on the international circuit, cashing in numerous side events, high rollers, and main events. Early in his career, he delivered a strong performance at the 2010 EPT Main Event in Monte Carlo, the same season in which he cashed in the EPT London main event and a London side event. He also made a deep run at the PokerStars.net NAPT Venetian tournament in February that year.

One of the defining results of his career came in 2012 at EPT Berlin, where Chen finished as runner-up for over $800,000 — at the time the largest single live payout of his career. He recorded another major score at the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, where he cashed in a side event. In 2014, Chen captured his first major live tournament victory by winning the EPT London High Roller event for well over $600,000. That win confirmed his ability to compete against elite fields in high buy-in events.

Beyond the EPT stops, Chen has consistently appeared near the top of international rankings, including positions inside the top 500 of the Global Poker Index. Tournament records list 112 recorded cashes and total live earnings of $5,809,240, with a latest cash of $10,800 on 07-Dec-2025. This sustained string of results demonstrates a long and durable career. He has also shown well in World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour environments, with multiple deep runs in the WSOP Main Event and top-five finishes in WPT events, adding to his reputation as a well-rounded tournament player.

While many players specialize in either live or online poker, Chen has managed success in both. His online winnings of close to $1.8 million include results across the major sites of the era. The most publicized online result came in 2011, when Chen chopped the PokerStars Sunday Million and finished in second place, taking around $150,000. At the time this represented his largest online score. Although he had yet to win a major Sunday tournament outright on the largest sites, the Sunday Million result placed him among the online tournament elite. His continued work with CardRunners, where he produced training videos, also showed that he was not just a results player but someone willing to share strategy with the poker community.

Chen is frequently described in the poker community as a low-key, focused competitor. He is not known for public controversy or excessive table talk; instead, observers often characterize him as a "silent assassin" — quiet in demeanor but decisive when a key spot requires action. In terms of strategy, Chen plays a solid, disciplined game that emphasizes patience, careful hand selection, and strong post-flop decision-making. This style is especially effective in deep-stack structures, where he can wait for favorable opportunities and pressure opponents who make mistakes. He is careful about variance, preferring to manage stacks and bankrolls conservatively while still being willing to apply pressure in high-level tournaments. His adaptability is also notable: he adjusts his approach based on tournament stage, table dynamics, and opponent tendencies, which has helped him land deep runs in fields of varying sizes.

His involvement in the poker community extends to social media, where other players have occasionally highlighted his commentary. One example is a tweet about the PCA 2019 PokerStars party, in which he thanked SuperNova Elite players for free food and drink, referring to FPPs as "generously well-spent." Another tweet from around the same period discussed button play at blinds of 600k/900k, showing that even during recreational events he analyzed technical spots. These small public interactions reinforce the image of a professional who remains engaged with the game both at and away from the table.

Chen's live results have continued into the 2020s. Tournament records show that as of 03-May-2025 his total earnings were listed at $5,799,060 with 113 cashes, and by 07-Dec-2025 the earnings figure had moved to $5,809,240 with 112 cashes. The slight variation in cash counts and totals is typical of database updates, but the important point is that Chen remains active and still records cashes. A latest cash of $10,800 in December 2025 indicates that he remains capable of reaching the paid spots in modern tournaments. With over $5.8 million in lifetime live earnings, a strong online résumé, a major EPT High Roller title, and a runner-up finish for more than $800,000, Chen has established himself as one of Canada's most consistent poker professionals. His combination of live and online skill, his teaching contributions through CardRunners, and his disciplined playing style all contribute to his legacy in the game.