Poker is a game that is dominated by men, but that doesn’t mean that women don’t enjoy playing poker. More and more women have started to play poker whether it is in the casino or online. A lot of women have found that playing online is better because they can remain anonymous while they’re playing. Over the years there have been many professional women poker players, but since we can’t talk about them all we’ll only look at some of the best women poker players.
Jennifer Harman
* Jennifer Harman is one of the most popular poker players in the world. She is always making television appearances on many of the poker shows plus she’s a great player. Harman has won two WSOP bracelets in her career and has won over $2 million from tournaments alone. When Jennifer isn’t competing in the world’s biggest poker events she will typically be playing poker at Full Tilt Poker or in Las Vegas at the high limit cash games.
Annie Duke
* Annie Duke is well known for being on the Celebrity Apprentice which for those of you that don’t know is a reality show where contestants fight for a job with Donald Trump. Annie Duke is also an ambassador for UBPoker.com along with Hellmuth. Duke has earned millions from playing poker over her career and she has also done a great job securing her future through sponsorships and book deals. Howard Lederer who is a famous poker player as well is Annie Duke’s brother. Lederer is actually the reason why Annie started playing poker in the first place.
Vanessa Rousso
* Vanessa Rousso has been playing poker professionally for about five years now and has made many appearances at the top of the leaderboard in some of the biggest poker tournaments in the world. Rousso has played poker on several television shows and she is also a very active player on PokerStars. Rousso has been playing lots of poker still and has been having some great finishes over the past few months.
Annette Obrestad
* Annette Obrestad has been playing poker since she was just a teenager. She played throughout some of the online poker rooms and built her bankroll by winning freeroll tournaments. She turned nothing into millions because she is now one of the best young poker players in the world. Obrestad is very good at playing in large multi-table tournaments and doesn’t play in many cash games. Annette is the youngest poker player in the world to win a WSOPE event which is a massive accomplishment. There is no doubt that in a few more years Annette will be the number one women poker player to ever play the game.
If you’re a woman and you’re looking to play online poker then you should definitely give it a try. You can even start playing for free by entering into freeroll tournaments. A freeroll tournament doesn’t cost money and it gives you the chance to win money if you place near the top. Thousands of women play online poker everyday and there are more joining on a daily basis as well, so why not give it a shot to find out if you like it?