It was amazing,” she said.Īfter she followed that up in April 2016 with a 4th place finish in the £2,500 6-max event at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham demonstrating that she is no fluke on the scene. The funniest and nicest part of this experience was all the women who came and were so supportive of me. “Honestly, I am really happy that I proved women can do it. She's aggressive and not afraid to play pots.”Ī few months later she became the first female winner of an open WPT main event, beating out 380 players to win first prize in the CA$3,200 Main Event at the WPT Playground, Kahnawake in February 2017. “When I won in Montreal, she dominated play from four tables down to the final table. The event was finally won by Mike Sexton, who describes himself as “probably Ema's biggest fan.” “She can really play,” Sexton said. Her real breakthrough though came in November 2016 when she took 5th at the WPT event in Montreal. In 2012 she had her first cash in a large event taking home 8th in an EPT €2,000 bounty event. Instead she put her qualification in public relations into a career in political communications, which culminated in her helping to run Justin Trudeau’s winning campaign for Canadian Prime Minister in 2015.Īlong the way she also picked up a deck of cards and a couple of CA$ over the baize, learning to play poker and making a splash. Claiming she was “not a cool kid at all,” she loved school and went on to study public relations at university with the intention of becoming a lawyer. In Canada Zajmovic learned French and English putting real effort into her studies. They left, fleeing the conflict which led to the creation of Bosnia and Croatia in the aftermath of the Iron Curtain’s final fall. To learn more about hosting your own “women only” poker event, visit call 48.Born in 1990, Ema Zajmovic found herself whisked away by her parents from Yugoslavia to Canada at the age of six. The best of our women only poker events are competitive, unencumbered by agenda, and have the right mix of people, often leading to lasting business relationships.” We hold on to stuff.”Īccording to Steven Weisz, founder of Philly Casino Parties, “Women-only networking events have been commonplace at least since 1997, we have simply added a new twist. Even more critical for women: “Learn how to fold, say goodbye to that hand, and move on. There’s something about learning to value your own hand, learning how to play your position at the table,” Lublin told moderator Jennifer Reingold, Fortune editor-at-large. In a recent article in Fortune Magazine, the founder of Dress for Success and Crisis Text Line and former CEO of Do Something, Nancy Lubin stated “she learned many of her most valued business lessons playing poker. All proceeds are then donated to an area charity or non-profit organization.īesides the value of networking with fellow women executives, poker offers valuable lessons in running a business. While playing with cash or cash prizes is prohibited by law, participants pay a fee for participating in the evening. Venues have ranged from the corporate office and board room to area hotels and restaurants with private facilities. The event is usually hosted/sponsored by a company or organization looking to network with other like minded groups. From there, the evening converts to friendly play or tournament competition for a local charity. Philly Casino Parties usually starts the evening with a free poker lesson to help the novice get started or for honing the skills of the more experienced player. Most women participants in these functions are executives from area companies, who find these special evenings a great way to network and discuss common issues affecting women in the work place. Over the past six years, Philly Casino Parties has produced more “all women” poker nights, tournament fundraisers and poker social events. Well, things are changing! Just recently, Ema Zajmovic became the first-ever female champion of an open WPT Main Event. Historically, poker has been labeled as primarily a “man’s game”.
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