Women at the WSOP
 This year there has been more women playing at the WSOP Main Event than in the past years. It seems that poker became even more popular in the last times and also its advertisement on television helps poker to get known. Women seem to be more and more fascinated by this game. This year, on every table, at least one woman sat and played.
There are many women who actually play very well and they play among the leaders on the WSOP. Some of them are JJ Liu, Kristy Gazes, Kathy Liebert, Clonie Gowen and many others.
For example Kathy Liebert appeared at the final table in the first event; she finished third and won in four other events. In her lifetime she won already $ 4.8 million. Lately she affirmed that she is going to win this year's WSOP Main Event.
Last year, another top player, Kristy Gazes, won the 5th place at the NBC Heads-Up Championship. She is also the WPT Ladies Night Champion, and she made the 13th place on the women's all time money list.
JJ Liu, whose best cash ever was at the 2007 WPT Shooting Star, when she reached the 2nd place, recently achieved her first cash in the 2008 WSOP. Some years ago she has also been a WPT Ladies Night Champion.
Her lifetime winnings are $ 1,7 million.
It seems that this year the one who has to be feared the most at the Main Event is Vanessa Selbst. She's a new player though, but with her aggressive nature she can surprise many long-time players. It's her third WSOP ever and she even managed it to play 2 tournaments simultaneously and she won her first gold bracelet. Not too bad for just a 23 year old girl.
She also plays more heads-up matches online than any other tournament type and it's definitely one of her strongest elements of her game.
There are really a lot of very good women poker players. The number of prominent women in poker grew 3 times the number of last year.
So, now we just have to wait, if one of them wins the 2008 WSOP.
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