POKERSTARS WOMEN'S WINTER FESTIVAL SETS HISTORIC RECORD AS LARGEST WOMEN'S POKER EVENT EVER HELD OUTSIDE OF LAS VEGAS
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The PokerStars Women's Winter Festival has made history as the largest women's poker event outside Las Vegas, with 271 female players participating in the $400 buy-in Main Event at London's Hippodrome Casino. The event featured a £100,000 guaranteed prize pool, with Maria Lampropulos winning £20,000 and the PokerStars trophy.
The festival included PokerStars' first Women's High Roller event and a unique 50/50 event with equal male and female participation. With women typically comprising only 3% of tournament fields, the festival aimed to increase female participation in poker through a supportive environment, featuring poker bootcamps and tutorials from November 21-24.
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- Record-breaking attendance of 271 female players
- £100,000 guaranteed prize pool for Main Event
- Successfully launched first-ever Women's High Roller event
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Founder of the festival and PokerStars Ambassador Kerryjane Craigie said: "This event was a celebration of women, and about championing and empowering women in poker. I'm so pleased that we have created this amazing community event that was accessible for everyone to come and have a go and was filled with fun, laughter, and fantastic poker. Thank you to everyone who joined us, I'm excited to see what's ahead."
In addition to the Main Event, the Women's Winter Festival featured PokerStars first-ever Women's High Roller event and the unique 50/50 event, which saw an equal field of female and male players take to the felt.
PokerStars Ambassador Jennifer Shahade played in the 50/50 event and said: "The innovative 50/50 event, with half women and half men was the most fun I've ever had at a poker tourney, with toasts, singing and belly laughs."
Female players of all levels from, those new to the game to prominent professional poker players such as Marle Spragg, Jennifer Shahade, Kyna England, and Vanessa Kade enjoyed four thrilling days of poker action, as well as exciting off the felt activities including poker bootcamps and tutorials from November 21-24.
To find out more about the Women's Winter Festival, visit the PokerStars website.
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