In celebration of International Women’s Day, the World Poker Tour (WPT) is unveiling a new slate of Ladies Events throughout Season XXI. Among these is the second annual WPT Ladies Championship, which follows the success of its inaugural edition. The first champion, Lina Niu from Canada, outlasted a stacked field to take home the top prize of over $100,000.
This season, 13 WPT festivals will feature Ladies Events, highlighting the growing participation of women in poker. The full list of festivals with Ladies Events is as follows:
Season XXI Scheduled Ladies Events:
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WPT Prime Cambodia
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WPT Prime India
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WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
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WPT Choctaw
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WPT Prime Slovakia
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WPT Prime Vietnam
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WPT Prime Taiwan
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WPT Prime Liechtenstein
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WPT Australia
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WPT Prime Madrid
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WPT bestbet Scramble
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WPT Seminole Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
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WPT World Championship
To mark the occasion, ClubWPT is running an online qualifier for the 2023 WPT Ladies Championship. The winner of this qualifier will receive a $2,500 passport, which includes the event buy-in, a three-night stay at Wynn Las Vegas, and $1,000 in cash. Additionally, WPT anchor Lynn Gilmartin will be a featured bounty in the tournament, and her run will be live-streamed on the ClubWPT Twitch channel.
WPT CEO Adam Pliska expressed his pride in the efforts to increase women’s participation in poker, saying, “At WPT, we take pride in the efforts we have put forth to increase women’s participation in poker. As we recognize and celebrate International Women’s Day, we look forward to these record-setting initiatives throughout Season XXI and seeing more women play in our events around the world.”
This initiative is a significant step towards greater inclusion and recognition of women in the world of poker.
