Skye Chen’s 2026 WSOP Ladies Championship win drew immediate praise from Jennifer Tilly, who called out Chen’s performance and composure in a congratulatory post.
Congrats to Skye Chen, winner of the 2026 Ladies Championship! She played an amazing game with grit and heart!
Jennifer Tilly (@JenniferTilly)
The Ladies Championship is more than a side event on the schedule. It is a title players plan their summer around, and it consistently becomes a focal point for conversations about opportunity, visibility, and what a welcoming poker environment should look like.
Tilly’s shout-out also shows how much the WSOP ecosystem mixes celebrities, ambassadors, and full-time pros at the same tables. When someone with a massive platform amplifies a result, it creates a second wave of attention that can extend well beyond the rail at the tournament room.
For Chen, the win is the kind of signature moment that can change a summer. A bracelet brings credibility, confidence, and often invitations to bigger buy-ins and better opportunities. Even when the poker world moves fast, a championship win tends to follow a player for years.
