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

06-08-2008 13:04 UTC-7

Katja Thater Eliminated

Katja Thater was just eliminated here in the early going. No worries for her, though-- she's still alive going into Day 2 of the $10,000 World Championship Stud event which will re-start at 3 p.m. today.

Thater finished in fifth place in this event last year.

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06-08-2008 13:00 UTC-7

Linda Johnson Busts Camryn Manheim

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Donnie Peters

Linda Johnson and Camryn Manheim raised each other back and forth preflop before getting all the money in. Johnson showed pocket aces to dash Manheim's hopes and her pocket kings.

Manheim didn't improve on the flop, turn, or river and has been eliminated.

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06-08-2008 13:00 UTC-7

Lina Olofsson Eliminated

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Lina Olofsson was just the victim of two consecutive cold decks, running her {A-?}

into

and then another {A-?}

into

to eliminate her in the first level of play.

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06-08-2008 12:55 UTC-7

1,189 So Far

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Registration is still open and so far 1,189 ladies have exchanged their buy-in for a stack of chips. Last year's event drew 1,236 players, so we should know whether another record will be broken in the next hour or so.

06-08-2008 12:48 UTC-7

Vanessa Rousso Doubles Back Early

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Donnie Peters

Vanessa Rousso was down some chips early on. She and an opponent took the flop {5-Spades}

. Rousso bet out 200 and was raised by her opponent to 800. Rousso then moved all in for 1,025 and her opponent called.

Rousso: {7-Diamonds}

Opponent:

Rousso would need some help to stay in today's tournament. The turn came the {Q-Clubs}

and the river was just what Rousso needed, the {6-Spades}

, and gave her a seven-high straight.

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06-08-2008 12:41 UTC-7

Tiffany Michelle's Wild Ride

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After being nearly felted on a previous hand, TIffany Michelle moved all in for 75 behind Erica Schoenberg's limp. The cutoff raised to 150 and Schoenberg called. Schoenberg and the cutoff checked down the {A-Hearts}

board, revealing {6-?}

and

respectively at showdown. Michelle, however turned up {A-?}

for the nut straight and took down the pot, increasing her stack to 300.

On the next hand Schoenberg opened for 150, Michelle moved all in for 300 and Schoenberg called. Michelle's {K-?}

held up against Schoenberg's {A-?}

and she's now up to 675 in chips.

Tags: Erica Schoenberg Tiffany Michelle

06-08-2008 12:14 UTC-7

Three Queens of Hearts

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Over on Blue Table 12, three members of the "Queen of Hearts" team (a coalition of women playing today for the Nevada Cancer Institute) are seated together: actress Kathy Najimy, and WSOP bracelet winners Katja Thater and Susie Isaacs.

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06-08-2008 12:12 UTC-7

Who's Here?

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So far we've spotted Katja Thater, Vanessa Rousso, Melissa Hayden, J.J. Liu, Jan Fisher, Susie Isaacs, Shirley Williams, Lacey Jones, and PokerNews' own Tiffany Michele and Haley Hintze.

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06-08-2008 12:09 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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After introductory remarks from WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack, legendary author Jackie Collins called out "Shuffle Up and Deal!" and action is now underway.

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0