Barbara Enright

Barbara Enright is an American professional poker player, motivational speaker, and Editor-in-Chief of Woman Poker Player magazine, and is married to poker player and author Max Shapiro.

Enright began playing poker at home at the age of 4, playing five card draw against her older brother. She started playing in cardrooms in 1976. Barbara worked as a hairstylist, bartender and cocktail waitress, often holding down three jobs at once to support her family. Soon she was making more money playing poker part time than all of her jobs combined so she quit working and started playing poker for a living full time.

World Series Of Poker (WSOP)

* First female to win a bracelet in an open event

She is best known as the only woman to have reached the final table of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 no limit hold'em main event. She achieved this in 1995, finishing in 5th place after her pocket eights were outdrawn by a suited 6-3. She also finished in the money in the 2005 main event, having qualified through a $10 online satellite. Barbara was 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 Enright was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame along with Phil Hellmuth on July 6th 2007

Enright received the All Around Best Player Award at the 2000 Legends of Poker tournament and was awarded along with her prize money, a new PT Cruiser for her trophy. She had eight money finishes and six final tables.

She is the highest finisher among women in the TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS held at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. She finished in 11th place and just missed winning a car by one player.

As of 2007, her total live tournament winnings exceed $1,200,000.