Amanda Botfeld

Amanda Botfeld reviews Peter Alson’s poker-infused book, The Only Way to Play It; a great read for fiction lovers and poker lovers alike.

Ruth Hall was honored as the 2019 Women’s Poker Association Player of the Year, and close two two dozen honorees received awards of merit during the WPA virtual gala, held last month.

Here’s a recap of the ceremony’s highlights, as well as the other goings-on during the WPA’s virtual Ladies Week celebrations.

We welcome Soula Tsoumbaras as the latest interviewee in our ongoing Get to Know the Poker Media series. Learn all about her passion for poker, her pokerbuzz media site, and her dedication to promoting the game of poker in Australia.

The new movie Poker Queens depicts what it’s like to be a women in the poker world. Director Sandra Mohr tells a uniquely interesting tale, which includes interviews with numerous top female poker players. Here’s our review of the movie.

When you look around a poker room at the mid-stakes tables, there’s one thing you don’t see too much of, and that’s women. Amanda Botfeld, author of A Girl’s Guide to Poker, knows what it’s like to be “the odd one out.”

As someone who regularly sits at the $2/5 tables playing live cash games, Amanda shares what the experience is like, and puts the call out for other girls to join her at the poker tables.

D&B Poker has just released a new book entitled A Girl’s Guide to Poker. To mark its publication, the author, Amanda Botfeld, shares an exclusive look at how she got started in the game, and what it was that compelled her to write the book in the first place.