Who is this, and why is the win significant?

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Ema Zajmovic.

 First female champion in an open World Poker Tour Main Event.

 Well played her 

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there is a puff piece, but thats not my reason for posting http://www.worldpokertour.com/news/s15-wpt-playground-zajmovic/

according to Mke Sexton, she is really one to watch

5th in WPT Montreal last nov and won this one, with a great aggressive game

"“I have the greatest respect for her,” Sexton said. “This is no fluke, in my opinion. We’re going to be seeing a lot more of her in the future. She’s that good.”

The legendary WPT co-commentator and fellow WPT Champions Club member to Zajmovic also made a comparison to the new winner’s play that pretty much every poker player would kill to get.

“She is a combo of Phil Ivey and Vanessa Selbst,” Sexton said.

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