Poker Hall of Fame · Inducted 2015
Jennifer Harman
The greatest woman ever to play poker, and a regular at the biggest game on earth.
The legacy
A legend of the felt
Jennifer grew up in Reno, Nevada, learning cards at the family kitchen table. She studied biology and planned to become a doctor. Poker won.
She is widely regarded as the greatest female poker player of all time and the finest woman cash-game player the game has ever seen. In 2015 she entered the Poker Hall of Fame, one of very few women ever to receive that honor.
Doyle Brunson chose her to write the Limit Hold'em chapter of Super/System 2, poker's most famous strategy book.
Career highlights
- First WSOP bracelet — $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball
- Second WSOP bracelet — $5,000 Limit Hold'em
- Key member of The Corporation against billionaire Andy Beal
- First Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament for the Nevada SPCA
- Inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame
Bobby's Room · Bellagio, Las Vegas
Always at the biggest game
For more than two decades her seat has been at the Big Game in Bobby's Room at the Bellagio, the highest-stakes cash game in Las Vegas. She is the only woman ever to be a regular in it.
With The Corporation she took on Texas billionaire Andy Beal heads-up at limits up to $100,000/$200,000, and at one point beat him three sessions in a row.
Across the table: Doyle Brunson, Chip Reese, Phil Ivey, Johnny Chan, Barry Greenstein, Gus Hansen — the toughest players on earth.
Her proudest title
A loving mother
Her greatest win has nothing to do with cards. Jennifer is the mother of twin boys.
She raised them with the same heart, grit and devotion she brings to the table, from stroller rides when they were little to dinners out as grown young men.
Giving back
A heart bigger than any pot
♥For the dogs
A lifelong dog lover, Jennifer created the Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament to raise money for the Nevada SPCA, bringing the poker world together to help homeless dogs and cats find loving homes.
Support the Nevada SPCA♥For organ donation
After two kidney transplants, Jennifer founded Creating Organ Donation Awareness (CODA). Her message is simple: becoming an organ donor saves lives.
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