Lee Davy brings you his usual weekly round-up of all the poker news, views and comments, including a round-up of the live tournament results, a lot of movement within PokerStars orbit and much more.

If you read the compost doing the rounds regarding sexism last week you could be forgiven for believing that females have such an erotic hold over men that they simply crumble at their feet, passing them sponsorship deals with the frequency of the bills that end up at the foot of your door.

This week, female poker players reminded everyone that despite all of that bullshit, they could compete in this misogynistic male dominated environment, and with style. Female players reached the final table of the three biggest live tournaments in the world, and two walked away with their respective titles.

We will start with one of the most talented, and recognized, female poker players in the world: Loni Harwood. In 2012, Harwood emerged from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) fog as one of the games rising stars – cashing six times, making three final tables, capturing her first gold bracelet and winning close to $900,000 in the process.