Ema Zajmovic Makes History, Wins WPT Playground

Ema ZajmovicAt her second straight World Poker Tour (WPT) Main Event final table at Playground Poker Club, Canadian Ema Zajmovic has become the first woman to win an open WPT Championship event.

Zajmovic, who qualified online via partypoker.net, defeated the likes of WPT Champions Club member Eric Afriat and her friend Jean-Pascal Savard at the final table before delivering the final blow to heads-up opponent Jean-Francois Bouchard.

After creating a buzz last November at the WPT Montreal final table, Zajmovic fell short of etching her name in history, and the WPT Champions Cup, falling in fifth place. Just a few months later, Zajmovic came back to claim what was hers, besting a field of 380…