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Regette Bechara Wins WPTL Title in NJ
Regette Bechara Wins WPTL Title in NJ
January 24, 2008 - Deanna Goodson
The Ladies took to the felt for Event #6 at the Borgata Winter Open. This was the first stop on the WPT Ladies League. The $300 buy-in drew in 383 entrants and a total prize pool of $114,900. Sitting at the final table was Olga Varkonyi. After playing solid poker, Mrs. Varkonyi – Olga’s husband is Robert Varkonyi, the 2002 WSOP Main Event Champ - took fourth place and $8,043 for her efforts. Earlier in the series, Olga claimed the 35th spot in a NLHE open event, taking down an addition $2,000.
Of course, the night belonged to the champion. Regette Bechara of Sunrise, Florida, staked her claim. Ms. Bechara isn’t a stranger to tournament play. In 2006, Regette cashed in the Ladies NLHE Championship at the World Series of Poker.
For her win, Ms. Bechara received more than $33,000 and an entry to the $1,500 WPT Ladies Championship, which will be played later this year. The next stop on the WPTL is the Commerce Casino. The ladies will compete in a $970 tournament there on February 2, 2008.
Here are the results:
1) Regette Bechara - $33,321
2) Diane Grippo - $19,303
3) Allison Stoloff - $9,536
4) Olga Varkonyi - $8,043
5) Anne Fitzgerald - $6,894
6) Karen Perez - $5,745
7) Yoriko Hama - $4,596
8) Kathleen Doughtery - $3,447
9) Jennifer Grimes - $2,298
