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Milestones for women in poker

A few sourced landmarks, to put the 2010 Maven Awards in context.

Barbara Enright

• 1986 and 1994WSOP bracelets in the Women's Seven Card Stud event.
• 1995The first woman to reach the WSOP Main Event final table, finishing 5th.
• 1996The first woman to win a WSOP bracelet in an open event (Pot Limit Hold'em).
• 2007The first woman inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.

Women in Poker Hall of Fame

Inductees are chosen by public nomination, followed by a vote of the Hall's members. The 2022 ceremony, the Hall's first induction since 2018, was held at PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas on 14 December. 54 women were nominated and seven reached the final ballot. The vote was so close that all four leading candidates were inducted: Vanessa Selbst, Jennifer Tilly, Angelica Hael and Terry King.

The 2024 class added Kristen Foxen, a five-time WSOP bracelet winner, and Jeanne David, a former PokerStars head of responsible gaming who worked on legalising online poker in several US states. That brought the Hall to 27 members.