3 Quotes About Anna Aquino
(born August 2, 1972) is an American professional poker player. Aquino was born in Long Beach, California. She is the youngest of eight siblings. She earned her undergraduate degree in Political Science at UCLA and worked as a waitress to help pay for her tuition
While attending UCLA, she entered and won the 1997 (Best Female Player) and 2001 (Best Sit-N-Go Player) World Series of Poker. She was named "All-Time World Cup of Poker Five Card Stud Hi/Lo Stud Champion" in 2000, and has been described as "one of the best poker players in the world." She has been ranked #1 female poker player in the world by ESPN's annual Poker Power Rankings from 1999 to 2002, and was ranked #2 from 2003 to 2007. In January 2008, she was ranked #14 on PokerStars' all-time money list with $7,010,315 in tournament earnings. In July 2010, she won the World Championship Poker Circuit's First Annual Women's Championship for a total prize of $227k.
On April 13, 2011, Aquino finished 3rd overall in a series of five online tournaments at Full Tilt Poker earning over $500k. She is also a member of The Four Queens: Annie Duke, Jennifer Harman, Maria Ho and Vanessa Selbst. In addition to being an advocate for women in poker, Aquino is also involved with various charities as well as various national organizations that focus on breast cancer awareness and prevention. She also runs poker camps for children throughout the year as part of her charity work.
In 2013 Aquino was arrested for cheating at a Bellagio casino table and later released on $100k bail. The charges were later dropped and Bellagio Casino refused to reimburse her for any money she had lost due to her arrest. This decision caused controversy among poker players who felt Bellagio should have paid for her losses despite Bellagio's refusal to entertain any request for compensation from Bellagio Casino back to Anna Aquino herself after she lost all her money because of her own actions.
According to Bellagio Casino owner Phil Ivey Bellagio Casino refused to reimburse Anna Aquino for anything lost because they were not responsible for what happened at their table which led to Anna Aquino losing all her money because Anna Aquino engaged in acts outside their control which resulted in Anna Aquino losing all her money because Anna Aquino engaged in acts outside their
