Event #61: Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 1 Completed
Event #61: Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 1 Completed
The first day of Event #61: Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship has come to an end and Sharma Gargee bagged an exceptionally large stack of 419,000 to end the night as the chip leader. Gargee has one cash in a WSOP event this summer and four cashes in total from her poker career.
Cherish Andrews is not far behind with 363,000 chips and will be a serious competitor for a first WSOP title. Andres has $875,392 in total live earnings helped by reaching three final tables in WSOP events, including an eighth place in the ladies event last year.
Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gargee Sharma | United States | 419,000 | 210 |
2 | Cherish Andrews | United States | 363,000 | 182 |
3 | Wendy Beckers | United States | 285,000 | 143 |
4 | Melanie Pittard | United States | 262,500 | 131 |
5 | Charlotte Van Brabander | Belgium | 228,000 | 114 |
6 | Mina Yean Saelee | United States | 227,500 | 114 |
7 | Tanja Vujanic | Australia | 219,000 | 110 |
8 | Marybeth Anderson | United States | 218,500 | 107 |
9 | Samantha Gonzalez | United States | 213,500 | 106 |
10 | Juli Black | St Lucia | 212,500 | 106 |
The day started out with 613 entries but quickly grew to a total of 1,074 by the end of late registration, by far surpassing the 644 entries of last year. Bust-outs happened frequently throughout the day and when it was time to bag, only 274 ladies were still in the running for the top prize of $166,975 and the WSOP gold.
Last year's Ladies Event Champion, Lara Eisenberg, was here at the beginning of the day to defend her title. She found a bag at the end of the night and returns with 52,000 chips as she attempts to defend her title tomorrow. She managed to double up her short stack right after the dinner break when she went all-in on a flop with the flush.
GGPoker Brazilian streamer Rebeca Rebuitti stayed at the top of the counts for most of the day and bagged a comfortable stack of 275,500. Some other notables who progressed included Xuan Liu (133,000), Melanie Weisner (120,000), two-time bracelet winner Loni Hui (90,500), winner of last year's The Closer - No-Limit Hold'em Leo Margets (76,000) and chess Grand Master and WPT Global ambassador Qiyu "Nemo" Zhou with 80,500.
Heidi May, the 2017 Ladies Event champion, took a seat early today but busted right after late registration closed. Right before the players bagged their stack, it was three-time champion Kristen Foxen who also hit the rail when she couldn’t win her flip with ace-ten suited against Michelle Bricknell who held pocket eights.
Several familiar female players who were spotted in the field did not survive to the day. Among them were members of the Women in Poker Hall of Fame Kathy Liebert, Allyn Shulman and JJ Liu but also Natasha Mercier, Kelly Minkin, Carol Fuchs, Ana Marquez, reality Tv contestant Trishelle Cannatella and Daiva Byrne.
With 162 players making the money for a min-cash worth $1,600, hand-for-hand play will start in the first few levels after cards are in the air tomorrow.
The 274 remaining players will restart tomorrow, June 30th, at noon local time to play ten more levels with a 15-minute break every two levels and a 60-minute break after Level 16 (≈ 6:30 p.m.).
The PokerNews Live Reporting team will be providing coverage from the tournament floor until a winner is crowned so keep it here for updates from the Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.
Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
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Bally's | 605 | 1 | Jennifer Cassell | Australia | 50,500 | 25 |
Bally's | 605 | 2 | Jennifer Williams | United States | 50,500 | 25 |
Bally's | 605 | 3 | Angela Prada-Moed | United States | 38,000 | 19 |
Bally's | 605 | 4 | Shayna Bott | United States | 79,000 | 40 |
Bally's | 605 | 5 | DID NOT REPORT 1 | United States | 1 | 0 |
Bally's | 605 | 6 | Dehlia Dejong | Netherlands | 29,000 | 15 |
Bally's | 605 | 7 | Vilde Fagerbakke | Norway | 193,500 | 97 |
Bally's | 605 | 8 | Hayley Hilliard | United States | 126,500 | 63 |
Bally's | 605 | 9 | Liina Vark | United States | 42,500 | 21 |
Bally's | 606 | 1 | Chiori Gannon | United States | 63,500 | 32 |
Bally's | 606 | 3 | Juli Black | United States | 212,500 | 106 |
Bally's | 606 | 5 | Donna Laduke | United States | 71,000 | 36 |
Bally's | 606 | 6 | Lindsay Kido | United States | 21,000 | 11 |
Bally's | 606 | 7 | Melody McKee | United States | 53,000 | 27 |
Bally's | 606 | 8 | Alissa Allen | Canada | 50,500 | 25 |
Bally's | 606 | 9 | Ying Lai | Canada | 71,500 | 36 |
Bally's | 607 | 1 | Christina Sookram | Canada | 30,500 | 15 |
Bally's | 607 | 2 | Khamsy Bowles | United States | 23,500 | 12 |
Bally's | 607 | 3 | Monica Champa | United States | 108,000 | 54 |
Bally's | 607 | 4 | Barbara Stahlecker | United States | 64,000 | 32 |
Bally's | 607 | 5 | Megumi Takano | Japan | 79,500 | 40 |
Bally's | 607 | 6 | Lauren Bunch | United States | 22,000 | 11 |
Bally's | 607 | 7 | Lisa Phu | United States | 99,500 | 50 |
Bally's | 607 | 8 | Michelle Bricknell | United Kingdom | 52,500 | 26 |
Bally's | 607 | 9 | Kate Kopp | United States | 42,500 | 21 |
Bally's | 608 | 1 | Melanie Kaye | United States | 40,000 | 20 |
Bally's | 608 | 2 | Lynh Nguyen | United States | 15,000 | 8 |
Bally's | 608 | 4 | Janet Berry | United States | 71,500 | 36 |
Bally's | 608 | 5 | Ann Graham | United States | 80,500 | 40 |
Bally's | 608 | 6 | Leo Margets | Spain | 66,500 | 33 |
Bally's | 608 | 7 | Cynthia Keller | United States | 20,500 | 10 |
Bally's | 608 | 8 | Pamela Steinhouse | Canada | 23,500 | 12 |
Bally's | 608 | 9 | Pamela Balzano | Argentina | 81,000 | 41 |
Bally's | 609 | 1 | Susan Macpherson | United States | 70,000 | 35 |
Bally's | 609 | 2 | Kelli Storck | United States | 29,500 | 15 |
Bally's | 609 | 3 | Jerri Thomas | United States | 79,500 | 40 |
Bally's | 609 | 4 | Felisa Westermann | Germany | 43,000 | 22 |
Bally's | 609 | 5 | Jenna Lang | United States | 55,500 | 28 |
Bally's | 609 | 6 | Jana Christopher | United States | 55,000 | 28 |
Bally's | 609 | 7 | Kelli Phillips | United States | 18,000 | 9 |
Bally's | 609 | 8 | Dragana Mackelprang | United States | 26,500 | 13 |
Bally's | 609 | 9 | Marle Cordeiro | United States | 41,500 | 21 |
Bally's | 610 | 1 | Huifang Zhang | China | 96,000 | 48 |
Bally's | 610 | 2 | Junxiu Zhang | United States | 86,000 | 43 |
Bally's | 610 | 3 | Camille Brown | United States | 200,000 | 100 |
Bally's | 610 | 4 | Wendy Weissman | United States | 48,500 | 24 |
Bally's | 610 | 5 | Stephanie Miller | United States | 65,500 | 33 |
Bally's | 610 | 6 | Milagros Peterson | United States | 33,500 | 17 |
Bally's | 610 | 7 | Lori Kilpatrick | United States | 44,000 | 22 |
Bally's | 610 | 8 | Cherish Andrews | United States | 363,000 | 182 |
Bally's | 610 | 9 | Jessica Williams | United States | 34,500 | 17 |
Bally's | 611 | 1 | Yuri Ishida | Japan | 117,500 | 59 |
Bally's | 611 | 2 | Abby Merk | United States | 73,000 | 37 |
Bally's | 611 | 3 | Caroline Garkisch | Germany | 93,000 | 47 |
Bally's | 611 | 4 | Bernice Mclennan | Canada | 20,500 | 10 |
Bally's | 611 | 6 | Ruth Hall | United States | 191,000 | 96 |
