Erin Ness has been playing poker since she was a child. While she was away at college at Georgetown University, she used to play in three games a week. She now has her sights on the big game.
Erin won her entry into the 2004 World Series of Poker when she won an office tournament. All of the employees of Maxim Magazine were invited to play in a company poker tournament, with the winner getting an all-expense paid trip, including the $10,000 buy-in to the main event of the WSOP. Erin said that she knew it was going to be her to represent Maxim.
During the event, she captured the eyes of players around the world because of her sweet demeanor. She ended up finishing in the money (207th), the third highest female finisher in the 2004 main event. Rose Richie finished 98th and Lucy Rokach finished 159th.
Erin Ness also competed in the televised Poker Royale: Young Bloods tournament that was broadcast on the Game Show Network (GSN) featured David Williams, Michael Sandberg, Scott Fischman, Mike "the Grinder" Mizrachi, Erica Schoenberg and Ness. She ended up finishing second to David Williams.