Editing World Series of Poker (section)

===Women at the WSOP===
At present, women make up around 5% of the field in all the events at the annual WSOP tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Women WSOP - Women World Series of Poker History |url=https://www.pokerwebsites.com/women/wsop/ |access-date=2019-06-21 |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Vanessa Selbst]], [[Barbara Enright]], [[Nani Dollison]] and [[Kristen Bicknell]] all have won three WSOP bracelets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WSOP {{!}} Players{{!}} Stats |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/stats/ |access-date=2019-11-06 |website=www.wsop.com}}</ref>

====Last Woman Standing====
In 2015, Kelly Minkin finished in 29th place in the Main Event earning the "Last Woman Standing".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rinkema  |first=Remko  |date=2018-07-10 |title=Kelly Minkin's Vision: Winning the WSOP Main Event |url=https://www.pokercentral.com/articles/kellys-vision-winning-the-wsop-main-event/ |access-date=2019-11-06 |website=Poker Central |language=en-US}}</ref>

In the 2007 World Series of Poker, [[Maria Ho]] was the last woman remaining in the Championship Event, placing 38th out of 6,358 players and earning a $237,865 payday.<ref name="u291">{{cite web | title=Last woman standing at the WSOP | website=Tuscaloosa News | date=2007-09-28 | url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/news/2007/09/28/johnny-kampis-maria-ho-last-woman-standing-at-the-wsop/27727377007/ | access-date=2024-09-07}}</ref> She repeated this accomplishment in 2014, when she came in 77th place out of 6,683 players. Her 27th place "Last Woman Standing" finish at the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event along with a 2017 6th place final table finish makes Maria the only player to ever hold the title Last Woman Standing four times over and at both the WSOP and WSOPE Main Events.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maria Ho's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=39790 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] Poker Database |language=en}}</ref>

In 1995, [[Barbara Enright]] became the only woman to make the Final Table of the World Series of Poker, finishing in fifth place.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-25 |title=WSOP History: Barbara Enright strikes a blow |url=https://paulphuapoker.com/barbara-enright-wsop/ |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Paul Phua Poker |language=en}}</ref>  She also finished in the money of the Main Event in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=36th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2005, No Limit Texas Hold'em - World Championship Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=14015 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref>  An Ambassador of Poker League of Nations, Barbara is the first woman to win two WSOP bracelets, the first woman to win three bracelets, and the first woman to win an open event at the World Series of Poker.  Barbara is also the first woman to be inducted into the [[Poker Hall of Fame]], the Women in Poker Hall of Fame, and the Senior Poker Hall of Fame, making her the only poker player to be in all three poker halls of fame.<ref name="u071">{{cite web | title=List Of All Poker Hall Of Fame Inductees | website=Gutshot Magazine | date=2024-07-15 | url=https://gutshotmagazine.com/list-of-all-poker-hall-of-fame-inductees/ | access-date=2024-11-15}}</ref>

====WSOP Ladies Championship Events====
{{Main|List of World Series of Poker ladies champions}}
In 1977, the first ladies-only event was introduced in the form of $100 buy-in Stud Poker Tournament.<ref name="c002">{{cite web | last=Chaffin | first=Sean | title=History of the WSOP Ladies Championship from Beginning to the Current Day! | website=888 Poker Online | date=2024-10-24 | url=https://www.888poker.com/magazine/history-wsop-ladies-poker-championship | access-date=2024-11-15}}</ref> Jackie McDaniels won that event to become the first ladies champion. She won one of the smallest prizes ($5,580) in WSOP history.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Smith |first=Shane |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M3uqJMAB-qsC&q=1977%2520jackie%2520mcdaniels%2520first%2520ladies&pg=PT55 |title=Championship Table |publisher=Cardoza Publishing |isbn=9781580424691|via=Google Books |language=en |access-date=2023-02-12}}</ref> By 2007, the popularity of the Ladies Event had grown to the point that it became the first ladies-only event to have a prize pool greater than $1,000,000. Seven card stud was the game for the event's first two decades, but it was replaced by Texas hold 'em in 2001.