“As a woman you are underestimated [in poker], be aware of it and use it to your advantage.”
Kathy about her situation as a woman in a men's world
01.10.1967
Nashville, US
Libra
Unmarried
Las Vegas, US
USA
Marist College of Poughkeepsie (Bachelor Finance and Economy)
Worked as a Business Analyst for Dun & Bradstreet before she started her poker career
Karate, gym, playing the stock market, surfing the internet
Rock'n'Roll, Country
...at the age of 12, played with her mother
Hold'em
Aggressive
“It was a great pleasure and honour to play against a lady like Kathy Liebert. Male poker players are wrong. […] Men generally underestimate women, at the poker table and elsewhere. Believe me, they are wrong – Kathy Liebert proved it.” (Dr. Max Stern), „I really look up to you a lot, Kathy. You are definitely a great role model for all poker players, not just us females.” (a fan), "You are one sexy mama Kathy! Oh, and a pretty good poker player as well. Good luck and kick some butt!“ (a fan)
Has the blue belt in karate; is seen as a pioneer of women's poker
Photo by Kevin Batangan
Kathy Liebert
Professional poker player Kathleen Liebert was born on 1st of October, 1967 in Nashville, Tennessee and is one of the few women on top in the professional poker community. Kathy already showed great interest in poker when she was only 12 years old. She was fascinated by poker scenes in westerns movies like “Bonanza” and passionately sat and watched the poker games her mother organized at home. Just by watching other people play, she soon was able to keep up with the grown-ups. This created the foundation for her later career...
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