Select a region Atlanta Baltimore Boston Buffalo California North California South Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis New Orleans New York Metro Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland,ME Portland,OR Raleigh-Durham Salt Lake City San Antonio Seattle St. At this year’s World Series of Poker, with her father/biggest fan cheering her at every one of about 40 tournaments she’ll play, Violette will be one of the best players at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Drawn by poker in cyberspace and on television, a growing number of women are clashing with the opposite sex on the poker felt. She started playing draw poker at 4; began playing in card rooms in 1976; made the final table in 1995 and finished fifth; has won millions; and is editor-in-chief of Woman Poker Player . Actor and professional poker player Jennifer Tilly poses for photographers at the Urban Health Institute’s second annual celebrity poker championship April 28 in Los Angeles. Violette, who will be one of the top players in this year’s World Series, is living proof that poker is no longer a man’s game. read more

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