Jennifer Tilly wins WTP Ladies Night III

 

Last night in the LA area, Jennifer Tilly  became the winner of the WTP's women's event held at the Bicycle Casino in California. She says her win only solidified her reputation as a real player, not just a celebrity who like to play poker. Online poker players have enjoyed following her new found glory in the poker playing world.

The poker win,  for a player who only began playing poker a year ago, is a true testamnet to the fact thate she is not just a fad. She really loves the game-play. The actress is the first woman to hold both of these prestigious titles in women's poker. The victory earned her a seat in the $25,000 buy-in WPT Championship next April at Bellagio, and a specially-created pink poker set with the WPT logo and Breast Cancer ribbon. The WPT and the Bicycle Casino will donate $10,000 to Breast Cancer Research in honor of Tilly and the other competitors at the Final Table.

Tilly began her journey into poker fame by first playing in the WPT Hollywood Home Game series. She then played in the WPT Invitational event which annually pits celebrities versus professionals. There she met Phil "The Unabomber" Laak, a top player who would go on to win that event. They began dating months later, and she took up the game under his guidance.

Tilly said the best piece of advice she ever received from Laak was to playher own game. You can read all the books, but you have to listen to your intuition and not do everything exactly as they say.

WPT Ladies Night III will air Saturday, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the Travel Channel.

When the show airs, online poker fans and land-based poker fans alike will be encouraged to supplement the Ladies' Night donation to Breast Cancer Research by purchasing a WPT Ladies' Night commemorative gift from the WPT webstore.