Lena Ayad had by no means performed earlier than this week’s Movie star Poker Tour H3 Recreation Night time at PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. However that did not cease the H3 Present govt assistant from successful the occasion for $5,000 and besting the H3 crew, which included co-hosts Ethan Klein and Hila Klein, earlier than in the end defeating head of manufacturing Dan Swerdlove throughout heads-up play.
“I realized from the most effective, to start with, Ethan and Hila over right here, and in addition I simply sort of realized the mechanics of the sport,” she instructed CPT in a winner’s interview. “However when it comes to really enjoying, I’ve by no means completed that.”
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The H3 Recreation Night time additionally featured two particular friends, YouTube stars Tana Mongeau and Steiny. Each gamers missed out on the cash with Steiny having an early ninth-place exit and Mongeau ending on the bubble in fourth place.
The victory made Ayad the sixth feminine champion of a CPT occasion, becoming a member of the likes of Maria Ho, Princess Love, and Qiyu “Nemo” Zhou.
“That is for girls in all places!” Ayad cheered.
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The H3 crew and the Mongeau and Steiny entourages mingled across the PokerGO Studio bar on Monday, Oct. 7 earlier than gamers made their option to the streamed desk for over 4 hours of event motion.
YouTube movie star Ethan Klein seemed prime to enhance on his ninth-place end in final month’s Recreation Night time III as he constructed up seven beginning stacks and a dominant chip lead. Nevertheless, he misplaced half his stack when he ran ace-king into the kings of Swerdlove earlier than being three-outed by his manufacturing head to exit in fifth. He later recapped the CPT occasion in a dwell stream on his YouTube channel.
Subsequent up for the Movie star Poker Tour is the CPT Championship on Nov. 20, the tour’s largest occasion of the yr.
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