Poker is a sport primarily dominated by men. Sure, that could be a stereotype, but by and large, it’s true. Women are outnumbered at the poker table, but they are definitely not outmatched. A few women have become staples of the poker world and deserve proper recognition.

Linda Johnson – There’s a reason she’s called “The First Lady of Poker.” Johnson has been cashing in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) since 1982, before many of this article’s readers were born. In 1997, she burst into the spotlight after picking up a win in a $1,500 buy-in Razz event for $96,000, defeating a 160 player field. She was the force behind CardPlayer Magazine before selling the brand and is now a part of owner of CardPlayer Cruises, which attracts poker players from around the world for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. A former employee of the U.S. Postal Service, Johnson served as the in-studio announcer for the World Poker Tour (WPT). Together with veteran Matt Savage, Johnson co-founded the Tournament Directors Association (TDA). She is also a co-founder of the charity Poker Gives.

Jennifer Harman (Full Tilt Poker Pro)– An angel of the game, Harman has lent her name to a bevy of charitable causes away from poker. Her annual fundraiser for the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is regularly one of the largest charity tournaments held. On the felts, she’s been equally successful, recording her first WSOP final table in 1996 and collecting bracelet number one four years later in a $5,000 buy-in No Limit Deuce to Seven Lowball event for $146,000. She defeated WPT co-founder Lyle Berman heads-up in that tournament, with Steve Zolotow also reaching the final table. Harman won a $5,000 buy-in Limit Hold’em tournament during the 2002 WSOP for $212,000, defeating brand name pros Mimi Tran, Humberto Brenes, and Allen Cunningham when six players remained. During the first six seasons of the WPT, Harman notched two final tables for well over $600,000 total.

Annie Duke (Sponsored by Ultimate Bet) – She’s as straightforward of a player as they come. She showed her business prowess and passion for fund raising during the second season of NBC’s hit reality show “Celebrity Apprentice” and is a card-carrying member of Team Ultimate Bet. Duke is the brother of professional poker player Howard Lederer and has appeared on a bundle of television shows in addition to “Celebrity Apprentice,” including “1 vs. 100,” “Poker After Dark,” “Best Damn Poker Show,” and “Deal or No Deal.” She took down the 2004 WSOP Tournament of Champions, a winner-take-all event, for $2 million and won a bracelet the same year in a $2,000 buy-in Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Better contest for $137,000. Together with Norman Epstein and actor Don Cheadle, Duke founded Ante Up for Africa, a charity that raises money and awareness for victims of the crisis in Darfur.

Barbara Enright – Enright holds not one, not two, but three WSOP bracelets and has been a longtime staple of the WSOP circuit. Her first two in the money finishes in WSOP events, which came eight years apart, were both for bracelets. In 1986, she won the $500 buy-in Ladies Limit Seven Card Stud event for $16,000. Eight years later, she won the same contest, which had a $1,000 buy-in, for $38,000. In 1996, Enright was up to her winning ways once again, dominating the pack in a $2,500 buy-in Pot Limit Hold’em tournament for $180,000. Aside from her three bracelets, she may be best known for her fifth place finish in the 1995 WSOP Main Event, which was ultimately won by “Action” Dan Harrington. Enright was inducted into the prestigious Poker Hall of Fame in 2007 alongside Phil Hellmuth.

Kathy Liebert – Her first bracelet win came in 2004, when Liebert took down a $1,500 buy-in Limit Hold’em Shootout for $110,000, besting a final table that included Kevin Song, Brock “t soprano” Parker, and young gun Joe Cassidy. In 2008, Liebert scored a bevy of face time on cable station ESPN after finishing third in the $10,000 buy-in World Championship of Pot Limit Hold’em, banking $306,000. That tournament marked the first bracelet win for Nenad Medic, who defeated Andy Bloch heads-up. During the first seven seasons of the WPT, Liebert made six final tables and finished in the top 10 eight times. Don’t cross her, either; Liebert is proficient in karate.