After winning the WPT Ladies Night III poker tournament
tonight, she jumped out of her seat and was excited to
cement herself as an upcoming fixture in the poker playing
world. Tonight's event was hels at the Bicycle Casino in California.
Tilly said that her win was convincing evidence that her
victory in the World Series Ladies tournament in July was
not a fluke.
Tilly, who many online poker players love to
watch play has become a proven adversary to many
pros alike. Also known as a gifted actress, she was
nominated for an Academy Award even. Sha has
become consumed with a new passion for poker playing
and she is just so pleased that her efforts are
paying-off.
Tilly has only been playing poker for just over a
year, and she has already won two major WPT events.
She is the first female to hold both of these prestigious
titles in women's poker. The victory earned her a
seat in the $25,000 buy-in WPT Championship next
April at Bellagio, and a specially-created pink
poker set with the WPT logo and Breast Cancer
ribbon. The WPT and the Bicycle Casino will donate
$10,000 to Breast Cancer Research in honor of Tilly
and the other competitors at the Final Table.
Tilly began her love affair with poker by playing in the WPT Hollywood Home Game series.
She then played in the WPT Invitational event which
is a yearly event that pits celebrities versus professionals.
There she met Phil "The Unabomber" Laak, a
top player who would go on to win that event. They
began dating several months later, and she took up
the game by him teaching her the ropes.
Laak celebrated with her saying that he was very
proud.
