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Vanessa Selbst Defends her Title at NAPT Mohegan Sun

PokerStars pro Vanessa Selbst managed to repeat her last year's victory at the NAPT Mohegan Sun. With this win, she has more than $4 million in total lifetime tournament earnings.
author-picture Admin - 2011. April 14.

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Earlier tonight, Vanessa Selbst has succeeded in besting the 387 field to win $450,000. By this, she repeated her last year's result, when she defeated the 716 field to win $750,000, which makes her the back-to-back champion of the NAPT Mohegan Sun. When asked about her victory she said:

"I don't know, I'm speechless,(...) I didn't win this in my typical fashion, I didn't steamroll the table. I had some luck on my side and I played a pretty good heads up game against a formidable opponent."

She is talking about Dan Shak, whom she played the final battle against, and whom she managed to beat from a considerable chip deficit, doubling up with a middle set against middle pair. Shak couldn't recover from such a blow, and after just 60 hands of the heads-up, the final hand came about: Shak went all-in on the {#}K {#}7 {#}3 flop with {#}J {#}7. Unfortunately for him, Selbst called with {#}K {#}7, which meant the end of game. She commented: "This is seriously the most special thing in my career. Maybe last year wasn't a fluke." With this win, she is 3rd on the women's all-time money list with over $4 million. Only Kathy Liebert ($5.8 million) and Annie Duke ($4.27 million) have earned more money than Selbst up to date. Congratulations!

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Final Results:

1. Vanessa Selbst, $450,000
2. Dan Shak, $170,000
3. Tyler Kenney, $170,000
4. Thomas Hoglund Jr., $120,000
5. Vincent Rubianes, $90,000
6. Joe Tehan, $70,000
7. Aaron Overton, $50,000
8. Steve O'Dwyer, $32,330

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