The women of the poker Hall of Fame (WiPHOF) are proud to announce that Victoria Coren Mitchell and Debbie Burkhead will be inducted this summer. The WiPHOF luncheon will take place on July 6 at 11 a.m. at the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino Ballroom in Las Vegas.
The event is sponsored by card player Cruise and benefits PokerGives, a nonprofit charity that serves military families in need.
Victoria Coren Mitchell started playing poker when she was a teenager. She joined her brother's friends as part of their group to see what they were doing. Poker seems to have paid off well, as she made history by winning one of poker's most prestigious tournaments for the first time twice. Writer and TV host Victoria overcame her chance to win the European Poker Tour in San Remo, Italy, and took home 391,932 pounds of cash and a watch worth more than 4,000 pounds.
She is a former poker stars professional, and rose from an unknown relative to a poker superstar when she became the first female winner of the European Poker Tour in 2006. She earns over $2.4 million from the tournament for the rest of her life. 슬롯머신
Victoria is most likely the best-known poker player in the media as well as in the UK. She is a journalist, television personality, film director, and most recently a wife and mother. She is the first European to join WiPohF.
Debbie Burkhead started her poker career as a player and writer in the 1990s. She began writing at Pokerpages.com and worked as an editor at Poker Digest for a while until it was sold. She wrote a monolith two-part column for the Poker Player newspaper, titled Debbie Do Poker, which lasted for more than a decade. Debbie frequently reported on various women's events across the U.S., and promoted women's competitions through her writings. She started her career as a sales representative for the Poker Player newspaper in 2003, and was promoted to National Sales Director in 2009 to oversee six sales associations across the U.S. Debbie also co-founded Poker Player Cruises in 2010, and served as president until 2013.
Debbie has proven to be a versatile tournament player with nearly $200,000 in cash, including top-ranked titles in the Limit Holdham, Norimit Holdham, Seven Card Stud, and Horse.
In 2002, she won the top all-around event in the pepper mill, earning money from four WSOP events: the unlimited hold-and-hold six-handle, the seven-card stud high/low, the senior event, and the lady event. Debbie also won the LIPS National Championship in 2007, and has served on the women's board of the poker hall of fame since 2008.
Debbie currently works in the position of Eastern Sales Representative for Antie Up Magazine. Her commitment to promoting poker in the women's community has been shown throughout the years, both in her writing and in her achievements as a tournament player.
The prestigious women of the poker hall of fame, founded by Lupe Soto in 2008, were designed to honor poker players who have distinguished and contributed to the sport. Debbie Burkhead, Karina Jett, Lupe Soto, Suzy Lederer, and Jeanne David are on the board.