Ranked third for women on the all time money list at the World Series, Liebert, in her mid-thirties, is a no-nonsense,business-like professional. She could easily be mistaken for the executive she once was before “discarding” the corporate world for the world of cards.
With Kathy Liebert’s nationally televised victory in PokerRoyale: Battle of the Sexes this March, she showed that indeed women can be the superior sex in poker. Beating 11 other men and women in a show that aired on GSN, Liebert claimed a $100,000 first prize and lots of international recognition. One of poker’s pioneering women players, Liebert continues to forge her own distinctive path,maintaining a calm demeanor despite winning great hands or suffering badbeats .
Her classy business like personae serves her well in the poker world and she has earned the respect of her peers. Liebert is poised to be a role model for other women as they join the ranks of poker’s new female contingency. Long after women are regularly making the lists of top money earners.
