The player on the button raised to 2,200 and Allyn Shulman called in the big blind.
The flop fell 
and Shulman quickly check-raised to 6,000 a continuation bet of 2,000 from her opponent. It was enough to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
126,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
Jessica Dawley shoved her last seven big blinds in with 
and was called by Denaa David who held 
. No help on the board for Dawley as she was sent to the rail, unable to defend her title this year.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Starr Valdez has just eliminated her opponent when she hit a royal flush with 
on the 
board to take to the top of the chip counts for now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
191,000 | |
|
141,200
33,200
|
33,200 |
|
|
122,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
45,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
24,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
Nicole Malekova raised to 2,000 and it folded to the players in the blinds who called.
On the flop 
, Malekova continued for 2,300 after the blinds checked and only the small blind stayed in the hand.
The turn was the 
and this time the small blind led out for 4,500, called by Malekova. The river fell the 
and Malekova bet 12,000 after her opponent checked. The latter tanked for a few minutes before making the call with 
but Malekova tabled 
for the straight and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
107,000
21,500
|
21,500 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000 | |
|
206,000 | |
|
80,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
58,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
58,000
800
|
800 |
|
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
29,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
26,000
15,700
|
15,700 |
|
16,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
||
Jill Pike and Mikiyo Aoki both have previously finished second in the Ladies event, Pike in 2018 for $80,444 and Mikiyo in 2014 for $94,800. But their common story doesn't stop there as Pike confessed they both come from a small village in Montana.
"We're going to get the bracelet this year" added Pike with determination and a smile, "one of us will take it".
Aoki also keeps adding chips to her stack as she opened to 2,500 from the cutoff before facing a three-bet to 6,500 from the button. Aoki took a minute before opting to four-bet to 20,000 and her opponent let go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
98,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
66,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
Katie Lindsay pointed out that her neighbor, Theresa Peel-Gase had three generations playing in the same tournament and was actually cheering when her mother, Shirley Burns-Peel was eliminated. Peel-Gase was kind enough to explain further:
There are five of them playing:
Peel-Gase herself, her mum Burns-Peel, her daughter Stefanie Gase, her cousin Melissa Burns, and her sister Trisha. She cheered because she lasted longer than her mum and shortly after, Burns also hit the rail. This means that Peel-Gase was the last one standing of the whole group.
Her dad didn't want them to play but when he passed away in 2009, they all decided to travel from Texas to Las Vegas to participate each year since.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
The board read 
and there were three people in the hand, including Dehlia de Jong. They all checked on the river for De Jong to pick up the pot with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
80,000
2,700
|
2,700 |
|
|
63,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
In a head's up pot, the flop showed 
when Ana Marquez checked from the hijack and so did her opponent in the cutoff.
The turn fell the 
and Marquez check-called for 3,000. The river was the and this time Marquez check-folded after her opponent bet 10,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
152,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
