Kara Scott

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Kara Scott (2019)

Kara Scott (* 10. August 1975 in northern Alberta ) is a Canadian - British presenter and poker player . She is nicknamed Great Scott .

Personal

Scott grew up in simple circumstances in the north of Alberta . She graduated from the University of Calgary with degrees in teaching and linguistics . During her studies she worked as a maid in a dormitory for athletes. In 1999 Scott moved to London to teach at an inner city school. She then moved into the media industry and came to poker through her work at the World Series of Backgammon .

Scott was briefly dating poker player Brian Townsend in 2010 . Since 2013 she has had a relationship with the Italian Giovanni Rizzo. The two initially lived in Venice and moved to Parma after their marriage in May 2014 . The couple has been living in Ljubljana, Slovenia, since June 2015 . In June 2018, Scott had a daughter with her husband.

Activity as a moderator

Scott reported for various television stations a. a. from the European Poker Tour , World Poker Tour and National Heads-Up Poker Championship , she also hosted programs such as High Stakes Poker and Poker After Dark . Today she is best known for her moderation of the Main Event of the World Series of Poker on the television channel ESPN , which she has carried out alongside Norman Chad and Lon McEachern since 2011 . In February 2016, she was named Moderator of the Year at the 2015 American Poker Awards, which she moderated .

Poker successes

Kara Scott
Kara Scott (2008)
Kara Scott (2008)
  Personal information  
Nickname Great Scott
Nickname
KaraScott888888poker
place of residence SloveniaSlovenia Ljubljana
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money $ 413,612
Total prize money $ 664,795
World Series of Poker
Bracelets no
Cashes 7th
Best main event 104th ( 2008 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
title no
Cashes 3
  Main event of the European Poker Tour  
title no
Cashes 1
Last updated: March 5, 2020

Scott himself has occasionally taken part in prestigious live tournaments since 2007 .

At the World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in 2008 , she made the money and finished in 104th place for more than $ 40,000 in prize money. At the end of October 2008 she cashed at the main event of the European Poker Tour in Budapest . Scott earned her highest prize money to date in mid-April 2009 when she finished second out of 700 players at the Irish Open in Dublin and received more than 300,000 euros for it . In 2009 , Scott came back to the paid places at the WSOP Main Event . Even afterwards she made the money several times in tournaments of the WSOP and the World Poker Tour .

Overall, Scott has made more than $ 650,000 in poker playing live tournaments. It is sponsored by the online platform 888poker .

Web links

Commons : Kara Scott  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Kara Scott - Biography of the Poker Personality on ESPN and Her Poker Results at gamboool.com, accessed on April 3, 2016 (English).
  2. ↑ Tweet from January 1, 2018, accessed on January 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ American Poker Awards - Honorary Award for Mike Sexton on pokerfirma.com on February 26, 2016, accessed April 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ a b c Kara Scott in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 3, 2016 (English).
  5. ↑ 39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008 ($ 10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on April 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ EPT - 5 - Budapest (€ 4,000 + 350 No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on April 3, 2016 (English).
  7. ↑ PaddyPower Irish Open 2009 (€ 3,200 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on April 3, 2016 (English).
  8. ↑ 40th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2009 ($ 10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on April 3, 2016.
  9. ↑ Ambassadors on 888poker.com, accessed October 21, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Scott, Kara
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Great Scott (nickname); KaraScott888 (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian-British presenter and poker player
DATE OF BIRTH August 10, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Alberta , Canada