Event #61: Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship Day 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-30-2022 19:05 UTC-7

Margets Busted in Dramatic Fashion

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

According to the table, Vitaliya Dubovik opened on the button and Leo Margets shoved from the blinds for 22 big blinds, holding . Dubovik decided to call with .

The flop came , giving trips to Margets. The bricked on the turn but a showed up on the river to give the straight to Dubovik and eliminate the winner of last year's WSOP - The Closer event right before the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tanja Vujanic	460,000 241,000	241,000
Leo Margets	Busted

Tags: Leo Margets Vitaliya Dubovik

06-30-2022 18:37 UTC-7

Baker Whips Up a Big Pot

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Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Sitting on the button, Amanda Baker raised to 15,000. Loni Harwood made the call from the big blind.

The flop showed up . Harwood led into Baker with a bet of 20,000. After some thinking, Baker made the call in position.

On the turn, Harwood led for a second time, this time with a bet of 38,000. Again, Baker made the call to head to the final street.

The river was the . Harwood slowed down and checked, Baker checked behind.

Harwood had , Baker revealed she flopped top set with and took down the pot.

Nearby, Melissa Schubert was seeing heading for the payout line after busting.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amanda Baker	432,000 120,000	120,000
Loni Harwood	135,000 -89,000	-89,000

Melissa Schubert	Busted

Tags: Amanda Baker Loni Harwood

06-30-2022 15:49 UTC-7

Vidal and Storck Split the Bubble

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Amanda Baker opened to 18,000 and Juliana Vidal shoved for her last 76,000. After some thinking, Baker called to create the following showdown:

Juliana Vidal:
Amanda Baker:

Vidal had the favorite hand but the dealer showed a board to give a pair of queens to Baker and eliminate Baker in the bubble position.

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Across the room, Kelli Storck had been sitting on a single 1,000 chip for nearly a full orbit waiting for the bubble to burst. She found herself in the big blind and forced all in. Two players limped, Jenna Lang and Lara Eisenberg, the three of them saw a flop.

The flop came . Eisenberg and Lang both checked. They would also both check the turn and river.

Storck had to wait for the floor to make their way over to officially reveal the hands. Once they did, Storck saw the bad news.

Kelli Storck:
Lara Eisenberg:
Jenna Lang:

Lang took down the pot with her pair of aces and Storck was eliminated with a share of the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amanda Baker	545,000 135,000	135,000
Lara Eisenberg	155,000 55,000	55,000

Jenna Lang	86,000 30,500	30,500
Juliana Vidal	Busted
Kelli Storck	Busted

Tags: Amanda Baker Juliana Vidal Kelli Storck Lara Eisenberg

06-30-2022 14:50 UTC-7

Botfeld Wins Classic Race Despite Doubts

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Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Amanda Botfeld raised to 7,000 from middle position. Action folded to Erika Weinstein who moved in for 89,000, all of her chips. Back to Botfeld, she called immediately and the two were off to a runout.

Erika Weinstein:
Amanda Botfeld:

"I think you're going to win this one," said Botfeld.

"You think?" said Weinstein hopefully.

The flop held something for both when the came out, but the set of queens had an iron lock on the hand. The turn and river made it official and Weinstein was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amanda Botfeld	215,000 166,000	166,000
Erika Weinstein	Busted

Tags: Amanda Botfeld Erika Weinstein

06-30-2022 14:42 UTC-7

Andrews Busts Zhang

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Cherish Andrews raised under the gun to 6,000 and Huifang Zhang called, followed by Junxiu Zhang to create a three-way pot.

The flop fanned and Andrews continued for 5,000, which Huifang Zhang called. Junxiu Zhang raised it to 20,000 and only Andrews made the call.

Things heated on the turn. Andrews checked to Zhang who shoved for around 37,000 and Andrews snap-called:

Junxiu Zhang:
Cherish Andrews:

Zhang was drawing dead and the completed the board to officially eliminate Zhang from the event while Andrews is approaching 600,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cherish Andrews	587,000 152,000	152,000

Huifang Zhang	60,000 -36,000	-36,000
Junxiu Zhang	Busted

Tags: Cherish Andrews Huifang Zhang Junxiu Zhang

06-30-2022 13:50 UTC-7

Michelle Makes the Right Call

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The action was picked up on a board in a heads-up pot with 15,000 in the middle.

Tiffany Michelle bet 8,000 and faced a raised from Nancy Watson for 25,000. Michelle tanked for a few minutes and ended up sending a chip for the call. Watson immediately mucked her hand and Michelle revealed for the straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tiffany Michelle	175,000 89,500	89,500
Nancy Matson	82,000 -67,000	-67,000

Tags: Michelle Makes Nancy Watson

06-30-2022 13:33 UTC-7

Merk Makes Aggression Work

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Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action picked up on the flop in a heads-up pot between Abby Merk and Shirley Stawsky. The board read .

Stawsky led into Merk from middle position with a bet of 6,000 into a pot of about 16,000.

Merk was laying in wait with the raise to 15,000. Stawksy thought for about 15 seconds before mucking and conceding the pot to Merk who added to her stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abby Merk	78,000 5,000	5,000
Shirley Stawsky	41,500 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Abby Merk Shirley Stawsky

06-30-2022 10:52 UTC-7

Ladies Event Day 2 Awaits With Many Notables Still in the Field

Gaelle Jaudon

The remaining 274 players in Event #61: Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship will be back at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas at 12 p.m. to play ten and a half more levels before bagging for the night.

Sharma Gargee is the biggest stack to start the day with 419,000 chips and hopes to make her first deep run in the Ladies Event. Rounding out the tops stacks are Cherish Andrews (364,000), who final tabled the event last year, Wendy Beckers (285,000), Melanie Pittard (262,000) and Charlotte Van Brabander (228,000).

A total of 1,074 entered this always popular event, generating a prize pool of $955,660. The 162 players surviving the bubble today will be guaranteed $1,600 while the new champion will collect $166,975 along with a WSOP gold bracelet.

The defending champion Lara Eisenberg will also be back on the battlefield today and will have to fight for her title as she bagged a small stack of 52,000. Two other WSOP champions are also still in the hunt of a second bracelets with Leo Margets (66,500) and Katie Kopp (42,500).

Some notables still in the hunt include Anna Antimony (155,000), five-time WSOP ring winner Loni Hui (90,500), Tiffany Michelle (85,000), chess pro player Qiyu "Nemo" Zhou (80,500), Natalie Hof (72,000), Marle Spragg (41,500) and Stephanie Dao (55,500).

Cards will be back in the air today at noon PT on level 11 with blinds 1,000/ 2,000 for a 2,000 ante. There will be 15-minute breaks every two hours of play and a 60-minute dinner break after level 16, around 6:30 p.m.

Be sure to keep it here at PokerNews as we provide updates through the event's conclusion on Saturday!

Tags: Anna Antimony Charlotte Van Brabander Cherish Andrews Katie Kopp Lara Eisenberg Leo Margets Loni Hui Marle Spragg Melanie Pittard Natalie Hof Rebeca Rebuitti Stephanie Dao Tiffany Michelle Wendy Beckers