List of World Series of Poker ladies champions
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World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
(WSOP), held annually in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
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, is "the oldest, largest, most prestigious, and most media-hyped gaming competition in the world". The WSOP bracelet is considered the most coveted non-monetary prize a poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player can win. Since 1976, a bracelet has been awarded to the winner of every event at the annual WSOP, but titles won before 1976 are still counted as "bracelets".
The first WSOP was not a freeze out tournament, but rather an event with a set start and stop time and the winner determined by secret ballot. In 1973, a second event, five-card stud
Five-card stud
Five-card stud is the earliest form of the card game stud poker, originating during the American Civil War, but is less commonly played today than many other more popular poker games. It is still a popular game in parts of the world, especially in Finland where a specific variant of five-card stud...
, was added. Over the years, most of the major poker variants have been played at least once. In 1977, the first Ladies only event event was introduced in the form of $100 buy-in Stud Poker Tournament. Jackie McDaniels won that event to become the first Ladies Champion. She won one of the smallest prizes ($5,580) in WSOP history. By 2007, the popularity of the Ladies Event had grown to the point that it became the first Ladies-only event to have a prize pool greater than $1,000,000. The Ladies played Seven Card Stud for the event's first two decades, but have been playing Texas hold 'em
Texas hold 'em
Texas Hold 'em is a variation of the standard card game of poker. The game consists of two cards being dealt face down to each player and then five community cards being placed face-up by the dealer—a series of three then two additional single cards , with...
since 2001.
Since its inception, three players have won multiple Ladies Championships: Barbara Enright
Barbara Enright
Barbara Enright is an American professional poker player, motivational speaker, and Editor-in-Chief of Woman Poker Player magazine. She has won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker and has made it to the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event final table.Enright was the first woman to win an...
, Susie Isaacs
Susie Isaacs
Susan J. Isaacs is an American professional poker player, who has been based in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1986....
, and Nani Dollison
Nani Dollison
Kun Nan "Nani" Dollison is an American professional poker player from Hernando, Mississippi, who is a three-time World Series of Poker bracelet champion....
. Dollison and Isaacs won the event in consecutive years. Between 1991 and 1997, Isaacs set an event record by qualifying for a cash prize, known as finishing in-the-money, five times. The 1983 Ladies World Poker Championship was the first time that a person "of color", Carolyn Gardner, won a WSOP bracelet.
Traditionally, the Ladies event was the only event held on Mother Day. Due to complaints from mothers, the event was moved to a different day in 2004. Potential conflicts with Mother's Day no longer exist as the WSOP's new owner, Harrah's Casino, moved the event from late spring to the late summer.
The WSOP started offering a "WSOP Academy Ladies Only Poker Camp" in 2007. This week long event is held at Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, an unincorporated township in Clark County, Nevada, United States in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Caesars Palace is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corp....
and is designed to equip women with the tools to compete at the World Series of Poker. It is held the week leading up to the Ladies Championship. Every year since its inception, a participant from the camp has made it to the final table. In 2007, Ladies Champion Sally Anne Boyer participated in the camp. Patty Till, a 2008 attendee, finished in third place at the 2008 Ladies Championship.
Key
| * | Elected to the Poker Hall of Fame Poker Hall of Fame The Poker Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional poker playing in the United States. Founded and located in Las Vegas, Nevada, it was created in 1979 by Benny Binion, the owner of the Horseshoe Casino, to preserve the names and legacies of the world's greatest poker players and to serve... |
| ✩ | Denotes player who is still playing high stakes tournament poker |
| Event | The buy-in and poker variant played |
| Year | The year of the tournament |
| Winner | The person who won the Ladies Championship Event |
| Prize (US$) | The amount of money they won for winning the Ladies Event that year |
| Winnings | Lifetime winnings in WSOP and WSOP Circuit events |
| Bracelets | WSOP victories are counted in terms of bracelets, this column represents the total number of bracelets the player won. |
| Ref. | References |
WSOP Ladies Championship Events
| Event | Year | Winner | Prize (US$) | Winnings | Bracelets | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1977 1977 World Series of Poker The 1977 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe.-Preliminary events:-Final table:... |
$5,580 | $5,580 | 1 | ||
| $200 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1978 1978 World Series of Poker The 1978 World Series of Poker was held in May 1978 at Binion's Horseshoe. and was the first WSOP that wasn't a winner-take-all prize.Instead the tournament had a progressive prize structure, as follows 50% for the Winner then 20% for second, 15% for third, 10% for fourth and 5% for fifth... |
$10,080 | $20,167 | 1 | ||
| $400 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1979 1979 World Series of Poker The 1979 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.-Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 54 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. Fowler was the first amateur to win the WSOP... |
$12,720 | $39,775 | 1 | ||
| $400 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1980 1980 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 73 entrants to the main event, with each paying an entry fee of $10,000. This would be Ungar's first of three wins.-Final table:... |
$14,880 | $14,880 | 1 | ||
| $400 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1981 1981 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 75 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. The final hand saw Green with 10 9 and Ungar with A Q, and the board was 7 8 4 4 Q. -Final table:-Other High Finishes:... |
$17,600 | $19,150 | 1 | ||
| $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1982 1982 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 104 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. Jack Straus beat Dewey Tomko to win. -Final table:-Other High Finishes:... |
$16,000 | $16,000 | 1 | ||
| $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1983 1983 World Series of Poker The 1983 World Series of Poker was held May 9th to May 12th, 1983 at Binion's Horseshoe.-Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 108 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. Doyle Brunson fell just short in his attempt to win the main event for a third time when he... |
$16,000 | $61,701 | 1 | ||
| $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1984 1984 World Series of Poker The 1984 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe.-Preliminary events:-Final table:... |
$15,000 | $62,560 | 1 | ||
| $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1985 1985 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 141 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.-Final table:-Other High Finishes:NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.... |
