Event 15 - $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em World Championship
Day 3 Completed
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 15 - $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em World Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,082,900
Entries
1,190
Level
22
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000
Players Left 1 / 1190
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Anh Le is unfortunately the bridesmaid once again, making her second career runner-up finish in the WSOP Ladies Event tonight, having finished second to Jennifer Tilly in 2005. She was clearly emotional in her post-game interview, but her face lit up when her daughter Isabella was mentioned. Le gave her five-year-old a smile and a wave through the camera and departed the stage gracefully.
Gromenkova is a woman of few words. Before play started ESPN 360’s Howard David had asked her what she wanted the world to know about her. Gromenkova’s reply? “Nothing.”
David poised the question to her again in her winner’s interview and Gromenkova said with a smile, “I just want people to know I’m a good player and I guess they know it now!”
Congratulations to Svetlana Gromenkova on her first WSOP bracelet!
Anh Le has the button. She makes it 100,000 to go, Gromenkova moves all in and Le calls. Gromenkova has Le covered.
Gromenkova:
Le:
The flop is
and Le needs an ace or an eight to survive. The turn is the 
making Gromenkova a set, but Le can still catch an eight for a straight. The river, though, is the 
and Svetlana Gromenkova is the 2008 Ladies World Champion, winning her first WSOP bracelet and $244,702. Anh Le is our runner up and earns $144,567 for her finish.
Anh Le 900,000
He is now sitting over in Le's cheering section in the front row. Greg "FBT" Mueller is right next to him viewing the battle between these two ladies as well.
and both players check. The turn is the 
and they check it again. The river is the 
. Le bets 90,000, Gromenkova mucks and Le wins the pot.
