Cyndy Violette is one of the few female poker players to break into the big time and hi roller games. She is quite unlike the stereotypical poker player that comes into most people's mind when they think of the tough, hard nosed ,"No Limit Hold'em" players of the game. With a 7-card stud championship from the World Series of Poker, plus many other accomplishments, she knows that "Women in Poker" are sometimes referred to as "Poker Babes", and that there will always be some male players that wish the "girls" would "just go away" -- but she doesn't care. Poker is her life.

Barbara Enright is a professional poker player, mother and grandmother, with three gold WSOP championship bracelets to her credit. She has made history by being the only female to ever make the final table of the main event of the World Series of Poker.

Maryann Morrison has been playing poker for four years and loves the game, when she has time to play. She has an interest in encouraging women to overcome any gender stereotypical binds and seeks to encourage women to excel in any area that they would like to pursue. She is the publisher of Woman Poker Player magazine and the founder of the Women’s Poker Club.

Rose Richie is a grandmother who played her very first ever live game at the World Series of Poker in 2004, and was the highest ranking female in the field. She still plays poker online and live whenever her health allows her to travel.

Jennifer L. Leo is the editor of the best-selling women's humor series including Sand in My Bra, Whose Panties Are These? and What Color is Your Jockstrap? She writes for Woman Poker Player, BLUFF, and is working on her next humor book, A Girlfriend's Guide to Dating a Poker Player. You can follow her adventures on www.JenLeo.com.

Amalia Casagrande, as is a member of the military police, knows what it is like to make her way to officer status in a male dominated field. She started playing poker two years ago. She says she is still learning, afterall, it takes a day to learn and a lifetime to master.

Cat Hulbert broke the all-male gambling barriers in the mid-70s by traveling the world as one of the first female card counters. In 1996, she was named one of the top 7-card stud players in the world. She has recently completed her first poker book, “Outplaying The Boys”.

Amy Calistri has been a contributing writer for Woman Poker Player, Bluff Magazine, Canadian Poker Player, PokerPages.com, and PokerNews.com. Amy currently co-hosts the popular internet radio show "Keep Flopping Aces" with Lou Krieger on Hold'em Radio and is the author of the poker blog, "Aimlessly Chasing Amy" at www.aimlesslychasing.com.

Dawn Dineen has been playing poker just over a year. She loves the game and she now plays in live tournaments in the UK and Ireland, and plays poker in bar leagues in Ireland on a regular basis.

Joe Ransom is a middle-aged disabled woman, who has played poker most of her life as her father was a big player of the game. She didn’t have a chance to play poker for much of her adult life, and has recently come back to the tables online and off during the past two years.

Toby Leah Bochan has completed her first book “The Badass Girl’s Guide to Poker”. She started playing poker with her parents at the age of 7. After receiving her MSA in creative writing at the Mitchener Centre for Writer’s at the University of Texas she returned to her other love: New York City and Poker.

Barbara Connors is a writer and poker player who lives in southern California. She has always been fascinated by all forms of gambling and card games, but plays only poker because she prefers to hang onto her money. Her hobbies include gardening, studying body language, over-analyzing things, and worrying too much..

Amy Zupko has been playing poker both online and live since 2001. She is a writer for Woman Poker Player magazine, and is the mother of three children. She fits poker into her busy lifestyle at every opportunity.

Raparata Mazzola is Brooklyn born, Los Angeles based. She has a published book, Mafia Kingpin, writes screenplays and is an Emmy nominated TV producer. She also sang with Barry Manilow's back-up trio, Lady Flash. Currently, she is a contributing editor for Poker Pro Magazine.

Kathy Watterson is a published writer of two poker books, and is an accomplished writer and editor who contributes to many poker publications. She has made many final tables in various poker tournaments throughout the U.S.

Michele Lewis started playing poker during college in 1993. She was the first woman to make a final table in an open event at the 2006 WSOP after playing in less than ten casino tournaments. She cashed in three open events during WSOP 2006 . She continues to study and analyze her play to improve as she is a perfectionist. She currently resides in Houston, Texas with her husband and two children. She holds a degree in Psychology and operates her own real estate company. Michele donates a portion of her tournament winnings to the American Cancer Society.