Lucy Rokach
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 Lucy Rokach in Late Night Poker episode 3.3 |
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| Nickname(s) | Golden Ovaries |
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| Hometown | Stoke-on-Trent, UK |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finishes | 6 |
| Highest ITM main event finish | 26th (1996) |
Lucienne (Lucy) "Golden Ovaries" Rokach is an English professional poker player from Stoke-on-Trent. She was born in Cairo, Egypt and is now regarded as one of the top female players in Europe. She also commentated on the popular Late Night Poker television series with Jesse May during its fourth season, and had a 3rd place finish in the series 6 grand final (the highest-ever finish for a female player in a Late Night Poker grand final.)
Lucy was a history teacher and car dealer before entering the poker world. In her first tournament she won £5,000 at the Rubicon Club in Wolverhampton. She won the 2003 European Poker Top award for Lifetime Achievement after winning the Winter Festival in Dublin in both 2001 and 2003.
Rokach made money finishes in the World Series of Poker $10,000 no limit hold'em main event in 1996 and 2004.
Rokach has been described by Barry Greenstein as the best female poker player in the world.
Lucy also finds time to commentate on The Poker Channel, alongside Gary "The Choirboy" Jones and Roy "The Boy" Brindley.
As of 2006, her total live tournament winnings exceed $1,150,000.
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| European Poker Lifetime Achievement Award Winners |
| 2003: Lucy Rokach - 2004: Dave Ulliott - 2005: Dave Colclough - 2006: John Duthie |
