Vanessa Hellebuyck the poker pro form France is celebrating after claiming the first win for the females at this year’s WSOP. Her win came in the Event #22: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Tournament where she also managed to bank a whopping $192,132.
Vanessa Hellebuyck
The final table saw a heads-up match between Vanessa and the Danish opponent Sidsel Boesen. In the showdown Sidel Boesen went all-in holding a :dT :d9 and Vanessa wasted on time calling holding a :s5 :c5. The :cQ :s3 :sK :h4 :d6 to the table secured Vanessa Hellebuyck’s win and gave her the glory of being the best player out of 1,054 participants, including some guys. 🙂
Final results:
1. Vanessa Hellebuyck – $192,132
2. Sidsel Boesen – $118,897
3. Timmi Derosa – $74,389
4. Allison Whalen – $53,994
5. Kami Chisholm – $39,860
6. Holly Hodge – $29,880
7. La Sengphet – $22,728
8. Bonnie Overfield – $17,520
9. Loren Watterworth – $13,688
10. Ronit Chamani – $10,833
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