The Women’s Winter Festival Main Event at London’s Hippodrome Casino wrapped up over the weekend. Sponsored by PokerStars, the festival spanned over four days and the Main Event became the largest women’s poker tournament ever outside of Las Vegas.
The goal of the festival was to create a competitive and fun environment for women in poker. In addition, the festival showcased some of the best women in the game in an event where the women were truly the stars.
The Women’s Winter Festival Main Event
The Women’s Winter Festival was highlighted by the £400 Main Event which consisted of three opening days. Across the three starting flights, there were a total of 271 entries and the prizepool was an even £100,000.
There were players from all over the globe as the Main Event was truly a convergence of women in poker from all over.
Worthy Winner
At the end of the three-day tournament drama, there was a worthy winner as Argentinian superstar Maria Lampropulos came out on top with the £20,000 grand prize.
It’s no surprise that Lampropulos took the title as she has been one of the most prominent women in poker for many years.
From Argentina, she has broken many barriers as she is one of the few women from Latin America who are absolute crushers worldwide. As a PokerStars ambassador, she’s often seen playing the biggest tournaments all throughout the world.
With tournament results dating back to 2014 she has amassed $3.8 million in career earnings which makes her the 9th most successful woman of all-time in terms of sheer winnings.
In fact, she is 4th on Argentina’s all-time money list, only surpassed by Triton regular Nacho Barbero, six-figure buy-in regular Ivan Luca, and 2020 WSOP Main Event champion Damian Salas.
Factoids About the Field
The field of the Main Event had several notables who were all vying for the top prize among a diverse group of women.
| Place | Player | Prize | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Lampropulos | £20,000 | Argentina |
| 2 | Ann-Roos Callens | £12,610 | Belgium |
| 3 | Marta Porter | £9,000 | Lithuania |
| 4 | Franky Green | £6,850 | United Kingdom |
| 5 | Lisa Roberts | £5,280 | United States |
| 6 | Jennifer Steele | £4,070 | United Kingdom |
| 7 | Kim Dockery | £3,260 | United Kingdom |
| 8 | Celine Diot | £2,730 | France |
| 9 | Berivan Dag | £2,280 | United Kingdom |
A total of 13 countries were represented among the 44 women who cashed the event, including seven different ones at the final table alone. The final three consisted of a representative from Argentina, Belgium, and Lithuania.
After the three starting flights and a second day of action, 17 players returned for the final day on Day 3. Lampropulos was around the middle of the pack on the final day but was able to navigate her way to the end as the winner. Along the way, she topped notable Lisa Roberts (5th place) and ultimately defeated Ann-Roos Callens heads up.
A couple of other other notable women who made the money were poker social media influencer Caitlin Comeskey (37th) and PokerStars ambassador Jennifer Shahade (32nd).