Whatever Happened To Poker's Most Feared Woman?

[@PokerBoomYT]

Is Jennifer Harman the greatest female poker player in history?

[@JoeCopson]

she's up there

[@Lybrel]

Vanessa Selbst has my vote. Harman’s nice but legacy? no. even women’s-history-wise, no. by awards, definitely no. looked up her first bracelet: 30 entrants lol. that’s just a few coin flips.

[@RM-fs4dj]

​@Lybrel winning 2 bracelets is just a bit of run good. But playing and winning in the highest stakes games for years and years is skill.

[@Hylkamania]

Yes

[@johnn9977]

No

[@ronb8052]

I live in Las Vegas. While visiting the WSOP with my wife a few years ago, we saw Jennifer walking down the hall towards us. During that time, I knew she was dealing with an ugly divorce AND health issues. Even so, I asked her if she would say hello to my wife. She was the SWEETEST, MOST PERSONABLE angel I ever met.....my wife will never forget her.

[@CoolHandLuke01]

Creeper

[@sunjun222]

She is one of the most competitive players. When she lost her and Marco would come our to valet. Marco would talk to me because she hated to lose so much. She is super nice. A class act and a competitive poker sweetheart.

[@MartinSmith-qt3cc]

Her friendship with Daniel has always been endearing

[@Bradydog-in7ut]

I the early 2000’s, she was a big part of the poker boom that led to many other woman joining the poker fray.

[@toptenguy1]

That "Mom joke" at the beginning made me chuckle a bit, I won't lie. :)

[@dougwendt5266]

I would like to see you cover Gabe Kaplan a true ambassador to the game, thank you.

[@PokerBoomYT]

Ah yes Gabe Kaplan is a great call

[@fabriziolong1550]

I'm all for a Gabe Kaplan episode! Such a great ambassador and one of the best to commentate on poker👍

[@michaelnguyen823]

You have to make sure to slide in his Welcome Back, Kotter days and also how he felt to be with the then-rising star John Travolta. As a side note, of course.

[@707Berto]

Anybody remember Fast Break?

[@jordhuga271]

Welcome back. 😂

[@sandyjudge7451]

Love this thank you! SO loved watching Jen Harman play poker :)

[@jordhuga271]

My friend met her in Vegas playing poker. I missed her by ten minutes. He politely approached her as she was leaving the room and she talked with and took pictures. He said she was delightful. 😊

[@IceBug1337]

Short: she became a mom

[@markcummings3146]

Great doc! I understand she still plays live in Vegas but as you say she's stepped back from the spot light a bit and balances time with her kids.

[@PokerBoomYT]

Thanks for watching!

[@jeromelawler902]

Her mother looks like Bobby Boucher's mom! "Texas Hold em is the devil!"

[@lucashipkins]

Hey, I'd love you to do a deep dive on the Hendon Mob (Barny & Ross Boatman, Joe Beevers and Ram Vaswani). But also on their website and how it was acquired by GPI.

[@PokerBoomYT]

This is a cool idea, thanks for the recommendation!

[@MrGlk]

She was definitely a shareholder in ftp too

[@dmb912002]

I've always hated the notion that rechecking your cards is an "amateur" move. I cant tell you how many times ive forgotten what I have in my hand as the board fills up. I check my cards literally every bet, every street, whether I think im ahead or not.

[@LSBBD]

You can find her in the poker room at the Orleans she is a regular.

[@PokerBoomYT]

Very cool

[@raymondrufa971]

I'm glad to see Jennifer in good health & good spirits! Does anyone know if any of her charity events are in the Northeast? Would love to show support! :)

[@Matthew-wn8oq]

Ive played with Jen twice and i have alot of respect for her. True ambassador of the game.

[@sinewave5020]

Played in a 15/ 30 with her decades ago. No BS player, solid play.

[@brandonbowen8619]

Thank you for this

[@PokerBoomYT]

Thanks for watching!

[@reeve2001]

Best voice in all of KZbin

[@bilders6701]

Played with her chips like a boss as well.

[@CRAIG5835]

Seen her tiny hands. Its a wonder she can do it.

[@scootdaws25]

Always a big fan.

[@WingsOfDay]

I've watched a ton of JH poker play and like Todd Brunson she's a pretty predictable player who creates action when she is sitting on the nuts most of the time.

[@LMW87MMA]

I’m assuming you’re talking about nlhe which isn’t in her top 5 best games. No use talking about skill if you aren’t talking LHE or mixed

[@CapoLady]

Imagine Big Todd used to smash it

[@MartinSmith-qt3cc]

Right time right place, before the poker boom, and online phenoms, better players but dull as dishwater

[@joecesavir9496]

She's and have been a very nice lady!

