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Cheryl Hines was eliminated in especially cruel fashion. She held against , her opponent flopped a gutshot draw on the flop, and it was the on the turn that sealed Hines' fate even as it gave her a pair. The on the river just added insult to injury.
There were 1,286 players in today's $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold-Em event, the biggest women-only event in history. The total prize pool is $1,755,000, and the top 99 players will cash.
Heather Borowinski raises from under the gun to 1,000 and is called in one spot. The flop comes ten high and both players check. The turn brings a second ten and they check again. The river is a three and Borowinski bets 1,000. Her opponent calls immediately but mucks her hand when Borowinski turns over pocket tens for quads.