Jennifer Harman Biography

by PokerFanatic | posted in Poker articles

Jennifer Harman

Jennifer Harman is an American professional poker player. Born and raised in Reno, she became hooked with the game of poker at the young age of eight. After graduating from the University of Nevada, she went on to practice as a pro player.

Jennifer won her first World Series of Poker bracelet in 2000, in a game of Deuce to Seven Lowball. What’s even more impressive, apart from beating more experienced players, such as Lyle Berman and Steve Zolotow, is that she had never played the game before. She was briefly shown the ropes beforehand by Howard Lederer. She won her second WSOP bracelet two years later, becoming the only woman with two bracelets in open events.

Jennifer Harman is currently an online poker player, and she plays exclusively on Full Tilt Poker. Apart from this, she is also a member of the “Full Tilt Team”, a dream team composed of some of the finest poker players in the world: herself, Mike Matusow, Allen Cunningham, Annette Obrestad, Patrik Antonius, Tom Dwan, John Juanda, Gus Hansen, Andy Bloch, Chris Ferguson, Erik Seidel, Howard Lederer, Erick Lindgren, Phil Ivey and Phil Gordon.

As many other poker players do, Jennifer Harman posts articles on her website, www.jenniferharman.com (no closed down), in which she tries to share her own experience with amateurs and professional players alike. Also on her site you can find her blog, where she posts Twitter updates and other thoughts.

Jennifer is cursed with a condition that affects her kidneys (a genetical illness that she got from her mother), which forced her to take time off from poker. In 2006, while she took another year of from playing, she wrote a book that is now vital to all beginners – “Limit Hold ‘em chapter for Super System 2”. In an interview, she even declared she was thinking about writing another book – about the psychology of poker.

In conclusion, let’s hear from Jennifer herself. Asked what advice she could give amateurs, she replied: “Get plenty of rest, eat well and stay focused”. In no limit, the biggest mistake I see is a player going all in instead of making a big raise that would be just as effective. They’ll risk all their chips instead of some of them. I think TV has a lot to do with it; especially if you’re a beginner, you have nothing else to go by. The poker on TV is mostly highlights, so it’s hard to understand the whole game.” Join Jennifer at fulltiltpoker.com and get a $600 free welcome bonus.