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April 2015

Rachel Kranz: The Adventurous Poker Player (Part II)

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: The Adventurous Poker Player (Part I)

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 …

Rachel Kranz Wins 8-Max Event After Beating Chino Rheem Heads Up

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 …

Celina Lin Final Tables APPT Seoul Main Event

Asia Pacific Poker Tour Seoul Main Event concluded today with 13 players left out of a starting field of 241. Even though a bunch of female players were in contention at the start of day 2, only PokerStars pro Celina Lin was able to make it to the final day. …

Lucille Cailly: From Poker Pro to Stand-Up Comedian

French poker pro Lucille Cailly is a woman with a lot of talents. She has studied epistemology (the study of knowledge) at the famous Sorbonne University in Paris, she is a writer, a very successful poker player with 1,545,647 in live tournament earnings according to the Hendon Mob and now …