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Poker Central Ambassador Maria Ho gets the first chance to win a title for the team at the 2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas. Ho final tabled the $2,200 PokerStars National Championship playing out Monday in Atlantis.

Joining Ho at the final table are Chris Moneymaker, Marc-Andre Ladouceur and Ben Philipps. The event drew 421 entrants for a $816,740 prize pool. It was the inaugural series of National Championships that will run at future PokerStars Championship locations alongside the Main Events.

Finishing outside the final table were Vladimir Troyanovskiy, Benjamin Pollak, Nick Palma, Andrew Spears, Ryan Riess, Phill Laak and Anthony Zinno.

The final table is seated as:
Seat 1: Nicola Basile – 1,625,000
Seat 2: Marc-Andre Ladouceur – 2,925,000
Seat 3: Ramiro Petrone – 640,000
Seat 4: Javier Gomez – 440,000
Seat 5: David Yan – 2,600,000
Seat 6: Maria Ho – 1,055,000
Seat 7: Chris Moneymaker – 595,000
Seat 8: Ben Philipps – 570,000

Other Poker Central Ambassadors in action Monday are Daniel Negreanu and Tom Marchese.

Ultimately, Ho finished in fifth place and is the first Poker Central Ambassador to make a final table in 2017.

Final Table Payouts

1. Nicola Basile – $131,680
2. David Yan – $96,880
3. Marc-Andre Ladouceur – $71,160
4. Javier Gomez – $52,260
5. Maria Ho – $38,380
6. Chris Moneymaker – $28,200
7. Ramiro Petrone – $20,700
8. Ben Philipps – $15,200