The first non-bracelet event of the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) has come and gone with the one day €550 buy-in ladies only tournament. A field of 112 turned out for the event creating a prize pool of €53,760.
Only 12 players were set to win any money in this event and out of those that did make it, eight of them were French. This meant that at the 9-handed final table, only two were from outside of France: one German and one Brit.
The majority of players in the event were amateurs or part-time players who were either local or one of the few who made the trip, since many of the female pro’s will have been playing in the main event. There were still a few big names in the field such as Isabelle Mercier and Erika Moutinho, but neither of those was able to make the money spots.
The three that made the money but fell just short of the final table were Christina Soderlund of Sweden, Jessica Drissi from France and Kimberly Bastien. All three took home €1,123 in prize money, more than doubling their buy-in. The big money, however, was ready to be battled for between the remaining nine players.
It was Barbara Martinez who stood tall by the end of the day’s play. She beat out Brit Eleanor Gudger for the top prize and took home €16,128 in prize money. Gudger had to make do with a more than respectable 2nd place finish and €9,968.
The final table payouts were as follows:
1st Barbara Martinez €16,128
2nd Eleanor Gudger €9,968
3rd Magali Fabron €7,097
4th Isabel Baltazar Clemente €5,156
5th Feliciana Cannillo €3,820
6th Susanne Kaufer €2,883
7th Sylvie Isabelle DeAraujo €2,217
8th Marie Cieutat €1,737
9th Montavani Marion €1,385
John
- hailing from Watford, UK John became hooked on the game of poker ever since his uncle taught him the rules of 7-card stud during a home game at the young age of 15. He caught the online bug three short years later after turning 18 and began regularly playing Texas Hold'em SNGs.
