Monica Reeves (born 1972 in

Oakville, Ontario Oakville is a town and List of municipalities in Ontario#Lower-tier municipalities, lower-tier municipality in Regional Municipality of Halton, Halton Region, Ontario, Canada. Generally seen as a commuter suburb of Toronto, it is located on Lake ...

) is a Canadian professional

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and

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player.''All In'', January 2007. She is a former model who began her

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career in 2005 under the tutelage of expert poker player Jim Worth. After nine months, Reeves was able to start playing professionally. She placed 8th in the St. Maarten Spring Poker Showdown, 114th in the Aruba Poker Classic and chopped first in the Bellagio $1,000 event in the summer of 2006. Reeves won the fourth preliminary tournament in the ''

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'', a televised 10-week blackjack tournament airing on

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, and she also finished second in the ladies event. Reeves is one of the endorsed pros on the Ultimate Blackjack Tour. As of 2008, her total live tournament winnings exceed $40,000.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reeves, Monica 1972 births Living people Canadian blackjack players Canadian poker players Female poker players Female models from Ontario Sportspeople from Oakville, Ontario