Monica Reeves
Encyclopedia
Monica Reeves is a professional poker
and blackjack
player from Oakville, Ontario.
She is a former model who began her gambling
career in 2005 under the tutelage of expert poker player Jim Worth. After nine months, Reeves was able to start playing professionally. She placed 8th in the St. Maarten Spring Poker Showdown, 114th in the Aruba Poker Classic and chopped first in the Bellagio $1k event in the summer of 2006.
Reeves won the fourth preliminary tournament in the Ultimate Blackjack Tour
, a televised 10 week blackjack tournament airing on CBS
, and she also finished second in the ladies event. Reeves is one of the endorsed pros on the Ultimate Blackjack Tour.
As of 2008, her total live tournament winnings exceed $40,000.
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...
and blackjack
Blackjack
Blackjack, also known as Twenty-one or Vingt-et-un , is the most widely played casino banking game in the world...
player from Oakville, Ontario.
She is a former model who began her gambling
Gambling
Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods...
career in 2005 under the tutelage of expert poker player Jim Worth. After nine months, Reeves was able to start playing professionally. She placed 8th in the St. Maarten Spring Poker Showdown, 114th in the Aruba Poker Classic and chopped first in the Bellagio $1k event in the summer of 2006.
Reeves won the fourth preliminary tournament in the Ultimate Blackjack Tour
Ultimate Blackjack Tour
The Ultimate Blackjack Tour was a televised series of Elimination Blackjack tournaments that aired in syndication. It debuted on September 16, 2006. The show consists of a series of televised Elimination Blackjack tournaments...
, a televised 10 week blackjack tournament airing on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
, and she also finished second in the ladies event. Reeves is one of the endorsed pros on the Ultimate Blackjack Tour.
As of 2008, her total live tournament winnings exceed $40,000.