This year’s been a big year for women’s poker.
A sponsored pro took down the Ladies’ Championship and an even bigger name pro took a slot in the WiPHoF. With the backlash against the sidelining of the women’s event and against displays of aggressive sexism at the table, there has a general sense of poker finally making a late effort to exorcise it's ingrained biases.
So, it’s worth celebrating some of the players who have made this year’s WSOP great.
5. Liv Boeree
Cashes At The WSOP this Year: 1
After her joint bracelet win, last year in the Team Event with her arm-candy Igor Kurganov. Boeree hung on into the top 400 at the Main Event this time round, close enough to taste the Cartier in this event.