Maria Stern
Maria Stern is an American professional poker player who won the 1997 World Series of Poker $1,500 Seven-Card Stud event. That same year, her husband Max won two of his three bracelets.Poker
Maria Stern began playing poker in 1991 after traveling for years to various poker tournaments with her husband.
Maria and Max Stern reside in both Costa Rica and Las Vegas, Nevada.
Her favorite game is Seven-card stud but she is also an accomplished Texas hold 'em player.
As of 2008, her total live tournament winnings exceed $380,000.In 1992, she finished fourth in the World Series of Poker in the $1,000 Women's Seven-card Stud event. In 1997 she won a bracelet in the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud event.World Series of Poker bracelets
Other poker events
At the 2007 WSOP Circuit Tournament at Caesars Palace Las Vegas event 1, Stern came in fourth place, earning $20,404.
On October 2008, in San Jose, Costa Rica, at the LAPT Maria Stern placed eighth, taking home $24,425