Vanessa K. Selbst is a poker player, the only woman to ever reach the number one ranking in the world on the Global Poker Index. She has over US$11.8 million in live poker tournament earnings and used to be a member of Team Pokerstars Pro, where she plays under the username "V. Selbst".
Selbst after winning the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event at the 2008 World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a series of poker tournaments held annually in Paradise, Nevada and, since 2004, sponsored by Caesars Entertainment. It dates its origins to 1970, when Benny Binion invited seven of the best-known poker players to the Horseshoe Casino for a single tournament, with a set start and stop time, and a winner determined by a secret ballot of the seven players.
Johnny Moss, Becky Binion, and Puggy Pearson at the 1974 World Series of Poker.
A Binion's poker table signed by WSOP Champions and other professional players after the casino hosted its final WSOP.
The Gallery of Champions in 1979.