J.J. Liu Almost Wins WPT Shooting Stars, Then Remembers That She’s a Woman and Comes in Second Place

Contact J.J. Liu Almost Wins WPT Shooting Stars, Then Remembers That She’s a Woman and Comes in Second Place Poker history was almost made at the WPT Shooting Stars tournament at Bay 101.
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Sat, March 17th, 2007

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