Top 10 Women, associated with poker:
1. Pamela Anderson
The Internet's most downloaded woman became part of
the poker world when she launched Pamelapoker.com as
an adjunct to the Doyle Brunson Poker Network back in
2006. The site crashed following the UIGEA, but that did
not stop her from keeping her name in the poker head-
lines. Last year she settled a $250,000 poker debt to
Rick Salomon with a kiss, which then led to the couple
getting married. Two months later, Anderson filed for
divorce. Anderson, of course, has previously married
and then divorced both Tommy Lee and Kid Rock.
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2. Brandi Hawbaker
Online poker forums, fan sites and poker blogs became
infatuated with Ms. Hawbaker after she spent a majority
of the first several days, of the 2006 World Poker Tour
Festa al Lago Classic, as chip leader (she finished 35th).
Her popularity was no doubt helped by her good looks
and love for the camera. Ms. Hawbaker was not shy and
the male-dominated online poker world responded loudly
to a personality that seemed to have walked right out of
the pages of a Las Vegas noir paperback, but her life
was far from glamorous. According to Brandon Gerson, a friend and former
boyfriend of Ms. Hawbaker's, she suffered from a "very serious, untreatable
mental illness" and had visited doctors in several states, seeking help within
the last year-and-a half.
Sadly, Brandi Rose Hawbaker, cult poker figure and maligned beauty,
died on April the 13th. She was 26.
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3. Shannon Elizabeth
Shannon is one of the few "A-list" celebrities in poker.
She will be appearing on "Dancing with the Stars" this
year. And most movie fans remember her stint as Nadia
in the American Pie series of movies where she went
without top, while playing the role of a French exchange
student, but the 35-year-old is a true poker enthusiast and
won the Nicky Hilton New Year's Eve Poker Tournament
at Caesars Palace in 2005, outlasting 91 other players.
Her other claim to fame, was a sixth-place finish in the
Calvin Klein's 2nd Annual Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament.
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4. Deanna Dozier
Deanne fills the "Girl Next Door" quota on the list.
The little-known actress, who has appeared on the big
screen in Girls Gone Psycho and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,
turned plenty of heads, when she competed in the 2007
World Series of Poker and got plenty of much-deserved
face time during the ESPN broadcasts of the event.
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5. Clonie Gowen
The blond bombshell from Dallas is a member of "Team
Full Tilt". She's a two-time winner on Poker After Dark
and has nearly $1 million career tournament earnings
since 2002.
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6. Serinda Swan
Yet another Canadian beauty to make the list, this
22-year-old is the face of Absolute Poker, which had
marketing smarts to feature her in TV commercials, print
campaigns and on its Web site. Absolute Poker gives fans
a chance to challenge the former fashion model to a game
of poker each Sunday night.
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7. Evelyn Ng
A professional, who formerly represented PokerStars.
The 32-year-old Canadian got her start as a professional
blackjack and poker dealer in Toronto at the age of 17.
With an impressive second place at the World Poker Tour
(beating out Annie Duke and Kathy Liebert), she gained
world poker fame and won $250,000.
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8. Erica Schoenberg
Nicknamed "The Poker Babe", Erica is a no-brainer for
this list. The "Team Full Tilt" member is a former model,
personal trainer and professional volleyball player, who
began her gambling career playing blackjack after
receiving professional training from a member of the
renowned "MIT Blackjack Team".
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9. Tila Tequila
The Queen of MySpace and star of MTV's
"A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila".
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10. Isabelle "No Mercy" Mercier
The striking Canadian known for her intense stare,
began working as a blackjack dealer at the "Casino
de Montreal", while earning a law degree from the
University of Montreal. The 32-year-old holds two
law degrees and represents Poker Stars.