North American Poker Tour
In 2010, Selbst won the $5,000 Main Event of the Mohegan Sun leg of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour, earning $750,000.
In 2011, Selbst successfully defended her title at the Mohegan Sun, earning $450,000, and in the process became the first person to win two consecutive NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Events.
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