Former Montclair Resident Wins $1 Million In Poker Tournament

Former Montclair resident Vanessa Selbst – the highest-earning female poker player of all time – added another notch to her gun when she took home $1 million after winning the Super High Roller Celebrity Shootout.

Poker Central, the producers of the Super High Roller poker series, announced Selbst’s victory on Tuesday.

According to Selbst’s website, her lifetime winnings come to more than $10.5 million.

In addition:

“Selbst has three WSOP bracelets–and is the only woman to win three bracelets in an open WSOP event. Selbst had the best year of her career in 2010, when she won the North American Poker Tour stop at Mohegan Sun for $750,000, finished 4th at the EPT London High Roller Event for over $200,000, and won the Partouche Poker Tour main event in Cannes for over $1.8M. She earned almost $3M in 2010, earning her 6th place on the 2010 money list, several high rankings in player of the year races, and the honor of being named the Wicked Chops player of the year.”

But the cardshark is more than just a number cruncher, according to her online biography:

“In her time away from poker, Selbst completed a law degree at Yale Law School. In 2010, Selbst established a foundation called Venture Justice, which funds projects that fight for racial justice and economic equality, and against police misconduct and government abuse of authority. She also currently serves on the board of the Urban Justice Center and is looking to become more active in other organizations that fight for civil rights.”

Selbst isn’t the only world class poker player to call Montclair home. Recently, another resident won $21,786 after placing 436th in the annual World Series of Poker event.

• See related article: Montclair Cardshark Places 436th In World Series Of Poker

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