Michelle Chin creates history after beating Mike Lang, in heads-up action, to become the first female Main Event champion in the World Series of Poker Circuit’s 11-year history.

It took 11-years for the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) to hand out a Main Event first prize to a female, and when it did, it went to a someone rarely plays tournament poker.

Taiwanese born, Michelle Chin, told WSOP reporters that she was playing in only her 10th ever tournament when she captured the first prize of $88,126 in Event #10: $1,675 buy-in Main Event at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Chin, who has been a US citizen for the past 12-years, overcome 235 entrants, and a very tough final table, to earn the win, and a seat in the National Championships taking place in North Carolina July 29-31. Horseshoe Casino Champion Duane Gerleman will also be joining her after five cashes, three final tables, and one victory.