有一些妇女在扑克界开始挑战男性的历史优势，主要出现在世界各地的比赛。

　　这些妇女有的已经有几十年玩扑克牌的经验，寻求打破世界职业扑克，让其被广泛用于女性迫在眉睫，这些妇女成为追求任何形式的扑克职业女性的先驱。

　　如Wendeen Eolis，Enright指出：芭芭拉和Susie萨克斯的玩家代表妇女的第一次挑战既定的层次结构，争取承认和接受一个几乎是完全男性的环境。

　　虽然女人的社会地位在一般的世界观中在过去20年已经显著改变了，许多妇女“弱”，仍然在某些方面，一些玩家认为妇女更可预测和对玩家更敏感。

　　然而，新一代的率真，自信，进取的女性玩家已开始向世界进军。

　　安妮公爵拒绝玩只有妇女可以参加的锦标赛，理由是这是作为男性和女性可以平等竞争的为数不多的体育扑克。

　　她的论据加强妇女像凯西博特的信念，她是有史以来参加扑克锦标赛的第一位女性，赢得了一等奖100万美元。

　　与此同时，珍妮哈曼是在扑克中闪耀的光芒的一个妇女。她是目前唯一的女性，已经赢得2次赛事，其中包括男女双方竞争的WSOP手镯，这是扑克界所有其他妇女所向往。

　　时尚的女性玩家，如J.J.刘和学院奖提名的女演员珍妮·弗蒂莉是很有未来的女玩家，2007年，在老挪威网上轰动的吕秀莲Obrestad的欧洲扑克主要事件的首届世界系列的胜利中，在扑克的历史为女性玩家代表最大的伟大影响，。

　　毫无疑问，在扑克界的妇女将继续走发展壮大。谁知道，也许2009年将看到荣登主赛事冠军的第一位女性！

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　　Women in Poker

　　There are a number of women in poker circles who are starting to challenge the historical dominance of men at major live tournaments around the world.

　　Some of these women have been playing poker for decades, acting as pioneers for women looking to break into the world of professional poker when it was still widely frowned upon for women to pursue a career of any sort.

　　Players such as Wendeen Eolis, Barbara Enright and Susie Isaacs represented the first wave of women to challenge the established hierarchy, fighting for recognition and acceptance in an almost completely male environment.

　　While the general worldview of a woman's place in society has altered dramatically in the last 20 years, many perceptions of women as 'weaker', more predictable and more emotional players remains in some quarters.

　　However, a new generation of outspoken, confident and aggressive female players has started to make its mark.

　　Mother-of-three Annie Duke now refuses to play in women-only tournaments, citing poker as one of the few sports where men and women can compete on an equal footing.

　　Her argument is reinforced by the performances of women like Kathy Liebert - the first woman ever to win a poker tournament with a first prize of $1 million.

　　Jennifer Harman, meanwhile, is a shining light for women in poker. She is currently the only woman to have won 2 WSOP bracelets in open events （where men and women both compete） - something for all other women in poker to aspire to.

　　Stylish women players such as J.J. Liu and Academy Award-nominated actress Jennifer Tilly provide great role models for up-and-coming female players, while 19-year-old Norwegian online sensation Annette Obrestad's victory at the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe Main event in 2007 represents possibly the greatest coup for women players in the history of poker.

　　There is no doubt hat women in poker will continue to go from strength to strength. Who knows, maybe 2009 will see the first woman crowned Main Event champion!