Tiffany Williamson is an American corporate
lawyer
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who qualified for the
2005 World Series of Poker
The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2nd, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7th. The conclusion of the Main Event on July 15th marked the close of play, and the largest prize in sports an ...
(WSOP) in the
Gutshot Poker Club. She went on to finish in 15th place, earning $400,000, after having spent just one year learning the game. The finish was the highest by a female in the WSOP Main Event since
Annie Duke's 10th-place finish in
2000
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.
Biography
Williamson received her undergraduate degree from the
College of William and Mary in
Williamsburg, Virginia in 1992 and a master's degree from the
University of South Carolina in 1996. She received her juris doctor from
Columbia Law School in
New York City in 1999 and went on to work for
Davis Polk & Wardwell, a New York law firm.
After working there for two years, Tiffany moved to their
London,
England office in 2001. Tiffany has also attended
National Chengchi University in
Taipei,
Taiwan and
University of the Witwatersrand in
Johannesburg,
South Africa.
In 2005, Williamson appeared on the celebrity poker chat show ''
Heads Up with Richard Herring'' to discuss her love for the game. That same year, she was ranked 99th on the 2005 Money List and 10th on the Women's "All-Time" Money List. She also was universally ridiculed for her play, despite her eventual result. Her win made her the 15th-highest money finisher ever for a female in the United Kingdom.
As of 2008, her total live tournament winnings exceed $490,000.
Hendon Mob tournament results
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Notes
External links
A Dream Come True (Gutshot.com article by Williamson)Tiffany Williamson profile
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American poker players
College of William & Mary alumni
University of South Carolina alumni
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Female poker players
Columbia Law School alumni
Davis Polk & Wardwell lawyers