The Next Challenge for Women and Poker
The
growth rate of women entering poker has increased
dramatically over the past year due to the heightened
interest in poker through television coverage and the
growth of tournament Texas Holdem poker. The Women's
Poker Club is pleased to announce its inaugural WPC
Showdown Tournament to be held September 9-11 at
Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas.
The Women's Poker Club was formed to encourage more
women to enter the poker playing field by providing them
with a friendly and less threatening environment to
improve their skills. The club boasts over 700 members.
"Many men seem to feel that women are easy targets at
the
Texas
Holdem
poker
table; our WPC tournaments have proven tougher
competition than most mixed events I have ever
participated in. Women are outstanding contenders in
this sport," said Maryann Morrison, President of the
Womens Poker Club.
Royal Vegas Poker, the exclusive sponsor of this event,
will be holding satellite and super satellite events
where women will have a chance to win a free trip to the
WPC Vegas Showdown. The online tournaments, available at
RoyalVegasPoker.com are open to any and all female poker
players.
"It will be an exhilarating three days, with optional
poker classes and social events built into the
tournament agenda," said Morrison. "For some of the
women, the WPC Vegas Showdown will be their first major
brick and mortar tournament. The members know each other
from playing online and sharing strategy in our forum.
The WPC Vegas Showdown will give them a chance to meet
and compete face to face. This is the next step in
encouraging more women to be immersed in poker and
leveling the playing field."
The main event, a No-Limit Texas Holdem Tournament with
a buy-in of $100+$25, will be held on Saturday,
September 11. The prize pool is estimated at over
$10,000. Two secondary tournaments, a seven-card Stud Hi
Limit and Omaha Hi Lo Pot Limit with a buy-in of
$60+$15, will run simultaneously on September 10.
Cat Hulbert, a well known
Texas
Holdem
poker
player and women's poker instructor from Calif., will
conduct optional poker classes before the main event.
Her classes are limited to nine players and are
conducted in the poker room around the table so
participants can play as they hone their skills.
Two guest hosts arranged by Royal Vegas Poker will meet
the participants at the event: Lou Krieger, author of "Hold'em
Excellence" and "Poker for Dummies," and Barbara Enright,
who has three WSOP gold bracelets to her credit, is a
WPC member, and who is the first woman poker player to
make final table at the World Series of Poker main
event. Added Morrison, "This is an exciting and
challenging time for women and poker."
