Vanessa Selbst is an American former professional poker player with more than $11.9 million in career earnings. She is one of only three female poker players to have won three WSOP bracelets (Barbara Enright and Nani Dollison) but is the only player to have achieved this feat only in "open" events. Selbst is arguably one of the best female poker players in history. A former PokerStars Team Pro, she retired from poker in 2018. "Poker has given me so much over the last 12 years," she said at the time. "It has been intellectually challenging, exhilarating, fun, and extremely rewarding. It has given me the opportunity to travel to places I might never have experienced, and forge friendships with people from all over the world.” Since retiring, she has had two children with her wife Miranda Foster, who she married in 2013. Here is what you can expect on this weeks show: 0:00 Introduction 1:18 WSOP Thrill - You Never Quit Poker 3:13 From Pro to Rec Player 8:54 Debating the Mathematics of Poker 12:10 Trading and Finance - Much Like Poker 15:18 Marrying Philanthropy and Poker 24:02 Is Jungleman Starting a Poker Cult? 29:06 Should poker be promoted as a career? 32:43 Poker As a Metaphor For Life 38:21 A Return To the WSOP ▬ Winning the Game of Life ▬▬▬▬▬▬ Check out other "Winning the Game of Life" episodes: ► https://www.youtube.com/c/WinningTheGameofLife Connect with Melanie Vanessa Selbst: Twitter: @VanessaSelbst Follow "Jungleman" Dan Cates on social: Websites: https://www.wtgol.com Instagram: @wtgolpodcast @thedancates Twitter: @junglemandan Join Poker Academy today using this link: https://www.preflop.academy/?via=dan Poker strategy tips Poker tournament highlights Poker player profiles Poker player rankings Poker coaching Poker mental game