2015 Poker Main Event

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The live poker scene has always been dominated by male poker players and the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event was further proof that the game in significantly dominated by male poker players. The most prestigious event in the WSOP attracted a total of 6,420 players and after days of fierce competition the playing field was reduced to just 69 players, out of which only one was a woman, Kelly Minkin.

The 28 year old Minkin created history by becoming the last female player to feature in the 2015 WSOP main event and is now part of an illustrious group of female poker players featuring the likes of Gaëlle Baumann, Breeze Zuckerman and Tiffany Williamson who have also done well in the WSOP main event.

Kelly Minkin is not just another ordinary poker player. She has an excellent academic background with a degree in molecular and cellular biology from the University of Arizona. She then went on to attend Arizona Summit Law School to get a degree in law before taking up a job with a Phoenix law firm as a medical malpractice defense attorney. She continues to hold on to her day job, while playing poker as a hobby and a side business. Her law firm is aware of her passion for poker and accommodates her poker schedule.

Her performance at the 2015 WSOP main event does not come as a surprise as she has a rather good track record since starting to play poker. She has won more than half a million in prize money and some of her achievements include being a runner-up in the $1,000 buy-in 2013 Arizona State Poker Championship and winning $151,983; coming in 3rd place at the $3,500 buy-in 2015 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship (video below) and taking home $262,912.

Speaking about her performance at the 2015 WSOP main event, Minkin said

It’s a weird feeling, being in the spotlight. I usually shy away from things like that, but at this point in the tournament, I’m trying to embrace it all as best as I can. I’m just not used to it. I think it’s exciting to be the last woman standing and I’m happy to be representing women poker players as I move further in the tournament. But at the end of the day, I don’t want to settle for being the last woman standing. I want to be the last person standing. It’s exciting to have gotten this far, but I hope this is just the beginning.

To supplement PokerGO’s weekly World Series of Poker Main Event episode releases, the top hands from each year will be posted on Poker Central’s YouTube page and social media accounts. Those hands will then battle for the right to be dubbed “Hand of the Year.” Check out 2015’s best hands here and then subscribe to PokerGO to relive the entire 2015 WSOP Main Event.

The Moment of the 2015 WSOP Main Event turned out to also be Hand of the Year, as Justin Schwartz’s set under set collision with Joe McKeehen dominated the votes. Unlike last week’s nail biting finish, the cooler of 2015 collected two-thirds of the votes and won in a landslide.

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2015 Poker Main Event 2020

While Schwartz’s set under set elimination dominated, Daniel Negreanu’s expert Day 7 fold was also a fan favorite. “Kid Poker’ was put in a tough spot against Joe McKeehen and correctly folded ace-king to keep his Main Event run alive.

2015 Poker Main Event Results

Both Schwartz and Negreanu were dispatched before the November Nine, but Zvi Stern and Neil Blumenfield used their Hand of the Year nominees to vault themselves to the final table. Stern’s was one of the worst beats in Main Event history, while Blumenfield’s spanned back-to-back hands against John Allan Hinds.

PokerGO’s WSOP Main Event rollout will cover every year from 2016 to 2011, with 2014 episodes hitting PokerGO this week. Stay turned for a 2014 edition of Hand of the Year and more WSOP Main Event content on Poker Central.