Barbara Enright
In 1995, Enright became the first woman in history to make the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event finishing in 5th place. In 1996, she won the Pot Limit Hold'em tournament, making her the first woman to win an open-field WSOP event. Her legacy was cemented when she became the first woman ever inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2007 alongside Phil Hellmuth. She was also an inaugural inductee into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame in 2008.

Kristen Foxen
Kristen is the leading female poker player with $15.4 million in tournament winnings. Canadian, born, she holds 6 World Series of Poker bracelets has won the Global Player Index Player of the Year award five times and was inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame in 2024.

Vanessa Selbst
Vanessa Selbst, born in Brooklyn, New York, has $11.9 million in live tournament earnings and three WSOP bracelets, She was also the only woman ever to reach number one on the Global Poker Index. She was inducted into the Women Hall of Fame in 2022.

Jennifer Harman
Jennifer is a legend in ultra-high-stakes cash games. Harman established her legacy by thriving for decades against the world's elite in "Bobby's Room" at the Bellagio, while also capturing two open WSOP bracelets. She became a member of the Women in Poker Hall of Fame in 2010.

Maria Ho
Maria Ho is one of the most recognizable faces in poker, both at the table and behind the microphone. Born in Taipei, Taiwan she has over $5.5 million in live tournament earnings. She is a four-time WSOP Main Event "Last Woman Standing" the only player in history to hold that distinction in both the US and European editions. In 2023, she won the inaugural season of Poker After Dark: Ho has been a broadcaster and commentator for PokerGO and ESPN and was inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame in 2018.

Leo Margets
Leo a Spanish professional, at the 2025 World Series of Poker she made history by reaching the final table of the Main Event. She became the first woman to do so in poker's modern era, and the first since Barbara Enright in 1995.

Shiina Okamoto
Japan's Shiina Okamoto achieved a spectacular back-to-back feat by winning the WSOP Ladies Championship in consecutive years (2024 and 2025), crossing the $1 million mark in live earnings.

Lynn Gilmartin
Lynn is an Irish-born Australian broadcaster, and actress who has been the face of the World Poker Tour (WPT) since 2013. She also won the largest-ever European Poker Tour (EPT) Ladies Event at the time during EPT Barcelona in 2015. She has appeared in feature films including working with Russell Crowe in Poker Face.

Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer was the 2022 WSOP Ladies Championship bracelet winner. She is high-stakes game regular on television with over $1 million in tournament earnings. She also earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film Bullets over Broadway. She was inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame in 2022.

Linda Johnson
Linda is known as "The First Lady of Poker," was the owner of Card Player Magazine and a primary co-founder of the Tournament Directors Association (TDA).

Annie Duke
Annie Duke Annie, born Anne LaBarr Lederer and sister to professional poker player Howard Lederer, accumulated over $4.3 million in live tournament earnings during her playing career, including a WSOP bracelet in 2004. In 2010, she became the first and only woman to win the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Annie Duke was known as "The Duchess of Poker." Duke won a World Series of Poker gold bracelet in 2004 in the $2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split field. She also won the inaugural WSOP Tournament of Champions in 2004, defeating her brother Howard Lederer heads-up to win the $2,000,000 winner-take-all prize.

Duke retired in 2012. Her departure was influenced by a sharp decline in her reputation within the poker community. Duke served as a prominent spokesperson and consultant for UltimateBet, the online poker site rocked by a massive cheating scandal. Duke also co-founded and served as commissioner of the Epic Poker League that declared bankruptcy after just three events, owing over $8 million to creditors. Because of these controversies, Duke has been largely excluded or omitted from modern legacy honors like the Women in Poker Hall of Fame. After exiting the poker world she completed her PhD in Cognitive Psychology in 2023.