[@66RainySuper]

You only see stories of the success in Poker. The realty is its hard to keep gambling as your career and especially if you have kids.

[@DeathStar316]

shes still stunning..oh yeah great poker player..maybe next time im in vegas ill meet her

[@danward48]

As classy and beautiful as ever. I'm glad to hear she's doing well and has found a healthy balance in her life.

[@tomy5868]

don't remember ever seeing her win anything on tv.

[@AdamJD519]

She won a couple of Poker after Dark episodes she was on and Had a couple good runs on a few Episodes of High Stakes Poker The thing about her is she is an old school skill grinder No Limit Texas Hold em is not her strongest game but if you put her in poker games that require more skills like limit hold'em or Stud and triple Draw that is where she truly shines

[@bhedrick101]

Kidney transplants would tend to slow a person down

[@G-master21]

You should try to play poker at Hugewin to win massive profits.

[@WILLIAMCHANEL]

“Poker” and “NLHE” are not synonymous. NLHE is a form of poker, and it’s probably her least favorite game to play (like most top tier mix players). Mix games at the high stakes are not, as this video asserts, soft. Nor is “GTO” synonymous with “solvers.” Game-theory-optimal play has been a key concept for winning players for decades in all the games. But unlike NLHE, the games in the mix are not solved, there remains no substitute for experience once the available information is learned. And the swings are higher, and it’s a smaller, more refined player pool-so there is arguably a great deal more skill involved in beating mixed games at the stakes Harman plays (to this day), especially on a consistent basis. That is her legacy, and it’s what got her inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.

[@MeMe-in8tj]

Also as the video states, the poker world has changed.

[@bentonja668]

Doyle had Jennifer write the Limit Hold'Em section in his Super/System book

[@kamenkamenov6820]

I LOVE JEN..THE BEST EVER

[@LanceRomanceF4E]

I’ve played a lot of live poker since the mid 80’s and met very few interesting people at the tables. Poker players, in general, especially high limit players are arrogant narcissistic bores. They’ve done nothing in life. Every conversation is a bad beat story. Most are drunks or addicts. I have no respect for the game as a profession except for a few top pros like Hellmuth, Negreanu and Phil Ivy. The best “people” are recreational players at 1-3 or 2-5.

[@jerrycarino4478]

She has a family now she’s more focused on being a mom ❤ it’s alright she’ll eventually return and get into GTO style much respect to her she’s done enough for the female poker players 👍

[@PokerBoomYT]

We eagerly await!

[@bennybeeeee]

She plays high stakes regularly.

[@toptenguy1]

Sorry if I come off as "misogynistic"... But Jennifer Harman is INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL. (so her extreme intelligence/sharpness makes her even hotter!) (yeah yeah yeah, it's a compliment... lol)

[@masterboytothemax1599]

Luckbox fish who was player poker at the right time. She is considered a limit specialist. So much skill in that game. No one folds in that game. C u at the river.

[@stevenmacchia5617]

She just isn’t what tv made her out to be

[@andrewmcfarlane4724]

now we're getting somwhere

[@jamesmorris9384]

I would have met Zeidman out in the parking lot after that slow roll! Harmon may not be the greatest but, she was a trailblazer for all great women poker players today!

[@PokerBoomYT]

She really was

[@tomdallas3690]

Poker players that are offended by slow rolls prove that poker is indeed Phegget. It is absurd.

[@lew115]

Losing a bad beat and then getting your ass kicked.....you are a sucker for punishment.

[@jamesmorris9384]

@@lew115 I never said that I could kick the shit out of him, I never assume that I can kick anybody's ass! Just that a price must be paid for slow rolling with the absolute nuts!

[@jamesmorris9384]

@@tomdallas3690 So, being a little of a bi!tch and slow rolling with the absolute nuts, is something you're ok with? That's a piece of crap move! I can, maybe, see it in a cash game but, when someone is all-in in a tourney, that's being a piece of sh!t!

[@durakstars3094]

play durak for real money

[@StunDan]

poker mostly ruin lives

[@mwmrm2826]

Jennifer always came across as sweet and nice, but was as tough as anyone who ever played the game!

[@Nowhereman123]

Nice lady ABC poker player very very average

[@angelandsoulsoul2924]

Not an expecially good nlhe player, but in limit mixed games horse etc she was a beast if you beleiev the hype ...

