More women than ever are playing poker. There have been many accomplished female players over the last couple of decades. Players like Kathy Liebert and Annie Duke have had won millions of dollars and WSOP bracelets playing poker tournaments. Jennifer Harman regularly plays in the biggest cash games in the world, with the likes of Doyle Brunson and Barry Greenstein.

Today there are some new female pokers on the poker scene. The biggest name isn’t even old enough to play in tournaments in the US. Annette Obrestad has been a dominant online player for a couple of years, and she has already won over $2 million and a WSOP bracelet in last year’s WSOP Europe. The win moved her straight to the top of the WSOP women’s all-time money list.

Beth Shak has only been playing poker for four years, but she has won $390,688 over seven cashes in that time.

Upcoming poker tournaments start with the WSOP Circuit Event on April 29th. The main event will be a $5000+$150 buy in, and it’s being held at Caesars in Las Vegas. The tournament started on the 20th and will run until May 1st.

The LAPT (Latin American Poker Tour) will have a $2500+$200 event on May 3rd. It will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The New Zealand Poker Championships will be held from May 4th – 11th and will have its $2500 main event from the 8th to the 11th.

The Deep Stack Poker Tournament at the Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City will be on May 4th.

River Rock Casino will be the spot for the Coast to Coast Poker Championships in Richmond, BC, Canada. The $2800 main event will be on May 8th, but events will run from May 5th to the 11th.

Good poker sportsmanship starts with respect. If you play respectfully you won’t breach etiquette by playing out of turn, or by talking about a hand that you’re not in. If you’re respectful, you’re not berating other players after a hand because they made a low-percentage move and you ended up getting the bad end of the stick. You would realize that you want to be playing against players who make low-percentage moves. You would let weaker players stay that way, and not point out their faults to them during play.

You would also realize that poker is a gambling game and percentages are only estimations, and losing when the odds are with you is not a reason to behave negatively towards other players or dealers. You would also understand that taking extra time to show winning cards is called slow-rolling, and is only performed by the biggest of poor sports.

1. Ace of Spades by Motorhead is as upbeat as any gambling song I’ve ever heard.

2. Gambling Man by Mike Ness (Social Distortion), stay away from the girls, gamblers.

3. That Was a Crazy Game of Poker by O.A.R. is a good jazzy piece.

4. Ramblin, Gamblin Man by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band.

5. The Card Cheat by The Clash is a 50s inspired song by one of the greatest punk bands about a card cheat.

6. Gambler by Magic Slim and the Teardrops is a bluesy look at the lifestyle.

7. Waiting on the Cards to Fall by Guy Davis is another hard-luck blues tune.

8. Losing Hand by Ray Charles, don’t gamble with love.

9. Deuces Wild by Aerosmith not really about poker, but a good song.

10. The Gambler by Kenny Rogers. As much as I hate to, I’ve got to give Kenny his props for the “most known” poker song ever.

The World Series of Golf is a $10,000 buy-in golf tournament that is structured to play like a poker game. Players are separated roughly by handicap/skill level, but it’s not that important in the long run of the game. This tournament is designed for players with medium-high handicaps.

Players then compete against each other for all the cash within the foursome (which could be anywhere from three to six players). Players wager on every shot. They can pass, bet or fold on each just like a round of betting in holdem, so strategy beyond shotmaking will be required to win.

When a player is out of money, they are out of the hole and out of the tournament. Winners will continue on to the next round until the final foursome decides the champion. Each player will be allowed to bring a betting coach/caddie on the course with them.