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

The Ladies Are Done for the Night!

Chip Leader Tamara Tibbles
Chip Leader Tamara Tibbles
We saw 1,060 lovely ladies take to the felt today, and when the chips were bagged there were only 146 remaining.

Evelyn Ng, Kirsty Gazes, Tiffany Michelle, Maya Gellar and Katja Thater were just some of the names to start the day - but they would all find a place on the rail by day's end.

Tamara Tibbles took the chip lead after dinner break, and never let go -- peaking at 130,000 before finishing the day with 129,700. Even with a clear chip lead over her next rival, Tibbles will have to keep a look out for the previous Champion Svetlana Gromenkova (62,800), Patti Zarosky (51,000), Lisa Parsons (46,300) and Lauren Kling (44,200).

Maria Ho (24,800) and JJ Liu (38,300) still have their chance at capturing their first bracelet and first WSOP cash of the series, as both will be aiming for the $195,390 first prize, gold bracelet and title of Ladies World Champion!

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