Christina Read Wins Ladies First! for €1,700
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Women's Poker Association advocate and professional poker player Christina Read has won the Ladies First! event for €1,700. She beat Malta Poker Festival founder Ivonne Montealegre in heads-up play.
Montealegre claimed €1,300 for the second-place prize and Suzanne Franklin finished in third for €1,300.
The original plan was €2,100 for first, €1,300 for second and €900 for third, but the final three players came to a deal to even out the remaining prizes.
Ladies First! Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christina Read | United States | €1,700* |
| 2 | Ivonne Montealegre | Costa Rica | €1,300* |
| 3 | Suzanne Franklin | United Kingdom | €1,300* |
| 4 | Ilana Belsky | United Kingdom | €700 |
| 5 | Pia Pless | Denmark | €510 |
| 6 | Carolyn Wayne | United States | €380 |
| 7 | Tracey Dunn | United Kingdom | €250 |
| 8 | Britanny Law | Ireland | €190 |
| 9 | Julie Hansen | Estonia | €150 |
*Indicates three-way deal