The panorama of girls’s poker has advanced considerably over time, marked by the inspiring performances of feminine gamers. The poker stage has seen the rise of poker legends like Vanessa Selbst and Kristen Bicknell and the inspiring performances comparable to Rania Nasreddine and Olga Iermolcheva.
One pivotal second on this shift was Gaëlle Baumann’s deep run within the 2012 World Collection of Poker (WSOP) Major Occasion, which she describes as a “milestone” in her profession.
Forward of the Winamax Poker Open, which will get underway in Bratislava this week, Baumann spoke with PokerNews and says she stays optimistic about the way forward for ladies in poker.
Twelve Years In the past
Trying again, Baumann describes the 2012 WSOP Major Occasion as a “milestone” in her profession. Regardless of already being a member of the Winamax Professional Workforce, it was solely her first 12 months, and the outcome allowed her to play larger tournaments. It additionally helped her construct confidence in her sport, figuring out that she might compete on the highest degree.
“One of many largest reminiscences I’ve is the unimaginable environment and the power within the room as we approached the ultimate desk. There have been many intense moments, but additionally some humorous ones — I am enthusiastic about the ‘You misplaced, bro’ hand — but additionally some robust ones.”
They’re the identical forms of moments that Kristen Foxen encountered in her deep run at this 12 months’s WSOP Major Occasion. A two-time Final Lady Standing within the WSOP Major Occasion, Baumann says the title nonetheless holds significance in an occasion as necessary as this.
“It’s the largest event on the planet and the one which crowns the World Champion of poker. It has extra visibility than all different tournaments, so I really feel that the final lady standing can encourage a whole lot of ladies to step into the sport and present that they’ll compete on the highest ranges.”
The Altering World of Girls’s Poker
And with Foxen’s deep run holding the potential to encourage one other era of feminine poker gamers, Baumann is happy as anybody at the way forward for ladies’s poker.
Baumann now has amassed nearly $1.5 million in profession earnings and has seen lots change over her profession, particularly in the case of ladies in poker. She says that poker has undoubtedly develop into extra open and welcoming for girls since her historic Major Occasion run twelve years in the past.
She says that if a lady had been ever to win the Major Occasion, it might have an incredible constructive affect on the poker world.
“It could be a historic achievement, and it might additionally encourage a whole lot of ladies to persevere finding out the sport and getting higher at it. It could additionally convey a whole lot of constructive consideration to the poker business and will appeal to new gamers.
“We’re seeing extra feminine illustration in novice environments and within the media, however there’s nonetheless work to be carried out so that ladies are extra represented on the highest degree and within the costlier tournaments.”
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