Loni Harwood Hui: Two-Time WSOP Bracelet Winner and Five-Time Circuit Champion
POKER HALL OF FAME
Inducted 2014
Loni Harwood, now competing under the name Loni Hui, is an American professional poker player whose career includes two World Series of Poker bracelets, five WSOP Circuit rings and more than $4.48 million in recorded live tournament earnings.
Harwood broke through nationally during the 2013 World Series of Poker, where she made three final tables and won a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em bracelet event for $609,017. Two years later, she added a second bracelet by winning the 2015 WSOP National Championship.
She has remained active well beyond those early career highlights. In August 2026, Hui won a Pot-Limit Omaha 8 tournament at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open and then finished third in the festival's $5,300 SHRPO Championship for $250,000.
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Who Is Loni Harwood?
Loni Harwood Hui is an American poker professional originally associated with Staten Island, New York, and now based in Florida. Major poker organizations including the WSOP, World Poker Tour and PokerNews currently list her as Loni Hui.
Harwood learned poker at a young age by watching her father play online. In interviews with the WSOP and PokerNews, she explained that she progressed from online satellites into live cash games while attending college.
The WSOP reported that Harwood earned a finance degree from the State University of New York at Albany before moving to Florida after graduation. That move helped accelerate her transition into professional poker, with tournament success arriving almost immediately.
Her career has become especially associated with No-Limit Hold'em tournaments, although her results also include Pot-Limit Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo and mixed-format events.
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Early Career and WSOP Circuit Breakthrough
Harwood's first major live tournament victory came at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in February 2012.
Playing a $345 WSOP Circuit No-Limit Hold'em event, she defeated a field of 500 entries and earned $30,994 along with her first Circuit ring. The tournament was notable for an unusual top three in which Harwood, Anne Amato and Amanda Musumeci occupied all three podium positions.
Harwood needed only a few months to win again.
At the WSOP Circuit stop at Harrah's New Orleans in May 2012, she captured another No-Limit Hold'em event for $23,090 and her second ring. She had attended only two Circuit stops during that season and had won an event at each.
Those victories established Harwood as a tournament player to watch before her much larger breakthrough the following summer.
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Loni Harwood's Breakthrough at the 2013 WSOP
The 2013 World Series of Poker transformed Harwood from a successful Circuit grinder into a recognized WSOP champion.
She reached three final tables during the Las Vegas series. Her deepest run came in Event #60, a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em tournament that attracted 2,541 entries.
Harwood defeated Yongshuo Zheng heads-up to win the bracelet and $609,017, which remains the largest live tournament cash of her career according to The Hendon Mob.
The victory was only part of her exceptional summer. Harwood also finished sixth in a $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event and fourth in another $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em tournament.
She earned $874,698 across six cashes at the 2013 WSOP. At the time, the WSOP reported that it was the most money a woman had earned during a single Las Vegas WSOP, while her three final tables tied the then-record for a woman in one series.
Her bracelet victory also moved her near the top of the 2013 WSOP Player of the Year standings during the summer.
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Second WSOP Bracelet at the 2015 National Championship
Harwood won her second bracelet at the 2015 WSOP National Championship at Harrah's Cherokee in North Carolina.
The championship brought together WSOP Circuit qualifiers and players who could enter through the event's at-large qualification structure. A field of 122 players generated a $1.22 million prize pool.
Harwood reached heads-up play against Alex Masek and defeated him for the title, $341,599 and her second WSOP gold bracelet.
The final table also included Daniel Negreanu, who finished sixth.
Winning the National Championship demonstrated that Harwood's 2013 bracelet run was not an isolated result. By 2015, she had won major WSOP titles in both a large-field open event and a championship featuring many accomplished tournament professionals.
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How Many WSOP Circuit Rings Does Loni Harwood Have?
Harwood has five WSOP Circuit rings.
After winning her first two rings in 2012, she continued adding Circuit titles over the following years. Her fifth came in February 2018 in a $2,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller at the Rio in Las Vegas.
Harwood defeated a 130-entry field and earned $72,802. Her heads-up opponent was Joseph Cheong, who finished second for $44,998.
The official WSOP player profile for Loni Hui currently lists two bracelets and five Circuit rings.
