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Anne Albrecht

WSOP Main Event: Kelly Minkin Last Woman Standing Going Into Day 6

With the elimination of Natalie Teh in 120th place ($57,000) Kelly Minkin is once again the last woman standing in the WSOP Main Event. Minkin has tried it before finishing in 29th place of the Main Event three years ago. Day 5 began with WPT champion Ema Zajmovic and three-time bracelet winner Barbara Enright still in …

WSOP Main Event Day 4: Kelly Minkin 6th in Chips

In 2015 Kelly Minkin was on a deep run in the Main Event. She made it all the way to Day 6 and a 29th place finish for $211,821. This year Minkin is crushing again and with just 310 players left Minkin is 6th in chips with 3,459,000 going into Day 5. …

WSOP #55: Nikita Luther Wins Bracelet in Tag Team Event

India’s Nikita Luther becomes the second woman to win a bracelet in an open event this summer after Farhintaj Bonyadi won the Super Seniors’ bracelet one week ago. Nikita Luther won the $1,000 Tag Team Event with her German teammate Giuseppe Pantaleo outlasting more than 1,000 teams on their way …

The Poker League of Nations is a Game Changer For Women’s Poker

In 2017 Poker League of Nations (“PLON”), emerged. It’s the largest and most internationally represented women’s poker organization in the world. PLON’s core focus is implementing initiatives to get more ladies into open poker fields, incl. hosting staking satellites during Ladies Week and entering two women into the WSOP Main …

WSOP: Farhintaj Bonyadi Wins Super Seniors Bracelet

It would take 36 events before the first female bracelet winner Farhintaj Bonyadi emerged at this year’s WSOP. Bonyadi outlasted 2,190 players to capture the coveted bracelet and the massive first place prize of $311,451. The $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Event kicked off four days ago, and was scheduled …

WSOP: Kate Hoang Runner-Up in Omaha Hi/Lo Event

Two years ago Kate Hoang was heads up for a bracelet in the $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo event. She barely missed becoming the third woman to win an open event that year and had to settle for second place and $182,281. Yesterday Hoang was once again in a great position …

WSOP 2018: PokerWomenNews’ Picks For Female Bracelet Winners

The big online poker series in May have concluded. PokerStars’ SCOOP and 888poker’s XL Inferno are in the books, and both live and online grinders are beginning to look forward to summer camp, the 2018 World Series of Poker. Unfortunately the percentage of women playing live compared to online is …