2022 WSOP Featured Females: Meet Wendeen Eolis, 1st Woman to Ever Cash Main Event
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In the mid 1980’s, women were considered no factor in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, and other than the famous rounder and professional gambler Thomas “Amarillo Slim” Preston, poker players rarely made headlines in the mainstream press. That all changed when Wendeen Eolis became the first woman to cash at poker’s “Big Dance.”
In the 1986 WSOP Main Event, Eolis battled some of the best players in the world, including Amarillo Slim, in a field of 141 runners. She was on her way to a 25th-place finish for a $10,000, return on her buy-in, and permanent bragging rights as the first woman in history to cash in the WSOP Main Event.
Eolis attributes her 1986 WSOP performance to a year of poker tutoring from one of the best, a “relatively” conservative game plan, and cooperative cards. She told PokerNews, “Even today, women can win more by bluffing less than men.”
and Liberto had continued for 80,000, which sent Hu into the tank. After some time Hu moved all in for 110,000 total and Liberto called. 
put Liberto into the lead and the river 
did not change anything, leaving Liberto to add to his growing stack, while Hu left the tournament area.
board which shocked everybody on the table : Rabuse found a backdoor flush, cracked aces and eliminated Kia Hooshmand.
were not the cards he was hoping for. He finished 80th and collect a fourth cash on these 2022 WSOP.
and Foxen bet once more when checked to, this time to the tune of 135,000 which Wachtel called once more. 
and Wachtel checked to Foxen who moved all in for 266,000 and Wachtel went into the tank. After a few minutes the clock was called on Wachtel and before the countdown was complete, he called. 
