Ema Zajmović

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Ema Zajmović
Zajmović in 2018
ResidenceSaint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec, Canada
Born (1990-04-07) 7 April 1990 (age 33)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of SFR Yugoslavia)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)None
Final table(s)None
Money finish(es)9
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
215th, 2018
World Poker Tour
Title(s)1
Final table(s)4
Money finish(es)11
European Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)None
Money finish(es)1
Information accurate as of 25 April 2023.

Ema Zajmović (born 7 April 1990) is a Bosnian-Canadian professional

Main Event
.

Early life and education

Born to Bosnian parents in 1990, Zajmović grew up in war-torn Yugoslavia. Her family moved to Quebec City, Quebec, after the war in 1996.[1][2] An introvert and a good student when she was young, she originally wanted to become a lawyer, but at Université Laval in Quebec she studied public relations and earned a master's degree in political communication.[2][3][4] She worked for Justin Trudeau's first election campaign in 2015 and, after moving to Montreal, worked part-time for a public relations company as her poker career progressed.[1][2][3]

Career

Zajmović, who took up poker at age 19, has primarily played

final table, but bluffed away her chip lead to finish in fifth place for just over CA$100,000.[7][8][9] Tournament winner Mike Sexton spoke highly of Zajmović's aggressive play up to her exit, saying she "dominated that tournament like nobody I've ever seen".[8]

Returning to Kahnawake for

Zajmović narrowly lost two WPT Main Tour events the next year. She made her third Main Event final table in April 2018 in

hero call, she received CA$556,000 for second place.[6][17][18]

One of the most prominent female players on the professional poker tour, Zajmović has spoken of the difficulty early in her career of "being a girl in a man's world".

Live at the Bike and Poker After Dark.[20][21] With over US$1,230,000 in live tournament winnings as of 2023, she is the 38th-most successful female poker player of all time.[22] Additionally, she is the second-most successful Bosnian poker player of all time (after Ali Imsirovic).[23]

See also

Notes

  1. Van Nguyen at the WPT Celebrity Invitational in 2008.[7][12]
  2. ^ As of 2022, Zajmović remains the only woman to win an open WPT Main Event.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Shapiro, Michael (8 March 2017). "Zajmovic first woman to win WPT major". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Chaffin, Sean (17 March 2017). "First Female WPT Winner Ema Zajmovic Isn't Going Away Anytime Soon". PokerNews. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Ko je Bosanka Ema Zajmović, prva žena koja je osvojila Glavni turnir Svjetske poker serije" [Who is Bosnian Ema Zajmović, the first woman to win a Main Event on the World Poker Tour?]. Dnevni avaz (in Bosnian). 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Équipe" [Our team] (in French). Observatoire des médias sociaux en relations publiques (Université Laval). Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  5. ^ Cross, Valerie (26 August 2019). "Former WPT Champ Ema Zajmovic Talks Poker, Life, and a Bluff to Remember". PokerNews. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d "Ema Zajmovic". Global Poker Index. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d "Ema Zajmovic and Her History-Making WPT Playground Championship Belt". World Poker Tour. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  8. ^ a b Clark, Matt (22 October 2019). "Step Back in Time: Mike Sexton Wins WPT Montreal!". World Poker Tour. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  9. ^ "C$ 3,500 + 350 No Limit Hold'em - WPT Montreal Main Event". The Hendon Mob. Global Poker Index. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  10. ^ Charter, Anthony (15 February 2017). "Ema Zajmovic Makes History, Wins WPT Playground". PokerNews. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  11. ^ "C$ 3,200 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - WPT Main Event (Event #10)". The Hendon Mob. Global Poker Index. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  12. ^ a b Fast, Erik (14 February 2017). "Ema Zajmovic Becomes First Ever Female World Poker Tour Open Event Champion". Card Player. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  13. ^ Glatzer, Jason (21 February 2017). "PokerNews Performance of the Week: Ema Zajmovic Makes WPT History". PokerNews. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  14. ^ "4th Annual American Poker Awards Winners". PokerNews. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Championship Day 1B: Dave Stefanski Eliminated by Ema Zajmovic". seminolehardrockpokeropen.com. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. 22 January 2022. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  16. ^ "€ 3,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - WPT Amsterdam". The Hendon Mob. Global Poker Index. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  17. ^ "C$ 5,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event #2". The Hendon Mob. Global Poker Index. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  18. ^ Sources referring to the final hand's "hero call":
  19. ^ "Ema Zajmovic: 'You Can't Just Compete With the Girls'". pokerlistings.com (interview). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  20. Live at the Bike. YouTube. 21 March 2017. Archived
    from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  21. ^ Sofen, Jon (29 September 2021). "Nick Wright Gets Trappy, Phil Hellmuth Folds Over Pair on Poker After Dark". PokerNews. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  22. ^ "Women's All Time Money List - Top 14,952". The Hendon Mob. Global Poker Index. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  23. ^ "Bosnia & Herzegovina All Time Money List - Top 283". The Hendon Mob. Global Poker Index. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.

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