Event 53 - $1,000 Ladies Championship - Live Updates
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Day 3 Live Updates
Marsha Wolak Wins Event 53 $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em
11 months agoAfter outlasting all 1,055 players, Marsha Wolak is this year’s WSOP ladies champion.
The former real estate investor picked up $192,344 for her efforts in the tournament.
Wolak is the first female champion that actually busted a man at the final table.
Since gender-discrimination laws keep WSOP organizers from barring men from the event, Jonathan Epstein decided to try his luck at the traditionally female-only event.
Epstein got all the way to the final table before busting out in ninth place. He was the first man to make the final table in the ladies event.
Event Information
- Event Name
- Event 53 - $1,000 Ladies Championship
- Venue
- Date
- 2011-07-01
- Final Day
- 2011-07-03
- Buy In
- $1,000
- Entrants
- 1055
- Prize Pool
- $949,500
- First Prize
- $192,344
Event Winner
| Player | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marsha Wolak | $192,344 |
| 2 | Karina Jett | $119,010 |
| 3 | Carol Tomlinson | $74,459 |
| 4 | Valerie McColligan | $54,045 |
| 5 | Peg Ledman | $39,897 |
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