Evelyn Ng (born September 14, 1975 in

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professional

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player. She lives in

, Ontario, Canada.

Early life

Ng began her gaming career playing

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for money at age 14. By age 17, she had expanded into dealing

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and

games in her hometown of Toronto. Around that time, she dated fellow Canadian poker player

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. He helped her develop a style of play designed to combat aggressive players.

Poker career

Ng achieved fame on the

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(WPT) circuit in 2003 after placing second to Clonie Gowen in the ''Ladies' Night I'' tournament, finishing ahead of established professionals including Annie Duke,

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and

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. Ng was included as one of the characters in the video game '' Stacked with Daniel Negreanu''. Formerly a representative of the online poker room

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, she is now part of Team Bodog. Ng was a participant in the ''

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'' television series on SpikeTV, and featured in the second series of British game show ''Casino'' as the poker croupier. She also appeared on ''

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'' as a professional poker player. Angel, having little experience in poker, attempted to psychologically persuade Ng to repeatedly pick a losing hand from a set of covered/open cards. As of 2010, her total live tournament winnings exceed $375,000. Ng streams frequently on

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under the name evybabee with a focus on Diamond Painting, Sudoku, Jeopardy, Guitar Hero / Clone Hero and other puzzle games.

References

External links

Twitch ChannelOfficial MyspaceHendon Mob profileCard Player profileWPT profileWSOP profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ng, Evelyn 1975 births Living people Canadian poker players Canadian people of Chinese descent Female poker players Sportspeople from Las Vegas Game players from Toronto