2009 World Series of Poker

Event 17 - $1,000 Ladies World Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q8
Prize
$195,390
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
1,060
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
3,000

Kimberly Cunningham Eliminated in 5th Place ($38,719)

Kimberly Cunningham eliminated in 5th place
Kimberly Cunningham eliminated in 5th place
The very patient Kimberly Cunningham pushed her last 51,000 in to the middle and found a caller in Angel Pedroza from the big blind.

Cunningham: {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}
Pedroza: {10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

The flop of {9-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{K-Clubs} would see Pedroza hit the lead and put Cunningham at risk.

Drawing to only the two remaining sixes in the deck, or running cards for a straight, Cunningham would see the {3-Clubs} and {K-Diamonds} fall on the turn and river to send her to the rail in 5th place while adding $38,719 to her purse.

Tags: Angel PedrozaKimberly Cunningham

Kim Rios Eliminated in 6th Place ($29,121)

Kim Rios eliminated in 6th place
Kim Rios eliminated in 6th place
Kim Rios opened with a min-raise under the gun to 40,000 with Lisa Hamilton calling in the cutoff.

On a flop of {K-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{4-Clubs}, Rios lead out for 100,000 and Hamilton made it 350,000 to go. With the action back on Rios, she pushed all in and Hamilton made the call.

Rios: {K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}
Hamilton: {4-Spades}{4-Hearts}

The {5-Hearts} on the turn would leave Rios drawing dead, and with the meaningless {2-Spades} landing on the river, Rios was eliminated in 6th place for a payday of $29,121. Hamilton soars to 1,550,000 in chips.

Tags: Kim RiosLisa Hamilton

Hamilton Doubles

Both Lisa Rios and Mari Lou Morelli limped before Lisa Hamilton made it 110,000 out of the small blind. With the action now on Angel Pedroza in the big blind, she made it an additional 200,000 to go.

Rios and Morelli passed to see Hamilton push all in for 285,000 with Pedroza making the call.

Hamilton: {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}
Pedroza: {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}

The flop fell down {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds} to see Hamilton flop a set and leave Pedroza drawing to Broadway or a runner-runner full house.

When the turn landed the {4-Spades}, Hamilton would have to evade the four remaining queens in the deck to stay alive, and when the {5-Clubs} fell she doubled through to 970,000.

After her rush ends, Pedroza slips back to 530,000 in chips.

Tags: Angel PedrozaLisa Hamilton

Pedroza Reaches One Million

First to one million!
First to one million!
Angel Pedroza bumped the action to 60,000 from the button with Lori Bender insta-calling out of the small blind.

Both players checked the flop of {6-Diamonds}{2d{5-Spades} to see the {A-Spades} fall on the turn and a bet of 75,000 by Bender follow. Pedroza made the call and when the river fell the {4-Diamonds} both players checked to see Pedroza table {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades} for the pot as she climbs to 845,000 in chips.

Pedroza continued her rampage since the break, taking down a few more pots to push over the one million chip mark!

Tags: Angel PedrozaLori Bender

Pedroza Clips Hamilton

Lisa Hamilton opened from the button to 60,000 and Angel Pedroza made the call from the small blind.

The flop fell down {Q-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{2-Hearts} to see Pedroza check the action to Hamilton, where she obliged with a bet of 120,000.

Pedroza mulled over her decision for around sixty seconds before sliding her whole stack into the middle with both hands. With it a further 247,000 for Hamilton, she eventually laid her hand down to see her slip to 500,000, and Pedroza climbs to 640,000 in chips.

Tags: Angel PedrozaLisa Hamilton

Cunningham Continues to Grind

Kimberly Cunningham in action
Kimberly Cunningham in action
Kimberly Cunningham has been the short stack for the majority of the tournament.

With only six big blinds left in her stack, she pushed all in from the cutoff to win the blinds and antes.

Although still the tournament short stack, Cunningham will be using her fourteen years of experience at the tables as a tool to see her take a shot at the coveted bracelet and title of Ladies World Champion!

Tags: Kimberly Cunningham

Morelli Draws First Blood

Mari Lou Morelli opened from under the gun to 55,000 and with the action folding round to Kim Rios in the big blind, she made the call.

The flop fell down {6-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} and a bet of 60,000 from Morelli was enough to prompt a fold from Rios.

As Morelli raked in the pot to push her up to 500,000, she flashed the {A-Diamonds} to the cheers of her rail.

Tags: Kim RiosMari Lou Morelli

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000