Karina Jett
Professional Poker Player and Speaker Karina Jett
Age: 34
Birthplace: Saigon, Vietnam
Resides: Las Vegas, NV
Born in Saigon, Vietnam, Karina relocated with her family to St. Petersburg when she was 9 months old. It was a lucky day when her father, a full colonel in the armed forces, was transferred to Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas. As a kid, she tagged along while her mother who played poker and the exquisite little girl became a favorite of casino bosses.
For the first year of her professional career, she played seven-card stud, but in 1997, with Texas Hold'em becoming a popular, publicized high stakes event, Karina wasted no time switching gears and focusing her attention on the game that brought in the most money. Her beauty was both an asset and a liability at first as she entered the male dominated poker scene.
Before long she fine tuned her skills and buried the battle of the sexes as she started acing male opponents with her talent. Her meteoric tournament career included wins in Arizona and Las Vegas, and final table appearances in major tournaments all over the world including, Late Night Poker - Cardiff, Wales, LA Poker Classic- Commerce, CA, Ultimate Poker Challenge, Las Vegas, NV. In 2003 and 2004, she finished fourth at the ladies World Series of Poker events. Karina Jett also conquered male-oriented cash games and is one of the top women players in the world.
It was a mutual friend who introduced Chip (see: professional poker player Chip Jett) and Karina at a poker tournament in Mississippi. After a whirlwind five week romance, they married in true Las Vegas style at the Little White Chapel complete with an Elvis impersonator. The union of these two pros has become one of the most powerful alliances in the poker world. They made history at the London Open in 2005 when they became the only husband and wife team to ever reach the final table of a "$10,000 championship event" with a 2 million dollar prize pool.
Speaking and Corporate Poker Events
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Major Poker Tournament Accomplishments
- August 2005: London Open $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em,
8th $45,000 - May 2004: WSOP $1,000 Ladies Limit Hold'em,
4th $12,800 - May 2004: WSOP $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo Split,
23rd $1,760