by Tara Windsor Smith | Jan 12, 2026 | Articles, Awards, News Archive, POY Results
Ruth Hall “Ruthless” has officially claimed the 2025 Women’s Poker Association Player of the Year title with 960 points. This is her second POY win, her first coming in 2019, the inaugural year of the WPA POY program. A previous WPA Board Member and longtime advocate...
by Tara Windsor Smith | Feb 5, 2025 | Articles, Awards, News Archive, POY Results
Announcing the 2024 WPA Player of the Year: Congratulations to Pamela Belote! The Women’s Poker Association is thrilled to announce Pamela Belote as the 2024 WPA Player of the Year! Pamela known as Pam, a dedicated WPA Advocate from Edmond, OK, has captured the...
by WPA2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Awards
2019 LearnWPT – monthly training quizzes for the WPA group engagementWPT – Angelica Heal – Working with the WPA and hosting the Ladies SummitTDA – Matt Savage – Platform to speak with the TD’s and Operators regarding the Raise it Up...
by WPA2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Awards
Kim is a Canadian member of WPA who started in bar leagues 10 years ago. She’s a retired Veterinarian with 3 grown Daughters. She studied the game, went to boot camps, and has won numerous online events sending her to PCA 3 times, EPT Prague, Punta Cana, Vegas &...
by WPA2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Awards
Cha has been playing poker 14 years in casinos. Born in Puerto Rico and currently living in Mexico. She truly keeps poker in the family married to her Coach & Partner, has 3 kiddos, and 2 dogs. She decided to take the risk 4 years ago to play poker for a...
by WPA2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Awards
Chris retired from her career of Auto Finance in 2018 to focus on poker. This WPA Rising Star cashed 20 times on The Hendonmob in 2019 as she pursues her passion of playing poker professionally. She’s an advocate for WPA in Georgia where she lives with her...
