Roberts first woman to win U.S. Poker Open.

By RP, February 18, 2019

Lauren Roberts became the first woman to win a U.S. Poker Open title, and marked her first live tournament career win, when she defeated Koray Aldemir heads up in Event #3 – $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em to win $218,400.

Roberts outplayed a field of 91 entries including well known poker pros Stephen Chidwick, Sean Winter, Brandon Adams, and Erik Seidel.

Top nine finishers were:

1) Lauren Roberts – $218,400

2) Koray Aldemir – $159,250

3) Stephen Chidwick – $113,750

4) Brandon Adams – $91,000

5) Sean Winter – $72,800

6) Ralph Wong – $54,600

7) Rodger Johnson – $45,500

8) Jerry Robinson – $36,400

9) Alex Foxen – $27,300

10) Seth Davies – $27,300

11) Erik Seidel – $27,300

12) Manig Loeser – $18,200

13) Sean Perry – $18,200