About Karen Wolfson
Karen Wolfson was a poker player.
Karen Wolfson is a poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada. She has cashed in various poker tournaments during her career, and has several titles including one World Series of Poker bracelet.
World Series of Poker She won her championship in the 1984 World Series of Poker $500 Ladies Limit Seven Card Stud event, earning a bracelet and a cash prize of $15,500. She defeated professional player Marsha Waggoner heads-up to win the tournament. This event was the first time that Wolfson had finished in the money at the World Series of Poker.
Wolfson finished as the runner-up of the Ladies event, then a $1,000 buy-in Seven Card Stud event in 1995, losing heads-up to Starla Brodie, and again in 1997, losing heads-up to Susie Isaacs.
As of 2010, her total tournament winnings exceed $190,000. Her five cashes at the World Series of Poker make up $62,560 of that total.
World Series of Poker bracelet YearTournamentPrize (US$) 1984$500 Ladies - Limit 7 Card Stud $15,500
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