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If you are on Poker think then you probably think of a men's sport with famous male poker players like Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Dan Bilzerian and Doug Polk. However, there are also a lot of very good professional female poker players. These poker players have also managed to collect millions of dollars in tournament winnings. We list the top 5 best female poker players for you. From this we assume the best 5 players based on winnings from poker tournaments.
Vanessa Herself
At number 1 is 37-year-old Vanessa Selbst from America. Vanessa is good for 3 WSOP bracelets and has managed to earn over $12 million dollars over the years playing poker tournaments. Her biggest win is over 1.8 million which she won by winning the PPT in Cannes in 2010. After this tournament, she managed to win $1,000,000+ several times playing poker tournaments. For many years she was ambassador to the online casino games from Pokerstars, she has since quit because she no longer plays poker full-time. In fact, it is mainly focused on investing.
Kathy Liebert
Number 2 on the list is Kathy Liebert, also an American. Kathy Liebert has made more than $ 6 million in poker winnings in her career. Her biggest tournament cash is back a long time ago. In 2002, she won the Party Poker million cruise, which was worth $1,000,000 in prize money. 2 years later, she won a WSOP bracelet by winning a $1,500 heads-up tournament. Today she still regularly plays tournaments in Las Vegas, however, she has not been able to collect huge prizes for several years.
Kristen Bicknell
Number 3 in the list is reserved for Canadian Kristen Bicknell. Kristen has won over $5,000,000 over the years, where her best live cash amounts to over $400,000. Over the years, she has won 3 WSOP bracelets. 1 of these was obtained online during the pandemic. In the online WSOP tournament, she won a No-limit hold em 6-handed tournament for $356,411. In 2013 and 2016, she also managed to win bracelets at the live WSOP in Las Vegas.
Annie Duke
The next in the list is 1 of the most famous players in terms of name because she has probably been in most tv shows. Annie Duke has made more than $ 4 million in tournament poker in her career. Her biggest cash was $2,000.00 when she won the Tournament of Champions in 2004 after winning the WSOP Omaha Hi-lo tournament for a coveted WSOP Bracelet. Annie Duke has quit poker and started writing books.
Maria Ho
The number 5 in the ranking with the top 5 most successful poker players is the American-Taiwanese Maria Ho. Maria is also known for presenting poker tv shows but also has a very respectable track record of her own. The player has managed to accumulate more than $4 million in her life. Her biggest cash was in 2011 when she turned 2 e won the $5,000 No Limit Hold em Tournament at the WSOP.
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