Safiya Umerova is a World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner in her first year competing in the greatest poker festival in the world. The Russian-born LA resident defeated Scotland’s Niall Farrell in heads-up action.

For some, the search for a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet takes a lifetime. Then you have others who make their Las Vegas debut and wonder what all the fuss is about?

Tony Cousineau has cashed over 70-times in World Series of Poker (WSOP) events and has been playing at the WSOP for 17-years. Tom McCormick has cashed over 50-times and has been playing at the WSOP for close to a quarter of a decade. Neither has won a bracelet.

And then you have the likes of Safiya Umerova.