“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 …
When cash game player Jaclynn Moskow uploaded a new post on her blog Thursday, she threw a hand grenade into the poker community that made Twitter and other social media explode. Now three days later the thread “What happened to Jaclynn Moskow on Poker Night in America” on the 2+2 …
The candidates for the Women in Poker Hall of Fame (WiPHoF) have been announced, and for the first time the public has been invited to join the voting process. The seven strong candidates are: Debbie Burkhead: Involved with poker since 1995 – both as a player and an industry professional. …
The nominees for the 2nd Annual Global Poker Index American Poker Awards were announced yesterday. The list of nominees across 11 categories was found via votes from around 80 members of the poker industry, including PokerWomenNews. A jury will determine the winners of each category, and the award ceremony will take …
Spanish pro Leo Margets has announced on Twitter that she is parting ways with PokerStars to pursue other projects and new adventures: Nuevo año, nuevas aventuras! Se acabó una etapa con Stars y empieza otra con proyectos muy apetecibles. Ganas de exprimir el 2016! — Leo Margets January 2, …
The discussion about sexism in poker continues to grow after Cate Hall – among others – came out and talked about the misogynist culture women face, when we sit down at a poker table. Melissa Burr and Vanessa Selbst have criticized Daniel Negreanu and Alex Dreyfus for excluding women, when …
Sixth time’s the charm for Jennifer Harman who will be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame, Class of 2015, together with John Juanda on November 6 at Binion’s Gambling Hall. Harman is only the third woman to make the cut and follow in the footsteps of Barbara Enright (2007) and Linda …
Yesterday is was announced that Taiwan’s Chen-An Lin and China’s Yaxi Zhu have become the newest members of Team PokerStars Pro. With the addition of the two Asian players PokerStars continues its focus on the fast growing Asian poker market. Zhu is the third female poker player from Asia to …
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 …
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 …