The tournament on PokerStars.net. (registration available here through Noon Friday) is open to all women over age 18 takes place Saturday, with the top nine players advancing to the final table to compete for prizes including a vacation package to Cancun provided by PLOQuickPro.com, one-on-one lessons with top poker pros Jonathan Little of PokerCoaching.com and World College Poker’s head coach Alex Fitzgerald, and a ladies-only poker night donated by Poker Powher.
Poker Powher is bringing leading poker pros Melanie Weisner and Xuan Liu to the event for commentary and play with bounties on their heads. The tournament is streamed on YouTube and both Poker Powher and World College Poker host a poker 101 webinar on the World College Poker YouTube channel to prepare players for the competition.
Poker Powher was founded last year to empower women of all ages to become the leaders of tomorrow by helping them develop the strategy, risk assessment, discipline and resilience needed to succeed – both in poker and in life. Providing and supporting education for women further delivers Poker Powher’s mission to teach one million women to play the game.
“Poker Powher is committed to helping women stack their skills through teaching and practicing the game of poker,” said Erin Lydon, Poker Powher GM and marketing director. “This tournament will bring leading female poker pros and teachers to the table to inspire women everywhere to play this game-changing card game.”
“World College Poker is thrilled to work with Poker Powher to expand their reach globally with the upcoming tourney in honor of Women’s History Month,” said co-founder of WCP, Craig Tapscott. “Together, we can flip the table on this male-dominated game and inspire dedicated female players to leave their mark.”
Rebecca McAdam Willetts, PokerStars associate director of consumer engagement and public relations added, “We are very passionate about empowering women in poker and bringing more women to the game, so we are excited to host this one-of-a-kind tournament on PokerStars.net and help pave the way for more women to get involved in the game.”
To register for the event or poker 101 webinar, please visit: worldcollegepoker.com/registration.
Dan is the founder of PokerLiveUpdates, a veteran poker tournament reporter who can be found wandering somewhat aimlessly through tournament arenas worldwide. As a founding member of FunTour2.0, he searches for the best in craft beer at all locations in the poker world.
