2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 4
$250 Ladies Event (Re-Entry)
Entries:  123
Prize Pool:  $25,830
August 26, 2022

Nikita Patalinghug won Event 4 tonight at a fun final table that saw her take home the top prize worth $6,566 along with the WPT Trophy thanks to a three-way chop right around midnight. Here is what she had to say after the victory: “Unbelievable, I tried to really push it, I almost didn’t come today.”

“The ladies are very competitive, it’s just a good feeling because sometimes when you play with the guys you feel like you’re being bullied. Maybe it’s just my imagination, but it’s like I’m home when I’m playing with the ladies,” said Patalinghug when she was asked what makes playing in the ladies event special.

“I tried my best and switched it up a little bit and went into trapping mode, so I was just folding big hands, and I just tried to play my A-game and trap somebody,” said Patalinghug about her approach at the final table.

“I love playing tournaments because I can take myself out of the cash tables and still get my fix. I just want to play, I just like to play, and play as long as I can. I don’t care if I’m the bubble, that means I played as long as I could for the buy-in,” said Patalinghug about her love of poker at the end of the interview.

Here is a look at the final results for the tournament:

*: Denotes payouts decided by the three-way chop at the end of play.