2008 World Series of Poker

39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,844
Players Left
9
Next Payout
Place 9
$900,670
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

The Final Ten Ladies

The always-stylish Evelyn Ng, poised for a deep run in the Main Event
The always-stylish Evelyn Ng, poised for a deep run in the Main Event
Of the 279 players remaining in the field, only 10 are women. Here's how they stand at the beginning of today's third level:

Alana Morin 755,000
Minna Ritakorpi 520,000
Tiffany Michelle 375,000
Lisa Parsons 370,000
Kara Scott 300,000
Veronica Dabul 215,000
Evelyn Ng 190,000
Van Nguyen 170,000
Karen Manfrede 138,000
Tracey "XTraCeY" Nguyen 126,000

Veronica Dabul of Buenos Aires, Argentina has already bested her 314th-place finish in last year's Main Event, while on-camera stars Kara Scott (of the EPT) and our own Tiffany Michelle are making impressive runs in their first Main Event appearances. Tracey Nguyen is an online professional who won her seat in the first WSOP satellite Full Tilt Poker ran this year. She's also dating Jon "PearlJammer" Turner. Van Nguyen is married to Men "The Master" Nguyen and holds the honor of being the only woman to have won an open event on the World Poker Tour. She's already cashed three times at this year's WSOP. Minna Ritakorpi comes to Las Vegas all the way from Finland, where she has made final table appearances at the Grand Casino Helsinki, while Karen Manfrede has made her fourth career WSOP cash and largest-ever tournament poker payday here in the Main Event. Lisa Parsons cashed in the Ladies Event in '07, and the most famous face in this group, Evelyn Ng is making her deepest Main Event run of her career. As for Alana Morin, the ladies' chip leader, this is her first recorded tournament cash!

We'll continue to keep you posted on the progress of these women.

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