POKERSTARS WOMEN’S WINTER FESTIVAL SETS HISTORIC RECORD AS LARGEST WOMEN’S POKER EVENT EVER HELD OUTSIDE OF LAS VEGAS | PR Newswire [Video]

, /PRNewswire/ — The inaugural Women’s Winter festival, sponsored by PokerStars, has entered the history books after attracting a record-breaking turnout to become the largest women’s poker event ever held outside of Las Vegas.

Held at the Hippodrome Casino in London, the festival saw 271 female players enter the $400 buy-in Main Event, which had a £100,000 guaranteed prize pool, to cement its place in history. Argentinian poker pro Maria Lampropulos won the Main Event for a £20,000 top prize and the prestigious Pokerstars trophy.

With approximately only 3% of tournament fields comprising women, the Women’s Winter Festival was designed to open doors for more women to engage confidently at higher levels of play in a competitive yet supportive environment. The festival’s success underscores a broader movement to elevate female participation in poker.

Founder of the festival and PokerStars Ambassador Kerryjane Craigie said: “This event was a celebration of women, and about championing and …