The World Poker Tour Ladies Night Tournament

The World Poker Tour Ladies Night tournament was an inaugural tournament that showcases the talent and strategies of female poker players. Who would have thought that women can really play excellent poker? Some of these beautiful ladies even play better than their male counterparts. Men may have dominated the game of poker for much of its history, but women are not to be outdone.

There may have been a lot of big and highly anticipated poker tournaments nowadays, but the World Poker Tour Ladies Night deserves much attention. In recent years, this event has built up a huge following from an audience that greatly respects the abilities and talents of these women. Watch this poker tournament to witness the best women players who have ever stepped into the world of poker.

The inaugural tournament was held at the mesmerizing Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California. This particular event was featured in the second season of the World Poker Tour in September 2003. This tournament was sparkling as the world started to witness the beauty and glamour of the women professional poker players who participated. The action was fast and unending as there were lots of changes in favor all throughout the tournament.

Those who were skilled and lucky enough to have reached the final table are Jennifer Harman, Maureen Feduniak, Evelyn Ng, Clonie Gowen, Kathy Liebert, and Annie Duke. These beautiful women displayed every strategy they know to outlast and beat one another. The winner of this poker tournament would not only bring home a huge amount of cash, but would also be guaranteed a seat at the much anticipated WPT Championship tournament. How's that for an ultimate prize? Imagine being able to play at the event of all events in the World Poker Tour.

Not only that, the winner would also be given the chance to play at the WPT Invitational tournament for a chance to win more and more money. The stakes are really big and would definitely catapult the winner up to the ranks of the best players of the game. The first one who was eliminated at the final table of the tournament was Harman, who made some crucial mistakes that led to her early exit from the game.

As Ng, Gowen, Liebert, Duke and Feduniak continued on the game, they gallantly displayed everything they got to win this particular tournament. In the end, it was Gowen who emerged victorious as the first champion of the World Poker Tour Ladies Night tournament. She outlasted Ng at the final round to claim the grand pot which is valued at $25,000.