*Annie Duke won the national Headsup Championships after defeating a number of guys. The guys weren’t even good looking. * * *Someone please give me a little resistance* * Darvin Moon Paul Wasicka Jerry Yang Dennis Phillips Erik Seidel 1 Annie Duke $500,000 2 Erik Seidel $250,000 3 Dennis Phillips $125,000 4 Scotty Nguyen $125,000 5 Jerry Yang $75,000 6 Peter Eastgate $75,000 7 Doyle Brunson $75,000 8 Jason Mercier $75,000 9 Paul Wasicka $25,000 10 Barry Greenstein $25,000 11 Annette Obrestad $25,000 12 Eli Elezra $25,000 13 Phil Laak $25,000 14 Gabe Kaplan $25,000 15 Jamie Gold $25,000 16 Chris Moneymaker $25,000.

*Woman Poker Player Magazine announces the Poker Maven Awards. The purpose is to recognize women who have made contributions to women in poker. * Fifteen categories of poker women What female player is the best role model for women in poker? Name the poker room or casino employee that has excelled in encouraging women or promoting the growth of women in encouraging women or promoting the growth of women in poker. Most female friendly online poker room? Most female friendly live poker room? Tournament series that has the best structure for women? Best ladies only poker tournament? Most appealing poker marketing campaign for women put on by a poker venue, casino, or poker room? Most encouraging mixed gender poker forum or portal? Best poker blogger or author? Top story, article or column about women and poker? Most humanitarian woman in the poker industry? Most notable performance by a female poker player? Top female media personality for poker related news, radio or television? Most notable up and coming female player of 2009? Name the outstanding female professional poker player of 2009.

*Bodog founder Calvin Ayre launched a new site that’s supposed to be “the only site you need” for poker industry insiders. * *But wait a minute, GIRLS?! What the hell is that about? * *--- The World's First Feminist Poker Blog ---*.

*Swedish newspapers spread the story about a young couple who chose not to disclose the gender of their newborn child. Absolutely brilliant. * here poker[http://www. pokerjunkie.

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 be sure, but I must refute some statements in the blog. *“A woman hasn't been at a main event final table since Barbara Enright in 2005”* Maybe you forgot about Annette Obrestad who won the WSOP-E in 2007? *“When I play against a good woman poker player … I don't pay much attention to their game“* Yeah, see that’s a guys’ problem. *“I believe with just a little coaching I could even turn a woman poker player into a great player”* Sure, with you as a coach even a woman could learn poker.

My very active tweet sister *SNutizzle[http://twitter. com/SNutizzle]* should really change her avatar to keep reporting such sad news. Anyways, you go sister!.

The guys at babesinpoker. com elected Negreanu their Poker Babe for September 2009: A bit surprising of course. Also, you may think, a welcome contribution to gender equality, seeing that all previous babes are ladies (less surprisingly. ) But equality goes only skin-deep in this case.

Michele Lewis *Why is poker so much fun? ** * *Who is the best poker pro according to you? * *Phil Hellmuth handles large Hold'em fields better than a car** * *Between you and Phil Hellmuth, heads-up, seriously who would win? * Michele-Lewis-Phil-Hellmuth. 450 *Is poker a good endeavor for women to go into? If so, in what ways? * *Why are there so few women in pro poker? * *As a mother, would you encourage your children to play poker? * *Do you think a man would get that question? * *Do you have any tips to all our aspiring poker sisters out there?* Dan Harrington's books are an excellent start for learning the math but read as many books as possible. Don't focus on one book's style of play, take in everything and then develop a style that works for you. Don't believe everything you see on television.

A. J. Benza has run High Stakes Poker to the pinnacle of televised poker for five straight seasons together with Gabe Kaplan. For the sixth season he'€™s been bounced.

Each time a respected chess player makes a run in poker, it's good for poker. Some of chess' reputation spills over to the less respected game of poker. Each time a woman makes a run in poker, it's good for her fellow sisters. A little of the winners' reputation spills over to the less respected gender.