| La Sengphet Becomes First Woman in History to Win Three WSOP Circuit Titles |
| Written by Nolan Dalla - WSOP |
| Sunday, 08 January 2012 18:06 |
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Poker history was made Saturday tonight at The Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles where La Sengphet became the first woman in history to win three open tournaments on the World Series of Poker Circuit. Sengphet, who travels regularly around the country playing in major poker tournaments with her boyfriend -- two-time gold ring winner David Clark -- has become one of the WSOP Circuit’s most popular players. In fact, along with “other half” Clark, the power poker couple are among the most congenial tournament pros anywhere, with well-deserved success to match.
Sengphet achieved what many would consider to be her most impressive tournament victory on this night, defeating 377 players. She also overcame a number of disadvantages along the way, including being forced into a comeback situation against her final foe – the formidable John Carreno. No doubt, this was along Sengphet’s proudest moments – and she has had many. Her first win took place last February in Tunica. A few months later in St. Louis, she won her second gold ring. Then, Sengphet followed up that one-two punch with a fourth-place finish in last season’s televised WSOP Circuit national Championship, which paid $100,000. And now, she is starting off 2012 precisely where she left off. Oddly enough, this was the second consecutive day that the WSOP Circuit crowned a three-time winner. Just 24 hours earlier, Michael Rosenbach from the Bay Area, won his third career fold ring. NOTE: The all-time gold ring win leader is Mark "Pegasus" Smith -- with five. Sengphet’s most vocal supporter was Clark, who watched her victory and cheered as if the latest ring addition were his own. Together, Clark and Sengphet now have five WSOP Circuit titles between them. When Clark won his second gold ring just two months ago at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe, afterward he jokingly boasted he was proud to be tied again with Sengphet, which meant he did not have to listen to her claiming to be the better poker player. Now that Sengphet has once again added one more gold ring of separation, Clark has some work to do. Sengphet, who lives in the Dallas area, collected $25,242 in prize money. |
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