Women Poker

While poker is a male-dominated game, women are increasingly becoming involved in the game. Here you will find articles about women in poker.
Adrienne Rowsome

Team PokerStars Online's Adrienne "talonchick" Rowsome Featured in Documentary

Team PokerStars Online member Adrienne "talonchick" Rowsome is featured in a short documentary which tells her story as a part-time poker player.

Lauren Kling

Off the Felt with Lauren Kling

We recently sat down with Lauren Kling to talk a little poker, Pilates, and halloween costumes.

Thuy Doan

Remembering Thuy Doan (1986-2011)

On Sunday, September 4, 2011, the poker community was saddened by the news that Thuy Doan, 25, had lost her long battle with cancer.

Kristy Gazes

A Look at the Women in Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2011

The Women in Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2011 (Kristy Gazes, Margie Heintz, and Phyllis Caro) will see join an elite class of women that includes Linda Johnson, Jan Fisher, Jen Harman, and Kathy Liebert.

The Weekly Turbo: Reid and Kyl Join Forces, WPT Slovenia, and More

The Weekly Turbo is brining you updates on the Reid and Kyl poker legislation, WPT Slovenia, and more.

Nightly Turbo

The Nightly Turbo: Full Tilt Poker News, Women in Poker Hall of Fame and More

Another week is in the books and we've got the latest news on Full Tilt Poker's pending purchase, the nominees for the Women in Poker Hall of Fame, the latest episode of ESPN's Inside Deal and More.

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The Nightly Turbo: WPT Slovenia Update, PokerStars Adds Sunday Tournaments, and More

The Nightly Turbo is bringing you the day's top poker news stories including a look at Day 3 of the World Poker Tour Slovenia, new PokerStars tournaments, and more.

Phil Hellmuth

42nd Street: High-Stakes, High-Volume, High Brat-Content Heralds Start of Main Event

The week before the Main Event, the Rio focused on the $50k, the summer of the Poker Brat, and a few bratty guys in the Ladies Event.

Mike Sexton

Mike Sexton: Who I'd Like to See Win the 2011 WSOP Main Event

Mike Sexton gives us his thoughts on who could eclipse Chris Moneymaker's poker boom effect with a win at the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Kathy Liebert

PokerNews Interview: Kathy Liebert on Hats, Massages, and the Color Purple

Kathy Liebert is no stranger to poker. Many consider her as one of the best women players, if not overall players, in the game today. PokerNews caught up with Liebert at the Big Event at the Bicycle Casino for an impromptu interview.

11 Predictions for 2011

PokerNews' own Rich Ryan predicts 11 things for the 2011 poker year.

World Poker Tour Marrakech, Day 1a: Homann and Levi Set the Pace

Day 1A of the World Poker Tour Marrackech, presented by Chilipoker is in the books and Nicolas Levi is among the chip leaders.

Tony Dunst

Las Vegas Life with Kristy Arnett: Pick-Up as an Art

Kristy Arnett gives us her guide to Las Vegas and brings you the latest from the Sin City Series where Tony Dunst discusses his guide to picking up women.

Tony Dunst

Sin City Series: Picking Up Women

Kristy Arnett caught up with Tony Dunst for the latest Sin City Series video. In Part 1 of this series, he gives his top five tips for picking up women.

Erik Seidel

PokerNews Op-Ed: If I Had a Vote

Nicole Gordon makes a case for Erik Seidel and Linda Johnson in this year's Poker Hall of Fame voting.

PokerNews Op-Ed: Pinups, Porn Stars, and Playmates- the New Faces of Poker Marketing

When it came to securing sponsorship dollars at this year’s WSOP, for the most part, women had to show aptitude in at least one of the following areas: (1) removing all or most of one’s clothing in print, (2) removing all or most of one’s...

Annie Duke

PokerNews Op-Ed: The War of the C-Words

Daniel, Annie, this little scandal of yours didn’t have to go this far. Unfortunately, we’re in a slow news cycle right now, so a name-calling session between two of the most successful, visible, and polarizing figures in the poker world is...

The Nightly Turbo: WSOP Main Event on ESPN, Women in Poker Hall of Fame, and More

It's the week on ESPN you've all been waiting for - oh wait, college football season hasn't started yet. OK, so it's one of the weeks on ESPN you've all been waiting for, the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event coverage makes its debut tonight...

As the World Series Turns: Heroes and Heartbreak on the Road to November

The Rio has closed its doors to the World Series of Poker until November. The tables are folded up and back in storage, the harsh florescent lights are packed away, and the Poker Kitchen's grease has gone to clog arteries elsewhere. Thankfully...

Shannon Elizabeth

2010 World Series of Poker: Don’t Rain on My Parade

On Thursday evening, I bought in to a $125 single-table satellite at the Rio. Since it was the night before the Ladies’ event, there were more women than usual in the room and four at my table alone. A forty-ish man with a hint of gray at his...

Year of the Tigress Part I: Vanessa Selbst Announces Return to Tournament Circuit

People flocked to Vegas in February to celebrate the start of the Year of the Tiger, but so far, it's more like the Year of the Tigress. Annie Duke won the NBC Heads Up Championship at the beginning of March, improving on Vanessa Rousso's...

The Nightly Turbo: The Ivey Room, Ivey's House, and More

Those rumors of Ivey's Room at City Center seem to be more than rumors now, Ivey's mansion is up for grabs and more in tonight's Nightly Turbo.

Heads-Up with NBC Poker Champion Annie Duke

Last week, Annie Duke marked another big win on her scorecard when she shot down the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. The 64-player field was littered with the biggest names in poker, and Annie's victory earned her some serious bragging...

The PokerNews Mailbag: Pollack Leaving, Who is Isildur, and More

We've been collecting your questions sent to editor@pokernews.com for about a month now and decided that instead of just sitting on the mountain of wisdom here at PokerNews, we better share it. Ok, it's probably not a whole mountain of wisdom...

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Top Five Things You Won't Find on the Tournament Trail

PokerNews hostess Gloria Balding has been covering poker for close to four years, and for the past 14 months she has traveled the globe in search of the top five things you won't see at a poker tournament. Of course, with all the research she's...

Male Borgata Player Wins Ladies Event But Loses Self-Respect

Recently a guy named Abraham Korotki took down the Ladies Event at Borgata in Atlantic City, much to the dismay of the sizable field of female competitors, when he defeated Nicole Rowe heads-up for the $20,892 first-place prize.

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Women in Poker Hall of Fame Inducts Fisher, Field, Violette

The Women in Poker Hall of Fame inducted its second class of honorees on Friday night, adding poker veterans Jan Fisher, June Field and Cyndy Violette...

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PartyPoker.com Women's World Open III Nears Start

This Sunday brings the start of the PartyPoker.com Women's World Open III. The limited-field event, organized by Matchroom Sports...

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Women’s Poker Spotlight: The History of the WSOP Ladies Event

In 1977 the World Series of Poker, then in its eighth year, began what would become an annual tradition...

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Women’s Poker Spotlight: Women in Poker Hall of Fame Announce 2009 Inductees

Three new inductees to the Women in Poker Hall of Fame have been announced. June Field, Jan Fisher and Cyndy Violette will join last year’s inductees Linda Johnson, Marsha Waggoner, Susie Isaacs and Barbara...

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