Man Wins Ladies Event at WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown [View all]
On Saturday night, Day 1b of the World Poker Tour (WPT) $3,500 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was taking place in the main ballroom at the Seminole Hard Rock in South Florida. Across the hall, Event #48: $250 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em was also playing out.
That tournament attracted 83 entries and offered up a $17,430 prize pool. Unfortunately, one of the competitors was a man, Dave Hughes, who wound up winning it for $5,555. Per state law, management is unable to bar a man from entering a ladies' event in Florida.
Ebony Kenney documented the whole ordeal on Twitter: Playing the @WPT ladies event today, and Dave here is the only man. (Filmed w/permission!)
https://www.pokernews.com/news/2023/04/man-wins-ladies-event-at-wpt-seminole-hard-rock-poker-43462.htm
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He didn't do it because he's identifying as a woman, just because he's allowed to enter under Florida law.
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