Kristy Gazes
Encyclopedia
Kristy Gazes is a professional poker
player originally from California
.
Gazes has been playing poker since 1986. She made a living for years as a high stakes cash game player in Los Angeles, California.
Gazes preference for high-low split and mixed games like H.O.R.S.E and H.O.S.E. has earned her the nickname "Mixed Games". She made the 2001 World Series of Poker S.H.O.E. final table.
Her biggest career win came in 2005, when she took first place in the Full Tilt Poker
Championship at the Wynn Las Vegas
, besting a live televised final table that included among others Ted Forrest
, Clonie Gowen
and Daniel Negreanu
. She took a $250,000 payout for her victory.
In 2003 she won the World Championship of Online Poker
Omaha high low split
title.
Gazes made multiple final tables during the first season of the Ultimate Poker Challenge
and appeared as a guest commentator on that program. She appeared in the GSN
series Poker Royale
Battle of the Sexes.
In 2007, she made two final tables at the Aussie Millions, the Main Event & Pot Limit Omaha event, taking home over $230,000.
In August 2007 she won the World Poker Tour Season Six
Ladies Invitational.
As of 2010, her live tournament winnings exceed $980,000.
Kristy was formerly married to poker pro Bill Gazes
.
In recent years she has shifted her career focus from poker to the stock market and now owns a successful options trading business.
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player originally from California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Gazes has been playing poker since 1986. She made a living for years as a high stakes cash game player in Los Angeles, California.
Gazes preference for high-low split and mixed games like H.O.R.S.E and H.O.S.E. has earned her the nickname "Mixed Games". She made the 2001 World Series of Poker S.H.O.E. final table.
Her biggest career win came in 2005, when she took first place in the Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker is an online poker card room that opened in June 2004 with the involvement of poker professionals Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch, Mike Matusow, Jennifer Harman and Chris Ferguson...
Championship at the Wynn Las Vegas
Wynn Las Vegas
Wynn Las Vegas is a resort and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The US $2.7 billion resort is named after casino developer Steve Wynn and is the flagship property of Wynn Resorts Limited. The resort covers . It is located on Las Vegas Boulevard and Sands Avenue Wynn Las...
, besting a live televised final table that included among others Ted Forrest
Ted Forrest
Ted Forrest is an American professional poker player, currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada.- Tournament Wins:...
, Clonie Gowen
Clonie Gowen
Cycalona Gowen is an American professional poker player, based in Dallas, Texas.-Early life:Gowen was born in Florida, and grew up in Kiowa, Oklahoma. She won Miss Teen McAlester, Oklahoma, at age 15, and as a teenager moved to Corsicana, Texas...
and Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu is a Canadian professional poker player. He has won four World Series of Poker bracelets and two World Poker Tour Championship titles. He is currently ranked second in the all-time career earnings list and is the star of poker game show Million Dollar Challenge. He plays a big...
. She took a $250,000 payout for her victory.
In 2003 she won the World Championship of Online Poker
World Championship of Online Poker
The World Championship of Online Poker is an online poker tournament series sponsored by PokerStars. It is played on the PokerStars site in September....
Omaha high low split
Omaha hold 'em
Omaha hold 'em is a community card poker game similar to Texas hold 'em, where each player is dealt four cards and must make his best hand using exactly two of them, plus exactly three of the five community cards...
title.
Gazes made multiple final tables during the first season of the Ultimate Poker Challenge
Ultimate Poker Challenge
The Ultimate Poker Challenge was a series of weekly poker tournaments acting as super-satellites into the series semi-finals.The first and second seasons are available on NTSC DVD...
and appeared as a guest commentator on that program. She appeared in the GSN
Game Show Network
The Game Show Network is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite channel dedicated to game shows and casino game shows. The channel was launched on December 1, 1994. Its current slogan is "The World Needs More Winners"...
series Poker Royale
Poker Royale
Poker Royale was a television series on the Game Show Network , which featured No Limit Texas hold 'em Poker. The first series began on December 7, 2004. The seventh and final series, Poker Royale: Battle of the Ages, began airing on November 4, 2005...
Battle of the Sexes.
In 2007, she made two final tables at the Aussie Millions, the Main Event & Pot Limit Omaha event, taking home over $230,000.
In August 2007 she won the World Poker Tour Season Six
World Poker Tour season 6 results
Below are the results of season six of the World Poker Tour .Towards the end of season 6 the World Poker Tour announced that they would award a Tiffany designed titanium and diamond championship bracelet for all previous 96 players....
Ladies Invitational.
As of 2010, her live tournament winnings exceed $980,000.
Kristy was formerly married to poker pro Bill Gazes
Bill Gazes
William G. "Bill" Gazes is an American professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada, who in his career has made over $2.2 Million in live tournament earnings and is a sponsored player on Full Tilt Poker known as a Full Tilt Pro....
.
In recent years she has shifted her career focus from poker to the stock market and now owns a successful options trading business.