The Celebrity Invitational has a high proportion of stars who come to
play their best poker and donate money to charity. Out of 445 players,
about 100 celebrities attended, including Don Cheadle, Ricki Lake,
James Woods, Oliver Hudson, Montel Williams, Jeniffer Tilly, Tia
Carrere and Mimi Rogers.
In addition to the main prize fund, there is a side pot of $30,000 that goes to various charities.
Van Nguyen made it to the final table where she faced a tough
crowd, including two other
women. She finally beat Billy Baxter –
holder of 7 WSOP bracelets – and
Poker4Life founder Ethan Ruby, to win
first place and $100,000. As part of her WPT prize, Nguyen also won a
seat to the WPT World Championship which will be held in April in the
Las Vegas Bellagio. Plus she will go down in history as the 1st female WPT winner ever.
Van is no newcomer to the world of poker. If you recognised her
surname, that's because you've seen it before in poker circles. Van is
married to poker pro Men “The Master” Nguyen,
one of the world’s best players. Named Player of the Year in 1997,
2001, 2003 and 2005 Men has won over 80 tournaments. He is known to
have mentored many young players, and it would seem he has now taken
his wife under his wing.
Previous:
Poker Winner wpt
Forgot your password?
