4 passionate, hard-working & intelligent women who defy the odds on a daily basis by playing poker for a living.

Joined September 2011
Alllll Right .... my break from hosting X Spaces is over.... hitting the ground running.... Excited to be Welcoming @JenShahade for an interview! Chattin: ♦️Poker ♟️ Chess ❤️ @PokerStars 📖 Her Recently Released Book: Thinking Sideways .....soooo much more.... so bring your questions.... Join Me & The Fam....
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Chopped the Maryland State Poker Champs Event 14 and won the trophy in a flip🏆
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Back in Baltimore for the @LivePokerRoom @PokerStarsUSA Quadstacks! Let’s play!
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I signed 300 copies of my book in Baltimore, mostly to young readers. I told them Thinking Sideways would be of more interest to their coaches and parents but many disagreed, insisting they LOVE advanced books. Then a 7-year-old asked me a question about AI from chapter 4. 🤯
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Writing a book is so fun! Three years of agony punctuated by two cool moments: the cover reveal, and getting author copies in the mail.
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🍊 LADIES MIMOSA MUG! 🥂 IN ONE WEEK! December 10th, 9am-noon Over $5K in splash pot prizes! @ClubWPTGold will send THREE lucky women to the $1100 @WPT Women’s Championship on 12/13 for 🆓! First come, first seated
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Do you wanna play 6 rounds of 10 min charity chess on @chesscom on December 21 with commentaries by stars like @JenShahade👏 Then Sign up here: form.jotform.com/25301577725… Support the kids here: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_bu… businessmeetschessandkids.co… Who is in? @TheKordanator @rubenharris
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The use of AI is very topical right now in Poker. On the latest show, we asked @JenShahade about originality and if she feels the same resistance to repeating herself as one of her creative heroes, avant garde artist Marcel Duchamp. FULL EPISODE: soundcloud.com/thechiprace/s…
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Where did 2025 go? Just 2 more episodes, 2 more strategy videos + 1 more LOCK-IN left, but fear not, the lads are gonna close out their biggest year ever with some banger content. This weekend’s episode will star @JenShahade, David Docherty, @BlaiseBourgeois + @MrJesseJames4!
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♠️ ♥️ ♣️ ♦️ S27 ~ E3 ♦️♣️ ♥️ ♠️ 🇺🇸 Poker Player, Chess Champ, Author & Podcaster @JenShahade 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Irish Open Champ David Docherty 🧠 3-way Spot with @BlaiseBourgeois 🇺🇸 @WPT Wynn with @MrJesseJames4 🎙️ soundcloud.com/thechiprace/s… ❤️ LIKE/RT = DRAW for Euro Deepstacks satty ticket
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The one silly rebuttal that I consistently keep seeing is that somehow this is related to us not being able to handle the load, so we are trying to shape this to somehow give us an advantage. This is complete nonsense. We can play just as long now as we ever could, we choose not to because we’re more educated than we used to be. There’s always gonna be a group of people that hate change, but poker isn’t a seedy, back-room game anymore. Millions of people enjoy it as a form of entertainment and the industry needs to adjust.
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Third place in the North American Poker Tour Main Event! Thanks to all of you for the amazing live and online rail, which filled me with so much joy and gratitude for this game and community. 💋
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This is what we need!!!! True honest, heartwarming collaboration between professionals. I wanna applaud this and I have long wanted to produce worthwhile content. I think I might finally actually start.
Very well said, I agree with 100% of what you are saying and I appreciate the sentiment! Happy to chat with Cary at Poker Go or Francine at Poker Stars - to volunteer some thoughts on poker’s overall strategy and direction I could also wait until the 2026 @PokerTDA summit and present broader ideas about this kind of thing, than I have previously anywhere else to date (ideas evolve as the game and world do)
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I can’t believe this is real but Abby got me fired
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This is where I’d direct some content creation energy - this free bar poker league. Highlight the casual nature of the game, without all the technical lingo, in a familiar environment that is risk free. Helps total beginners to be comfortable - I’ve commentated this final table before at Borgata and it is a great group of people.
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If you love poker or care about poker’s future at all.. I need you to take ten minutes and watch this video and tell everyone. The @WPT, @WSOP, @PokerGO, @PokerNews, @pokerorg, and @ClubWPT are in a slow decline They need your help…
Poker needs more alphas. The percentage of physically fit alpha males and females seems to drop every tournament, along with prize pools and guarantees. People want to see more bad asses, and less Deebs. Do a “Poker Alpha” tournament and watch what happens to the field size.
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Replying to @RobGardnerLive
This video is inspired by @WriterJen and @KatieStonePoker , two women whose views on the poker industry I’ve always held in the highest regard.
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A great point made by @KatieStonePoker about making poker players play late is that it kills the chance of them having free time to spend money on property. It’s gotta be better for the host casino if the average poker player is out of the tournament at 6/7pm and can gamble, shop, have dinner, etc.
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“Done by Dinner” I’d love for an operator to try it out. Cap the poker play to 8 hours/day. Shift the focus of poker tournament marketing over to the experience the players have while on property, rather than getting x amount of tournament levels in each day Why? Instead of limiting a player/customer/diner to off-hours activities, which may or may not be on-site, because they have been playing a poker tournament for 12-14 hours, why not give them an opportunity to enjoy the host property? If host locations knew that each player an event or tour was bringing into the property, would have 5-6 more waking hours available to gamble, shop and dine, it could be an attractive equation for them Casinos HATE poker (in general) because poker does not drive a significant source of revenue, yet it requires a significant amount of work If each body that walked through the casino door as a result of a poker tournament, was worth more than it is now as a customer to the host location, perhaps conditions would get better for poker and it’s organizers In addition, people who have 9-5 jobs may be better able to plan for and play poker, when they know they are capped at 8 hours in the day Not trying to incentivize a whole lot of “sick days” in order to play poker 🫣😆 but people with day jobs and other responsibilities may have an easier time adapting to this niche captivity of a world we call the poker industry, if the structure of the days where a little different @SpaceyFCB @isaac_trumbo @sunkimstone
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When I started playing poker 20 years ago, it was hard to make friends and I was told by a prominent female player at the time, that “No one would help me” improve in poker. I’m happy to say that’s not the case anymore, and being able to help bring together women who love poker is a special mission that’s very personal to me. This game has given me so much, and it’s my honor to give back! Please join us for some good times with amazing food ❤️
Join us for the Lunch & Learn Poker Event with the one and only @KatieStonePoker on April 6th & April 13th! Network with women in poker and gain invaluable tips from a pro! Keep the party going on April 6th by Competing in the ALL LADIES TOURNAMENT with $10K GTD! And guess what? We’re giving away a FREE entry into the tournament! Don’t miss your chance to join the action at Champions Poker Club.
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