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World Series of Poker champion
Harvard & Google Keynote Speaker
WSOP Main Event 'Last Woman Standing'
The Amazing Race only all-female team
First female broadcaster for PokerNews
MAXIM's 20 Hottest Poker Players
Named in the 10 Most Fascinating People in Poker

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Tiffany Michelle is a trailblazer for women in poker, renowned for her record-breaking run at the World Series of Poker on ESPN, where she placed 17th out of 6,844 players for a $334,534 payday — the largest field ever conquered by a woman in poker history. Named one of the Most Fascinating People in Poker, she went on to become one of poker's Top 10 All-Time Female Money Earners under 30 and a WSOP Champion.

From high-stakes poker tables to global competitions like The Amazing Race and Food Network’s Worst Cooks in America, Tiffany equips audiences with powerful lessons on risk-taking, navigating uncertainty, and decision-making under pressure.

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Poker Mindset for Making Better Decisions
from Poker Pro & Keynote Speaker Tiffany Michelle

March 2025

When I wrap a poker event and the exhausted hits, after nonstop days of balancing gameplay with content producing & media coverage (creating, editing, producing, posting, managing socials - and this time around, training a newb)…

In that exact moment I stop and whisper, ‘Thank You’.

For continued opportunity.
For the invitation to travel.
For the chance to mentally compete & challenge myself.
For an ability to create, invest & be productive, even to the point of being drained.

… for the gift it is to FEEL tired after giving my utmost to my work and to the game of poker 🙏🏽 @poker_org_ @wsop

Some 14bb poker unbags are more glamorous than others 😂🥸

@wsop @poker_org_

That girl who knew you when… 👆🏽 27 years of friendship — what a beautiful thing!

Women are complex creatures. Growing in the same direction isn’t natural. Overcoming insecurities side-by-side is hard. Turning away from jealousy, to make room for each other’s success, is a choice.

Loving and reliving the old versions of you, while adapting and staying open to transformation and life’s curveballs, is how we’ve made it this far.

Shoutout to that OG friend who you still on speed dial 🫶🏽 @tiffanyjphotography

[SOUND ON] Tell me you’re at the *Irish* Poker Open, without telling me… 🙄 #dublin #lagirl

Mentally, I’m here today 👆🏽

10 days until my wee li’l clogs step foot onto Ireland for the first time for the @irishpokeropen 🤑 🍀

To the woman who saw me through my 20s, explored with me through 30s and now evolves with me in our 40s… Happy Birthday! My life have been so very full because of your presence and generosity 💓

The category is: Vegas Poker Girl Speaking at Google HQ 💼🪩🎉

Thrifted fashion:
$33 BCBG skirt w/ tags - @thredup
$17 Aldo boots - @poshmark

1-month countdown to the Irish Poker Open in Dublin… am I doing this right?

🍀 @irishpokeropen
♠️ @pokerstars

Serious Question: Should I wear this to play poker at the @irishpokeropen, Mar 26–Apr 6 in Dublin? 🍀

Some days are easier…
We step out the door to take a walk
On a warm, 73° February day
And I feel thankful we aren’t covered in snow

I notice the sparkling ocean winking at me and consider how many people *dream* of gazing upon the Pacific

As I round the orchard and head up the slope towards our rental home, I remember spending most of 2025 huffing and puffing — struggling to breathe as I walked this incline, because severe anemia and blood loss were starving my body of oxygen

Today I can breathe
And I notice how pleasant it is to take a walk and be able to just… breathe

Not plagued with wondering
“What’s wrong with me?”
Or, “When will I feel better?”

Here I am, now… better
I can breathe again

And even if this only lasts for today
Even if death and destruction come knocking on my door again, as it surely will in my lifetime — For today, I will cherish being able to breath

Ghosts of Super Bowls past 🏈 Name this year 👉🏽 Patriots/Seahawks in Arizona — with a buncha top tier gentlemen: baby Philly, Mekhi and MLB + NFL Hall of Famers @warrenmoon1 & Dave Stewart.

@philhellmuthpositivity @traciszy @mekhifromharlem

One year ago, so much devastation
A loss too heavy to carry
So every day I let go
And then let go some more

It’s the oddest dichotomy
What I see in front of me: ash and rubble
But when I close my eyes
All the memories, the moments come alive

It’s a comfort to know I can close my eyes and revisit home anytime ❤️

#palisadesfire #lossjourney #riseup #fromtheashes #californiafires

Cancer. Fire.
The year that tried to break me.

