2011 World Series of Poker

Event #53: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q9
Prize
$192,344
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$949,500
Entries
1,055
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000

Holy Hats!

Level 9 : 300/600, 75 ante
Susie Isaacs had one of the most interesting hats of the day. Unfortunately, she was eliminated awhile back.
Susie Isaacs had one of the most interesting hats of the day. Unfortunately, she was eliminated awhile back.

Ought of pure curiosity, we decided to do a lap around the room and do a quick head count . . . as to how many players are wearing hats. With approximately 198 players remaining, we counted an assortment of 28 hats. They include mainly baseball caps, but we also spotted a cowboy hat.

Break Time

Level 9 : 300/600, 75 ante

Players are now on a 20-minute break so the tournament staff can race off the green T25 chips. When they return, one more level will be played before calling it a night.

Level: 10

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Musumeci Thriving

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

Action folded to Amanda Musumeci in the hijack and she put in a raise to 1,900. The button was the only player to make the call and it was heads up to the {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{8-Spades} flop. Musumeci wasted little time in continuation betting 2,500. The button folded and Musumeci took down the pot. She is up to 28,000.

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Brummer Busts One

Gretchen Brummer raised to 2,500 from under-the-gun and action folded around to the player on the button, who called. Both blinds folded.

The flop came {5-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and Brummer checked to her opponent, who announced she was all in for 12,000.

Brummer tanked for a little while and then called, revealing {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}.

"Do you have queens?" Brummer asked.

"A flush draw," her opponent answered, tabling the {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}.

The {9-Spades} turn and {7-Spades} river bricked and Brummer's opponent was eliminated.

"Sorry hun," Brummer offered. "I couldn't lay down the aces."

Brummer is up to 45,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gretchen Brummer
Gretchen Brummer
45,000
10,000
10,000

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Pinson Picks Up

With the action slowing down as we tick ever closer to the end of the nigh (and the bubble), the action has slowed to a crawl, but we did manage to pick up a small pot with Halli Pinson.

The action folded around to an opponent in the hijack position who raised to 1,800 before the flop; Pinson flat-called from the small blind, then checked her option after the dealer spread the flop of {7-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}. The hijack c-bet 1,400, but Pinson quickly check-raised to 4,000 straight.

The hijack laid down her hand and Pinson is now up to 17,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Halli Pinson
17,000
8,500
8,500

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Parsons Holding On

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

We feel bad we didn't find her sooner, but we just ran into Lisa Parsons over on Table 3. Parsons has four cashes at the WSOP totaling $108,432, including two deep runs in the Ladies Championship.

- 33rd in the 2007 WSOP Ladies Championship ($6,202)
- 76th in the 2008 $10,000 Main Event ($77,200)
- 7th in the 2009 WSOP Ladies Championship ($22,880)
- 331st in the 2010 Event #3 $1,000 NLHE ($2,150)

Parsons is looking to make her second Ladies Championship final table, although she faces an uphill battle as she is sitting on a short stack of 8,000.

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Schoenberg Staying Aggressive

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante
Erica Schoenberg
Erica Schoenberg

Erica Schoenberg has been running her table all day, as she has consistently been upping her chip stack throughout the day. We just caught a brief glimpse of what it looks like life has been like for the ladies over at her table. Action folded all the way around to the small blind, who put out a raise of 2,000. Her mistake was, it was Schoenberg's big blind. She was having none of it, as she counted out a raise to 8,000, and slid it into the center. The small blind tanked for a couple minutes before letting her hand go. Schoenberg is up to 40,000 after that hand, and is setting herself up for a great end to the night.

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Parsons Doubles Through Mayrinck

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

We happened by Table 3 and discovered Lisa Parsons all in for 7,600 and up against Maria Mayrinck.

Parsons: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}
Mayrinck: {K-Hearts}{Q-Spades}

It was a classic race situation that saw Mayrinck take the lead on the {7-Hearts}{A-Spades}{K-Clubs} flop. Parsons was on the verge of elimination, but the {9-Hearts} spiked on the turn to assure her the double. The inconsequential {7-Clubs} was put out on the river as Parsons doubled to 15,000. Mayrinck was left with just 5,200.

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