On Febuary 11th, The Cherokee Casino and Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma hosted the innagural State Championship Tourney. 116 ladies played in the tourney for the seat into the U.S. Ladies Poker Championship.
Cathy Katzenberger is a wife and mother of two small children. She learned how to play poker a year ago when her husband taught her the game. In fact, she wasn’t going to play in this event but her husband had a good run at the tables the night before and gave her the $300 buy in and said “You are going to play in this event!”