Score one for the women

Poker is generally seen as a men's game. Sure in the old west towns, a woman who could play poker was there primarily to bring men to the gambling hall. So a woman poker player was not really taken seriously, but more as an attraction.

I remember watching the "History of Poker" on the History Channel sometime ago. Part of it was filmed during the World Series of Poker (WSOP), and some of the poker legends were saying it's only a matter of time before a woman wins the WSOP. Okay, I'm talking about the Super Bowl of WSOP: $10,000 buy in, no rebuys, no-limit Texas Hold'Em. The series does have a ladies Texas Hold'Em event; actress Jennifer Tilley won it this year. While I appreciate his vote of confidence, I was very disappointed that of the 180+ players left today, only 6 were women. And I would see a women's name on the next list of busted out players.

So this is probably more for the ratings, but I was pleased to see this on cardplayer's WSOP updates:

Date / Time: 2005-07-12 20:35:00
Title: Featured Table Update
Log:
Here are the updated chip counts for the ESPN Featured Table:

Seat 1: Nick Gibson - $960,000
Seat 2: Michael Kessler - $580,000
Seat 3: Alex Morales - $380,000
Seat 4: Terry Burt - $440,000
Seat 5: Richard Kirsch - $400,000
Seat 6: Brad Kondracki - $610,000
Seat 7: Tiffany Williamson - $230,000
Seat 8: John Juanda - $840,000

Hang in there Tiffany...