Austria winter vibes 🫶🏽
📍 Innsbruck + Salzburg

“I cannot tell you what lies ahead, but I can tell you, you are free to open your heart to peace no matter your uncertainty.” -Morgan Harper Nichols

Tomorrow I’m giving a keynote at Google headquarters in Silicon Valley.

If YOU were building an elite team and could steal 1 skill from poker players, what would it be?

🧠 Winning mindset
🎲 Navigating uncertainty
🎨 Creative strategizing
💥 Bold decision-making
💪 Mental resilience

Which one has moved the needle the most in your game?

8 nights in Vegas
2 poker tournies
1 NAPT final table
In for $1200
Out for $3090
Food/Bev -$1022

… winning?

📷 @rachkayphoto
♠️ @pokerstars

I found a bag.
$330 ⤴️ $580 ⤴️ $11,000??

23 of 175 in the money and going into Day 2 of the NAPT Women’s event - with double chip avg.

Restart at noon and will posting updates on @poker_org_ 😎

#pokerface #pokergirl #vegaspoker

Something the game of POKER has taught me that I wish I’d known in college 🎓 and what I spoke about at Harvard University this week:

You can do everything right — make the RIGHT read, the mathematically CORRECT play, the SMART decision — and still LOSE.

Ask yourself: What kind of loser are you willing to be?

Life will deal you plenty of blows. Plans fall apart. Deals fall through. People walk away. You can’t possibly prepare for every failure, heartbreak, or disappointment.

My mindset used to be reactive:
“This isn’t fair. Why is this happening to me?!” I looked for where I could place the blame.

But after twenty messy, unpredictable years at the poker table, I’ve learned to become PROACTIVE when facing an “unfair” or negative outcome.

Now I step back and ask:
•What led to this result?
•What flaw was in MY process?
•What can I learn from this?

Because the truth is: we all lose. The question is — will you be the kind of loser who blames bad luck, or the kind who studies their decisions and plays smarter next time?

THIS is where real calibration happens: when you stop defending your choices and start studying them. THIS is how we take control in an uncertain and chaotic world.

Because it’s not winning that turns you into a winning player — it’s asking sharper questions after a loss.

ATTN: Harvard Poker Club ‼️ I’m poppin’ by tonight. I wanna play with some smarties! @harvardpoker

Heading to Harvard next week to guest lecture 🎓 As I’m reworking one of my keynote talks for a university audience, I’m curious:

What’s something POKER has taught YOU that you wish you’d known in college?

Poker by day, Aruba by night…

Not a moment that I take for granted that the game of poker (and now my work with @poker_org_) sends me to such delightful places all over the world.

The @caribbeanpokerseries has a special place in my heart 💓🧉👙

9 poker players on this island have spent the last 6hrs indoors, competing for $120,000 in the @caribbeanpokerseries @moneymakertour Main Event. Jokes on them!

🌞 Caribbean Poker Series by day 🌚 Caribbean Poker Series by night

The $110 bottomless Caviar & Champagne brunch at @thesetaimiamibeach… but you don’t eat caviar 😳🥂⤴️

Hello, Miami. We just out here warming up for the @caribbeanpokerseries 👙♠️💦

In my “I only play poker places I want to vacay” era.

Caribbean Poker Series starts Thurs with fun $400+ low stakes prelims, then @moneymakertour $1700 Main on 26th.

Rooms at the beachfront Hilton Aruba host hotel are still avail.

Best kept poker secret on the planet ♠️🌴🍹 See you there. @caribbeanpokerseries

Every day I’m reminded that UNCERTAINTY isn’t something we can escape—it’s baked into everything we do.

We’re all making decisions without a clear map:
Imperfect information
No guaranteed outcomes
Often high-stakes consequences

Life won’t slow down.
The tough decisions won’t stop.

The real skill is learning how to operate confidently in the midst of uncertainty.

I leveled up my game (in business, in life, in poker) when I STOPPED trying to *eliminate* uncertainty—and started focusing on how to THRIVE inside of it: by getting comfortable with the unknown.

If uncertainty is the field we’re all performing on… what grade would you give yourself as a player?

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COUNTING THE SLEEPS! 18 days until I’m in heaven (aka Aruba) for the @caribbeanpokerseries 😎🧉

Just checked and rooms at the host property are still avail ➡️ Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino.

This hidden gem of a poker series now offers a @moneymakertour $1700 Main Event during Sept 26-28, but cheapie prelim events kick off Sept 18 (my jam).

SEE YA IN PARADISE!

Info: caribbeanpokerseries.com

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Poker Mindset for Making Better Decisions from Poker Pro & Keynote Speaker Tiffany Michelle

March 2025

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Poker Mindset for Making Better Decisions
from Poker Pro & Keynote Speaker Tiffany Michelle