2012 World Series of Poker

Event 51: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q7
Prize
$170,587
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$842,400
Entries
936
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000

Houle Out

A player raised to 2,700 from middle position, another called, then Donna Houle pushed all in from the hijack seat for 14,900 total, with the original raiser her only caller.

Houle had {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and needed help versus her opponent's {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}, but the community cards came {3-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{Q-Spades} and Houle is out.

Player Chips Progress
Donna Houle us
Donna Houle
Busted

Tags: Donna Houle

Grant Gone

Sarah Grant
Sarah Grant

Sarah Grant has been eliminated, which means yet another of those participating in the Onnit Labs' Last Sticker Standing challenge has been eliminated.

In her last hand, Grant was playing from the big blind, having found herself up against Janet Howard playing from late position. The pair saw a flop come {8-Spades}{K-Clubs}{7-Spades}, and Grant checked. Howard bet 5,000, then Grant check-raised to 12,000, and Howard called.

The turn brought the {2-Spades} and an all-in shove from Grant for 9,000 that Howard called. Howard tabled {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for top pair of kings, Grant showed {10-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}, and after the {J-Hearts} fell on the turn Grant was eliminated in 86th place.

It sounded like Grant might've misread her hand at some point, thinking she had pocket tens. In any case, we'll probably be learning more about her experience, perhaps in a PokerNews video.

After all, even if she didn't win the Onnit last longer, she did win the one among the ladies of PokerNews while earning her first ever WSOP cash!

Player Chips Progress
Jan Howard
Jan Howard
46,000 26,000
Sarah Grant us
Sarah Grant
PokerNews
Busted

Tags: Janet HowardSarah GrantOnnit

Latest Eliminations (91st-99th)

The last nine players to hit the rail each earned $1,735 for their finishes:

91st: Anna Marcie
92nd: Nozato Emi
93rd: Annie LePage
94th: Marie Martin
95th: Janet Andersen
96th: Kimberly Gaither
97th: Jamie Humphreys
98th: Dorothy Hector
99th: Michelle Bennett

Player Chips Progress
Annie LePage us
Annie LePage
Busted
Marie Martin ca
Marie Martin
Busted
Anna Marcie us
Anna Marcie
Busted
Nozato Emi jp
Nozato Emi
Busted
Janet Andersen ca
Janet Andersen
Busted
Dorothy Hector ca
Dorothy Hector
Busted
Michelle Bennett gb
Michelle Bennett
Busted
Kimberly Gaither us
Kimberly Gaither
Busted
Jamie Humphreys us
Jamie Humphreys
Busted

Lundholm Coming Up Aces

Ida Lundholm
Ida Lundholm

Donna Houle — one of those still alive in the Onnit Labs' Last Sticker Standing challenge — opened with a raise to 2,600 from middle position, and it folded to Ida Lundholm who made it 5,500 to go from the button. It then folded to the player in the small blind who pushed all in for 6,500 total, and both Houle and Lundholm called.

The flop came {K-Clubs}{7-Spades}{3-Spades}. Houle checked, and when Lundholm began to push out a bet, Houle quickly folded. Lundholm turned over {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} for the overpair, her opponent showed {4-Clubs}{4-Hearts}, and after the {6-Clubs} turn and {J-Hearts} river, another player had hit the rail while Lundholm picked up a few chips.

