Event 15 - $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em World Championship | 2008 World Series of Poker

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000

06-10-2008 14:36 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Cards are in the air.

06-10-2008 14:27 UTC-7

Almost There...

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The last five minutes of the ESPN 360 pre-game broadcast are airing right now, so we're looking at about a 2:30 p.m. start.

06-10-2008 14:12 UTC-7

It was just announced that Corum USA, the official timepiece and bracelet supplier of the WSOP, will be awarding the winner of the ladies event with a limited-edition Corum watch. The watch will be engraved for the winner and also be decked out with her choice of suit: club, diamond, heart, or spade.

06-10-2008 13:55 UTC-7

Action to Begin Soon

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Our nine ladies are settling in at the final table, unbagging their chips and getting miked up for the ESPN 360 broadcast. We should be underway shortly.

06-10-2008 12:53 UTC-7

Final Table Bios: Seat 9, Anh Le (191,000)

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Anh Le is the only woman at this table who has been here before. Le finished runner-up to Jennifer Tilly in the 2005 WSOP Ladies Event, banking over $83,000. After the disappointment of coming so close to a bracelet, she definitely wants this monkey off her back and is gunning for first today. Le is also an avid online player, having made three final tables on Full Tilt and eight on PokerStars. Prior to becoming a poker pro, she owned a chain of nail salons. She lives in San Jose, CA, and is the mother of a five-year-old daughter.

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06-10-2008 12:53 UTC-7

Final Table Bios: Seat 8, Yesenia Garcia (210,000)

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26-year-old Yesenia Garcia is a single mother of three from Modesto, CA. She is also a full-time student and plans to pursue a career working with children once she gets her degree. This is her second year in the WSOP and her first cash.

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06-10-2008 12:52 UTC-7

Final Table Bios: Seat 7, Chris Priday (448,000)

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Chris Priday is an accountant from Denver and has won a number of small tournaments at her local casino in Black Hawk, CO. Fascinated with numbers and mathematics, poker was a natural choice for her. This is her third year in the WSOP and her first cash. In her spare time, she plays roller hockey.

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06-10-2008 12:50 UTC-7

Final Table Bios: Seat 6, Debbie Mitchell (224,000)

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Debbie Mitchell is a business owner and sports fanatic from Miramar, FL. She has numerous online tournament wins in a variety of poker disciplines including Omaha 8/b, pot-limit Omaha, H.O.R.S.E., and no-limit hold’em. Last year she played on a traveling softball team that came in second in their league nationals. This is her third year playing in the WSOP and her first cash.

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06-10-2008 12:49 UTC-7

Final Table Bios: Seat 5, Sue Porter (211,000)

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54-year old Sue Porter has played poker for 22 years, primarily in a league in her native Houston, TX. This is her second year playing in the WSOP and her first recorded tournament cash. She wanted to make sure to thank Harrah’s and all the wonderful tournament staffers and definitely plans to play more events should she win here today.

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