Marie Lizette called to the PokerNews Live Reporting Team and waved a single green chip in the air. "I'm down to my last 25!" she cried.
As it turns out, Lizette didn't last too much longer after that, but considering that she had her cracked in a previous hand by an opponent's , it was always going to be a difficult task to come back from that.
We can also confirm that PokerNews reporter extraordinaire Elissa Harwood has also hit the rail after moving the last of her money in with , but despite hitting top set on the flop of , her opponent had her crushed with for Broadway. Yikes!
A player in middle position raised to 450, and action folded to Kirsty Chick, who moved all in for 2,825. The player in the small blind then shoved all in for 7,500. The original raiser got out of the way, and Chick had her opponent dominated.
Chick:
Opponent:
The board ran out all low cards, coming , and Chick held to doubled up to 6,200.
Up until this point, the Ladies Championship has been playing ten players to a table. That just changed as the tournament staff has just announced that all tables are converting to nine-handed play. More room = more comfort.
Yet another massive round of applause went up and we saw a burly figure in a bright red shirt bolt for the exits. As it turns out, he had his soul crushed by Erika Moutinko.
All the money was in the middle before the flop; the player who was getting in touch with his feminine side showed but was in bad shape against Moutinko's .
And just to make certain that he was gone for good, Moutinko improved to a set with another queen on the flop, them hit quads after the case queen spiked on the river! BOOM!
Moutinko is now up to more than 14,000 after that hand, but she'll have a long way to go if she wants to catch Linda McDonald, who now tops our counts with more than 23,000!
Maria Mayrinck opened to 550 from middle position and Xuan Liu went all-in for her last 2,500 to her immediate left. Action folded back around to Mayrinck, who made the call.
Mayrinck:
Liu:
The board ran out and Liu doubled. Mayrinck, on the other hand, has slipped to 3,000.
Popular poker media magnate and "Tina Fey of Poker" Jess Welman has been amongst the latest to have hit the rail.
As she recalled to us, in an earlier hand, she shoved from the small blind with but her opponent held which held up. Crippled down to less than 2,000, she got it in a short time later with but failed to improve against another opponent's
Lana O'Brien has now increased her stack to more than 11,000 after eliminating Jason Smith, one of the handful of male players that remain in this tournament.
All the money was in the middle before the flop; Smith had moved the last of his stack into the middle with but O'Brien was well ahead holding .
The dealer spread the board of and the ladies gave him a send-off which we're sure is still ringing in his ears.
As another player said to our PokerNews reporter on the scene: "Let his Momma know what he's doin' today, 'cause if it was me, I'd be embarrassed!" Duly noted!
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, it was always going to be a difficult task to come back from that.
, her opponent had her crushed with 
, and Chick held to doubled up to 6,200.
but was in bad shape against Moutinko's 
and Liu doubled. Mayrinck, on the other hand, has slipped to 3,000.
but her opponent held 
but failed to improve against another opponent's 