Player Chips Progress
Ida Lundholm
Ida Lundholm
54,000 -19,400
Donna Houle us
Donna Houle
18,000 1,600

Tags: Ida LundholmDonna HouleOnnit

Level: 12

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

First Eliminations (100th-117th)

Here's a look at the first 18 to fall today, each of whom earned a payday of $1,601:

100th: Jennifer Ryan-Koenig
101st: Joan Goyette
102nd: Kay Strong
103rd: Charlotte Eaton
104th: Wendy Cordiner
105th: Amanda Wheeler
106th: Jane Strell
107th: Meredith Campbell
108th: Angela Scriba
109th: Bernice Svoboda
110th: Lyndsey Hartley
111st: Joan Sparks
112nd: Katrina Lim
113rd: Tara Watts
114th: Karina Hansen
115th: Janice Obrien
116th: Catherine Alford-Flowers
117th: Patricia Barsantichou

Player Chips Progress
Joan Goyette ca
Joan Goyette
Busted
Kay Strong us
Kay Strong
Busted
Charlotte Eaton gb
Charlotte Eaton
Busted
Wendy Cordiner us
Wendy Cordiner
Busted
Amanda Wheeler us
Amanda Wheeler
Busted
Jennifer Ryan-Koenig us
Jennifer Ryan-Koenig
Busted
Jane Strell us
Jane Strell
Busted
Meredith Campbell us
Meredith Campbell
Busted
Angela Scriba ca
Angela Scriba
Busted
Bernice Svoboda ca
Bernice Svoboda
Busted
Tara Watts us
Tara Watts
Busted
Lyndsey Hartley us
Lyndsey Hartley
Busted
Joan Sparks us
Joan Sparks
Busted
Karina Hansen dk
Karina Hansen
Busted
Patricia Barsantichou us
Patricia Barsantichou
Busted
Janice Obrien us
Janice Obrien
Busted
Catherine Alford-Flowers us
Catherine Alford-Flowers
Busted
Katrina Lim us
Katrina Lim
Busted

Baumann Back in Front

No sooner than Monica Hinojosa had grabbed the chip lead from Gaelle Baumann, it appears Baumann has snared it right back.

Baumann and Debbie Pechac, a couple of big stacks sitting side-by-side, together saw a flop of {2-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{6-Diamonds} from middle position. Baumann led for 2,200, Pechac raised to 5,000, Baumann then made it 11,200, and Pechac called.

Baumann kept firing after the {7-Hearts} turn, and Pechac called again. The river brought the {3-Hearts} and an all-in shove from Baumann, and after some thought Pechac let it go.

Baumann surges up over 100,000 on that one, the first player to reach that milestone.

Player Chips Progress
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
Winamax
108,000 30,700
Debbie Pechac us
Debbie Pechac
36,000 -19,700

Tags: Debbie PechacGaelle Baumann

Hinojosa Rockets to Top of Counts

It folded around to Monica Hinojosa on the button who raised, and her neighbor to the left called from the small blind. Then the big blind reraised, and Hinojosa responded with an all-in shove, forcing out the small blind. Hinojosa's opponent called, and Hinojosa immediately tabled her {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}. Meanwhile her opponent showed {J-Clubs}{J-Spades}.

The board rolled out {K-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}, and Hinojosa's aces had held. After a countdown of chips it was determined Hinojosa had her opponent covered, and another player hits the rail. Meanwhile, the small blind revealed she had folded {K-}{J-}.

With that one it appears Hinojosa has grabbed the chip lead for the moment.

Player Chips Progress
Monica Hinojosa mx
Monica Hinojosa
92,000 64,500

Tags: Monica Hinojosa

A Couple of Nice Hands for Ross-Powers and Wolak

We came on this hand with four players having gone to a {Q-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} flop. The small blind checked, chip leader Gaelle Baumann bet 1,700, Candida Ross-Powers raised to 3,700, then 2011 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship winner Marsha Wolak called as well, leaving herself around 8,000 behind.

Both the small blind and Baumann folded, then Ross-Powers reraised enough to put Wolak all in and the defending champ called.

"Nice hand!" said Wolak as she spied Ross-Powers's {K-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}, then tabled her own {K-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}. The river was the {10-Spades}, and the pair chopped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Candida Ross-Powers us
Candida Ross-Powers
29,000 6,500
Marsha Wolak us
Marsha Wolak
WSOP 1X Winner
16,000 -300

Tags: Candida Ross-PowersMarsha Wolak