Bally's | 611 | 7 | Judith Bielan | United States | 99,500 | 50 |
Bally's | 611 | 8 | Cindy Manning | United States | 39,000 | 20 |
Bally's | 611 | 9 | Shirley Stawsky | United States | 46,500 | 23 |
Bally's | 612 | 1 | Laura Westfall | United States | 130,000 | 65 |
Bally's | 612 | 2 | Erika Weinstein | United States | 87,500 | 44 |
Bally's | 612 | 3 | Christy Pham | United States | 43,000 | 22 |
Bally's | 612 | 4 | Gabrielle Tetreault | United States | 88,000 | 44 |
Bally's | 612 | 5 | Laura Hoppe | United States | 1 | 0 |
Bally's | 612 | 6 | Joan Short | United States | 109,000 | 55 |
Bally's | 612 | 8 | Amanda Botfeld | United States | 49,000 | 25 |
Bally's | 612 | 9 | Dannah Kamp | United States | 189,000 | 95 |
Bally's | 613 | 1 | Jennifer Carrillo | United States | 58,000 | 29 |
Bally's | 613 | 2 | Yihua Zhang | United States | 26,000 | 13 |
Bally's | 613 | 3 | Vitaliya Dubovik | India | 204,000 | 102 |
Bally's | 613 | 4 | Jill Burke | United States | 82,000 | 41 |
Bally's | 613 | 5 | Rebecca Thompson | United States | 46,000 | 23 |
Bally's | 613 | 6 | Evelyn Iraheta | United States | 33,500 | 17 |
Bally's | 613 | 7 | Deborah Tallaksen | United States | 33,500 | 17 |
Bally's | 613 | 8 | Sokha Yong | United States | 55,000 | 28 |
Bally's | 613 | 9 | Tanja Vujanic | Australia | 219,000 | 110 |
Bally's | 614 | 1 | Hanna Azimai | United States | 71,000 | 36 |
Bally's | 614 | 2 | Helia Mahzoun | United States | 57,000 | 29 |
Bally's | 614 | 3 | Ruth Graham | United States | 47,000 | 24 |
Bally's | 614 | 4 | Anne Eastey | United States | 40,000 | 20 |
Bally's | 614 | 5 | Angel Smith | United States | 57,000 | 29 |
Bally's | 614 | 6 | Tarah Wheeler | United States | 30,500 | 15 |
Bally's | 614 | 8 | Lindsey Kludt | United States | 40,000 | 20 |
Bally's | 614 | 9 | Jessica Vierling | United States | 138,500 | 69 |
Bally's | 616 | 1 | Stacey Sullivan | United States | 58,500 | 29 |
Bally's | 616 | 2 | Susan Kaufmann | United States | 98,500 | 49 |
Bally's | 616 | 3 | Qiyu Zhou | United States | 80,500 | 40 |
Bally's | 616 | 4 | Ann Sorensen | United States | 17,500 | 9 |
Bally's | 616 | 5 | Yingge Yan | United States | 30,500 | 15 |
Bally's | 616 | 6 | Melanie Pittard | United States | 262,500 | 131 |
Bally's | 616 | 7 | Tracy Rouse | Canada | 108,500 | 54 |
Bally's | 616 | 8 | Ronit Chamani | South Africa | 103,500 | 52 |
Bally's | 616 | 9 | Donna Gadd | United States | 66,000 | 33 |
Bally's | 617 | 1 | Rachel Usack | United States | 30,000 | 15 |
Bally's | 617 | 2 | Marybeth Anderson | United States | 218,500 | 109 |
Bally's | 617 | 3 | Roni Taylor | United States | 38,500 | 19 |
Bally's | 617 | 4 | Ruby Aguilar | United States | 46,500 | 23 |
Bally's | 617 | 5 | Juliet Hegedus | United States | 63,500 | 32 |
Bally's | 617 | 6 | Cherie Collins | United States | 153,500 | 77 |
Bally's | 617 | 7 | Chai Chung | Canada | 35,000 | 18 |
Bally's | 617 | 8 | Jennifer Alvarado | United States | 27,500 | 14 |
Bally's | 617 | 9 | Laurie Burnier | Italy | 141,500 | 71 |
Bally's | 618 | 1 | Sharon Chen | United States | 115,000 | 58 |
Bally's | 618 | 2 | Sandy Venner | United States | 106,000 | 53 |
Bally's | 618 | 3 | Meg Zampino | United States | 87,000 | 44 |
Bally's | 618 | 4 | Donna Thomas | Canada | 44,000 | 22 |
Bally's | 618 | 5 | Natasha Tatta | Canada | 55,500 | 28 |
Bally's | 618 | 6 | Cheryl Baugus | United States | 86,000 | 43 |
Bally's | 618 | 7 | Lisa Levy | United States | 40,500 | 20 |
Bally's | 618 | 8 | Lauren Monosson | United States | 52,000 | 26 |
Bally's | 618 | 9 | Sandy Tran | United States | 178,500 | 89 |
Bally's | 619 | 1 | Xuan Liu | Canada | 133,000 | 67 |
Bally's | 619 | 2 | Lisa Santy | United States | 95,000 | 48 |
