Kristy Gazes (born October 28, 1967) is a professional

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player originally from

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. Gazes has been playing poker since 1986. She made a living for years as a high-stakes cash game player in

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, California. Gazes preference for high-low split and mixed games such as H.O.R.S.E and H.O.S.E. has earned her the nickname "Mixed Games". She made the

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S.H.O.E. final table. Her biggest career win came in 2005, when she took first place in the

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Championship at the

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, besting a live televised final table that included

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and

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. She took a $250,000 payout for her victory. In 2003, she won the

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Omaha high low split title. Gazes made multiple final tables during the first season of the

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and appeared as a guest commentator on that program. She appeared in the GSN series ''

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'' Battle of the Sexes. In 2007, she made two final tables at the Aussie Millions, the Main Event and Pot Limit Omaha event, taking home over $230,000. In August 2007, she won the World Poker Tour Season Six Ladies Invitational. As of 2016, her live tournament winnings exceed $1,040,000. Kristy was formerly married to poker pro

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. In recent years, she has shifted her career focus from poker to the stock market and now owns a successful options trading business.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gazes, Kristy 1967 births American poker players Female poker players Living people American derivatives traders