BetMGM Poker has announced Esther “E-Tay” Taylor as its newest ambassador, adding one of the game’s most respected tournament regulars and top 20 women’s all-time money listers to its growing roster of pros.
The leading online poker and sportsbook operator revealed that Taylor will represent BetMGM Poker across live streams, social media content, live tournament appearances, and promotional events, joining fellow ambassadors Darren Elias and Mike Lavin.
Taylor’s path to becoming a sponsored poker professional is a remarkable one. Born in South Korea and found alone as an infant in a bus station before being adopted and raised in the United States, Taylor made history at the 2025 WSOP when she became the second woman in history to final table the $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship.
Sadly for Taylor, she won’t repeat that feat in 2026, having exited this year’s PPC on Day 2.
Over the past decade, she has amassed more than $3.2 million in live tournament earnings, and her phenomenal resume includes 10 World Series of Poker final tables and a World Poker Tour final table appearance, as per The Hendon Mob. With $595,136 of that $3.2 million coming in that career-defining 3rd-placed PPC run.
Esther Taylor Makes History as Second Woman to Final Table $50K PPC
Taylor “Beyond Excited” to Get Started
“From where I started in life to sitting here as a BetMGM ambassador, it opens my eyes to how precious life is and how one gesture of kindness can change everything,” Taylor said in a press release released by BetMGM. “I’m extraordinarily grateful and beyond excited to represent a company I truly believe in and respect.”
Taylor has already been active at the 2026 WSOP, cashing in seven events so far, including a 15th-placed finish in the WSOP $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship, and is expected to compete in next month’s BetMGM Poker Championship at ARIA, which runs July 1-4 and features a $4 million guaranteed prize pool.
“From where I started in life to sitting here as a BetMGM ambassador, it opens my eyes to how precious life is”
“E-Tay’s life could have gone in many directions. She turned it into something legendary,” said David Mileaf, BetMGM’s Director of Poker. “Her performance in last year’s Poker Players Championship, one of the most highly regarded, really turned heads. She continues to elevate her game which speaks to both her skill and dedication.”
The announcement comes as BetMGM continues to make serious moves in the poker world, with Taylor adding both high-level tournament credentials and one of the most compelling personal stories in the game to the operator’s ambassador lineup.
Eliot Thomas
Editor, Poker & Casino