She has won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker and has made it to the US$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event final table.

Enright worked as a hairstylist, bartender, and cocktail waitress, often holding down three jobs at once to support her family.

[2] Enright is best known as the only woman to have reached the final table of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) US$10,000 no limit hold'em Main Event.

[5][6] On July 6, 2007, Barbara Enright was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame along with Phil Hellmuth.

She was the highest finisher among women in the Tournament of Champions of Poker held at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.