Poker Women Definitely on the Rise

Author: Amanda

The game of poker, online and offline alike, is certainly one of today's most popular pastimes. Millions of people from all over the world take part in an occasional poker game. While in the past playing poker required traveling to great lengths to land-based gaming facilities, nowadays all poker enthusiasts have to do in order to play is turn on their personal computers and download the online poker software. Another great distinction from the past is the fact that poker is no longer dominated by men. Poker has become available for everybody, both men and women.



Over the past several years women have certainly proved that they can play the game just as well as men, if not better! It's been said that female poker players have a certain special quality about them. It's a widely known that poker is about much more than just the basic rules of each poker game. A successful poker player needs to have a very developed sense of intuition. And, which of the two sexes is the gifted one when it comes to intuition? Women, of course! Intuition-based play gives female players an obvious advantage over their male counterparts.



According to online poker report , the relatively short history of female poker play has seen women scoop incredible jackpots. The richest poker prize ever awarded to a woman poker player, $1,000,000, was collected by Kathy Liebert. Actually, Liebert sports a highly impressive biography when it comes to poker. Besides being the first woman to nab such a huge jackpot, she is also the proud owner of a WSOP bracelet. Surprisingly enough, Liebert herself does not believe that there is a significant difference between male and female poker aficionados. The prominent pro was reported as saying that since poker is not a game of strength but of intelligence, both sexes have equal winning opportunities.



Another remarkable woman poker player is Annie Duke. In 2004, Duke won the $2,000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split event and was awarded her first WSOP bracelet. Later that same year, Duke won the amazing $2 million first place prize at the winner-take-all invitation only WSOP Tournament of Champions. Ironically, it was her brother top poker pro Howard Lederer who encouraged Duke to pursue her initial interest in poker and even gave her a couple of valuable tips on poker. Since then she has knocked out many top poker players, including her brother. After having proved her poker excellence, Duke now serves as a consultant for popular online poker room UltimateBet.com. On a certain occasion, Duke said that it's a great pleasure for her to beat male poker players , especially the chauvinistic ones.



The list of successful women in poker is indeed very long. They come in different colors, sizes and speak different languages. The only attribute they share is their immense passion for the game and the challenges it poses...

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About the Author:
Amanda is an award-winning poker writer for prominent online poker portal OnlinePokeReport.com