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| CarmelPetresco is a new female poker player on the | | | | Carmel Petresco in vogue, has a poker tournament |
| rise and began her professional career only just a | | | | rank of 5459 overall games including her 4861 in No |
| couple of years ago. She grew up in Romania in | | | | Limit Hold'em, not ranked in Limit Hold'em and not |
| Eastern Europe and moved to New York. Carmel | | | | ranked in the Pot Limit Hold'em. |
| Petresco travelled a lot as a child and feels that this | | | | At the 2008 World Series of Poker, she proved that |
| gave her the ability to adapt to new situations, which | | | | she was not just a pretty face at the table. Her |
| is a useful skill in poker. | | | | aggressive style of play paid off for her. At one |
| Petresco's first inclined to poker was through online | | | | point she was holding $80,000 chips while the |
| casino games. At first, she was watching her male | | | | average stack was around $19,000. As other female |
| friends playing poker online. Being interested, Camel | | | | players began to drop out, the media began to focus |
| Petresco started reading several books on | | | | on who would be the ‘last woman standing'. |
| high-stakes poker, including the Bible Of Poker | | | | Although a favorite, she didn't make it to the final |
| especially the Doyle Brunson's Super/System. She | | | | table. Out of a field of over 6,000 entries, she ended |
| started playing online poker in small Sit N Go games | | | | with a respectable finish. Her skills at the cards and |
| until she had a decent-sized bankroll built up. After | | | | being a pretty face at the table gained her much |
| that she began to play in tournaments and lately has | | | | attention. |
| made the move to cash games. | | | | |
| Before becoming a professional poker player, | | | | Carmel has stated that she does not think being an |
| Petresco had a small business as a personal shopper | | | | attractive woman in a male-dominated sport carries |
| and wardrobe stylist. She admit that poker has been | | | | any advantage. Being a woman at the table makes |
| somewhat of a calling for her and it is what she was | | | | one a target for sexists remarks and rude behavior. |
| meant to do. Petresco's holy grail is to win the World | | | | Her opinion is that men naturally view women as soft |
| Series of Poker or any type of bracelet. | | | | and if a woman flashes her charms while at the |
| Carmel Petresco is a live poker tournament event | | | | poker table, then they must be a soft player as well. |
| player and has played poker since 2004. Her poker | | | | There is no respect given. The only way to earn |
| tournament results and statistics including her 1st | | | | respect is to be aggressive and win. |
| place finish, a 4 final table appearances, and 13 | | | | |