Event 17 - $1,000 Ladies No Limit Holdem Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-10-2007 13:11 UTC-7

Cheryl Hines Races to the Lead

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Cheryl Hines has knocked out two players on the way to amassing 7,000 chips to take the early chiplead.

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06-10-2007 13:13 UTC-7

Michelle Lewis Knocks a Player Out

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Michelle has 4,500.

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06-10-2007 13:27 UTC-7

Erica Schoenberg Stays Alive

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On the cutoff Erica Schoenberg moved in the last 300 of her chips and was called by a player holding {J-Clubs}

. Schoenberg had pocket Nines and they held up to increase her stack to 750.

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06-10-2007 13:29 UTC-7

Katja Thater Doubles

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Katja takes pocket sixes up against AQ, the sixes hold up and she doubles to 3,500.

06-10-2007 13:39 UTC-7

Cheryl Hines saw her chips slip from 7K to 5K, and then she lost a pot where she called bets of 600 on the flop and turn only to fold to a 1,075 all-in on the river. The other player showed two red Aces and Hines is down to 3,500.

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06-10-2007 13:47 UTC-7

Erica Schoenberg is Eliminated

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She got her chips in while dominating her opponent with {A-Diamonds}

vs

, but the other player turned the {10-Hearts}

and Schoenberg was eliminated.

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06-10-2007 13:55 UTC-7

Women's WSOP Event History

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The first WSOP Ladies event was held in 1977. From 1977 to 1999 the Ladies event was seven card stud. From 2000 to 2003, the Ladies was a mixed event: half stud and half limit hold’em. In 2004, the event was all limit hold’em. 2005 was the first year the event was NLHE.

Some of the past WSOP Women Champions in the starting field today are:

Mary Jones (2006)
Jennifer Tilly (2005)
Nani Dollison (2000, 2001)
Susie Isaacs (1996,1997)
Barbara Enright (1986,1994)

06-10-2007 13:59 UTC-7

Isabelle Mercier Wins a Race

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A player in early postion raised to 300, the small blind moved in for 1,100 total, and Isabelle Mercier came over the top for 2,900. The initial raiser folded and Mercier found herself in a race with {J-Spades}