$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 2: 100/200 with a 25 Ante
Players: 61

There were eighteen new players eligible for the WPT Tournament of Champions this year and two of them made a big splash.

Ema Zajmovic became the first female WPT champion (in an open event) when she captured the WPT Playground title in February. That was her second big WPT run after her fifth place final table appearance in December’s WPT Montreal tournament.

That WPT Montreal tournament was won by Poker Hall of Famer, WSOP bracelet winner, and WPT Commentator Mike Sexton. After 15 seasons with the WPT and six seasons where he was eligible to play, Sexton broke through in December for his first WPT title.

Coincidentally, Zajmovic and Sexton are seated next to each other today.