The Ladies Event Final Table
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #53: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$949,500
Entries
1,055
Level
24
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000
Katherine Stahl Eliminated in 6th Place ($29,909)
In the first hand after the break, the action folded around to Katherine Stahl who shipped her last 155,000 into the middle before the flop with 
, but she was snap-called by Carol Tomlinson from the small blind. Stahl could only shrug her shoulders and smile as Tomlinson revealed 
.
Tomlinson improved to two pair on the flop of 
, but Stahl picked up the straight draw with the 
on the turn. Needing any ace or five, the river 
was two pips short, sending Stahl to the rail, but not without a big hug from Tomlinson.
Tomlinson is now in excess of 1.6 million in chips!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Peg Ledman Eliminated in 5th Place ($39,897)
With only three hands dealt since the resumption of play, we're now down to just four players after the elimination of Peg Ledman at the hands of Valerie McColligan.
The action folded to Ledman who open-shoved from the button for 132,000 and Karina Jett folded the small blind before McColligan snap-called from the big blind, showing down 
against Ledman's 
.
The dealer spread the board of 
and with that, Ledman is our fifth place finisher, collecting $39,897 from the cage. It also means that Karina Jett is now guaranteed a third fourth-place finish in the WSOP Ladies Event!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
163,000
|
163,000 |
|
Busted |
The Final Four
Since Peg Ledman's elimination, there's been a lot of raising and folding going on, with no flop seen for at least five minutes. Given the stack average relative to the blinds is so shallow, we could be in for an early night!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000 | |
|
700,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
||
|
|
610,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
300,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
Jett's Back in Business, Baby!
Karina Jett and her bundle of joy have just doubled up through Carol Tomlinson to more than 600,000 in chips as the action continues four-handed here in the 2011 WSOP Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship.
Valerie McColligan folded from under the gun and Tomlinson shoved from the button before Marsha Wolak folded her small blind. Jett insta-called.
Jett: 
Tomlinson: 
Nothing changed after the flop of 
and Jett went further ahead after she made two pair on the turn of the . The river 
completed the board and with that, Tomlinson is back down to around 1.4 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
605,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
690,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
575,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
390,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
Valerie McColligan Eliminated in 4th Place ($74,459)
Karina Jett is now guaranteed her best-ever finish in the WSOP Ladies Event after catching lightning in a bottle to send Valerie McColligan to the rail!
Carol Tomlinson folded from the cutoff, as did Marsha Wolak from the button before Jett made it 60,000 to go from the small blind. McColligan snap-shoved from the big blind and Jett beat her into the pot.
McColligan:
Jett:
McColligan kept the lead after the dealer spread the flop of 
, but a possible chopportunity came down on the turn in the form of the . Only six outs remained in the deck ...
River:
Bink.
Jett's supporters went ballistic and she bolted to the rail to celebrate as McColligan clawed her hands near her face, silently screaming and cursing the poker gods for her demise.
Still, it was a valiant effort from Valerie, who picks up $74,459. With her elimination, we're down to three!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,390,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
|
655,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Wolak's Not Going Anywhere
In one of the first big hands of three-handed play, Carol Tomlinson folded from the button and Marsha Wolak limped in from the small blind before Karina Jett checked her option from the big blind to go head-up to the flop of 
.
Wolak checked and Jett bet out 25,000, but Wolak check-raised to 75,000. Jett called, then both players checked the turn of the 
before Marsha fired out 100,000 on the river of the .
Jett let her hand go and Wolak picked up the pot. Since then, the three ladies have been engaging in quite a few pre-flop raising wars, bring the chip counts back to around one million each. Talk about the ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
960,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
|
840,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
||
Small Ballin'
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
The action has been lacking since we've gotten down to three players, but when you're battling for a bracelet, you'd expect nothing less.
Karina Jett and Carol Tomlinson picked up a flop each, then Marsha Wolak folded the button before Jett completed the small blind. Tomlinson checked her option from the big blind, then called Jett's bet of 25,000 after the flop of 
as well as Jett's bet of 35,000 on the turn of the . However, Tomlinson then folded after Karina pushed out 100,000 on the river of the 
.
Wolak Coming Back
Marsha Wolak has changed gears, moving back up to 900,000 after taking a couple of pots from Karina Jett.
Earlier, Jett raised to 55,000 from the button and Carol Tomlinson folded the small blind before Wolak re-raised to 120,000 from the big blind. Jett called, but then Wolak open-shoved for 560,000 after the flop of 
. Jett quickly mucked her hand.
A short time later, Tomlinson folded the button and Wolak limped in from the small blind before Jett checked her big blind, going heads-up to the flop of 
. Wolak bet 50,000 and Jett called, then Wolak led out for 75,000 after the turn of the .
Again, Jett called, then both players checked down the river 
before Wolak tabled for two pair. That was enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
|
900,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
690,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |