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Encyclopedia > Barbara Enright

Barbara Enright is an American professional poker player, motivational speaker, and Editor-in-Chief of Woman Poker Player magazine. This article is about the card game. ... Motivational speakers are persons engaged in public speaking who help motivate others with their knowledge and real-life stories in public setting such as sales seminars and corporate meetings. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ...


Enright began playing poker at home at the age of 4, playing five card draw against her older brother. She started playing in cardrooms in 1976. In the same year she was diagnosed as a sufferer of Lupus erythematosus. One is said to be drawing in a poker game if one has a hand that is incomplete and needs further cards to become valuable. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...


She is best-known as the only female to have reached the final table of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 no limit hold'em main event. She achieved this in 1995, finishing in 5th place. She also finished in the money in the 2005 main event, having qualified through a $10 online satellite. The WSOP logo. ... This article describes the common terms, rules, and procedures in the game, but does not cover the strategic impact of betting. ... Texas hold em (or simply hold em or holdem) is the most popular of the community card poker games. ... The 1995 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ... The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. ...


Enright has won three WSOP bracelets:

  1. 1986 Women's Seven-Card Stud
  2. 1994 Women's Seven-Card Stud
  3. 1996 Pot Limit Hold'em (first female to win a bracelet in an open event)

Enright also received the All Around Best Player Award at the 2000 Legends of Poker tournament. The 1986 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... Seven-card stud is a poker variant. ... The 1994 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... The 1996 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... This article describes the common terms, rules, and procedures in the game, but does not cover the strategic impact of betting. ...


She also took part in the televised poker series Poker Royale: Battle of the Ages. Poker Royale is a television series that focuses on No Limit Texas hold em Poker that airs on GSN. The first series began on December 7, 2004. ...


As of 2005, her total live tournament winnings exceed $600,000. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Enright plays online at Paradise Poker under the username "ItsOnlyMe".


External links

  • Motivational Speaking
  • Hendon Mob tournament results

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Barbara Enright is maybe the most vivid illustration of the fact that poker is not only a men’s game anymore.
Barbara was born in Los Angeles and played her first poker hand at age 4.
“Barbara Enright …is every bit as aggressive as the most aggressive men,” described her Tom McEvoy in one of his articles.
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Barbara Enright, who captured the initial limit hold 'em event in Legends of Poker, made another appearance in the winner's circle by taking down the $300 lowball tournament tonight.
Enright is no stranger to lowball, having learned the game while she was still in diapers back in the old Gardena days.
Barbara Enright has more lowball titles than she can remember, but one of them was the ladies event at the first Diamond Jim Brady tournament in the 80s.
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