May 29 2014, by Jennifer Newell

Top 10 Years When Women Won WSOP Bracelets

Women have always been a force in poker, despite typically comprising five percent or less of any given tournament field.

Every year, there seem to be more women entering the game. As the 2014 World Series of Poker begins in Las Vegas, let’s look at the best years for women at the WSOP since in its 44-year history through 2013. This list includes women who won open events, which does not include the annual Ladies Championship.

 

1. (2013) 3 bracelets – Loni Harwood, Dana Castaneda, Jackie Glazier

2. (2004) 3 bracelets – Annie Duke, Cyndy Violette, Kathy Liebert

3. (2012) 2 bracelets – Vanessa Selbst, Allyn Jaffrey Shulman

4. (2008) 2 bracelets – Katja Thater, Annette Obrestad

5. (2000) 2 bracelets – Jennifer Harman, Jerri Thomas

6. (1997) 2 bracelets – Linda Johnson, Maria Stern

7. (1982) 2 bracelets – Vera Richmond, Dani Kelly

8. (2008) 1 bracelet – Vanessa Selbst

9. (2006) 1 bracelet – Clare Miller

10. (2002) 1 bracelet – Jennifer Harman

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About the author

Jennifer Newell fell in love with poker while working for the World Poker Tour in Los Angeles. She left the company to live as a freelance writer with a heavy concentration on the poker world. It is not often that she travels to poker tournaments and less often that she plays the game, but she can always be found reading and writing about poker. You can find her on her FreelanceWriterJen Facebook page or @WriterJen on Twitter.