Being a Women Player, Biggest Female Tournaments

Difficulties and Advantages of Being a Female Poker Player

There are many situations where female gamblers are treated differently than men. Although it’s not true that men are smarter than women, many casinos act like they are. And this is a total advantage for women poker players.
Most of the poker players are men. When a female player does well, it’s not a rare situation to be treated as something special instead of recognizing her abilities in being good at something that has been a male zone for way too long. Poker, as we all know, is a complex game and you need to acknowledge if the opponent is bluffing or not. Players who refuse to recognize your abilities, as a women poker players this is an opportunity to take advantage of. Having a big hand gives you the opportunity to bet more aggressive and win some real money, especially if you play against men players who don’t give you enough credit. Use the bluffing method less, don’t lie and you can get rich.

Top Women Players Today

You can’t be unintelligent and still be so successful in playing poker at the same time. If you are a female, it doesn’t mean you can’t learn how to play poker. So let’s give some more credit to the top women poker players of all time.

Vanessa Selbst – She’s the number one female poker player of all time. She graduated at the Yale Law School and was head of the Yale Queer – Straight Alliance. Selbst holds the 41^st place of all-time poker players. Not to forget her other achievements, such as her 20 money finishes, 8 final tables, and 2 WPT final tables. In 2012 was her highest WSOP main event money finish, holding the 73^rd
Kathy Liebert – She is one of the best women poker players in the world. Liebert is a pro-female poker player, also known as PokerKat. She made it to six WPT final tables and a 3^rd place finish in the 2005 Borgata Poker Open, has an impressive 47 WSOP money finishes and won a WSOP bracelet in 2004. The highest WSOP Main Event finish she had is in 2000, holding the 17^th
Liv Boeree – One more impressive female poker player. Boeree already has two very high poker titles – she is a champion in WSOP and EPT Championship. She was also an on-screen reporter at the WSOP, EPT and WSOP Europe. Boeree won the European Poker Awards’ Female Player of the Year in 2014, 2015 and 2016, based on her Global Poker Index points in those years.
Jennifer Tilly – An accomplished Hollywood actress which began getting serious about poker in 2005 and she has been a pretty successful female at the poker table since then. In 2005, Tilly won a WSOP bracelet in the Ladies’ No-Limit Texas Hold’Em event and she also won the third WPT Ladies Invitational at California’s Bicycle Casino. She appeared in some poker TV shows – Poker Royale series, Poker Superstars Invitational, Celebrity Poker Showdown and Poker After Dark. She has proven one of the most capable women poker players with her nomination for the Poker Listings Spirit of Poker Living Legend Award in 2014.
Shannon Elizabeth – Another actress that is also a very successful female poker player. She made an appearance in the 4^th edition of Celebrity Poker Showdown, won the Nicky Hilton New Year’s Eve Poker Tournament celebrating the opening of Caesars Palace’s new poker room. Between 2006 and 2010 Elizabeth cashed in twelve major tournaments. In 2010 she finished 2^nd in the WSOP’s Ante Up for Africa Charity Event and her last tournament was in 2013.

Barbara Enright - First Professional Player

Enright learned how to play poker at the age of 4. She was struggling to support her family when she decided that playing poker is going to be her new career. Enright is the first woman to win three WSOP bracelets and the first woman to win an open event at the World Series of Poker. She’s also the first woman inducted in the Poker Hall of Fame and received All-Around Best Player Award in 2000 Legends of Poker tournament. She is the highest finisher among women poker players in the Tournament of Champions. Enright was a part of TV poker series Poker Royale – Battle of the Ages. She is the most accomplished female poker player in the history of poker.

2014 Induction Ceremony

2014 Women in Poker Hall of Fame and Celebration Tournament The glitz was not spared at this wonderful celebration to honor these two amazing women, Allyn Jaffrey Shulman and Deborah Giardina. The house was filled with some of poker’s biggest leaders as well. Our MC Jan Fisher, WiPHoF Inductee and TDA Founder and Board Member entertained […]

2016 WiPHoF Induction Ceremony

Thank you to all who attended and helped celebrate the induction festivities of Industry Professional and Player Debbie Burkhead and Poker Professional Victoria Coren Mitchell sponsored by Violette’s Vegan Restaurant, Triton Poker Chips, Card Player Cruises, JKG Productions, and Bonnie Overfield’s Jewelscent Store.

Mandy Glogow 2016

Mandy Glogow – Industry Professional While many in poker don’t realize this, Glogow is the main driver behind producing the episodes of WPT for FS1. In a world of televised poker where we have fantastic male producers who have gained notoriety in the past, Glogow quietly is the driving creative voice behind one of the most […]

Esther Rossi 2016

Esther Rossi – Poker Player Esther has been on the poker scene for over 30 years. She has WSOP cashes in the ’80s, ’90s and ’00s, being the youngest female player with that distinction. She also won a Super Bowl of Poker title against open competition and has made 6 WSOP final tables against both […]

Shirley Rosario 2016

Shirley Rosario – Poker Player / Industry Professional Shirley is a poker player and former website owner. She has worked as a prop player and a commentator for the Bicycle Casino’s ‘Live at the Bike’ show, which featured ring game poker games broadcast live over the Internet. Shirley won the 2005 Legends of Poker Omaha […]

Victoria Coren Mitchell 2016

Victoria Coren Mitchell – Poker Player Victoria is the first (and so far only) two-time winner of the European Poker Tour. She has been playing poker since she was a teenager and has accrued official lifetime tournament winnings of over $2 million dollars. She became the 2006 European Poker Champion after winning the London EPT, […]

Karina Jett 2016

Karina Jett – Poker Player / Industry Professional Having grown up in Las Vegas, Karina has been in poker most of her life since her parents are avid poker players, and has been on the poker scene for over 21 years . She won the He Said, She Said – Poker After Dark VI and […]

Jennifer Tilly 2016

Jennifer Tilly – Poker Player Actress Jennifer Tilly is known for her talents in the movies and for being one of the first Hollywood celebrities to be a winner in the world of competitive poker. She has been working in film and television since the early 1980s. Her first big splash in the movies came […]

Biggest Poker Tournaments for Women

Poker is not just a man’s game anymore and it’s really a game for everyone. There are many poker tournaments that are providing equal opportunities for female players.

World series of Women Event – The first major female poker event was a seven-card stud tournament during the 1977 WSOP where top women poker players competed.

World Tour Ladies Night – One more poker tournament which hosts only female poker games and they have their own invitational Ladies Night which features six of the most talented female poker players that compete in the winner-take-all affair.

Ladies International Series (LIPS) – One of the biggest gaming organizations today that supports some of the uprising female players to make their own names in the poker world.

PokerStars – It’s an online casino that is organizing big tournaments for ladies every Sunday. Here you can play any game, any time of the day from your home and get a casino bonus. it’s one of the most popular online casinos where you can play online poker. You can also get a welcome casino bonus on your first deposit that will double your money. This online casino also has GamblingGals which features online poker games and great casino bonuses that offer you to play for real money. They also have PCA Women’s Live where women can qualify through online satellites.