Kristy Gazes: Poker Queen from Van Nuys
December 15th, 2010 | Published in Kristy Gazes
Kristy Gazes is based out of Van Nuys in California in the United States. She is one woman professional poker player to be reckoned. She has a great fan following and has to her credit cashes forty and a total winnings of $937,864. She was able to get First Place Finishes at 1.
Kristy Gazes was born and grew up in the LA region. The first person who taught her how to pay poker was her father. When Kristy Gazes turned twenty-one she would often go to the
Commerce Casino along with her friends to play Pai Gow.
At one time when she saw the poker tables all set for play she recollected the time that she used to play poker with her father. She joined the game of 7-stud a shot at one of the tables and as they say the rest is history. She enjoyed the competitiveness and the rush of adrenaline that the win at the poker table gave her and from there it was poker all the way. Kristy Gazes had already been a swimming champion and was certainly familiar with the highs of winning. The game of poker became so very enjoyable and almost addictive for Kristy Gazes that many a night she found herself heading to the Commerce Club.
She continued to play poker for ten years and went on to beat some of the best and most renowned of names in the poker business. After that she decided that it was time enough for the biggest mixed cash games. That is when she decided to head for the “No-Limit Hold ‘em Tournament.” She did so well out here that in the very first game of WPT event she was able to be declared a winner. She also went on to become 2007′s Ladies Night Champion. Kristy Gazes has been the only woman poker player to get as many as eleven cashes in her kitty. Another thing to be noted is that she is not a full time professional poker player.
Then in the year 2003, Kristy won the World Championship of Online Poker Omaha High-Low Split. This was a great win for her. Then again in the year 2005, she was able to win the Full Tilt Championship at Wynn Las Vegas. Later on she was able to make it to Aussie Millions.
Kristy Gazes has altogether got with her over sixteen years of poker playing experience. However, in the last few years she has been steadily moving away from the game and playing less. She is more interested in the stock market and day trading. The days she has no tournaments that is what one will find her engrossed in. She has a knack with numbers and gambling and has been making good money out here as well. Kristy Gazes is interested in someday starting a charity that will empower women.
Kristy Gazes continues to remain an opponent to reckon in the professional poker playing circuit.