Winner of the FullTiltPoker.net Championship at Wynn Las Vegas
Kristy was born in Torrance, CA and like many other LA natives, she made her way into the entertainment industry after school. While she enjoyed her career as a documentary filmmaker, poker caught Kristy's interest and the rest, as they say, is history.
She initially started as a cash-game player and quickly became a regular in many area high-stakes games. In fact, before 2003, Kristy only played about five to 10 tournaments a year, preferring to sharpen her skills in as many different games as she could and earning her nickname of Kristy "Mixed-Games" Gazes.
While Kristy still loves playing in cash games, she has been focusing more on tournament play in the past few years. This paid off when Kristy won first prize in the FullTiltPoker.Net Championship at Wynn Las Vegas. 2007 is starting out to be a killer year for Kristy. In January, she finished seventh in two events at the Aussie Millions, leaving the Land Down Under almost $200K richer. Then, in February she finished in 16th place at the WPT's LA Poker Classic. When you're hot, you're hot.
