Sponsored by PrimaPoker.com, Ms. Richie's enjoyed an
all-expenses paid trip to
Las Vegas including hotel,
spending money and the $10,000 buy-in to the 2004
WSOP.
Ms. Richie won her seat by playing in an online
tournament at the Royal Vegas
online casino. Just before
leaving St. Petersburg, Ms. Richie told everyone she
wanted to be the first grandmother to make it to the final
table. It nearly happened.
Ms. Richie outlasted many
amateur and well-known professional players, including
Chris Moneymaker (last year's champion), Phil Hellmuth,
Phil Ivey, Annie Duke
and even "Cousin Sal," the jokester
sidekick from the Jimmy Kimmel Show.