Erin Ness

Erin Ness is a rising star among the ladies of professional poker. She started learning and playing the game when she was a child in New Jersey.

While attending Georgetown University, Erin Ness, 26, was known by classmates to get in at least three Poker games a week . After graduating and getting a job as a photo assistant with Maxim Magazine, Ness won an in-house competition at the company and $10,000 for the buy-in to the World Series of Poker.

Maxim also paid her way to the tournament. The youthful Erin Ness surprised everyone by becoming the third highest female finisher (207th place) at the 2004 WSOP Main Event. This year, she finished 46th in the Highly competetive ladies 2005 World Series of poker.