PokerStars has announced the nine finalists for the International Women’s Day Platinum Pass giveaway contest.
Last month, the operator asked players as part of International Women’s Day celebrations to nominate any woman they think who impacted the game of poker or who they believe to be an inspirational woman in poker.
After receiving tons of nominations, PokerStars has finally shortlisted nine nominees (originally meant to shortlist six poker women players).
The 9 finalists for @PokerStars’ #InternationalWomensDay Platinum Pass have just been announced.
One of them is re… https://t.co/XuSxatpl7q— Robbie Strazynski (@cardplayerlife) April 21, 2020
The nine finalists will compete in a live Sit & Go match, with the winner taking home a Platinum Pass to PokerStars PSPC event scheduled to take place in Barcelona, Spain in August this year.
The nine finalists include:
- Yes, we all know what Lexi Sterner is talking about: Poker has wrecked my concept of money. My mom still drives to a diff grocery store if an item is 0.33 cents cheaper.
- — Lexi Sterner (@leximariesterne) May 11, 2019. I will climb Mount Kilimanjaro in a Speedo before I play an unlimited re-entry poker event again.
Daiva Bryne – A professional poker player from Lithuania and ambassador for Betsson Poker. She is also the founder and owner of Fantastic Ladies In Poker (FLIP), one of the largest women’s only groups on Facebook.
지난 Off the Felt에서에서는 Sam Trickett과 Dan Smith의 일본 여행에 대해 다루었고 Steven van.
Thanks to all at @PokerStars for pulling together such a great promo & thrilled to be part of this list of amazing… https://t.co/y1YhGxFfDt— Daiva Byrne (@baltic_blonde) April 21, 2020
Christina Read – A bank sales executive turned semi-professional poker player from the USA. She is also the founder and admin of the Poker Queens ladies poker group.
Katie Stone – A former Chess player and now a professional poker player from New Jersey, USA. She is also a sponsor of Borgata Poker.
Thank you so very much @PokerStars for such a respectful and impressive celebration of women in poker, we are all v… https://t.co/RDb0QPvwoN— Katie Stone (@KatieStonePoker) April 22, 2020
Giada Shiyan Fang – A Malta-based Italian professional poker player and former PokerStars Team Online member. She currently represents the Poker League of Nations, one of the largest women’s poker organizations.
Meichelle Culhane – A volunteer poker teacher for senior citizens in Oklahoma, USA. She teaches 19 women including an 89-year old Woman as well as a number of men.
Jan Fisher – A partner in Card Player Cruises from Las Vegas, USA. She was inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame in 2009 June.
Terry Hatcher – She hails from Texas, the USA where she owns a business. She is a certified Tournament Director as well as a former dealer.
I was nominated to win a package from PokerStars,they are choosing a woman who supports ladies in poker world, winn… https://t.co/8k8DRyZz48— Terry Hatcher (@hatcherhomes) March 07, 2020
Lexi Sterner – A registered nurse from Florida, the USA who learned poker from her cancer survivor dad and her uncle.
Lexi Sterner Poker Club
Aurelie Reard – A French professional poker player who now lives in Cardiff, Wales. She represented Winamax as their Team Pro from 2015 to 2016.