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Profile: Grandma knows when to hold ‘em, when to fold ‘em (Hope, ND)

May 15, 2007 · Leave a Comment

HOPE, N.D. – Poker is a game laced with testosterone. The opportunity to bluff – a nonphysical way of bullying – makes the game enticing for males who like to flaunt their manly manliness.

But in the most popular poker tournament in the region, estrogen won out. Joyce Whitmore, a 68-year-old grandma-of-five from Hope, won the Dakota Poker League championship May 5.

“Some guys don’t like it very much to get beat by a woman, especially a grandma,” Whitmore said…”

Grand Forks Herald (05/13/07)

Categories: League · North Dakota · Profile

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