| 'Ladies' Stud' is not a contradiction
in terms. The women
who participate in today's event
are as capable as any man.
There are differences
between female poker players
and male poker players. Ladies
usually smell better and don't
throw the cards as far. But they
want it just as bad as men do.
These ladies aren't virgin
players. The ease with which
they fondle chips and tease the
cards reveal their experience.
These women don't hesitate
to use affirmative action to
get the pot. When they think
they have the best hand they
march for justice, betting andraising all the way.
When the Ladies' event
begins there's one long-haired
blonde with a lot of chips —
dealer Ed Smith. His ‘do' out
does the dames.
Elaine Roberts, a lefthanded
Jayhawker from Lawrence
KS, is on a mission. She's
here for the cash.
Elaine went to the WPT
Boot Camp. She said she thoroughly
enjoyed it and learned a
lot. Not quite enough apparently
because she didn't make
the money… this time. But neither
did professional player
Kathy Liebert.
Women not only play
poker at the Cherokee Casino,
they work here too! Trish
Gregory and Linda Gibbs do a
heck of job in the poker kiosk.
They handle money, chips and
flatter the press. They should
get a raise!
Judith Osborne got kissed
but didn't get cashed. She was
one place out of the money,
coming in 6th in an event that
paid 5 places.
The Ladies'
Champ
tonight was
Shelly Fritz.
She came to the
Final Table
with the most chips and never
looked back. She had what it
takes and she knew how to use
it.
Speaking of bad-beats!
Wendy Jenkins was a onewoman
chip wrecking crew in
the No-Limit main event.
Throughout the day she knockknocked
the chips out of players,
sending many out the door
talking to themselves.
But poker is a mean
game. It can make you cry
or wonder why?
With 19
players left, one
away from the
money, Wendy
picked-up
pocket-Kings.
She went heads-up against a
Big Dog with a husky pair
of Aces. The flop came A,
K, ?, ?, ?. Wendy was
blown away.
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