Bally's | 619 | 3 | Libby Wilson | United States | 70,500 | 35 |
Bally's | 619 | 4 | Sandra Chavez | United States | 41,500 | 21 |
Bally's | 619 | 5 | Margot Moskovitz | South Africa | 211,000 | 106 |
Bally's | 619 | 6 | Natalja Howell | United States | 124,000 | 62 |
Bally's | 619 | 8 | Linh Luong | United States | 45,000 | 23 |
Bally's | 619 | 9 | Christina Gollins | United States | 103,500 | 52 |
Bally's | 620 | 1 | Nancy Nguyen | United States | 134,000 | 67 |
Bally's | 620 | 2 | Neiasha Russell | United States | 31,000 | 16 |
Bally's | 620 | 3 | Yekaterina Lukina | United States | 40,000 | 20 |
Bally's | 620 | 4 | Jennifer Loman | United States | 97,000 | 49 |
Bally's | 620 | 5 | Carolyn Wayne | United States | 37,000 | 19 |
Bally's | 620 | 6 | Jolyne Thompson | United States | 150,000 | 75 |
Bally's | 620 | 7 | Jieun Um | South Korea | 24,000 | 12 |
Bally's | 620 | 8 | Thi Nguyen | Canada | 113,000 | 57 |
Bally's | 620 | 9 | Jennifer Germany | United States | 79,500 | 40 |
Bally's | 621 | 1 | Corine Shi | Singapore | 93,500 | 47 |
Bally's | 621 | 2 | Meikat Siu | United States | 35,000 | 18 |
Bally's | 621 | 3 | Helen Ellis | United States | 53,500 | 27 |
Bally's | 621 | 4 | Kayla Voogd | United States | 146,000 | 73 |
Bally's | 621 | 5 | Sondra Lacoy | United States | 187,500 | 94 |
Bally's | 621 | 6 | Lara Eisenberg | United States | 52,000 | 26 |
Bally's | 621 | 7 | Candelaria Vaca | United States | 68,000 | 34 |
Bally's | 621 | 8 | Kimberly Mcclymont | Canada | 51,500 | 26 |
Bally's | 621 | 9 | Christina Hill | United States | 108,000 | 54 |
Bally's | 622 | 1 | Julie Herbert | United States | 191,500 | 96 |
Bally's | 622 | 2 | Amanda Wallace | United States | 17,000 | 9 |
Bally's | 622 | 3 | Lexy Gavin | United States | 105,000 | 53 |
Bally's | 622 | 4 | Elizabeth Tedder | United States | 24,500 | 12 |
Bally's | 622 | 5 | Suehane Sanchez | United States | 154,000 | 77 |
Bally's | 622 | 6 | Halyna Buriachenko | United Kingdom | 26,500 | 13 |
Bally's | 622 | 7 | Yian Saelee | United States | 227,500 | 114 |
Bally's | 622 | 9 | Heidi Sjogren | United States | 102,500 | 51 |
Bally's | 623 | 1 | Sunny Chen | United States | 61,000 | 31 |
Bally's | 623 | 2 | Samantha Gonzalez | United States | 213,500 | 107 |
Bally's | 623 | 3 | Lyly Vo | United States | 24,500 | 12 |
Bally's | 623 | 4 | Natalie Bromley | United Kingdom | 50,000 | 25 |
Bally's | 623 | 5 | Sarah Pluard | United States | 63,500 | 32 |
Bally's | 623 | 6 | Lisa Gjaltema | Canada | 104,000 | 52 |
Bally's | 623 | 7 | Chenyi Liu | China | 196,500 | 98 |
Bally's | 623 | 8 | Melissa Frintner | United States | 165,000 | 83 |
Bally's | 623 | 9 | Yulia Lisichkina | United States | 68,000 | 34 |
Bally's | 624 | 1 | Dina Han | United States | 26,000 | 13 |
Bally's | 624 | 2 | Hana Cho | United States | 51,500 | 26 |
Bally's | 624 | 3 | Fatima Nanji | Canada | 39,500 | 20 |
Bally's | 624 | 4 | Manda Moore | United States | 60,500 | 30 |
Bally's | 624 | 5 | Deb Blair | United States | 75,500 | 38 |
Bally's | 624 | 6 | Kayoung Park | United States | 68,000 | 34 |
Bally's | 624 | 8 | Susan Armstrong | United States | 31,000 | 16 |
Bally's | 624 | 9 | Krista Lowery | United States | 83,500 | 42 |
Bally's | 625 | 1 | Kultida Berman | United States | 187,000 | 94 |
Bally's | 625 | 2 | Marie Chalendard | France | 123,000 | 62 |
Bally's | 625 | 3 | Mikhaile Richards | United States | 57,000 | 29 |
Bally's | 625 | 4 | Lika Gerasimova | Russia | 37,000 | 19 |
Bally's | 625 | 5 | Kimberly Scott | United States | 55,000 | 28 |
Bally's | 625 | 6 | Amy Henkelman | United States | 21,000 | 11 |
Bally's | 625 | 7 | Amanda Baker | United States | 100,000 | 50 |
