The World Poker Federation (WPF) is celebrating ladies in poker on and off the felt by way of the inaugural WPF Girls Weekend. Happening concurrently in 15 cities the world over, the WPF Girls Weekend will carry ladies in poker collectively throughout the identical weekend to have fun their successes and compete on the poker tables.
Operating October 24-26, the WPF Girls Weekend will likely be hosted in Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Hong Kong, Nigeria, the Philippines, South Africa, Taiwan, and america, with extra places quickly to be introduced. Every of the 15 stops is organised in partnership with nationwide federations, native associations, and main venues.
Luana Borges, President of the WPF Ladies’s Committee, is the host of the Brazilian leg. Borges is certainly one of Latin American poker’s most influential voices; she can’t wait to host Brazilian poker-playing women on the H2 Poker Membership in São Paulo, in partnership with the Brazilian Confederation of Texas Maintain’em (CBTH).
“The WPF Girls Weekend displays precisely what we stand for: breaking boundaries, creating alternatives, and amplifying the voices of girls in poker,” mentioned Borges. “This occasion is the start of a long-term dedication to constructing a worldwide community the place ladies can lead, encourage, and share the way forward for the sport.”
Lupe Soto, Director of Improvement for the Ladies’s Committee, creator of the Ladies in Poker Corridor of Fame, and host of america cease, believes the WPF Girls Weekend will assist ladies within the poker trade create lasting connections.
“Seeing ladies from everywhere in the world come collectively in a single weekend to have fun poker is actually inspiring. The WPF Girls Weekend showcases expertise, management, and affect, creating connections that may resonate far past the tables.”
Soto has been instrumental in arranging WPF Girls Weekend stops in states resembling California, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and South Texas.
Though taking part in poker will likely be a big a part of the WPF Girls Weekend, there may be way more for girls to take pleasure in in the event that they head to one of many stops. The weekend’s schedules are bursting with actions, together with workshops and talks, social initiatives, coaching classes, cultural experiences, and an opportunity to community with like-minded women of poker.
You may be taught extra in regards to the WPF Girls Weekend and the WPF Ladies’s Committee through the World Poker Federation’s official web site.
Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor
