Major Gambler

Since the beginning of the game, the crowds surrounding poker tables have had a decisive male majority. Of course anyone that’s familiar with the modern poker scene recognizes the faces and names of lethal lady pros like Annie Duke or Jennifer Harman. Still, despite the millions of dollars female pros have been raking in they remain remarkable to the general public not because of their excellence but because of their gender.

Day 4 saw 648 players reach one of the most desired goals in a player’s career: a money finish at the World Series of Poker. Young unknown player Matt Affleck leads the field with over 1.8 million in chips. Day 3 chip leader Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier is in sixteenth place at the end of Day 4 with 1.25 million, while multiple bracelet winner Phil Ivey is just ahead of him in fifteenth place with 1.276 million.