One of stars of the WSOP was clearly Yen Dang, from Denver, CO.  The 29-year-old Vietnamese-born professional poker player won the $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament, otherwise known as the 2012 “Ladies Poker World Championship.

Dang defeated a diverse lineup of 936 players, many of whom came to Las Vegas specifically to participate in this event.  The ladies-only tournament began in 1978 and is designed to celebrate and encourage women in the game of poker

Dang pocketed the handsome sum of $170,587 in prize money.  She was also presented with her first WSOP gold bracelet.