The Last Woman Falls; National Championship Tradition No More
This is the third year the National Championship had been in existence, and in the first two years a woman was able to make the final table (La Sengphet in 2011 and Amanda Musumeci in 2012). Sandra Wong, the River Rock (Vancouver) Casino Champion, was the last hope for that tradition to continue, but Joe Tehan made sure that it wasn't going to happen.
We caught the action with around 40,000 already in the pot and a board reading 
. The buxom beauty from Burnaby, British Columbia proceeded to move all in for her last 33,000 and Tehan sanp-called.
"You have an ace?" Wong asked. Tehan had better as his 
gave him two pair. Wong then tabled the 
and pleaded with the dealer, "Please, let me get there one time."
Unfortunately for Wong, who needed wither a seven or a five, the dealer didn't listen and instead put out the 
. Tehan eliminated the last woman in the tournament and chipped up to 180,000 in the process.
Included are counts for the rest of the players at that particular table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
-81,000
|
-81,000 |
|
180,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
145,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
126,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
79,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
52,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
||
|
37,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
Busted | |