When Cindy was 21 years old she started to work as a blackjack and  poker croupier, playing only in her spare time. In 1985, she signed up for a $ 1.000 Limit Seven Card Stud poker tournament and she won $75K, more than enough to launch her  professional poker  career.

Then, she stayed away from  poker  for a while because she started a family. In 1990 she went back to poker tables winning the Caesars Palace tournament and took home $62K. In 1993 she moved with her family to Atlantic City.

In her website, professional  poker player  Cindy talks about her moving and says: "I bought a very nice house in the Atlantic City area and I kept it as my personal heaven, a place which could be a permanent home for myself and my transformational books and tapes. A sanctuary where I could relax and enjoy my life as well as my passion for vegetarian cooking".

With the years Cindy has become into one of the best players. In 2004 she won a  World Series of Poker  bracelet by winning the $2.000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo event and taking home a prize of $136K. Cindy's total winnings in live  poker competitions  exceed the $1.2 million.