Shirley Rosario is a
poker
Poker is a family of comparing card games in which players wager over which hand is best according to that specific game's rules. It is played worldwide, however in some places the rules may vary. While the earliest known form of the game w ...
player and former website owner. Born in
San Pedro, California, she grew up in
Torrance, California and currently resides in
Downey Downey may refer to:
People
*Downey (surname)
*Robert Downey Jr.
Places
*Downey, California, US
*Downey, Idaho, US
*Downey, Iowa, US
Businesses
*W. & D. Downey, photographic studio
*Downey Studios, created out of a former Boeing plant
Schools
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Rosario is a former prop player at the Bicycle Casino. As a prop, Rosario played multiple games. In addition to her prop duties, she was a commentator for the casino's ''Live at the Bike'' show, which featured ring game poker games broadcast live over the Internet. The show later aired on The Poker Channel in the UK under the name ''The L.A. Poker Scene''. Rosario spent 2006 recovering from cancer surgery. She is currently cancer free.[
Rosario won at the 2005 Legends of Poker Omaha Championship and placed second to Phil Hellmuth in 2003 at the L.A. Poker Classic Omaha Championship. She also placed first at the 2003 Grand Slam of Poker No Limit Hold 'em Shootout at the ]Hustler Casino
Larry Flynt's Hustler Casino is a cardroom in Gardena, California, approximately 15 miles (25 km) south of Downtown Los Angeles, California, Downtown Los Angeles. It is owned by El Dorado LF, LLC. the successor company after founder Larry Fl ...
and three HORSE events at the Commerce Casino
Commerce Casino is a cardroom located in the Los Angeles suburb of Commerce. With over 240 tables on site, Commerce Casino is the largest cardroom in the world. Established in 1983, the casino accounted for 38% of Commerce's tax revenues for th ...
in 2009, 2010, and 2011.
Rosario worked on the business side of poker. She owned and operated a poker information website, Poker-Babes.com, before selling it to PokerStars in 2010. She continues to be the face of the site and updates the blog occasionally. Rosario has been quoted as an expert on women in poker by '' The Times'', the Associated Press and '' The New York Times'',
In 2004, she appeared in ''Poker for Dummies'' with Chris Moneymaker.
As of 2018, Rosario's total live tournament winnings exceed $500,000.
References
External links
Official site
Hendon Mob profileWSOP profile
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American poker players
American gambling writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Female poker players
People from Downey, California