Selbst Wins WPTL Event at the Commerce
February 05, 2008 - Deanna Goodson
Vanessa Selbst, who honed her game playing poker at both MIT and Yale, is a former athlete. Fiercely competitive and highly intelligent, Selbst is made for this game. She’s made three final tables at the WSOP including an eighth place finish at the 2007 Ladies NLHE Championship.
Right now, Selbst, a resident of New Jersey, is making headlines for taking down the second event in the World Poker Tour Ladies League. She defeated 81 other ladies in the tournament, which was held as part of the LA Poker Classic. The $1,000 buy-in competition occurred on Sunday February 3.
The final table was a star-studded affair. Sitting down at the table was Crystal Osgood-Gray, the founder of the Ladies Poker Association. A wife and mother, Osgood-Gray is dedicated to being “an advocate and a spokesperson for women in poker.” In addition to Osgood-Gray, Full Tilt pro, Erica Schoenberg, a former blackjack superstar, was in the thick of the action. Schoenberg, who appeared at the WPT’s Ladies Night IV event and won more than $100,000 at the 2007 Mandalay Bay Poker Championship, made it to heads-up play against Selbst.
Selbst hanged tough and took her first title as well as $26,500 for her efforts. Congrats to Vanessa and all the ladies who took part in this fantastic and well-played event!
Here are the final results:
1) Vanessa Selbst - $26,500
2) Erica Schoenberg - $14,690
3) Crystal Osgood-Gray - $10,920
4) Christina Hung - $7,800
5) Jana Delacerra - $5,850
6) Denise Aaron - $4,290
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