Of Vietnamese ancestry, Le was raised in Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States, but by middle school age he was living in Los Angeles, California, where he attended John Burroughs Junior High School, on McCadden and 6th Street. He later attended Cal State-Northridge as a finance major.
Le began playing in the $20/$40 limit hold'em games at the Hustler Casino in Los Angeles, where he currently resides.
As of 2015, Le's total live tournament winnings exceed $5,600,000.[1]
World Poker Tour
In 2004, Le won his first World Poker Tour (WPT) event, earning over $1,500,000.[2] In 2005, he finished first at the World Poker Tour Season 3 Championship, winning just over $2,800,000.[3] He won the WPT Battle of Champions III event, defeating Eli Elezra heads-up.[4]
In 2014 and 2015, Le won the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball Championship for the second year in a row. His feat was the first time in WSOP history that a player has won consecutive $10,000 championships other than the main event.[5][6]