Photo courtesy of Bluff Magazine	Born:	August 19, 1959
	Residence:	Las Vegas, NV and Los Angeles, CA
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	Career Highlights:	Violette has just shy of $1,000,000 in tournament winnings to her name. She won her first bracelet at the 2004 World Series of Poker, winning the $2,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo event. She almost won a second in 2005 when she finished second in a $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em event to Erik Seidel. At the 2006 WSOP she cashed seven times, including a third place finish in the $5,000 Seven Card Stud event. Violette has also cashed twice on the World Poker Tour, finishing 22nd at the 2005 Legends of Poker, and 14th at the 2006 Doyle Brunson North American Poker Classic.

Cyndy Violette Facts:

• She initially moved to Las Vegas with her family when she was 12 years old. She was introduced to poker by playing cards at her kitchen table with her Uncle Ross.
• Cyndy once dealt both blackjack and poker in casinos.
• In 1984, Cyndy won a $74,000 Seven Card Stud tournament at the Golden Nugget. It was the largest tournament poker prize ever won by a woman at the time.
• Cyndy enjoys a healthy lifestyle, and is a religious vegetarian.
• Cyndy has appeared on many poker television shows including, “The Superstars of Poker" on Fox Sports Net, "Poker Royale Pro/Celebrity Tournament" on the Game Show Network, the “World Poker Tour’s Ladies Night Out” on the Travel Channel, and the “World Series of Poker” on ESPN.
• Cyndy also owns a house in Atlantic City, which she bought in 1994. She moved to A.C. in 1993 when poker was legalized, and was hooked after a summer of poker at the Taj Mahal. She refers to the place as her personal haven. She now spends most of her time in Las Vegas and Los Angeles to keep up with the poker industry.