2009 World Series of Poker

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

Table 7 on Fire

The action on table 7 is starting to heat up . . . but it's not what you think.

Everytime a short stack moves all in, rowdy cheers come from everyone on the table - well, apart from whoever they double up through.

Shirley Williams found a double earlier, and now Karina Jett has doubled up the other short stack - much to the delight of fellow table mate Maridu Mayrinck.

With the ladies obviously having fun, this will definitely be a table worth looking out for!

Tags: Karina JettMaridu MayrinckShirley Williams

Anna . . . You Finished Dinner Yet?

An old photo of Anna actually at the table
An old photo of Anna actually at the table
We are now in the second level since our dinner break and Anna Wroblewski still hasn't returned from the break.

We are unsure of where she currently is, but what we can say is that her stack has dwindled slowly to 14,500 in chips.

Tags: Anna Wroblewski

Level: 8

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Williams Doubles

Williams grinding the short-stack
Williams grinding the short-stack
With the action folding to Shirley Williams in the small blind she shipped her last 950 into the middle with the big blind near insta-calling.

Williams: {9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}
Opponent: {A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{K-Spades} to see Williams double through to 2,500 in chips.

Tags: Shirley Williams

Shak Straightens Out

Beth Shak in action
Beth Shak in action
We quickly rushed over to find Beth Shak enjoying a nice double up.

Holding {K-?}{10-?}, Shak filled out a king-high straight when the board fell {Q-Spades}{J-Spades}{6-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} to see her double to just under 12,000 in chips.

Tags: Beth Shak

Zarosky Doubles with Quads

Patti Zarosky limped from middle position and then called a 1,500-chip bet from her opponent.

The flop fell down {3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} and Zarosky open-shoved to put her opponent to a decision for the majority of her chips. After close to three minutes of thinking, Zarosky's opponent made the call and the cards were tabled.

Zarosky: {J-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
Opponent: {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

Out-flopping her opponent with a set of trips, it only got better when the {3-Spades} peeled on the turn to give her quad threes.

With the meaningless {7-Spades} landing on the river, Zarosky doubled through to 19,000, while leaving her opponent crippled.

Tags: Patti Zarosky

Ho Clipped

Current tournament chip leader Maria Ho opened from middle position to 850 and found a caller out of the big blind.

Ho called a bet of 1,600 on the flop of {J-Spades}{7-Spades}{4-Hearts} only to see her opponent lead for 2,000 when the {A-Diamonds} dropped on the turn. Ho opted to raise to 5,200 and her opponent made the call before both players checked the {4-Spades} on the river.

Being shown {10-Hearts}{10-Spades} by her opponent, Ho mucked her hand as she slipped to 32,000 - but still remains the tournament chip leader.

Tags: Maria Ho

Alya Chips Belong to Me

Alya Nazarali is up to 17,000 in chips after a recent big hand:

Nazarali led out with a bet of 1,000 after the flop came {4-Clubs}{2-Spades}{3-Hearts}; her only opponent made the call.

When the {3-Clubs} fell on the turn, Nazarali checked-raised her opponent's 2,000 bet, making it an additional 2,000 to go. Her opponent called.

The river brought the {K-Diamonds} and Nazarali's all-in bet of 1,025 was enough to prompt her opponent to fold.

Tags: Alya Nazarali

Mayrinck Eliminates Opponent

Mayrinck starting the level strong
Mayrinck starting the level strong
Maridu Mayrinck opened from the cutoff to 800 and with the action on the small blind, she moved all in for 1,350 with Mayrinck making the call.

Mayrinck: {A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}
Opponent: {K-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}

Mayrinck was looking at doubling her opponent up with the board reading {2-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{3-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. When the {J-Clubs} landed on the river, however, Mayrinck took the pot to move to over 20,000 while sending her opponent to the rail.

Tags: Maridu Mayrinck