Event #47: $1,000/$10,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 1 Started
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #47: $1,000/$10,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$871,200
Entries
968
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Day 1 of Event #47: $1,000/$10,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship is Finally Here
Today is the day a lot of women who play poker all over the world have been looking forward to. It’s Day 1 of Event #47: $1,000/$10,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship. In a week which is traditionally known as 'Ladies Week' in Las Vegas, there are many events running that cater for female poker players especially. But the headline has and always will be the Ladies Championship here at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Last year’s tournament attracted 696 entries and the 2018 winner, Jessica Dawley, will be defending her title this year.
Dawley took down the event for her first gold WSOP bracelet and $130,230 by beating Jill Pike heads-up. Lisa Fong, Mesha James, Jacqueline Burkhart, Tara Cain, Weiyi Mo, Molly-Anne Mossey, Tara Snow, and Danielle Andersen also made to the final table which featured ten ladies last year. The tournament technically costs $10,000 to enter, but with a $9,000 deduction for female players applied meaning ladies will pay $1,000 to take part.
This summer, there have already been five women featured on WSOP final tables. Maria Ho, Maria Mcalpin, Thida Lin, Jennifer Dennis, and Arianna Son all went deep but didn’t manage to win their final all-ins. Lin came the closest to winning a bracelet with a runner-up finish in Event #30: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha.
The tournament is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. local time here at the 50th Annual World Series of Poker. Ten levels of 60 minutes each are planned with a 20-minute break after every two levels. A 75-minute dinner break will take place after the sixth level which will be at approximately 5:40 p.m. Late registration is possible until the start of Level 9, which should be around 9:15 p.m. local time.
As usual, the PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you all the action from the floor right here so stick around for all the latest updates!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Jack Effel has welcomed all the ladies to the event and wished them all good luck. Everyone cheered and applauded as they seemed to welcome the new structure with 20,000 in starting chips. The tournament director then took over, explained the rules and procedures for today, and then instructed the dealers to shuffle up and deal for the 511 players who are already registered right now.
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Familiar Faces in the First Level
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 |
More Familiar Faces Join the Field
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
Lie Gets a Fold
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The flop read 
with 800 in the middle.
Debra O'Neill led out for 500 from mid-position and Aylar Lie called on the button.
The turn brought them the 
, O'Neill checked first but then folded when Lie fired a bet of 1,100 over the line.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 |
Early Double Up for Cintra
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
According to the table, a player limped and the button player raised to 300. Ana Cintra, situated in the big blind, made the call, followed by the initial limper. The flop revealed 
and the button made a continuation bet for 800 after two checks. Cintra raised it to 2,400 and it folded back to the button who pushed all in, called by Cintra.
Ana Cintra: 
Opponent: 
Cintra's opponent was in desperate shape to win the hand and got eliminated after the rest of the board bricked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
New Faces in the Ladies Event
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 |