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WSOP 2017 – WEEK 1: OFF TO A GREAT START

At PokerWomenNews we have high hopes for the women poker players at this years World Series of Poker. In fact, we went all in and predicted, that female poker players would win four bracelets in open events this summer! Yes, four bracelets. Every week of the WSOP, I intend to …

GPI Player of the Year Ladies: Title Goes to Kelly Minkin

With the Global Poker Index latest update on December 31, we can finally crown Kelly Minkin the winner of this year’s GPI Player of the Year Ladies’ race. Minkin earns the distinction in front of Liv Boeree in second place, Esther “E-Tay” Taylor-Brady in third, Cate Hall in fourth and …

Liv Boeree in Contention for High Roller Title

It was supposed to be an one-day event, but after 16 hours of play the conclusion of the €25,500 Single-Day High Roller at EPT Barcelona was postponed until Thursday. Three players remain, all former EPT-champions: Martin Finger, Mark Teltscher and Liv Boeree. With €865,000 ($992,793) up top for the winner …

Loni Harwood Leads the GPI Player of the Year Ladies

On February 27th Vanessa Selbst was awarded Female Player of the Year at the American Poker Awards in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.  Since the Global Poker Index started ranking players in 2013, Selbst has won the title in both 2013 and 2014. In 2013 Kitty Kuo finished as the second best …

ACOP: Star-studded Main Event Kicks Off

The Asia Championship of Poker in Macau is more than halfway through the poker festival, and today the HK$100,000 Main Event kicked off. The prestigious tournament saw 286 entries and as registration is open until the start of Day 2 this number is bound to increase. A lot of notables …

EPT London Main Event Day 3: Fatima de Melo Cripples Liv Boeree

Day 3 of the European Poker Tour Main Event saw 127 players return out of a total of 675 entries. 32 of them would leave empty-handed as 95 players got paid. Among the players at the start of the day were Sam Trickett, Betrand “ElkY” Grospellier, Benny Spindler, Johnny Lodden, …