WSOP 2006 Ladies champion wins another event

[PokerGoddess]

Friday, September 29, 2006 by Lianne Elias


Mary Jones Meyer, winner of the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Ladies No-Limit Hold'em event, captured another poker victory in the early hours of Sept. 27 when she won an event at the United States Poker Championship (USPC) at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J.

The Las Vegas, Nev., based player beat 272 competitors in the $500 No-Limit Hold'em tournament to win $47,192 and her first USPC title.
Out chipped by nearly 3-to-1, Mary fought her way to the top by knocking out pro player Scott Fischman as well as a well known Internet pro at the final table.
Mary, who is mentored by her husband, Bob, has been playing poker since 2004.
The USPC began Sept. 18 and will run until Oct. 7. Please visit www.trumptaj.com for further details.

[Jenna]

It is great to see a woman doing so well at the tables. I really hope that this will be me in the next few years. It is so hard when you have to work to pay the bills to dedicate enough time to the game but I am determind to make poker my career one day.

[Sparkle]

Great for you, Jenna, I hope you make it a career and make sure you come back and tell us about it. I sure am glad also that a female wins, it is great to see. I love to hear and read about that, girl power!