Ema Zajmovic wins WPT Playground; First female open champion on WPT

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Ema Zajmovic wins WPT Playground; First female open champion on WPT

Ema Zajmovic won the WPT Playground in Montreal on Valentine's Day and made history. She became the first woman to win an open event in the history of the World Poker Tour. Van Nguyen won the 2008 WPT Invitational at Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, but that was an invitation-only freeroll. Ema Zajmovic faded a field of 380 runners in the $3,500 CAD buy-in event. Zajmovic earned a payday worth $261K CAD or roughly $200K USD. She also won the coveted championship belt.

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Ema Zajmovic ships the WPT Playground in Montreal (Pic courtesy of Joe Giron, WPT)