Pioneer Induction Starla Brodie
Class of 2024
As stewards of the Hall, the WiPHoF Hall Members are keenly aware of the women pioneers who are deserving of induction but their stories or contributions aren’t well known. Women who took a seat at the highest levels and were respected for their ability and success. These women were real trailblazers in poker.
Our first posthumous Pioneer Induction selection goes to Starla Brodie. She is the first woman to win an open field WSOP tournament after teaming up with poker legend Doyle Brunson in the 1979 WSOP $600 Mixed Doubles Event. Her second bracelet came in 1995 in the $1k Women’s WSOP Seven-Card Stud event. She was not only a trailblazer, but she was an inspiration and role model for women like Linda Johnson encouraging them to compete in the biggest games in poker.