That combination of bracelet and Circuit success is a central part of Harwood's tournament résumé. She has been able to win in both large championship settings and the smaller-field, travel-heavy environment of the Circuit.
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Loni Harwood's Live Tournament Earnings
As of August 26, 2026, The Hendon Mob lists Loni Harwood with $4,483,621 in live tournament earnings.
Her largest recorded cash remains the $609,017 she earned for winning her first WSOP bracelet in 2013.
Career earnings totals change whenever new tournament results are recorded, so the current figure should be treated as a snapshot rather than a permanent total.
Harwood has generated those earnings over a long period rather than through a single exceptional score. Her record includes WSOP bracelets, Circuit victories, championship final tables, high-roller results and numerous cashes in major Florida tournament series.
The World Poker Tour also lists Harwood as an established Main Tour regular. As of 2026, the WPT records 17 Main Tour cashes and no Main Tour title for Hui.
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Recent Results and Current Activity
Harwood remains an active tournament player.
At the 2025 World Series of Poker, she reached 11th place in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship for $43,228. That result added another significant mixed-game performance to a career best known for No-Limit Hold'em success.
She returned to the WSOP in 2026 and recorded multiple cashes, including finishes in the $10,000 Main Event, Mystery Millions, The Closer and mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha competition.
Her most significant recent run came after the WSOP at the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in Hollywood, Florida.
Hui first won the $800 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 event for $17,591. She then reached the final table of the $5,300 SHRPO Championship, which drew 673 entries.
She advanced to three-handed play before being eliminated in third place for $250,000. The result was one of the largest cashes of her career and provided clear evidence that she remains capable of deep runs in major championship fields.
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Playing Style and Tournament Approach
Harwood's results show a player with extensive experience in tournament poker and a particularly strong record in No-Limit Hold'em.
Public interviews also provide some insight into how she developed her game. Harwood has described studying hand histories, identifying recurring betting patterns and discussing difficult hands with other poker players. Rather than relying only on poker books, she focused heavily on reviewing practical data and identifying situations she could exploit.
Her tournament record also demonstrates adaptability. Although both of her bracelets came in No-Limit Hold'em events, Harwood has reached major final tables in Pot-Limit Omaha and Omaha Hi-Lo and continues to enter mixed-format tournaments.
That range has helped her remain competitive through multiple eras of tournament poker.
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Why Loni Harwood Matters in Poker
Harwood's significance comes from more than her career earnings total.
Her 2013 WSOP remains one of the defining stretches of her career: three final tables, six cashes and a bracelet in a large open No-Limit Hold'em field. The performance placed her prominently in the WSOP Player of the Year race and established records for women that were notable at the time.
She then strengthened that résumé by winning the 2015 WSOP National Championship and eventually building her Circuit collection to five rings.
Just as important for an evergreen assessment of her career, Harwood has continued producing significant results more than a decade after her first bracelet. Her $250,000 third-place finish in the 2026 SHRPO Championship showed that she remains an active and competitive presence in major live tournaments.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many WSOP bracelets does Loni Harwood have?
Loni Harwood has two WSOP bracelets. She won her first in a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event at the 2013 WSOP and her second in the 2015 WSOP National Championship.
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How many WSOP Circuit rings does Loni Harwood have?
Loni Harwood has five WSOP Circuit rings. Her first two came in 2012, and she won her fifth in a $2,200 High Roller at the Rio in 2018.
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What is Loni Harwood's biggest poker cash?
Loni Harwood's largest recorded live tournament cash is $609,017. She earned it by winning a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em bracelet event at the 2013 World Series of Poker.
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How much has Loni Harwood won in live poker tournaments?
As of August 26, 2026, The Hendon Mob lists Loni Harwood with $4,483,621 in live tournament earnings. That total will change as additional results are recorded.
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Is Loni Harwood still playing poker?
Yes. Harwood remains active in major live tournaments. In August 2026, competing as Loni Hui, she won a Pot-Limit Omaha 8 event at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open and finished third in the $5,300 SHRPO Championship for $250,000.
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Why is Loni Harwood now listed as Loni Hui?
Major poker organizations now list her as Loni Hui following her marriage to fellow poker professional Phillip Hui in 2020. Many fans and historical tournament records still know her as Loni Harwood.