Poker is not a niche game encountered by a minority. Quite the opposite – many people who enjoy card games or are encouraged by friends and social media come across poker.
That's why it's no surprise to us, and we believe to you as well, that famous personalities from around the world – athletes, musicians, actors, etc. – sit at poker tables.
“PokerioMokykla.com” presents to you its new entertainment section, where we will tell you about celebrities who have appeared in the poker world.
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Fatima De Melo (athlete)
The Dutch field hockey player adds to the list of women who have achieved good results. In fact, her results are not bad, even though the 39-year-old athlete participated in an official tournament for the first time in 2009. Over an 8-year period, she has participated in many tournaments in different countries. In fact, even many professional players have not visited as many countries and casinos as she has.
During her playing period, she has won nearly $500,000 and became a member of the “Team PokerStars: Sportstars” team, promoting this company. Perhaps some of you have even encountered her personally, as she plays in this online room, and her nickname is the same as her first and last name.
“I think the increase in the number of women in poker is related to the state of the world. Currently, many women are still dependent on their husbands and do not have financial independence. It's hard to ask your husband for money to play poker and build your own budget. It's easier to ask for money for new shoes, which is often more important,” she said.
According to the athlete, women are still approaching greater financial independence. Once achieved, the number of women at poker tables will increase even more. Moreover, F. De Melo herself provides an example, knowing women – housewives – who play online poker and earn quite well from it.
When asked about improvement, she says that first, you need to work on your mindset and good money management. Then, you can rely not only on books but also on online resources – especially visual tutorials. PokerioMokykla.com completely agrees with this suggestion from F. De Melo. 🙂
We also agree with her suggestion for beginners to focus on their increasing progress rather than expecting to move mountains suddenly. 😉
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcR2O5nxDm4
Alexia Portal (actress)
Since the French are not known as particularly good poker players, actress A. Portal, who has won a little over $162,000 during her official competition career, is quite high among the French. She ranks 454th among French players in terms of money won.
The most she managed to win in one competition was about $73,000, but she is not an active poker player, and there have been no records of her in the database since 2011.
Still, it is interesting that a woman from a country not known for poker, having participated in only 9 official competitions (again according to the poker database), ranks so high.
