For nearly a full 14 seasons now, the World Poker Tour has missed out on having a female champion in an open event of the main tour. Maria Ho became the latest competitor to look to end the long historical drought, reaching the official WPT final table of six in the Bay 101 Shooting Star $7,500 Main Event. But, the groundbreaking achievement failed to be realized when Ho fell in sixth place. It was Ho's first WPT final table, and she earned $179,930.
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