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Canadian wins Poker Classic for first time

2006-02-23 16:15:00

Clarissa Hannem has become the first Canadian woman to win the Women's Poker Classic.

Ms Hannem beat 249 other competitors to take home the top prize of $22,680 from the No Limit Texas Hold 'em tournament at Cascades Casino.

She said: "It was great to play in a tournament for women only and to see so many women turning out to have a good time playing poker."

The event was organised to support Breast Cancer research and as well as a $25,000 donation from Cascades Casino, Treasure Cove Casino & Hotel donated another $5,000.

There were two events in total at the meeting with a limit Texas Hold 'em event on Friday 17th with a $37,500 prize pool.

This was followed on February 18th and 19th by the main event of No Limit Texas Hold 'em in which Ms Hannem bagged the first prize.

All top 20 players in the Limit and No Limit games finished in the money.

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