Barbara Bowley
Player Rating
Points
Overall: 0
Participation: 0
Points Detail
How many times qualified: 3
NHC History
Year | Place | Bankroll | Prizes |
2023 | 395 | 93.5 | |
2016 | 392 | 85.5 | |
2016 | 500 | 59.8 | |
2015 | 451 | 49.2 |
Player Bio
Born in Saratoga NY, Barbara comes from a family with over 100 years in racing. She has owned and bred horses throughout her life and was an assistant trainer in the Mid-Atlantic circuit at just 18. Her lifelong experience with race horses gives her a keen eye and unique intuitive sense to identify winners. A top tournament player, she is the only woman to have won a $100,000 online tournament, scoring at Derby Wars in 2014 in addition to many, many other victories. Barbara retired early from her career as an anthropology professor, developing The Tournament Edge with other top tournament players to offer education and entertainment to tournament players. In 2017 she took a break to care for her husband Dennis Loo, a tournament player in his own right. Dennis passed in 2021, and Barbara returned to actively to tourneys in May 2022, achieving a highly successful year in cash games. Outside of tournament play, Barbara is completing her degree as a sexuality educator, focusing on academic research and online teaching in that field. She studies natural health strategies, anti-aging and energy healing as some of her pastimes. Continuing a very active retirement in San Diego she enjoys a health-conscious lifestyle there.