webooks Launches Latest Online Book No Limit Texas Hold Em For Winners

To coincide with the online publication of No Limit Texas Hold Em Poker For Winners a book on poker ebook on hold em rules and strategy webooks.co.uk takes a look at some world famous female players.

An Evolving Sport Historically, poker has been a game with limited appeal reaching to solely men. However, a spike in popularity at the beginning of the 21st century has increased poker’s player profile massively. Poker is now more accessible than ever, thanks to online poker and televised coverage. Poker players are now international celebrities. As a consequence, there are an increasing number female poker players. Let’s take a look at some of the women who are changing the face of Poker. Lucy Rokach A latecomer to the game, Lucy started playing Poker at the age of 38, but soon lost everything in just a few months after hitting a run of bad luck. Determined to keep playing, Lucy re-mortgaged her house, borrowed money and re-joined the playing circuit again, amassing over almost $1,000,000 in tournament wins, as well as re-writing the hold em rules in the process. Career winnings: $997,317 Helen Chamberlain More commonly known for her role as television presenter for morning shows, The Big Breakfast and Soccer A.M., Helen Chamberlain is an example of the Poker bug biting celebrities as well as Joe public. Despite only competing in one tournament, the “Poker Million: The Masters”, Helen achieved a second place finish netting her an impressive $400,000. Not bad for a first timer. Career winnings: $400,000 Annie Duke After ending her pursuit for a doctorate and moving from Philadelphia to Montana with her new husband. Duke found it difficult in the new city so turned to Poker as a means to an end. Maturing as a player gaining valuable experience along the way, Duke has become one of the most important female poker players today, claiming a WSOP bracelet in 2004. This earned her an invitation to the WSOP Tournament of Champions table where she won $2,000,000 – a record for a woman at the time and cementing her place as a poker great – regardless of gender. Career winnings: $1,495,241 Annette Obrestad Born in Norway, Annette Obrestad was the youngest player ever to win a WSOP bracelet in 2007. Starting out at the tender age of 15, Annette made her initial online bankroll by winning freeroll tournaments. Amazingly, in a 5 months period in 2006, Annette amassed over $900,000 of winnings online, establishing herself as one of the best online players. She has since gone on to win the World Series Poker of Europe Main Event and finishing second in the PokerStars European Tour in Dublin. Career Winnings: $2,500,000 Kathy Liebert A career spanning 11 years, 12 first place finishes, a WSOP bracelet and the first ever women to win a tournament with a first prize of $1,000,000 – Kathy Liebert remains one of the most prolific female poker players. In 2005, she won the telelvised Poker Royale: Battle of the Sexes, thrusting her into the spotlight once again and breaking down the gender barrier even further. Career Winnings $4,400,000 At www.webooks.co.uk, users can read the full texts of over 150 books, at no charge or download the PDF or buy the hard copy of the book at our online store. Users can also sign up to the newsletter to receive alerts when new titles are added to the online library. Notes to Editors 1. Webooks offers consumers free access to the full text content of a range of information-based non-fiction books. Visitors can read all or part of any of our titles online, or download a PDF version for a small fee. 2. ‘We books’ is a joint venture between How to Books and On the Move Ltd.

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