Rachel Kranz (1955-2017) was a bit of a Renaissance woman. She was a playwright, a poker player, a novelist, a ghostwriter and a theatre director. In the early hours of Monday morning, she passed away after battling ovarian cancer for the last few months. What a loss for the poker …
“Okay, here’s the deal. I’ve known Nolan Dalla for many years, and he’s always been amazing to me – supportive, helpful, respectful. In a world that is often hostile to women players – especially older women who aren’t conventionally hot – that’s been a gift I valued beyond measure. So …
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 …
A lot has happened since we last took a look at the GPI Player of the Year Ladies’ (PoYL) race. With just six weeks left of the year, the tension is building up, and nothing is decided yet. Last year it was business as usual with Vanessa Selbst claiming the …
The 2015 edition of the WSOP is in the books, and it’s time to take a look at the GPI Players of the Year Ladies in the light of the series. Last year saw some major changes in the rankings before and after the series, and that’s definitely the case this …
In the first part of our interview with novelist, ghostwriter, journalist, and poker player Rachel Kranz we discussed her work with mental coach Jared Tendler, the way women and particularly older women are perceived at the poker table, and her experience playing Chino Rheem heads-up in the 8-max event at …
Rachel Kranz, known on Twitter as “AdventuresPoker,” is indeed an adventurous person and very far from the general conception of a poker player. She’s a woman, she turned 60 this year, and away from the tables she works as a novelist, playwright, journalist, and ghostwriter. In 2000 she published her …
Yesterday last woman standing Esther Taylor-Brady was eliminated from WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. But fortunately the multi-talented Rachel Kranz was able to go all the way in another event at the same venue, when she took down Event #16: $1,650 8-Max NLH (Re-Entry). The event drew 110 entries …
Day 3 of WPT Borgata saw 136 players return to take their seats, including Jamie Kerstetter, Rachel Kranz, Loni Harwood and Esther Taylor-Brady. With a lot of tough players still left in the field, it would be a long day and a long night before the final 27 players were …
Day 1A of the World Poker Tour Borgata was an amazing day from a female perspective with two great players in top 10: Lily Kiletto and Allyn Jaffrey Shulman. But when Day 1B was in the books it proved to be even better as it ended with Canada’s Darlene Lee …