Bally's | 625 | 8 | Nesrine Reilly | United States | 55,500 | 28 |
Bally's | 625 | 9 | Gloria Davila | United States | 38,500 | 19 |
Bally's | 626 | 1 | Alisha Duckworth | United States | 53,500 | 27 |
Bally's | 626 | 2 | Sombat Miller | United States | 49,500 | 25 |
Bally's | 626 | 3 | Ana Freitas | Brazil | 47,500 | 24 |
Bally's | 626 | 4 | Marguerite Spagnuolo | United States | 101,000 | 51 |
Bally's | 626 | 5 | Tiffany Michelle | United States | 85,500 | 43 |
Bally's | 626 | 6 | Sonam Jain | India | 113,500 | 57 |
Bally's | 626 | 8 | Luz Morales | United States | 32,000 | 16 |
Bally's | 626 | 9 | Nancy Matson | United States | 149,000 | 75 |
Bally's | 627 | 1 | Tonia Williams | United States | 138,500 | 69 |
Bally's | 627 | 2 | Maria Konnikova | United States | 153,000 | 77 |
Bally's | 627 | 4 | Janet Branson | United States | 150,000 | 75 |
Bally's | 627 | 5 | Qing Lu | United States | 137,500 | 69 |
Bally's | 627 | 6 | Lucia Martinez | Spain | 81,000 | 41 |
Bally's | 627 | 7 | Sarah Sherman | United States | 21,000 | 11 |
Bally's | 627 | 9 | Jennifer Oar | United States | 37,000 | 19 |
Bally's | 628 | 1 | Jaymie Virtusio | United States | 66,000 | 33 |
Bally's | 628 | 2 | Sharyl Allensworth | United States | 36,500 | 18 |
Bally's | 628 | 3 | Haven Werner | Canada | 39,000 | 20 |
Bally's | 628 | 5 | Meredith Holtzman | United States | 58,500 | 29 |
Bally's | 628 | 6 | Samantha Lake | United States | 15,000 | 8 |
Bally's | 628 | 7 | Monah Zaini | United States | 58,000 | 29 |
Bally's | 628 | 8 | Zhang Liping | United States | 18,500 | 9 |
Bally's | 628 | 9 | Jinny Walker | United States | 53,000 | 27 |
Bally's | 629 | 1 | Molly Mossey | United States | 55,500 | 28 |
Bally's | 629 | 3 | Lavonne Schaafsma | United States | 62,500 | 31 |
Bally's | 629 | 4 | Gina Stagnitto | United States | 161,500 | 81 |
Bally's | 629 | 5 | Tanya Stendzis | United States | 29,500 | 15 |
Bally's | 629 | 6 | Natalie Hof | Germany | 72,000 | 36 |
Bally's | 629 | 7 | Shelly Griffith | United States | 51,000 | 26 |
Bally's | 629 | 8 | Julie Le | United States | 63,500 | 32 |
Bally's | 629 | 9 | Jamie Vela | United States | 59,500 | 30 |
Bally's | 630 | 1 | Jessica Teusl | Austria | 67,500 | 34 |
Bally's | 630 | 2 | Melissa Landers | United States | 86,500 | 43 |
Bally's | 630 | 4 | Orly Yavin | United States | 34,000 | 17 |
Bally's | 630 | 5 | Lysbeth Montgomery | United States | 42,000 | 21 |
Bally's | 630 | 6 | Debbie Pechac | United States | 35,000 | 18 |
Bally's | 630 | 7 | Sophia Yon | United States | 38,000 | 19 |
Bally's | 630 | 8 | Barbara Blechinger | United States | 64,000 | 32 |
Bally's | 630 | 9 | Priti Patel | United Kingdom | 64,000 | 32 |
Bally's | 631 | 1 | Angelina Rich | United States | 116,000 | 58 |
Bally's | 631 | 2 | Jacqui Newman | United States | 59,000 | 30 |
Bally's | 631 | 3 | Stephanie Agostinetti | Switzerland | 57,500 | 29 |
Bally's | 631 | 4 | Jacqueline Montero | United States | 32,500 | 16 |
Bally's | 631 | 5 | La Sengphet | United States | 164,000 | 82 |
Bally's | 631 | 6 | Min Zhang | China | 39,500 | 20 |
Bally's | 631 | 7 | Katie Swift | United Kingdom | 27,500 | 14 |
Bally's | 631 | 8 | Anastasija Zavorotnaja | United Kingdom | 60,000 | 30 |
Bally's | 631 | 9 | Stephanie Dao | Canada | 55,500 | 28 |
Bally's | 632 | 1 | Huayi Zheng | United States | 89,500 | 45 |
Bally's | 632 | 2 | Loni Harwood | United States | 90,500 | 45 |
Bally's | 632 | 3 | Melissa Schubert | United States | 71,000 | 36 |
Bally's | 632 | 4 | Michelle Reidy | United States | 42,500 | 21 |
Bally's | 632 | 5 | Melanie Weisner | United States | 113,500 | 57 |
Bally's | 632 | 6 | Audrey Verlomme | United States | 39,500 | 20 |
Bally's | 632 | 8 | Qing Yasui | United States | 99,000 | 50 |
