Christine Priday
Sue Porter, Christine Priday, Roz Quarto and Vesenia Garcia all limped in and saw a flop of . Quarto led out from the small blind for 28,000, Garcia and Porter folded, and Priday moved all in, having Quarto significantly covered. Quarto tanked for quite a while before electing to save her remaining 90,000 and fold.
Priday showed after the hand. Quarto announced that she had folded for a straight and flush draw.
Instead of taking a full dinner break, the 12 remaining players voted to take a half-hour break instead before returning to play down to the final nine.
Jena Delk - 13th Place
Vesenia Garcia limped on the button, Jena Delk completed the small blind and Sue Porter checked her option in the big blind. The flop was . Delk moved all in for 49,000, Porter folded and Garcia called.
Delk
Garcia
The turn was the , the river was the and Delk couldn't catch a spade to make her flush. She hit the rail in 13th place, earning $10,179.
Delk is also a WSOP-Circuit champion, winning the Ladies Event in New Orleans last month for $16,700.
Van Nguyen - 14th Place
Anh Le moved all in from early position and Van Nguyen tanked for several minutes before making the call. Le had Nguyen covered.
Nguyen
Le
The flop was , the turn was the , the river was the and Nguyen was eliminated in 14th place, taking home $10,179.
Nguyen also holds the honor of being the only woman to ever win an open WPT event. She won the WPT Invitational at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles earlier this year for a $125,000 payday. She is also married to Men "The Master" Nguyen, who had been sweating her on the rail all afternoon.
Sweet Svetlana
Vesenia Garcia raised to 22,000 from late position and Svetlana Gromenkova called from the small blind. The flop was . Gromenkova led out for 20,000 and Garcia called. The turn was the . Gromenkova bet 40,000, Garcia raised to 100,000 and Gromenkova called. The river was the and both players checked.
Garcia showed for a busted flush draw while Gromenkova flipped over and took it down with second pair. Garcia was down to 170,000 after the hand while Gromenkova continued to pull away from the field.
(Gromenkova was originally dubbed "Sweet Svetlana" by Poker News' own Dr. Pauly when she final tabled a Borgata tournament back in 2006)
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Christine Fanelli - 15th Place
Vesenia Garcia raised to 33,000 in late position. On the button was Christine Fanelli who reraised 36,500 more and all in. Garcia made the call.
Garcia:
Fanelli:
The flop wasn't good for Fanelli, as Garcia hit another six on the flop. The turn did help a little, as Fanelli picked up a straight draw when the hit. The river wasn't the lucky card she needed. The hit the felt and Fanelli was sent to the rail in 15th place, earning just over $10,000.