Event #22: Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 4 Completed
Event #22: Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 4 Completed
After four days of play, and 87 hands on the final day the 2021 World Series of Poker Event #22: Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship has come to a conclusion. The event attracted 644 players generating a prize pool of $573,160. When all the dust had settled, it was Lara Eisenberg who won her first WSOP gold bracelet and the first-place prize of $115,694 by defeating Debora Brooke heads-up.
Eisenberg now has 16 WSOP cashes, one WSOP ring and after her victory today she adds the highly desired WSOP gold bracelet to her list of poker accomplishments.
“It’s an absolute dream come true," Eisenberg said about her victory. "I came into this event hoping that maybe sometime I would make a final table, and to walk away winning it is an indescribable feeling. The event has been really amazing. It was so much fun. There was a lot of joking around and everyone was really supportive. It was all around just a fabulous event. There were some really tough competitors.”
The five players who returned for the PokerGO live-streamed final table were each guaranteed $26,458 but they were all aiming for their first WSOP gold bracelet. Unfortunately, that wasn’t meant to be for all of them. Women’s Poker Hall of Famer JJ Liu was the first casualty of the day finishing in fifth place.
Diane Cooley was the second elimination of the day finishing in fourth place when she got it in with pocket queens against Eisenberg's turned flush. She was drawing to a spade and could not get there.
2014 WSOP Ladies Championship runner-up, Mikiyo Aoki came into the final day as the chip leader but lost a crucial flip against Lara Eisenberg which would set her up for victory. Aoki fell short of besting her 2014 second-place finish and first WSOP bracelet, finishing in third place.
Debora Brooke finished runner-up for $71,507. In her bust-out hand she had a pair of kings, but Eisenberg also held a pair of kings with a better kicker.
PLACE | Player | COUNTRY | PRIZE |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lara Eisenberg | United States | $115,694 |
2 | Debora Brooke | United States | $71,507 |
3 | Mikiyo Aoki | United States | $50,525 |
4 | Diana Cooley | United States | $36,269 |
5 | JJ Liu | Taiwan | $26,458 |
6 | Qing Lu | United States | $19,619 |
7 | Marle Cordeiro | United States | $14,791 |
8 | Cherish Andrews | United States | $11,341 |
9 | Tiffany Lee | United States | $8,847 |
10 | Thi Nguyen | Canada | $7,023 |
Eisenberg also offered some advice to women interested in poker.
“Go for it!”. She said, “There is no reason not to it’s super fun and there is so much educational material available now that it’s easier than ever.”
Eisenberg plans to return to Las Vegas in a few weeks to play the 2021 WSOP Main Event. Meanwhile, she plans to celebrate with some partying and drinks.
Congratulations to Lara Eisenberg, winner of the 2021 WSOP Event #22 World Series of Poker Ladies Chapionship!
Lara Eisenberg raised to 250,000 from the button and Debora Brooke defended.
The flop came , Brooke check-called the 200,000 continuation-bet of Eisenberg.
The turn was the , Brooke check-called the 300,000 bet of Eisenberg again.
The river completed the board with the and Brooke checked for the final time. Eisenberg bet enough to put Brooke all-in who called for the 610,000 she had behind with the for top pair but Eisenberg held the for the same top pair but higher kicker to win the tournament and her first WSOP bracelet.
Brooke finished as the runner-up for $71,507.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Lara Eisenberg |
12,880,000
1,780,000
|
1,780,000 |
|
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Debora Brooke
|
Busted |
Lara Eisenberg raised to 250,000 from the button and Debora Brooke defended.
The flop came , Brooke bet 400,000 for Eisenberg to call.
The turn was the and Brooke continued with a bet of 375,000 for Eisenberg to contemplate for a bit and then call.
The river completed the board with the and Brooke fired a bet of 575,000 over the line for Eisenberg to call. Brooke tabled the for two pair but Eisenberg held the for the straight and an even bigger chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Lara Eisenberg |
11,100,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
|
||
Debora Brooke
|
1,800,000
-2,200,000
|
-2,200,000 |
Lara Eisenberg raised to 250,000 from the button and Debora Brooke defended.
The flop came , they both checked to the on the turn. It went check-check again for the to complete the board. Action went check-check for the final time for Brooke to show the and for Eisenberg to table the for the pair of nines and the pot in the only hand that went to a showdown so far in heads-up play.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Lara Eisenberg |
8,900,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
||
Debora Brooke
|
4,000,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
Lara Eisenberg raised to 300,000 from the button and Debora Brooke defended.
The flop came , Brooke bet 250,000 and Eisenberg called.
The turn was the and Brooke continued with a bet of 450,000 for Eisenberg to fold.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Lara Eisenberg |
8,000,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
||
Debora Brooke
|
4,900,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
With over a minute left in the level, the heads-up battle has started.
Mikiyo Aoki moved all-in for 405,000 from the button. It folded to Lara Eisenberg in the big blind and she made the call.
Mikiyo Aoki:
Lara Eisenberg:
The board ran out . Eisenberg won the hand with king-high to eliminate Aoki.
The two remaining players are taking a short break while the table is set for heads-up play.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Lara Eisenberg |
8,300,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
||
Debora Brooke
|
4,600,000 | |
Mikiyo Aoki | Busted | |
|
Lara Eisenberg raised to 160,000 from under the gun and Diana Cooley three-bet to 350,000 from the small blind which Eisenberg called.
The flop came , they both checked to the on the turn. Cooley checked but Eisenberg led out with a bet of 400,000. Cooley shoved for 1,560,000 for Eisenberg to call.
Diana Cooley:
Lara Eisenberg:
Eisenberg had turned the flush and gutshot to a straight flush while Cooley held the overpair and draw to a higher flush.
The river completed the board with the to not help Cooley as she was eliminated in fourth place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Lara Eisenberg |
7,900,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
||
Debora Brooke
|
4,600,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Mikiyo Aoki | 405,000 | |
|
||
Diane Cooley | Busted |