The High Roller events at the World Series of Poker bring out the best of the best. Nestled in the comfy chairs of Paris Purple, the game's biggest names battle against their counterparts at the highest level.
This year, seven women joined in for the $25,000 event yesterday. We thought we'd share these crushers who took part.
Victoria Livschitz
- Hendon Mob Live Tournament Earnings: $1,761,702
- Best score: $10k Aria High Roller – 1st place for $ 162,790
Victoria Livshitz was the first to call attention to the number of women in the event early yesterday. She's never afraid to sit with the best in the world and has five first-place finishes on her résumé.
Maria Ho (advanced to Day 2 with 181,000)
- Hendon Mob Live Tournament Earnings: $5,326,783
- Best Score: WSOP $5k NLH – 2nd Place for $540,020
A dominant force at the table, Maria Ho excels at anything she puts her mind to. Well known for her commentating, presenting, reality TV competitions, and, of course, her on-the-felt poker prowess. She bagged 181,000 to move on to Day 2.
Maria Konnikova
- Hendon Mob Live Tournament Earnings: $625,621
- Best score: $1,650 PCA – 1st place for $84,600
An accomplished tournament player who's fearless on the felt. Her intimate knowledge of game theory puts her a step above many other players. She's also an accomplished author who often writes about poker and poker-adjacent concepts.
Nadya Magnus (advanced to Day 2 with 193,000)
- Hendon Mob Live Tournament Earnings: $2,039,801
- Best score: $3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship - 4th place for $171,642
The 2021 Female Global Poker Index Player of the Year knows what it takes to excel on the biggest stages. With two WSOP rings to her name, it's only a matter of time until she adds a bracelet to her collection.
Rania Nasreddine
- Hendon Mob Live Tournament Earnings: $1,079,986
- Best score: $5,300 Monte Carlo EPT Main Event - 3rd place for $473,639
Rania Nasreddine has succeeded at every level of the game. After grinding RunGood and WSOP Circuit stops, she's taken her game to compete with the best of the best. "I want to try all the things and I want to excel at all the things," she recently told WPT's Tim Fiorvanti after her biggest score.
Kristen Foxen (advanced to Day 2 with 535,000)
- Hendon Mob Live Tournament Earnings: $7,578,872
- Best score: $25k Poker Masters – 1st place for $408,000
Widely regarded as one of the best tournament poker players on the scene, Foxen regularly plays and succeeds at the highest stakes. She sits in 201st place on the all-time money list and is second on the all-time female money winners list, behind only Vanessa Selbst.
Min Zhang (advanced to Day 2 with 401,000)
- Hendon Mob Live Tournament Earnings: $911,746
- Best score: $25,500 WPT Seminole High Roller – 2nd place for $420,400
Min Zhang is on a tear lately; she recently enjoyed her best cash ever in April of this year and has already amassed 13 cashes in 2024. We imagine that number will only grow from here.
It's great to see women represented in these major fields; these seven are some of the best in the game. Best of luck to the three women who advanced to Day 2 in one of the toughest fields of the year!
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