Vanessa Hellebuyck Becomes The First Female Winner of the WSOP 2010

Vanessa Hellebuyck the poker pro form France is celebrating after claiming the first win for the females at this year’s WSOP. Her win came in the Event #22: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Tournament where she also managed to bank a whopping $192,132.

Vanessa Hellebuyck

The final table saw a heads-up match between Vanessa and the Danish opponent Sidsel Boesen. In the showdown Sidel Boesen went all-in holding a T 9 and Vanessa wasted on time calling holding a 5 5. The  Q 3 K 4 6 to the table secured Vanessa Hellebuyck’s win and gave her the glory of being the best player out of 1,054 participants, including some guys [3].

Final results:
1.    Vanessa Hellebuyck - $192,132
2.    Sidsel Boesen - $118,897
3.    Timmi Derosa - $74,389
4.    Allison Whalen - $53,994
5.    Kami Chisholm - $39,860
6.    Holly Hodge - $29,880
7.    La Sengphet - $22,728
8.    Bonnie Overfield - $17,520
9.    Loren Watterworth - $13,688
10.  Ronit Chamani - $10,833

Check out the WSOP Ladies Event photo gallery [4].