Hon Cheong Lee

Hon Cheong Lee is a professional poker player from Hong Kong, originally from the Mongkok district of the city. Over more than a decade on the live circuit, he has become one of the most prolific and consistent competitors from the region, maintaining an exceptionally heavy tournament schedule across Asia and beyond. His career is defined by volume as much as results: he has attended 79 events and cashed in 64 of them, and his tournament record includes 238 recorded cashes. Alongside frequent deep runs in Taiwan, Vietnam, South Korea, Cambodia, and other Asian stops, Lee has also competed successfully in Las Vegas during World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour championship festivals. He holds a high Global Poker Index ranking and has frequently appeared inside the top 500 players worldwide.

Lee’s live tournament earnings stand at approximately $2,720,007, placing him 10th on the Hong Kong All-Time Money List. His best single live cash is $109,893, and he has crossed the $2,000,000 career earnings milestone. He has also been ranked around 944th on the All-Time Money List, reflecting the depth of his results. His most recent recorded cash at the time of his profile update was $4,387 on 07-May-2025, and he continues to add results to an already extensive resume. Within the Asia-Pacific region, his largest win is $47,320, and his consistent regional scoring has produced a regional net worth of $481,291 in SPI rankings.

Lee enjoyed the most decorated calendar year of his career in 2024, capturing four major titles. He won the USOP Hai Phong Grand Finale High Roller 6-Max for approximately $60,000, adding victory in a tense heads-up battle that lasted only thirty minutes. In October he took down the APT Taipei Last Chance High Roller. He followed that with a win in the USOP Taiwan Super High Roller, and closed out the year with the WPT Cambodia Megastack Single Day High Roller. Earlier in the series calendar, he was also among the latest winners during the inaugural USOP Poker2U Taiwan Series at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association, as nine events were completed at the halfway point of the festival. These victories confirmed his place among the most dangerous high-roller regulars on the Asian circuit.

Beyond his titles, Lee has a long list of deep runs on major stages. At the 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event he finished 296th for $45,000. A year earlier, he placed 7th in the WSOP $1,000 Super Turbo for $29,417. In 2025 he reached the final table of the APT Incheon Zodiac Classic, finishing 8th for $17,455. These results, combined with his four-title 2024 season, illustrate an ability to perform in both massive-field championships and smaller, faster high-roller events.

Lee is widely regarded as an “end boss” of the Asian high-roller scene, praised for technical proficiency and elite mental stamina that allow him to sustain high-volume success across back-to-back festivals. His game adapts fluidly between 6-max high-stakes tables and massive multi-table tournaments. Wins in Super High Roller and Turbo formats require precise push-fold calculation and controlled aggression, and Lee has shown both in spades. His thirty-minute heads-up victory at USOP Hai Phong High Roller demonstrated his ability to apply pressure and close out events quickly. His record number of cashes also points to a patient, ICM-aware approach, navigating bubble and final-table dynamics without giving up equity. This combination of technical range and endurance has made him one of the most respected tournament grinders to come out of Hong Kong.