Vanessa Selbst
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Vanessa Selbst is an American
professional poker
player who has made five final tables, including two heads-up semi-finals, at the World Series of Poker
and won the 2008 World Series of Poker
$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event. Selbst also won the main event of the 2010 and 2011 PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour
at Mohegan Sun
. In 2010, Selbst became a member of Team PokerStars where she is known on the site as "V. Selbst".
Selbst was born in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from Yale University
and is currently a student at Yale Law School, with the intention of pursuing a career in the field of civil rights law". During her time at Yale, she was head of the Yale Queer-Straight Alliance. She is also a coach and executive producer at online poker
training site DeucesCracked
.
(WSOP). Her first was in the $2,000 No Limit Hold'em event at the 2006 WSOP, where she finished in seventh place, earning $101,285. At the 2007 WSOP she finished tied for third place in the semi-finals of the $5000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship, earning $128,968 and finished in the semi-finals again the next year, this time in the 2008 World Series of Poker
$10,000 buy-in Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship, earning $108,288. Earlier at the 2008 WSOP, she won her first World Series of Poker bracelet
in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event, earning $227,933 and was the first female player to win an open buy-in event that year.
- Ladies Championship, earning $40,815 and was the winner of the $1,000 No Limit Hold'em event in the World Poker Tour Ladies at the 2008 L.A. Poker Classic after defeating fellow professional poker player Erica Schoenberg
during heads-up play, earning $26,500.
Selbst, at the 2008 World Poker Finals, won the $1,850 No Limit Hold'em event, earning $115,000. At the 2009 World Poker Finals, she won the $1,375 No Limit Hold'em event, earning $74,224 and finished 3rd in the $2,350, earning $28,642.
leg of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour, earning $750,000.
In 2011, Selbst successfully defended her title at the Mohegan Sun, earning $450,000, and in the process wrote poker history when she became the first person to win two consecutive NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Events.
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As of 2011, her total live tournament winnings exceed $3,500,000. Her seven cashes in the WSOP account for $633,448 of those winnings.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player who has made five final tables, including two heads-up semi-finals, at the World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
and won the 2008 World Series of Poker
2008 World Series of Poker
The 2008 World Series of Poker was the 39th annual World Series of Poker . Held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, the series began on May 30, 2008, and featured 55 poker championships in several variants. All events but the $10,000 World Championship No Limit Texas hold...
$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event. Selbst also won the main event of the 2010 and 2011 PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour
North American Poker Tour
The North American Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments held in North America. The NAPT includes an associated television series broadcasting the final table of some of the tournaments....
at Mohegan Sun
Mohegan Sun
Mohegan Sun, located in Uncasville, Connecticut, is the second largest casino in the United States with of gaming space. It is located on along the banks of the Thames River. It is at the heart of the scenic foothills of southeastern Connecticut, where 60 percent of the state's tourism is...
. In 2010, Selbst became a member of Team PokerStars where she is known on the site as "V. Selbst".
Selbst was born in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
and is currently a student at Yale Law School, with the intention of pursuing a career in the field of civil rights law". During her time at Yale, she was head of the Yale Queer-Straight Alliance. She is also a coach and executive producer at online poker
Online poker
Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet. It has been partly responsible for a dramatic increase in the number of poker players worldwide...
training site DeucesCracked
DeucesCracked
DeucesCracked is a poker instruction website business and an internet forum for the discussion of poker strategy. DeucesCracked offers a fee-based service that provides access to their catalogue of poker instructional videos. As of August 2009, DeucesCracked had over 1000 videos in its catalogue...
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World Series of Poker
Selbst has seven cashes at the World Series of PokerWorld Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
(WSOP). Her first was in the $2,000 No Limit Hold'em event at the 2006 WSOP, where she finished in seventh place, earning $101,285. At the 2007 WSOP she finished tied for third place in the semi-finals of the $5000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship, earning $128,968 and finished in the semi-finals again the next year, this time in the 2008 World Series of Poker
2008 World Series of Poker
The 2008 World Series of Poker was the 39th annual World Series of Poker . Held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, the series began on May 30, 2008, and featured 55 poker championships in several variants. All events but the $10,000 World Championship No Limit Texas hold...
$10,000 buy-in Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship, earning $108,288. Earlier at the 2008 WSOP, she won her first World Series of Poker bracelet
World Series of Poker bracelet
The World Series of Poker bracelet is considered the most coveted non-monetary prize a poker player can win. Since 1976, a bracelet has been awarded to the winner of every event at the annual WSOP. Even if the victory occurred before 1976, WSOP championships are now counted as "bracelets". ...
in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event, earning $227,933 and was the first female player to win an open buy-in event that year.
World Series of Poker bracelets
| Year | Event | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 2008 World Series of Poker The 2008 World Series of Poker was the 39th annual World Series of Poker . Held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, the series began on May 30, 2008, and featured 55 poker championships in several variants. All events but the $10,000 World Championship No Limit Texas hold... |
$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha | $227,933 |
World Poker Tour
Selbst was the runner-up at the $1,500 World Poker TourWorld Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...
- Ladies Championship, earning $40,815 and was the winner of the $1,000 No Limit Hold'em event in the World Poker Tour Ladies at the 2008 L.A. Poker Classic after defeating fellow professional poker player Erica Schoenberg
Erica Schoenberg
Erica Schoenberg is an American professional blackjack and poker player. She is a former model, personal trainer, and professional volleyball player. Schoenberg received professional blackjack training from a member of the MIT Blackjack Team...
during heads-up play, earning $26,500.
Selbst, at the 2008 World Poker Finals, won the $1,850 No Limit Hold'em event, earning $115,000. At the 2009 World Poker Finals, she won the $1,375 No Limit Hold'em event, earning $74,224 and finished 3rd in the $2,350, earning $28,642.
North American Poker Tour
In 2010, Selbst won the $5,000 Main Event of the Mohegan SunMohegan Sun
Mohegan Sun, located in Uncasville, Connecticut, is the second largest casino in the United States with of gaming space. It is located on along the banks of the Thames River. It is at the heart of the scenic foothills of southeastern Connecticut, where 60 percent of the state's tourism is...
leg of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour, earning $750,000.
In 2011, Selbst successfully defended her title at the Mohegan Sun, earning $450,000, and in the process wrote poker history when she became the first person to win two consecutive NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Events.
European Poker Tour
Selbst won $ 226,910 finishing 4th place in the $20K EPT London High Roller event, fellow PokerStars player Nacho Barbero won the event for $870,082 http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/ept/2010/ept-london-20k-high-roller-day-2-level-2-1-074352.html.Other Poker Results
Selbst won € 1,300,000 ($1.82M) at the 2010 Partouche Poker TourPartouche Poker Tour
The Partouche Poker Tour is a series of poker tournaments held at casinos owned and operated by the Partouche group in France. The tour operates on a three-tiered structure, with two levels of satellites eventually feeding into the Main Event held at the Palm Beach casino in Cannes.Satellites with...
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As of 2011, her total live tournament winnings exceed $3,500,000. Her seven cashes in the WSOP account for $633,448 of those winnings.