Poker Personalities

Until you face someone down across the green felt, you really never know what lurks inside. Until you follow a cocktail waitress through a crowded poker room, you really never know what she hears. Until you push a broom as a porter, you never see the junk humanity throws at you. Until you stand behind the cashier’s window at tournament buy in time – or the pay-out window, you never quite understand the meaning of pressure. Until you deal the card on the river that busts out a poker pro, you never really get to see how they react to a loss.

The personalities of poker are too complex and varied to paint in a few pages but please check back often because that is our intent here at PokerWorks – to give you a glimpse of the real world of poker and it is definitely not the TV version.

WSOP Diary of Kristy Gazes: Positivity and a Topless Pool

Everyone knows Kristy. No matter where we try to chat for these WSOP Diary segments, people see her and want to say hello, grab a hug, or ask how she is doing. And it’s easy to see why she is so popular – she is far and away one of the most genuine and thoughtful people in an industry that can be hard and cold. Jun 10, 2008

Liebert in the Limelight – Kathy Makes First 2008 WSOP Final Table

She is the top female tournament earner in the history of poker with over $4.5 million thus far. She has more accomplishments on her poker resume in a span of 14 years than most players could hope to accumulate throughout a lifetime. And yet Kathy Liebert is one of the most underpublicized, under-sponsored players in the game of poker. Jun 3, 2008

WSOP Diary of Scott Clements: Looking for a Three-peat

From a business and mortgage background, Scott Clements went from a home game in his garage to the professional circuit in what seemed like no time. And with a quiet and humble personality, not to mention a very respectful attitude toward the game, he’s one that most people didn’t see as a threat until his frequent and consistent major wins grabbed everyone’s attention. Jun 2, 2008

Maria Ho Back To Try Again

Every year as the Main Event gets closer to the final table, the question comes up “will a woman make the final table” and “can a woman win the Main Event?” With the exception of Barbara Enright who finished 5th in 1995 no woman has done so. Last year, it was young professional Maria Ho who the ESPN cameras focused on. Jun 1, 2008

WSOP Diary of Kristy Gazes: Starting Down but Staying Determined

Known as an outspoken yet respectful pro, Kristy Gazes is welcomed at any table. Though her long-proven skills in most variations of poker give opponents a reason to be fearful, her sense of humor, honesty, and understanding of the game’s ups and downs are refreshing.Kristy learned to play poker from her father, and the L.A. native has spent most of her adult life in poker rooms. May 31, 2008

WSOP Diary of Tom Schneider: 2007 POY Ready to Repeat

Out of the world of high-limit cash games, typically in Arizona casinos, Tom Schneider has made quite an impact on the poker tournament scene over the past several years. And the stellar year he had at the 2007 World Series of Poker catapulted him to a status that only he could have predicted. May 30, 2008

Kristy, Tom, and Scott to Share Experiences

One of the great things about the World Series of Poker is the personal stories that emerge. While victories typically determine which stories get reported, it is important to take into consideration the ups and downs, which are sometimes extreme and unique, that players endure during the seven-week series. May 30, 2008

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