Evelyn Ng was an unknown poker player until she was invited to the 2005 World Poker Tour Ladies Night competition. Eveybabee finished 2nd in the event, though she was a major underdog as an unknown in a field with such women's stars as Annie Duke, Jennifer Harmen and Kathy Leibart.
Since that time, Evelyn Ng has appeared at more and more poker tournaments, though her only notable money finish was a 2007 $25,000 poker tournament at the Bellagio. The career Evelyn Ng poker winnings are over $300,000 for tournament poker. Evelyn Ng continues to play in cash games, which is where Ng played for 10 years before first entering a tournament on the poker circuit.
Before Poker Evelyn Ng
Evelyn Ng started her gambling career in the pool halls of Toronto. Evelyn hustled "private school kids" for their lunch money, according to one interview, from the time she was about 14 (1989). When she was 16 years old, Evelyn Ng met Daniel Negreanu, who was at the time also a young billiards player. The two became friends and had a relationship. Though the relationship has ended, Evelyn Ng and Daniel Negreanu remain good friends.
Poker Bio - Evelyn Ng
Joining Daniel Negreanu on the professional poker tournament was still a decade away, though. Evelyn Ng first experience in the poker world was as a poker dealer in Toronto. From this, she learned to maintain concentration at the poker table -- such as keeping track of the pot and making certain her opponents make the proper bet.
Evelyn Ng started playing poker when she was 18, as an outgrowth of her job as a dealer. She describes herself as playing Limit Texas Hold'Em in cash games exclusively. Evelyn Ng played in cash games for about the first ten years of her poker life, until the 2005 WPT Ladies Night event. Since then, Evelyn Ng has been turning up at more poker tournaments, though she has yet to match the success of her original appearance on the WPT.
Evelyn Ng Poker Style
Evelyn Ng describes her poker playing style as a "selectively aggressive". Evelyn Ng's aggressive raises helped her finish 2nd on the 2005 World Poker Tour Ladies Night, which was a boon to her poker career. Ng also claims to have lots of smooth poker chip tricks, which is supposedly a sign of a person who's been around a poker table a lot.
Evelyn Ng Poker Promotions
Evelyn Ng has made several television appearances related to poker. Evybabee was on an episode of Criss Angel Mindfreak. Criss Angel tried to use his mindfreak abilities to persuade Evelyn to pick a losing hand. Criss Angel won three hands out of three, proving that (once again) the hand is quicker than the eye.
Evelyn Ng also appeared on the SpikeTV series, King of Vegas, where players play in four different casino games, including Texas Hold'Em and Blackjack. Evelyn also appeared as a poker croupier on Casino Casino, a U.K. game show.
Evelyn Ng is a member of Team Bodog, along with her friend David Williams. She has also appeared as one of the featured players on the video game, Stacked with Daniel Negreanu.
Evelyn Ng Pictures - Evelyn Ng Bikini
Evelyn Ng appeared in bikini during an interview shot by Travel Planet in 2003. Stills from this video made their way around the internet. You can find other pictures of her online from the World Poker Tour Ladies Night event.
Evelyn Ng Personal
Evelyn Ng confides that she enjoys all kinds of music -- or everything but country. She describes herself as more or less a homebody who takes care of herself better these days (eating better and going to the gym). While she describes herself as relatively conservative at playing poker, Evelyn Ng has learned to be selectively aggressive. Evelyn maintains a moderate poker lifestyle, in order to avoid burnout. She claims she keeps a hustler's mentality towards poker, rarely giving out advice to others about their game.
Interestingly, Evelyn Ng's roommate is David Williams, who finished 2nd place in the 2004 World Series of Poker. Evelyn describes David Williams as her best friend. The friendships with David Williams and Daniel Negreanu have helped open some doors in poker for Evelyn Ng, and she says that playing either of her two friends is the scenario she would most want to avoid in a tournament setting. That being said, Evelyn Ng claims she has played Daniel Negreanu in online poker and that she played pretty well in the game.
