Poker Hottie - Evelyn Ng

As suggested by the banner above, every week I will be featuring a female poker player or hostess to present a softer side of the poker world. Women rarely get the credit or attention that they deserve in the world of poker, here's my tribute to them.

This Weeks HOTTIE - Evelyn Ng

Born September 14, 1975 in Toronto, Evelyn is now one of the most recognizable faces in poker. By the age of 14, Evelyn was an accomplished pool player, similar to her the future boyfriend Daniel Negreanu. By age 17, she had expanded into dealing blackjack and poker games. It was artound this time that she met Daniel. He helped her develop a style of play designed to combat aggressive players. She achieved fame on the WPT circuit in 2003 after placing second in the Ladies' Night I tournament, beating out several top-ranked feamle poker players along the way.

Ng was included as one of the characters in the video game Stacked with Daniel Negreanu, and not just as eye-candy. Formerly associated with PokerStars, she is now part of Team Bodog along with fellow pros David Williams and Justin Bonomo.

She also appeared on Criss Angel Mindfreak as a professional poker player. Criss, having little experience in poker, attempted to psychologically persuade Ng to repeatedly pick a losing hand from a set of covered/open cards. As of 2008, her total live tournament winnings exceed $330,000.

On top of her skills on the poker table, she may be even more skilled at Guitar hero. Check out the video in the Youtube bar on the right. She rocks!