American poker player Beth Shak only discovered poker in 2002, but by 2004 she was playing professionally, and has been ever since. She initially learned the game by playing on Full Tilt Poker’s ‘Play Money’ tables, but quickly graduated to real money.
When she entered the live poker arena, she found it to be difficult at first, stating that she had to learn not to be intimidated by men. Once she got the feel of it, however, she was a force to be reckoned with.
Beth Shak has tallied $481,809 in tournament winnings over her career, according to the Hendon Mob. The bulk of that came in 2007 when she finished 2nd in a $3K WSOP event for $328,683. The lawsuit erupted after Beth Shak made an appearance on The Today Show in 2011 where she showed off her impressive shoe collection. Beth's collection includes over 1200 pairs of shoes.
- Beth Shak has tallied $481,809 in tournament winnings over her career, according to the Hendon Mob. The bulk of that came in 2007 when she finished 2nd in a $3K WSOP event for $328,683.
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Beth Shak has a total of ten tournament cashes to her name, which places her among the top tier of the Women’s All-Time Money Winners. In 2005, she finished eighth in the World Series of Poker Ladies event, which at the time was only her second live tournament. In 2007, she placed second in a WSOP $3K No Limit Hold’em event for $328K, which remains her largest cash. All told, she has over $450K in live poker winnings, $360K of which has come at the World Series of Poker.
Away from poker, Shak is developing a line of clothing that will prominently feature hoodies, as well as high-end lines of shoes and lingerie. Under the media spotlight, she has appeared at multiple events at the Playboy Mansion, on MTV Cribs, and in YRB Magazine’s ‘Rock It’ fashion spread.
On a personal level, Beth Shak splits her time between New York and PA. She loves working out, gourmet cooking, fashion, reading, and poker. On her website, Shak writes, “I am a very lucky woman. I take the time not only to see the roses, I smell and I savor them. I have a very supportive family. I want to be the best poker layer I can be, and when I put my mind to something, I will work and work until I achieve it.”
Beth Shak has spent nearly 20 years studying the landscape of higher education and offers her expertise to students striving for a successful college experience. Beth works with students and families to create a list of colleges that constitute a good fit and develops a unique admissions strategy for each student. She has a particular interest in helping families to understand all the ways in which they can control college costs and guides families through the financial aid application process.
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Beth holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Vermont (Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa) and has received the Independent Educational Consultant Certificate from the University of California, Irvine. Beth is a member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), the Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC), and the New England Association for College Admission Counseling (NEACAC.) Beth was one of the first 100 individuals in the U.S. to hold the Professional Credential in The FAFSA Application Process from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA). This Credential is held almost exclusively by financial aid administrators at colleges and universities, and rarely by individuals on the “other side” of the desk. Beth is a Volunteer FAFSA Expert at College Bowl Sunday, a nationwide event providing FAFSA assistance to college-bound students and their families. Prior to founding CollegeFit, Beth had over 30 years of experience in a wide variety of fields in both the public and private sectors. She has been a self-employed securities trader; a Director of Municipal and Business Contracts; a Town Planner for the Town of Essex, Vermont; Director of Legislative Services at the Vermont League of Cities and Towns; and the Vermont Data Center Coordinator in the Vermont Office of State Planning.
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Beth is married with two adult children. Her son graduated with distinction from Yale University with a double major in Economics/Math and History. He is a senior derivatives trader at a global, quantitative trading firm in New York City. Her daughter graduated in 2017 from Middlebury College with a BA in Neuroscience and a minor in Global Health (Summa Cum Laude), after spending a semester at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. She is an Associate in the Life Sciences Division of a San Francisco healthcare technology company that focuses in the area of oncology research.