[@PokerBoomYT]

Absolute beast

[@danielkim9453]

What happened? Answer is easy... GTO And why all the old time greats... Johnny Chan, Scotty Nguyen, Phil Helmuth, Chris Ferguson, Gus Hanson, Sammy Farha, Annie Dukes, Erik Seidel, Barry Greenstein, etc. have disappeared. Only ones who adapted were Daniel Negreanu & Phil Ivey

[@PokerBoomYT]

True. GTO really ruined what made poker fun to watch back in the day.

[@beerme8949]

@danielkim9453 hellmuth is still winning bracelets. Siedel is still very involved and competitive. Look up his finishes. As far as duke, ferguson, Hansen. They all never recovered from their full tilt scandals and involvement. People still play exploitative all the time. Gto is nothing but a tool to use.

[@rayoconnor4413]

Seidel is still a crusher.

[@bennybeeeee]

Every one of the players you listed still plays. Aside from maybe gus h

[@kendyjapri1559]

Patrick antonious play golf

[@dank2476]

Poker is 80% luck just like mahjong which comes under 70%.

[@RobiOne313]

Not over the long run …

[@beerme8949]

I think she can still hang, but like you eluded to its not her 1 priority. She had 4 wsop cashes this year including 5th in 10k 2-7 event. Im sure she plays plenty of cash games that just arent telivised.

[@bennybeeeee]

She plays a ton in high stakes private games

[@slowery43]

so you know absolutely nothing but just "guess"... so worthless

[@beerme8949]

@slowery43 lol huh? You okay man?

[@jamesgrant9858]

@@slowery43 you sound very angry

[@zeekus2222]

The dealers fear her when she loses a pot!!

[@PokerBoomYT]

Really?

[@blank-qw1mq]

@@PokerBoomYTyeahh rude to dealers..johnny chan too!!

[@James-b6l4u]

Just not true.

[@blank-qw1mq]

@@James-b6l4u it’s true lol i dealt to her for yearsss

[@Thaihandmade-wd9mh]

Still cute, even at this age.

[@PokerBoomYT]

❤️

[@joyride1598]

Haha, feared? She was always a nittier player. People feared Vanessa Selbst, not Jennifer.

[@The_Wiry_Woodchuck]

Nobody ever feared Selbst. She is one of the worst females on tour. Get a clue

[@terryetienne1709]

She went broke like many . A very hard way to make a living.

[@itsonlyfairtokc]

Aunt flos in town

[@jamal4473]

Hello Kyle! How are you doing today?

[@PokerBoomYT]

Hey Jamal! Thanks for being here!

[@ddutsie]

Sooner or later all these gambling addicts go down the drain.

[@intLordYeezus]

Somebody’s butthurt

[@tomdallas3690]

She hooked up with Alan Kessler a few years ago after a tournament. She gave him a Hot Karl.

[@Sparkynutz81]

Hmm, never heard of her. Heather on the other hand.

[@that_robguy]

Men... men happened

[@PokerBoomYT]

Men have always been!

[@brentevans7872]

First things first, if you do videos on anything Vegas related learn to say Nevada like people who live there say it. Geez 😅

[@PokerBoomYT]

I’m Canadian 🤷‍♂️

[@brentevans7872]

@@PokerBoomYT Cool. Lots of Canadians here. Say Nevada not "Nevahdah"

[@JohnnyAppleseed-yl6fo]

From what I've heard and read, she has big time health issues. Kidneys or liver or something, she has to get dialysis or something like it every day and her immune system is screwed up, she's really sick all the time.

[@VegasInsight]

Was she more recognizable than Annie Duke? Annie seemed to be the most embraced female player by mainstream media and definitely took advantage of it, and continues to do so beyond her poker playing days.

[@DidntDoo]

She Broke😂😂😂😂.

[@NoneNone-bd2of]

Over-rated and that’s a fact and doesn’t have the cash which is needed and would have to be staked like the others who are broke. That being said I did have the hots for her and I would stake her if we can make a trade.

[@glennmotto-c2v]

she was never a feared player by any professional.

[@PokerBoomYT]

Beg to differ

[@hushpuckena126]

Come again?

[@andycayton3433]

Says you 😂😂😂

[@YaNeverLearn]

She would likely take you for everything heads-up dude lmao

[@DougieBarclay]

"Let's crap on one of the few great people in our game that helped popularise the game amongst women in the YT comments section"

[@Boris_Greca]

little jenny harmy was playing in wsop in spring

[@megapromo3771]

No one ever feared women at the poker table.