Bally's | 632 | 9 | Taylor Brown | United States | 44,000 | 22 |
Bally's | 633 | 1 | Kathryn Kelly | United States | 30,000 | 15 |
Bally's | 633 | 2 | Alison Endee | United States | 45,500 | 23 |
Bally's | 633 | 3 | Greta Cimbole | United Kingdom | 85,500 | 43 |
Bally's | 633 | 4 | Sarah Lee | United States | 28,500 | 14 |
Bally's | 633 | 5 | Deborah Sternberg | United States | 9,500 | 5 |
Bally's | 633 | 6 | Caitlin Comeskey | United States | 67,500 | 34 |
Bally's | 633 | 8 | Wendy Susi | United States | 44,000 | 22 |
Bally's | 633 | 9 | Samantha Gruber | United States | 23,500 | 12 |
Bally's | 634 | 1 | Ranae Warren | United States | 32,000 | 16 |
Bally's | 634 | 2 | Rachel Eddards | United States | 35,000 | 18 |
Bally's | 634 | 3 | Janet Wyvill | United States | 62,000 | 31 |
Bally's | 634 | 4 | Charlotte Van Brabander | Belgium | 228,000 | 114 |
Bally's | 634 | 5 | Ashlea Doro | United States | 14,500 | 7 |
Bally's | 634 | 6 | Hai Nguyen | United States | 46,000 | 23 |
Bally's | 634 | 7 | Juliana Vidal | Brazil | 146,000 | 73 |
Bally's | 634 | 8 | Rebeca Rebuitti | Brazil | 27,500 | 14 |
Bally's | 634 | 9 | Regina Cicconi | United States | 36,500 | 18 |
Bally's | 637 | 1 | Gargee Sharma | United States | 419,000 | 210 |
Bally's | 637 | 4 | Lyra Vance | United States | 135,000 | 68 |
Bally's | 637 | 5 | Diana Kalietina | United Kingdom | 198,000 | 99 |
Bally's | 637 | 6 | Tambra Dunams | United States | 20,000 | 10 |
Bally's | 637 | 7 | Wendy Beckers | United States | 285,000 | 143 |
Bally's | 637 | 8 | Nan Min | United States | 34,000 | 17 |
Bally's | 637 | 9 | Elizabeth Hansen | United States | 51,500 | 26 |
Bally's | 638 | 1 | Anna Rudolph | United States | 84,500 | 42 |
Bally's | 638 | 2 | Laura Neuhauser | United States | 42,500 | 21 |
Bally's | 638 | 5 | Gloria Jackson | United States | 114,500 | 57 |
Bally's | 638 | 6 | Kerryjane Craigie | United Kingdom | 127,500 | 64 |
Bally's | 638 | 7 | Jacqueline Berenson | United States | 10,000 | 5 |
Bally's | 638 | 8 | Anna Antimony | United States | 155,000 | 78 |
Bally's | 638 | 9 | Nellie Park | United States | 11,000 | 6 |
Bally's | 639 | 1 | Santa Zawaideh | United States | 136,000 | 68 |
Bally's | 639 | 2 | Naomi Pazol | United States | 22,000 | 11 |
Bally's | 639 | 3 | Line Lindsholm | United States | 53,000 | 27 |
Bally's | 639 | 4 | Yayoi Nishitani | United States | 19,000 | 10 |
Bally's | 639 | 6 | Annie Spellman | United States | 118,000 | 59 |
Bally's | 639 | 7 | Jacqueline Burkhart | United States | 18,000 | 9 |
Bally's | 639 | 8 | Nicole Harris | United States | 42,200 | 21 |
Bally's | 639 | 9 | Brigitte Korak | Canada | 119,000 | 60 |
Bally's | 640 | 1 | Julie Ticsay | United States | 96,000 | 48 |
Bally's | 640 | 2 | Carol-Anna Souchereau | Canada | 27,000 | 14 |
Bally's | 640 | 3 | Chien Chih Weng | Taiwan | 172,500 | 86 |
Bally's | 640 | 4 | Samantha Merz | United States | 21,000 | 11 |
Bally's | 640 | 6 | Karina Jett | United States | 90,500 | 45 |
Bally's | 640 | 7 | Jamie Kerstetter | United States | 133,500 | 67 |
Bally's | 640 | 8 | Christine Park | Canada | 109,500 | 55 |
Bally's | 640 | 9 | Jennifer Jones | United States | 52,000 | 26 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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419,000
-31,000
|
-31,000 |
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363,000
-11,000
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-11,000 |
|
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285,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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262,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
||
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228,000
