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Jennifer Harman is an American professional poker player with a reputation as a cash game player. Lately, she has also forged a name for herself in the tournament world. She won her first World Series of Poker bracelet in 2000 at the No Limit Deuce to Seven Lowball Event (at a final table that also included Lyle Berman and Steve Zolotow), and her second WSOP bracelet in 2002 at the $5K Limit Hold'Em event (the field also included Mimi Tran, Humberto Brenes and Allen Cunningham). She is the only woman to hold two bracelets in WSOP open events.

Harman was born and raised in Reno, Nevada, and started playing poker at eight years of age. She later graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Her initial decision to play poker professionally estranged her from her father. After years of little to no contact, they have reconciled their differences.

In 2004, Harman took a year away from poker to have her second kidney transplant. Since her return to the poker tournament circuit, she has finished 4th at the World Poker Tour Five-Diamond World Poker Classic, 5th in the inaugural Professional Poker Tour event, and 2nd in the WSOP Circuit Championship Event at the Rio.

She also authored the Limit Hold'em chapter for SuperSystem II (ISBN 1580421369), a book considered by many to be the Bible for any serious poker player.

When Harman is not playing on the tournament circuit, she can be found at the highest limit cash games at the Bellagio Casino. She was also an active participant as part of "The Corporation", a group of high stakes poker players who played Andy Beal for limits of up to $100,000-$200,000.

Harman is married to stylist Marco Traniello, who also plays poker, and is very close friends with fellow pro Daniel Negreanu. Harman previously dated Todd Brunson and Howard Lederer, both world class players in their own right.

Harman is considered by many to be the world's best female poker player.

As of 2005, her total live tournament winnings exceed $1,400,000.

She is currently appearing in the GSN series High Stakes Poker.

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