World Series of Poker: Top 10 female poker players of all time

As the World Series of Poker’s Ladies Championship approaches, BonusFinder examines who are the best female poker players of all time.
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With the World Series of Poker’s Ladies Championship taking place between June 26 and 30, BonusFinder, America’s leading casino bonus and online casino review site, wanted to discover who are the competition’s most successful female players.

To determine the best female poker players in the tournament’s history, we analyzed more than 100 of the best female players since 1977 in eight categories, including their highest ranking in both the Ladies Championship and the Main Event Championship, number of titles and bracelets and total earnings.

Top 10 WSOP female poker players of all time

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1. Kristen Foxen, Canada

Total score: 87.5
Hometown: St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Residence: Las Vegas, NV, United States

Kristen Foxen’s career statistics:

🏅 Highest WSOP finish in the Ladies Championship: #1 in 2013
🏆 Highest WSOP finish in the Main Event Championship: #13 in 2024
👑 No. of titles: 4
🎰 No. of bracelets: 4
💍 No. of rings: 0
🎲 No. of placements in a Final Table (all events): 15
💸 No. of cashes: 90
💰 Total earnings: $2,555,420

2. Barbara Enright, USA

Total score: 83
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Residence: Hollywood, CA, United States

Barbara Enright’s career statistics:

🏅 Highest WSOP finish in the Ladies Championship: #1 in 1986 and 1994
🏆 Highest WSOP finish in the Main Event Championship: #5 in 1995
👑 No. of titles: 4
🎰 No. of bracelets: 3
💍 No. of rings: 1
🎲 No. of placements in a Final Table (all events): 9
💸 No. of cashes: 47
💰 Total earnings: $613,913

3. Susie Isaacs, USA

Total score: 73
Hometown: Nashville, TN, United States
Residence: Las Vegas, NV, United States

Susie Isaacs’s career statistics:

🏅 Highest WSOP finish in the Ladies Championship: #1 in 1996 and 1997
🏆 Highest WSOP finish in the Main Event Championship: #10 in 1998
👑 No. of titles: 2
🎰 No. of bracelets: 2
💍 No. of rings: 0
🎲 No. of placements in a Final Table (all events): 5
💸 No. of cashes: 18
💰 Total earnings: $201,498

4. Vanessa Selbst, USA

Total score: 71.5
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY, United States
Residence: Brooklyn, NY, United States

Vanessa Selbst’s career statistics:

🏅 Highest WSOP finish in the Ladies Championship: #8 in 2007
🏆 Highest WSOP finish in the Main Event Championship: #73 in 2012
👑 No. of titles: 3
🎰 No. of bracelets: 3
💍 No. of rings: 0
🎲 No. of placements in a Final Table (all events): 10
💸 No. of cashes: 29
💰 Total earnings: $2,194,867

5. Kathy Liebert, USA

Total score: 70.5
Hometown: Nashville, TN, United States
Residence: Las Vegas, NV, United States

Kathy Liebert’s career statistics:

🏅 Highest WSOP finish in the Ladies Championship: #12 in 1998
🏆 Highest WSOP finish in the Main Event Championship: #17 in 1998
👑 No. of titles: 2
🎰 No. of bracelets: 1
💍 No. of rings: 1
🎲 No. of placements in a Final Table (all events): 18
💸 No. of cashes: 189
💰 Total earnings: $1,779,114

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Methodology

To determine the best poker players in the world, BonusFinder analyzed more than 100 female poker players, in the following categories:

🏅 Highest WSOP finish in the Ladies Championship (weight *2)
🏆 Highest WSOP finish in the Main Event Championship (weight *2)
👑 No. of titles (weight *1.5)
🎰 No. of bracelets (weight *1.5)
💍 No. of rings (weight *0.5)
🎲 No. of placements in a Final Table (all events) (weight *1)
💸 No. of cashes (weight *0.5)
💰 Total earnings (weight *1)

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