Svetlana Gromenkova Wins First Ladies Event At WSOP

The World Series of Poker prides itself on letting people of all races and ethnic backgrounds compete in their tournaments. Still, they schedule a couple of events throughout the tournament that are dedicated to only the ladies.

The first of those events was a No-Limit Hold'em World Championship Event with a $1,000 buy in. Svetlana Gromenkova became the champion of that event and won herself a WSOP bracelet. She also won $224,702 for the win.

Anh Lee finished the tournament in second place with Patricia Till coming in third. They won $144,567, and $73,637, respectively. Christine Priday had the chip lead during the tournament, but finished in fourth, winning $67,715.

Jason Young was awarded a bracelet for winning the No-Limit Hold'em Shootout. He won $335,565. The buy in for the tournament was $1,500. Mike Schwartz finished in second place.

Andrew Brown held off pro Ted Forrest to win Event #16. Brown received $226,483, and Forrest $143,420 for their first and second place finish.

Three tournaments that began on Monday and Tuesday are still being played. Today, a H.O.R.S.E. Event begins, as does another No-Limit Hold'em tournament.

June 11, 2008
Posted By Vincent Tapoglia III
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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