Originally from the Lake District, UK, I’ve spent the last few years living and breathing the Southeast Asian poker circuit. Since 2025, I’ve been a fixture on the floor at the APT, PokerStars, and WSOP events, serving as a lead reporter and media specialist for Somuchpoker. My work is about more than just recording action; I manage the social media and digital content that brings action rail to the fans. By combining a business education and creative background, I aim to look past the technical hand histories to capture the actual human grit and drama that happens during a deep run.

Updated: 2026.05.17

Angelina Rich is a Seattle, Washington-based jeweller, artist and professional poker player who represents Australia on the Hendon Mob — having lived and competed in the country for several years and claimed her first major live victory at the 2015 Aussie Millions . In 2022 she was awarded the GPI Australian Player of the Year title in the female category alongside Yita Choong (male), becoming one of only a handful of women to claim that distinction. She is also the first woman ever to win a Mid-Stakes Poker Tour (MSPT) title.

Career Earnings & Stats

Total live earnings stand at over $1,103,000 across 92 cashes, per The Hendon Mob. Latest cash: January 2026.

Career Highlights at a Glance
💰 Live Earnings: $1,103,000+ | 🏆 2022 GPI Australian POY (female) | 🥇 First woman to win MSPT title | 🎯 92 Cashes | 📍 Seattle, WA

Biography & Poker Background

Rich is a multi-disciplined creative — working as a jeweller and artist — who has managed to pursue a parallel career in professional poker across two continents. She lived and competed in Australia for a period, registering under the Australian flag and building her first significant live results there, before moving back to her home city of Seattle.

Her first major live victory came at the 2015 Aussie Millions, and in the same year she won the MSPT Main Event at the Venetian in Las Vegas — becoming the first woman in the tour’s history to win a main event title, a landmark achievement in a field predominantly contested by men.

In 2022, competing under Australia, she finished strongly enough in the second half of the year — accumulating over USD $130,000 in online earnings in just two months, a final table appearance in the MSPT Main Event at the Venetian, and a WSOP event cash — to be awarded the 2022 GPI Australian Player of the Year title for the female category. The award was presented alongside Yita Choong’s male title.

She has continued to compete actively with her most recent Hendon Mob cash in January 2026, adding further results across US and international events to her 92-cash career total. Her combination of creative professional identity and competitive poker career makes her one of the more distinctive figures to compete under the Australian flag.