A Woman to Know: “Poker Alice” Ivers Tubbs
I’ll take your money with no regrets. — Alice Ivers Tubbs
I’ll take your money with no regrets. — Alice Ivers Tubbs
(image via Denver Public Library)
Some time in the 1870s, Alice met her first husband Frank, a mining engineer and amateur poker player. The young couple moved to Colorado, and Alice immediately took to frontier life. Frank taught her how to play cards, and soon Alice was trading in on her talent. …
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