Barbara Enright

Final tables4

Money finishes36^[1]

Highest WSOP
Main Event finish5th, 1995

Barbara Enright
Enright in 2009. during Monte Carlo Night, an annual charity poker tournament held at the Northridge, California, estate of Nancy Cartwright.
World Series of Poker
Bracelets	3
Final tables	4
Money finishes	36^[1]
Highest WSOP Main Event finish	5th, 1995
Information last updated on 21 April 2025.

Barbara Enright is an American professional poker player, motivational speaker, and editor-in-chief of Woman Poker Player magazine, and an Ambassador of Poker League of Nations, the world's largest women's poker organization. She has won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker and made it to the US$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 1995 Main Event final table.

Enright was the first woman to win an open event at the World Series of Poker, the first woman to win three WSOP bracelets, and was the first female player to make the final table of the $10,000 buy-in main event.

Enright began playing poker at home at the age of 4, playing five card draw against her older brother. She started playing in cardrooms in 1976. Enright worked as a hairstylist, bartender, and cocktail waitress, often holding down three jobs at once to support her family. Soon she was making more money playing poker part-time than all of her jobs combined so she quit working and started playing poker for a living full-time.

Poker career

Enright won her first WSOP bracelet in a $500 Women's 7-Card Stud event in 1986.^[2] Enright is best known as the first woman to have reached the final table of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) US$10,000 no limit hold'em Main Event. She achieved this in 1995, finishing in 5th place after her pocket eights were outdrawn by a suited 6–3.^[3] She also finished in the money in the 2005 Main Event, having qualified through a $10 online satellite tournament.^[4] Enright was the first woman to win two WSOP bracelets, the first woman to win three bracelets and the first woman to win an open event at the World Series of Poker.^[5]^[6]

On July 6, 2007, Barbara Enright was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame along with Phil Hellmuth.^[7] She was the first woman to be inducted, followed only by Linda Johnson in 2011 and Jennifer Harman in 2015. In 2008, Enright was inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame, making her the only poker player to be in all three poker halls of fame including the Senior Poker Hall of Fame, the World Series of Poker Hall of Fame and the Women in Poker Hall of Fame.

Enright received the All Around Best Player Award at the 2000 Legends of Poker tournament and was awarded along with her prize money, a new PT Cruiser for her trophy. She had eight money finishes and six final tables.

She was the highest finisher among women in the Tournament of Champions of Poker held at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. She finished in 11th place and just missed winning a car by one player.

She also took part in the televised poker series Poker Royale: Battle of the Ages.^[8]^[9]^[10]

As of 2018, Enright's total live tournament winnings exceed $1,650,000.^[11] Her 21 cashes at the WSOP account for over $425,000 of those winnings.^[1]

Enright is in a relationship with poker player and author Max Shapiro.^{[citation needed]}

World Series Of Poker Bracelets

Year	Tournament	Prize
1986	Women's Seven-Card Stud	$16,400
1994	Women's Seven-Card Stud	$38,400
1996 *	Pot Limit Hold'em	$180,000

* First woman to win a bracelet in an open event

v t e 1980s WSOP bracelet winners
Note number in brackets represents the number of bracelets earned in that year
1980	Mickey Appleman Robert Bone Pat Callihan Deby Callihan Pete Christ Sarge Ferris Gene Fisher Jim Fugatti Lynn Harvey A.J. Myers Bobby Schwing Lakewood Louie Stu Ungar
1981	Ed Barmach Frank Cardone Fred David Sid Gamerman Ruth Godfrey Bruce Hershenson Juanda Matthews Johnny Moss A.J. Myers Mickey Perry Dody Roach Glen Rodgers Stu Ungar (2)
1982	Billy Baxter (2) Tom Cress Jim Doman June Field Nick Helm Dani Kelly Ralph Morton John Paquette Chip Reese Vera Richmond David Sklansky (2) Jack Straus Don Williams
1983	David Angel David Baxter Artie Cobb Donna Doman Jim Doman Ken Flaton Carolyn Gardner Buster Jackson Berry Johnston John Lukas Tom McEvoy (2) David Sklansky (2) Don Todd Stu Ungar
1984	Dick Albano Todd Baur William Bennett Norman Berliner Paul Fontaine Mike Hart Jack Keller (2) Sandy Stupak Bob Martinez Mike Schneiberg Dewey Tomko (2) Karen Wolfson
1985	Dick Carson Johnny Chan Tommy Fischer Rick Hamil John Lukas Mark Mitchell Rose Pifer Amarillo Slim Zorn Smiljanic Bill Smith Tony Thang Harry Thomas Don Williams Edwin Wyde
1986	Jim Allen David Baxter Mike Cox Hamid Dastmalchi Barbara Enright Tommy Fischer Ron Graham Jay Heimowitz Berry Johnston Sam Mastrogiannis Tom McEvoy J.B. Randall
1987	Bob Addison Billy Baxter T. J. Cloutier Johnny Chan Artie Cobb Jim Craig Hal Kant Ralph Merton Joe Petro Carl Rouss Linda Ryke-Drucker Hilbert Shirey
1988	Val Carpenter Johnny Chan (2) Russ Gibe Gilbert Gross Thor Hansen David Helms Lance Hilt Loretta Huber Merrill Hunt Seymour Leibowitz Johnny Moss Don Williams
1989	Lyle Berman Barry Blackburn Thomas Chung Phil Hellmuth Frank Henderson Don Holt Mel Judah Norman Keyser John Laudon Harry Madoff Alma McClelland Mike Sexton George Allen Shaw Bob Stupak
1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

