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Female players to watch at this year's WSOP

Every year I have this hope that this will be "the year a woman wins it" at the WSOP and this year I have more reason than ever to think...

Jennifer Shahade brings her 'Chess Bitch' attitude to poker--and that's a good thing!

Hold the tomatoes everyone--I'm not calling anyone the 'B word here--Chess Bitch: Women in the Ultimate Intellectual Sport is the title of...

Blog controversy--Do women have the chops to compete with men? And what about ladies' tournaments?

An online controversy has been brewing about a recent column I wrote concerning how women fared at the PCA (PokerStars Caribbean Adventure). The...

What type of poker player are you?--Part II--Piranhas mean blood in the water

You may not realize it when you first sit down at a poker table, but you are surrounded by piranha. These players make up the majority of the table...

Three types of poker players Part 1--How to recognize fish "tells"

Three types of players make the world go around at a poker table. We will explore all three of them in my upcoming columns, but today we will focus...

The frugal poker player--Part 1

Know Yourself--Lots of women who are interested in playing poker worry that it takes a ton of money to play and they shy away from the game because...