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

Boeree Backs Down

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante
Liv Boeree
Liv Boeree

On flop reading {3-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{8-Spades}, the player in the small blind checked to her lone opponent, Liv Boeree, who bet 275 from the cutoff. Boeree's opponent cut out 600 and pushed it into the middle for a check-raise. Boeree made the call.

The turn came the {A-Diamonds} and the player in the small blind led out for 1,000. Boeree re-checked her cards and tanked for a bit, but decided to fold.

Boeree is currently sitting with 4,000.

Tags: Liv Boeree

A Look at the Current WSOP Player-of-the-Year Leaderboard

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante

Current 2011 WSOP Player-of-the-Year Leaderboard

PlayerPointsCashesFinal TablesBraceletsWinnings
Ben Lamb572.65321$1,130,494
Chris Moorman486.20520$1,051,466
Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier479.25421$811,639
Phil Hellmuth458.25420$527,970
Sam Stein402.63421$716,342
Mikhail Lakhitov401.80521$851,058
Jason Mercier385.33531$696,438
Mitch Schock364.81531$406,018
Joe Ebanks360311$1,179,031
Sean Getzwiller325321$672,627

*Through Event #49

C'est Fantastique, Petitjean!

From under the gun, Alexandra Petitjean raised to 350 before Joy Kenworthy snap-shoved for just over 2,100 from middle position. The action folded back around to Petitjean and she insta-called with {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}, flipping against the {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} of Kenworthy.

The flop of {7-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{3-Spades} put Petitjean further ahead, but despite both players making two pair on the turn of the repeat {3-Clubs}, Petitjean held when the {6-Clubs} bricked out on the river, sending Kenworthy to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandra Petitjean
Alexandra Petitjean
14,000

Tags: Alexandra PetitjeanJoy Kenworthy

Lindley Finding a Rhythm

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante
Christina Lindley
Christina Lindley

Christina Lindley raised to 500 from early position and found one caller in the form of the small blind. When the flop fell {9-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}, action checked to Lindley and she bet 750. It was enough to take down the pot as the small blind simply mucked.

Lindley is off to a good start in the Ladies Championship as she is now up to 7,000.

Tags: Christina Lindley

Waggoner's Gone Walkabout

Marsha Waggoner (during Event #25): eliminated
Marsha Waggoner (during Event #25): eliminated

Marsha Waggoner was making her way past media row, hoisting her bag on her shoulder as she walked and she was kind enough to stop by and answer our enquiries as to how her tournament life ended.

As Waggoner recalled, she was crippled down to 2,000 in chips in an earlier hand after Joy Kenworthy's {J-}{J-} flopped a set against her {K-}{K-}, then she found herself moving all-in with {9-}{9-} a short time later, only to be out-flopped again by Alexandra Petitjean's {A-}{10-} when another ten spiked up on the board.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandra Petitjean
Alexandra Petitjean
16,700
2,700
2,700
Marsha Waggoner us
Marsha Waggoner
Busted

Tags: Alexandra PetitjeanMarsha Waggoner

Gazes Doubles a Shorty

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante

We missed the exact preflop action, however, a short-stacked player ended up getting it all-in against Kristy Gazes, who had her covered.

Gazes: {3-}{3-}
Opponent: {Q-}{Q-}

The {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{6-Hearts}{7-Spades}{4-Diamonds} board left Gazes with an inferior full house and her opponent doubled through her.

However, Gazes has chipped up nicely since beginning the day and is currently sitting with 8,000 in spite of the small hit.

Tags: Kristy Gazes

Boeree's Bet Does The Job

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante
Liv Boeree
Liv Boeree

A player in middle position raised to 325, and Team Pokerstars Pro Liv Boeree called in the hijack. Both blinds called as well, and the four players took a flop of {q-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{7-Diamonds}. Action was checked around to Boeree who bet out 525. The player in the small blind was the only caller, and the two went heads up to the turn, which came the {2-Clubs}. Both players checked that card, and they saw the {9-Clubs} hit the river. The small blind checked, and Boeree assembled a bet of 1,800. Her opponent folded fairly quickly, and Boeree won the pot, upping her stack to 5,700.

Tags: Liv Boeree

Hinojosa's Running Hot!

There was a huge commotion coming from one of the tables in the middle of the Black section and we rushed over to see a massive three-way all-in pot between Michelle Hinojosa and two other players, just as the cards were being tabled:

Hinojosa: {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}
Opponent 1: {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}
Opponent 2: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

Hinojosa pumped her fists after the dealer spread the flop of {A-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and the other ladies were drawing dead by the time the {2-Diamonds} fell on the turn. The river {6-Clubs} was only there to make it official.

With the double KO, Hinojosa is up to more than 20,000 in chips!

Player Chips Progress
Michelle Hinojosa
Michelle Hinojosa
20,000

Tags: Michelle Hinojosa