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Norwegian poker pro Annette Obrestad is taking heat for claiming in an ESPN interview that "girls suck at poker". But one girl almost grabbed a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet this past weekend.
From WickedChopsPoker.com:
Event #21 ($1,500 7CS) - Big story here was that Christine Pietsch, a woman, almost helped make a case for it being the Year of the WomanTM by capturing a bracelet. At one point she had a significant chip lead, but unlike Wilson Phillips, she couldn't hold on. Pietsch finished second, banking $86,756. Still, women now have a couple of thirds and a second, so "one" would think a bracelet or two might still be in the mix. In related news, Richard Ashby won the bracelet, his first, taking home $140,467.
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Elsewhere, WCP reports that , in what was the largest field ever for a live PLO tourney (Event #20), it looked like Nenad Medic was going to cruise towards his second WSOP bracelet, but he ended up finishing second, losing heads-up to Tex Barch. This is Barch's first bracelet, and he banks $256,919 for the win.
Ace King, Gambling911.com