v t e 1990s WSOP bracelet winners
Note number in brackets represents the number of bracelets earned in that year
1990	Allen Baker Norm Boulus Marie Gabert Mike Hart Berry Johnston Monte Kouz Vasilis Lazarou Mansour Matloubi Phil Reher Ray Rumler Amarillo Slim Shawqui Shunnarah Tony Stormzand Hugh Todd
1991	Joe Becker Doyle Brunson Brent Carter Thomas Chung Artie Cobb Brad Daugherty Pat Flanagan Mike Hart Jay Heimowitz Paul Heinrich Max Linder Rodney H. Pardey John Spadavecchia Ron Stanley An Tran Donna Ward Byron Wolford Charles Wight
1992	Bob Abell Mickey Appleman Eli Balas Lyle Berman Buddy Bonnecaze Paul Clark Hoyt Corkins Hamid Dastmalchi Dal Derovin Kenny Duggan Shari Flanzer Lamar Hampton Phil Hellmuth Tom McEvoy Men Nguyen Ray Rumler Erik Seidel Rick Steiner Lance Straughn Billy Thomas
1993	Billy Baxter Jim Bechtel Buddy Bonnecaze Humberto Brenes (2) Hamid Dastmalchi Gene Fisher Ted Forrest (3) Chau Giang Phil Hellmuth (3) Jack Keller Phyllis Kessler Hugo Mieth Erik Seidel Marty Sigel Robert Turner
1994	Lyle Berman Vince Burgio Brent Carter Johnny Chan J. J. Chun T. J. Cloutier (2) Barbara Enright Russ Hamilton Mike Hart John Heaney Jay Heimowitz Mike Laing O'Neil Longson Roger Moore Rodney H. Pardey J. C. Pearson George Rodis Huck Seed Erik Seidel Steven Sim Bill Sykes
1995	Mickey Appleman Starla Brodie Anthony DeAngelo Marlon De Los Santos Phil Earle Valter Farina Dan Harrington (2) Berry Johnston Richard Klamian Men Nguyen (2) Rod Peate Dan Robison Clifford Roof Hilbert Shirey (2) Mickey Sisskind Max Stern John Tsagaris Christian Van Hees Peter Vilandos Steve Zolotow
1996	Gary Benson John Cernuto David Chiu Freddy Deeb Barbara Enright Sam Farha Jim Feldhouse Gregory Grivas Adeeb Harb Randy Holland Jim Huntley Susie Isaacs Donny Kerr Al Krux Hans Lund Tony Ma John Morgan Men Nguyen Henry Orenstein Dody Roach Huck Seed Marty Sigel Frank Thompson Mel Weiner
1997	Louis Asmo Chris Björin John Cernuto Johnny Chan Claude Cohen Phil Hellmuth Susie Isaacs Linda Johnson Mel Judah Vasilis Lazarou Scotty Nguyen Matthias Rohnacher Doug Saab Maria Stern Max Stern (2) Kevin Song Dean Stonier Dave Ulliott Stu Ungar Bob Veltri
1998	Farzad Bonyadi Patrick Bruel Doyle Brunson Ken Buntjer Jan Chen David Chiu T. J. Cloutier Artie Cobb Mendy Commanda Bill Gempel Chau Giang Tommy Hufnagle Kirk Morrison Daniel Negreanu Scotty Nguyen Donnacha O'Dea Jeff Ross Paul Rowe Steve Rydel Erik Seidel Michael Shadkin
1999	Josh Arieh Steve Badger Eli Balas Charles Brahmi Paul Clark John Esposito Layne Flack Tom Franklin Noel Furlong David Grey Eric Holum Hassan Kamoei Ron Long Mike Matusow Christina Pie Mike Wattel
1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

v t e Poker Hall of Fame
1979	Johnny Moss Nick Dandolos Corky McCorquodale Red Winn Sid Wyman Wild Bill Hickok Edmond Hoyle
1980s	Blondie Forbes Bill Boyd Tom Abdo Joe Bernstein Murph Harrold Red Hodges Henry Green Puggy Pearson Doyle Brunson Jack Straus Sarge Ferris
1990s	Benny Binion Chip Reese Amarillo Slim Jack Keller Little Man Popwell Roger Moore
2000s	Stu Ungar Lyle Berman Johnny Chan Bobby Baldwin Berry Johnston Jack Binion Crandell Addington T. J. Cloutier Billy Baxter Barbara Enright Phil Hellmuth Dewey Tomko Henry Orenstein Mike Sexton
2010s	Dan Harrington Erik Seidel Barry Greenstein Linda Johnson Eric Drache Sailor Roberts Tom McEvoy Scotty Nguyen Jack McClelland Daniel Negreanu Jennifer Harman John Juanda Todd Brunson Carlos Mortensen Dave Ulliott Phil Ivey Mori Eskandani John Hennigan Chris Moneymaker David Oppenheim
2020s	Huck Seed Eli Elezra Layne Flack Brian Rast Patrik Antonius Nick Schulman Michael Mizrachi

Poker career

World Series Of Poker Bracelets

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