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Bodog names new female poker pro

Bodog.com has announced that Amanda Musumeci has become the site’s newest female poker pro.

Source by social media, and opened to fans on both Twitter and Facebook, Bodog.com made the announcement that “Manderbutt” was coming onboard on May 3. Already a regular MTT player on the website (for years), Musumeci has plowed over the competition, raking in more than $175,000 in winnings exclusively at Bodog.

Musumeci, originally from Philadelphia, moved to little-known Kutztown, Pa., when she was 19. At Kutztown University, she majored in Speech and Mass Communications. As many college-aged, aspiring players tend to do, she developed a passion for the game, and used her skills and intelligence for the game to fund her education. Sponsored by a friend, she got her break at The Aussie Millions Poker Championship. It was here she met female poker pro Anna Wroblewski.

The two women not only became quick friends, but roommates, as well, as Musumeci moved in with Wroblewski in Las Vegas. Blossoming under a mentor/protege-type relationship, she quickly blossomed as a professional player, and never looked back.

Most of Musumeci’s online career can be tied to Bodog.com, and she credits the site with helping her hone her game and fine-tune her poker skills. It was meant to be that Bodog was looking for a new female poker pro, and once Musumeci heard about it through poker regular John Westra, she jumped at the chance to be considered for the job.

“When you respond to an opportunity like this, no matter how confident you are in yourself and your abilities, there’s always a little nagging doubt in the back of your mind. So when Bodog showed a genuine interest in me, I was ecstatic,” Musumeci said. “I’ve spent most of my online poker career playing at Bodog.com, and getting the chance to play as a pro for my favorite room was the opportunity of a lifetime. It also really showed me that, unlike a lot of other rooms, Bodog supports and invests in their players. I couldn’t ask for a better home and look forward to kicking some butt in Bodog’s name.”