Vanessa Selbst
Vanessa K. Self ( born July 9, 1984 in New York City, United States ) is an American professional poker player. It was in early 2013 with a total prize money of more than seven million dollars in live tournaments, the most successful woman in poker history.
Life
Self grew up in a Jewish family, were estimated in the games, especially those that require logical and deductive reasoning, such as Bridge. Already her mother played to finance their studies Poker. Vanessa Selbst attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as a freshman. From there they moved to Yale University. In 2012 she graduated from this university degree in law (law degree).
At MIT, she played tennis and hockey, rugby at Yale. At Yale, she also led the fraternity Queer - Straight Alliance ( " Gay / Straight Alliance" ). Since August 2013 Vanessa is even married to her friend Miranda Forster.
With around 20 years, during her time at Yale, self started playing poker. First, they preferred online predominantly No Limit Texas Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha, both in the form of cash games and tournament poker. Since 2007 she plays more live tournaments. Even a member of the "Team PokerStars " on the appropriate platform she plays under the name V. Self. She not only plays poker tournaments and cash games, but is also active as a poker coach Poker School DeucesCracked.
Success in poker
World Series of Poker
The first time was even at the World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) in 2007 successfully: in the $ 2,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament they finished seventh, which earned her 101,285 dollars. In the same year she reached the third place, which was remunerated with 128 968 U.S. dollars in the $ 5,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em. A year later in 2008, she reached the doped with 108 288 U.S. dollars in third place in the $ 10,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em. Even surpassing this success by winning the $ 1,500 Pot Limit Omaha, which earned her the first bracelet and a purse of 227 933 U.S. dollars. In 2012 she won her second bracelet in the $ 2,500 10 Game - Six Handed, the victory increased their wealth to 244 259 U.S. dollars. In the main event in 2012, she landed at No. 73 and recorded for 88 070 U.S. dollars.
World Poker Tour
In the $ 1,500 World Poker Tour - Ladies Championship in 2008, she came in second place, which was worth 40.815 U.S. dollars. Also in 2008, she won at the LA Poker Classic, the $ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em - World Poker Tour Ladies, she ran for 26,500 U.S. dollars, heads up they defeated Erica Schoenberg.
At the World Poker Finals 2008 Vanessa won Even the $ 1,850 No Limit Hold'em event and earned 115,000 U.S. dollars. At the World Poker Finals of 2009, she won the $ 1,375 No Limit Hold'em tournament, which earned her 74 224 U.S. dollars; 28 642 U.S. dollars they got in the same year for her third place in the $ 2,325 No Limit Hold'em event.
Even in 2011 reached third place at the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic and got it 338 351 U.S. dollars. 2013, it came in the $ 3,300 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event of the Borgata Poker Open in second place, the premium amounted to 492 569 U.S. dollars.
North American Poker Tour
2010 won Even in Uncasville (Connecticut), the main event of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour, the victory earned her $ 750,000 a. In 2011 she repeated this success, the time was worth $ 450,000.
European Poker Tour
For their fourth place at the £ 20,000 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller of the European Poker Tour (EPT ) in London, she received 145,000 pounds sterling in 2010. In the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo in 2013 she received for her fourth place in the € 25,000 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller 290 300 EUR.
Other tournaments
In the Main Event of the Partouche Poker Tour Vanessa went self in 2010 emerged as the winner and won 1.3 million euros. 2013 she won the $ 25,000 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller event of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and improved their total premium balance to 1.42442 million U.S. dollars. Also in 2013, she won the £ 2,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller EPT / UK & Ireland Poker Tour, this success brought her a 67 499 pounds sterling.