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Duke Headsup Champion – Women Rule

March 8th, 2010
Annie Duke won the national Headsup Championships after defeating a number of guys. The guys weren’t even good looking. Joking apart, winning the NHC truly is a great feat by Duke. We knew Read More
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Poker Maven Awards to Women in Poker

February 15th, 2010
Woman Poker Player Magazine announces the Poker Maven Awards. The purpose is to recognize women who have made contributions to women in poker. The girls over at Woman Poker Player Magazine has come up with Read More
She has bigger balls than you.  And they come with their own bag.

The Lady is a Champ – of Bowling

January 27th, 2010
A woman won a bowling tournament on Sunday.  However, it was not just some women’s only tournament.  It was the PBA Tournament of Champions.  Kelly Kulick became the first woman in HISTORY to win Read More
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CalvinAyre.com for Men Only?

December 3rd, 2009
Bodog founder Calvin Ayre launched a new site that’s supposed to be “the only site you need” for poker industry insiders. There are articles and videos on gaming industry related stuff, using a pretty wide Read More
Take me for who I am

Secret Gender of Baby – Brilliant Strategy

November 16th, 2009
Swedish newspapers spread the story about a young couple who chose not to disclose the gender of their newborn child. Absolutely brilliant. Two-year old Pop (it’s the baby’s name) knows her/his own gender, as do Read More
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Oops, They Did It Again – Man Wins WSOP-C Ladies Event

November 16th, 2009
Ninety-two women entered a poker tournament on Saturday. Four men decided to join them. That’s 23 women to every 1 man. The result? A man yet again wins a ladies Read More
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Feminist Bloggers on Poker and Gender

October 29th, 2009
We talked to a couple of colleague feminist bloggers about poker and gender. Here’s what they have to say. Julie Zeilinger – The FBomb Julie Zeilinger calls herself “one of the proudest teenage feminists of all”, Read More
Does she have a case or is she just desperate for cash?  Photo courtesy of wsopacademy.com.

One Hit Wonder Sues Harrah’s For False Advertising

October 29th, 2009
Back in June 2007, Sally Anne Boyer, attended a WSOP academy event and afterwards proceeded to win Ladies NL Holdem World Championship at the World Series of Poker.  This win netted her $262,077 and Read More
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Any Women in Obama’s Poker Games?

October 26th, 2009
We read that President Obama has finally invited a woman to his golf round. That’s so nice of him. According to The Feminist Looking Glass, the lady who got the honor was Melody Barnes, Obama’s Read More
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“Lock women in a house for 30 days”

October 21st, 2009
A few comments on a blog by The Razz Challenge about women and poker. The blog tries to answer the following question: “Why Aren’t There More Women Poker Stars?” It’s a pretty interesting question to Read More