Ivers made a name for herself by winning money from poker games in places like Silver City , New Mexico , and even working at a saloon in Creede , Colorado , that was owned by Bob Ford , the man who killed Jesse James `` Poker '' Alice Ivers was born in England , to Irish Immigrants .
Ivers made a name for herself by winning money from poker games in places like Silver City , New Mexico , and even working at a saloon that was owned by Bob Ford , the man who killed Jesse James `` Poker '' Alice Ivers was born on February 17 , 1851 in Devon , England to Irish Immigrants .