Poker, once traditionally considered a mans game, is a mans game no longer. Although men still dominate the game numbers-wise, women are certainly making rapid inroads on a professional level. True, no woman has as yet won the no-limit Texas Hold em Main Event, but Annie Duke did beat her older brother and eight other poker legends to win $2 million in the World Series of Pokers 2005 Tournament of Champions.
Arguably considered the best of the best among professional women poker tournament players is Las Vegas own Jennifer Harman, a feared and tigerish high-stakes competitor. In fact, Daniel Negreanu, unarguably among the greatest of players, has been quoted as saying that Jennifer Harman is already considered by her peers as one of the worlds best players. Shes a killer, says Daniel, A pit bull in a chihuahuas body.
Now, for the first time in the thirty-five year history of the World Series of Poker, several women have been recognized as equal competitors among the best of the male players. Actress Jennifer Tilly, (Academy Award nominee for her performance in the Woody Allen comedy, Bullets Over Broadway), has surprised everyone with her skills and cool...