Poker Alice
English poker and faro player (1851–1930) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alice Ivers Duffield Tubbs Huckert (February 17, 1851 – February 27, 1930), better known as Poker Alice, Poker Alice Ivers or Poker Alice Tubbs, was an English poker[1][2] and faro player[3][4] in the American West.
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| Born | (1851-02-17)February 17, 1851 Devonshire, England |
| Died | February 27, 1930(1930-02-27) (aged 79) |
| Resting place | St. Aloysius Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota |
| Occupation(s) | Gambler; Brothel operator; Rancher |
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Her family moved from Devon, England, where she was born, to Virginia, United States, where she was reared and educated. As an adult, Ivers moved to Leadville, Colorado, where she met her first husband, Frank Duffield. He got Ivers interested in poker, but he was killed a few years after they married. Ivers made a name for herself by winning money from poker games in places like Silver City, New Mexico, and even working at a saloon in Creede, Colorado, that was owned by Bob Ford, the man who killed Jesse James.[5]