Katja "Lady Horror" Thater (born 1966 in Hamburg, Germany) is a professional poker player and horse breeder. She is the most well-known female poker player in her home country of Germany and is married to another poker professional, Jan von Halle. Wedemark is a municipality in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Location Coordinates Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE6 First Mayor Ole von Beust (CDU) Governing party CDU Votes in Bundesrat 3 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  755 km² (292 sq mi) Population 1,754,317 (11/2006)[1]  - Density 2,324 /km² (6,018... A game of Texas holdem, currently the most popular form of poker, in progress. ... Horse breeding is the process of using selective breeding to produce additional individuals of a given phenotype, that is, continuing a breed. ...

Her popularity in Germany comes from the wide coverage on local television of her participation in the Poker Nations Cup and Woman's Poker Open. The Poker Nations Cup is an international poker tournament, televised on Channel 4 from March 2006 onwards. ...

Before becoming a professional poker player, Thater was the director of an event and marketing company in Hamburg and competed in dressage tournaments at horse shows. She continues competing in her spare time.

Thater represented Germany as a member of the national team in the 2006 Poker Nations Cup in Cardiff, participated in the Woman's Poker Open in London and recently was added as a member of Team PokerStars. Cardiff (English:  , Welsh: ) is the capital, largest and core city of Wales. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Screenshot of the Pokerstars GUI at a real-money table game. ...

She won her first World Series of Poker bracelet in 2007 in the $1,500 Razz event. The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... The 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) will begin on June 1, 2007. ... Razz is a form of stud poker that is normally played for ace-to-five low. ...

Other major tournament finishes include fourth place in the 2002 Austrian Classics and fifth place in the $1,000 World Championship Ladies no limit Texas hold 'em event in 2007. This article is a list of results of the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) with statistics, final table results and payouts. ... Texas hold em Texas hold em (also holdem, holdem) is the most popular poker variant played in casinos in the United States. ...

As of 2007, Thater's total live tournament winnings exceed $280,000.^[1]

Katja won the 2007 World Series of Poker's Event #29, $1500 Razz and took home $132,653 in cash ^[2]

Notes

1. ^ Hendon Mob tournament results: Katja Thater
2. ^ http://www.lasvegasvegas.com/pokerblog/archives/004966.php

External links

• Official site
• Team PokerStars profile