Natalia Nikitina Wins WPT Paris
21.02.2011 -Natalia Nikitina became the latest woman to win a major title this week when she took down the World Poker Tour (WPT) Paris National Series event at the Aviation Club de Paris. Nikitina bested 188 players, including the scorching hot Sam Trickett at the final table, to earn €243,830 ($330,500) in prize money.
The €5,000 buy-in contest wasn’t an official WPT event, but Nikitina’s win still represented the first title for a female player on the WPT National Series. She entered the final table in the middle of the pack trailing chip leader Benjamin Pollak and was able to survive the four-and-a-half hours it took for the table to lose its first player, Nicolo Calia.
“That was a long and hard contest,” said Nikitina, who earned her first major live cash with the victory. “Three hours before the end, I was actually finding it hard to stay awake and keep concentrating on my game, but I am delighted to win. I am going to celebrate by buying a BMW 6 Series!”
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