Maria Stern (poker player) explained

Maria Stern
Hometown:Las Vegas, Nevada
Wsop Bracelet Count:1
Wsop Money Finishes:5
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank:None

Maria Stern is a Costa Rican professional poker player who won the 1997 World Series of Poker $1,500 Seven-Card Stud event. That same year, her husband Max won two of his three bracelets.

Poker

Maria Stern began playing poker in 1991 after traveling for years to various poker tournaments with her husband.

Maria and Max Stern reside in both Costa Rica and Las Vegas, Nevada.

Her favorite game is Seven-card stud but she is also an accomplished Texas hold 'em player.

As of 2008, her total live tournament winnings exceed $380,000.[1]

World Series of Poker

In 1992, she finished fourth in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the $1,000 Women's Seven-card Stud event. In 1997 she won a bracelet in the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud event.[2]

Other poker events

At the 2007 WSOP Circuit Tournament at Caesars Palace Las Vegas event 1, Stern came in fourth place, earning $20,404.[3]

In October 2008, in San Jose, Costa Rica, at the LAPT (PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour) Maria Stern placed eighth, taking home $24,425[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maria Stern's profile on The Hendon Mob . 2024-03-31 . The Hendon Mob Poker Database . en.
  2. http://www.pokerpages.com/articles/interviews/max-maria-stern.htm An Interview with Max and Maria Stern
  3. Web site: 2007 WSOP Circuit Event - Caesars Palace Las Vegas - No Limit Hold'em Event #1 . 2024-04-09 . CardPlayer.com.
  4. Web site: Maria Stern . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081217110817/http://www.lapt.com/players/player_details.htmls?id_player=1585 . December 17, 2008 . November 8, 2008 . Latin American Poker Tour .