Several weeks ago, before abandoning productive life for the glorious summer camp known as the World Series of Poker, I began writing an article about the phenomenon of sexism in the poker community. At the time, I simply assumed it would be uncontroversial to start from the premise that sexism …
It’s been two weeks since the November Nine was set and the 2015 World Series of Poker concluded. With 103,512 entries spread across 68 events records were set this summer; both in terms of total entries and number of bracelets awarded. If we look at the female participation this year, it’s …
As PokerWomenNews at the moment has no sponsorship deals or advertisement contracts every donation to the site counts. Before the 2015 World Series of Poker kicked off, poker pro Esther Taylor-Brady (aka E-Tay) generously promised to donate 1% of her earnings this summer to PokerWomenNews. In April 2015 she wrote …
6,240 players had been reduced to only 69 at the start of Day 6 of the WSOP $10,000 Main Event. Besides the many top-notch players still left in the field – Daniel Negreaneu, Brian Hastings, Toby Lewis and Fedor Holz among other – Kelly Minkin stood out as the only woman left …
On Day 5 of the World Series of Poker Main Event 237 players returned to the Amazon Room. They were all guaranteed $34,157 at this point, but with $7,6800,021 up top for the winner and all of the November Niners becoming millionaires, they had their eyes fixed on much larger …
We all know the WSOP $10,000 Main Event can be brutal. Yesterday two European poker pros, Netherlands Fatima Moreira de Melo and France’s Nesrine Kourdourli, began the 4th day of play with big stacks. Moreira de Melo had 453,500 to start the day and Kourdourli, who was chip leader among the …
On Day 3 of World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event the entire field – the remaining players from Day 2AB and Day 2C – were combined for the first time. When the day began 1,792 excited players took their seats, but when the dust had settled only 661 were …
When the remaining 4,389 players from the three Day 1 starting flights returned to play either Day 2AB or Day 2C of The Main Event, they were still dreaming of the $7,680,021 first place prize, the bracelet and the glory. But first they had to survive the day, and it …
At 12 p.m. today the quest to become the next World Poker Champion begins. Last year 6,683 players entered the $10,000 Main Event. On Tuesday, when the last of three starting flights are in the books, we will know how many showed up this year. Let’s hope the 2015 edition …
Katie Dozier is known as a tough online grinder under the screen name “hotjenny314” and for playing a ton of tables at the same time. She is part of the power quartet The Grindettes together with Katie Stone, Jennifer Shahade and Jamie Kerstetter. She is also a video coach at PokerStrategy.com and DragTheBar.com …