Leo Margets was the last woman standing in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event, but a year after that amazing run (she placed 27th) in 2010 she busted at Day 2. “I was very sad to be left because I was looking forward to a big comeback, but ultimately it’s better to bust in Day 2 than in the bubble” stated the Spanish poker player who first picked up poker four years ago when her boyfriend introduced her to the game: “It was completely weird. I was out on a first date, and at the time I didn’t know anything about cards. I invited him for a drink and he declined because he had a poker game. I was intrigued – what was this poker thing that was more important than a date? So I asked him if I could come along and see. This relationship really got me into poker; he was a great teacher and really helped me understand what poker is about. I got crazy about poker and started playing lots online, and the rest is history”.

Now Leo is also looking to improve his skills in some other kinds of poker: “Before this World Series I was taking Razz lessons with a friend, hoping to be able to play H.O.R.S.E., but I decided to give myself another year so I wouldn’t feel like I was improvising. I was doing a lot better in Omaha, but I missed my event this year because I was still playing another. Next year I will play other variants besides Hold’Em for sure”.