$18,500 | $18,500 | 1 | ||
| $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1986 1986 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 141 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.-Final table:-Other High Finishes:NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.... |
*✩ | $16,400 | $390,273 | 3 | |
| $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1987 1987 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 152 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.-Final table:-Other High Finishes:NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.... |
✩ | $16,800 | $58,212 | 1 | |
| $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1988 1988 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Final table:-Other High Finishes:NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.... |
$17,000 | $17,000 | 1 | ||
| $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1989 1989 World Series of Poker The 1989 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe. The 1989 Main Event was won by 24-year-old Phil Hellmuth, defeating defending champion Johnny Chan, and also breaking the record for the youngest player to win the WSOP Main Event . Had Johnny Chan won, he would have tied Johnny... |
$18,600 | $63,960 | 1 | ||
| $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1990 1990 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 194 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.-Final table:-Other High Finishes:NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.... |
$22,000 | $39,620 | 1 | ||
| $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1991 1991 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 215 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. This was the first Main Event to offer a top prize of 1 million dollars.-Final table:-Other High Finishes:... |
$28,200 | $28,200 | 1 | ||
| $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1992 1992 World Series of Poker The 1992 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe. Among notable participants was actor Telly Savalas of Kojak fame.-Preliminary events:-Main Event:... |
$38,000 | $38,000 | 1 | ||
| $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1993 1993 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 220 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.-Final table:-Other High Finishes:NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.... |
$32,800 | $90,515 | 1 | ||
| $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1994 1994 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 268 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. Since this was the 25th Anniversary of the event, the winner received $1,000,000, plus his/her weight in silver, in celebration of the WSOP's silver anniversary.-Final table:-Other... |
*✩ | $38,400 | $390,273 | 3 | |
| $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1995 1995 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Final table:-Other High Finishes:NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.-External Links:*... |
$35,200 | $90,515 | 2 | ||
| $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1996 1996 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Final table:-Other High Finishes:NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.-External Links:*... |
$42,000 | $184,272 | 2 | ||
| $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1997 1997 World Series of Poker The 1997 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe. Most notably, it was the only WSOP where the final table of the main event took place outdoors, at the Fremont Street Experience, just outside of Binions... |
$38,000 | $184,272 | 2 | ||
| $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1998 1998 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Final table:-Other High Finishes:NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.-External Links:*... |
$40,000 | $40,000 | 1 | ||
| $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 1999 1999 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Final table:-Other High Finishes:NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.-External Links:*... |
$34,000 | $35,820 | 1 | ||
| $1,000 1/2 Limit Hold'em, 1/2 Seven Card Stud Ladies' Championship | 2000 2000 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 512 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.Ferguson had a 10 to 1 chip lead when starting his heads-up vs Cloutier. After a see-saw battle, Ferguson decided to call Cloutier's AQ all-in with his own A9... |
$ | $622,904 | 3 | ||
| $1,000 Ladies' Championship | 2001 2001 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 613 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter what was the largest poker tournament ever played in a non-online casino at the time.-Final table:-Other High Finishes:... |
$ | $622,904 | 3 | ||
| $1,000 Ladies' Championship | 2002 2002 World Series of Poker The 2002 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe.This edition was historically notable for two reasons. It was the first WSOP in which pocket cams were installed to allow broadcasters to show the players' hole cards, although only for the Main Event... |
Catherine Brown | $39,880 | $68,230 | 1 | |
| $1,000 Ladies' 1/2 Hold'em, 1/2 Stud | 2003 2003 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 839 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter what was the largest poker tournament ever played in a brick and mortar casino at the time... |
$40,700 | $40,700 | 1 | ||
| $1,000 Ladies Limit Hold 'Em | 2004 2004 World Series of Poker The 2004 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe after Harrah's Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January... |
✩ | $58,530 | $65,515 | 1 | |
| $1,000 Ladies' No Limit Hold'em | 2005 2005 World Series of Poker results This article is a list of results of the 2005 World Series of Poker with statistics, final table results and payouts.- Event 1: $500 Casino Employee's No Limit Hold'em:June 2, 2005This event kicked off the 2005 WSOP... |
✩ | $158,335 | $212,973 | 1 | |
| $1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em | 2006 2006 World Series of Poker The 2006 World Series of Poker began on June 25, 2006 with "satellite" events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29... |
✩ | $236,094 | $236,094 | 1 | |
| $1,000 World Championship Ladies No Limit Hold'em | 2007 2007 World Series of Poker The 2007 World Series of Poker began on June 1, 2007. The $10,000 no-limit Texas hold 'em Main Event began on July 6 and was completed on the morning of July 18... |
✩ | $262,077 | $262,077 | 1 | |
| $1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em World Championship | 2008 2008 World Series of Poker The 2008 World Series of Poker was the 39th annual World Series of Poker . Held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, the series began on May 30, 2008, and featured 55 poker championships in several variants. All events but the $10,000 World Championship No Limit Texas hold... |
✩ | $224,702 | $240,830 | 1 | |
| $1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em World Championship | 2009 2009 World Series of Poker The 2009 World Series of Poker was the 40th annual World Series of Poker . It was held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and ran from May 27 to July 15. There were 57 bracelet events, culminating in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event... |
$ | $ | 1 | ||
| $1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em World Championship | 2010 2010 World Series of Poker The 2010 World Series of Poker was the 41st annual World Series of Poker , held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and ran from May 28 to July 17. There were 57 bracelet events, culminating in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship that began on July 5... |
$ | $ | 1 |