Victoria Coren
It’s amazing that Victoria Cohen became the first woman to ever win a European Poker Tour event. Victoria Coren may be a very talented poker player, but did you know that she is also an outstanding writer as well? Born of British origins, Victoria has had a 
taste of writing success at a very young age of 14. She achieved first place in a competition in the Daily Telegraph. She also worked in a weekend column about teenage life in the publication, and wrote remarkable books such as Love 16, Once More, and With Feeling. The latest work she has come up with is a book about her passion for poker, entitled For Richer, For Poorer: A Love Affair With Poker.
Aside from writing, Victoria is also a presenter in the UK. She has done great presentations such as “Off The Page” and “Fourth Column” in BBC Radio 4. She has made other significant presentations for the BBC TV program entitled Balderdash and Piffle.
Victoria Coren is one of the most popular and recognized poker players in the world. Her success in the European Poker Tour has given yet another inspiration to many women. During the European Poker Tour in London 2006, she made a name for herself by becoming the first player to win a televised Poker tournament as well as a televised Celebrity poker tournament in 2005. Who could ever forget the 24th of September 2006, where Victoria had prevailed over Emad Tahtouh. After her success in the European Poker Tour, Victoria still continues to practice her passion. She often plays poker in the Victoria Casino in London. She had won the prize of 500,000 pounds. Victoria is currently a member of Team PokerStars Pro. Victoria is truly one of the most admired people not only in the world of poker, but in writing and presenting as well.