196,200
|
196,200 |
|
227,500
59,500
|
59,500 |
|
219,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
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218,500
218,500
|
218,500 |
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213,500
43,500
|
43,500 |
|
212,500
212,500
|
212,500 |
|
211,000
211,000
|
211,000 |
|
204,000
204,000
|
204,000 |
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200,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
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198,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
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196,500
196,500
|
196,500 |
|
193,500
193,500
|
193,500 |
|
191,500
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
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191,000 | |
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189,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
187,500
140,500
|
140,500 |
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187,000
187,000
|
187,000 |
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178,500
178,500
|
178,500 |
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172,500
172,500
|
172,500 |
|
165,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
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164,000
164,000
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164,000 |
Sokha Yong moved all in for 26,800 from under the gun. Another player three-bet over the top for approximately 70,000 and the remaining players all folded.
Sokha Yong:
Opponent:
The flop saw a stunning turnaround for Yong who flopped a flush. Her opponent could still make a better flush and implored the dealer to put a fourth spade out there. However, the
runout didn't help her and an excited Yong jumped to her feet to celebrate her late double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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60,000 |
According to the table, Kristen Foxen open-shoved for her last 13,000 with and got called by Michelle Bricknell who held
for a flip.
Foxen couldn't find anything on a dry board and made her way to the exit right before the end of the day.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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46,000
-11,000
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-11,000 |
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Busted | |
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Gargee Sharma appears to be the chip leader heading towards the end of Day 1 with well over 400,000 in chips.
Two players opened to 3,300 before Sharma raised to 18,000 in the big blind. Both opponents folded with one open-folding with Sharma telling PokerNews that she had picked up aces in the hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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450,000
289,000
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289,000 |
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The tournament's clock has now been paused and tournament officials have announced that four more hands will be played to close out the day.
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The board showed in a heads-up pot with around 30,000. Both Cherish Andrews in the small blind and her opponent checked.
The turn was the and this time Andrews fired 21,000, which was enough to make her opponent muck her hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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374,000
95,000
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95,000 |
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