Event #61: Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 3 Started
Event #61: Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 3 Started
At noon local time, 42 players will return to action in Event #61: Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship at the Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas to play down to the final five contenders!
Cherish Andrews (1,800,000) will lead the pack after an impressive showing in the latter stages of Day 2. The American player has a wealth of experience with $875,392 in total live earnings, including three final tables in WSOP events with an eighth place finish in the ladies event last year.
Andrews' immediate competition comes in the form of Natalie Hof (1,100,000), who is the only other player over 1 million in chips and also counts numerous cashes in live events. Chenyi Liu (785,000), Marybeth Anderson (760,00), and Christina Gollins (745,000) complete the top 5 counts.
Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cherish Andrews | United States | 1,800,000 | 90 |
2 | Natalie Hof | Germany | 1,100,000 | 55 |
3 | Chenyi Liu | United States | 785,000 | 39 |
4 | Marybeth Anderson | United States | 760,000 | 38 |
5 | Christina Gollins | United States | 745,000 | 37 |
6 | Ranae Warren | United States | 675,000 | 34 |
7 | Felisa Westermann | Germany | 665,000 | 33 |
8 | Gargee Sharma | United States | 625,000 | 31 |
9 | Jessica Teusl | Austria | 615,000 | 31 |
10 | Kultida Berman | United States | 605,000 | 30 |
Experienced players such as Lexy Gavin (401,000), Melanie Weisner (560,000), and Jessica Teusl (615,000) will also return to action with average stacks, alongside the likes of PokerNews host Tiffany Michelle (250,000), member of the GGPoker Twitch Squad Pamela "Pamsi" Balzano (165,000), and Charlotte "Sjlot" Van Brabander (380,000).
Gavin will be looking for her fourth cash of the series after a deep run in Event #18: $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem where she ended in 41st place. The remaining 42 players are already guaranteed $3,886 but all have their eyes on the $166,975 top prize as well as the shiny bracelet.
Play will begin in Level 21 with blinds of 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 big blind ante. There will be 15-minute breaks at the end of every second level, with a 60-minute dinner break scheduled for the end of Level 26, around 6:30 pm.
Join us here at PokerNews for continued coverage, as the stakes rise with a coveted gold bracelet on the line!
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Cards are now back in the air for the 42 remaining players of Event #61: Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship!
Anita On shoved for her last 170,000 in early position and it folded to Natalie Hof in the small blind who opted to call:
Anita On:
Natalie Hof:
It was a typical flip situation and the board brought to give the double up to On with a pair of aces.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Natalie Hof | 920,000 | -180,000 |
Anita On | 350,000 |
Ronit Chamani opened to 40,000 under the gun and it folded to Nancy Nguyen who shoved in the big blind for her last 130,000. Chamani called and they tabled their cards:
Nancy Nguyen:
Ronit Chamani:
Nguyen didn't find any bad surprise throughout the board and took down the pot and the double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ronit Chamani | 470,000 | -130,000 |
Nancy Nguyen | 270,000 | 140,000 |
Vitaliya Dubovik went all in for around 180,000 in the cutoff and Sandy Tran called on the button:
Vitaliya Dubovik:
Sandy Tran:
The board came , improving Tran's hand into jacks-full to bust Dubovik from the event. Juli Black was also eliminated right before at another table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sandy Tran | 1,050,000 | 520,000 |
Juli Black | Busted | |
Vitaliya Dubovik | Busted |
With 110,000 in the pot and a board of , big blind Jessica Teusl bet 60,000 and received a call from Ronit Chamani on the button.
The turn was a and Teusl checked to Chamani who bet 100,000. After thinking about it for a minute, Teusl called and Chamani flipped over for a straight on the river. Teusl mucked her cards without showing.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ronit Chamani | 650,000 | 180,000 |
Jessica Teusl
|
300,000 | -315,000 |
Tiffany Michelle was seen all in for a stack worth 290,000 with in her hand and against Krista Lowery, who had made the call with on the button.
Michelle was in desperate shape for the double up and the board ran out giving her a pair of kings on the flop and a scoop of the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tiffany Michelle | 600,000 | 350,000 |
Krista Lowery | 240,000 | -255,000 |
The flop showed in a three-way raised pot. Joan Short checked to Anita On who shoved for 270,000. Natalie Hof tanked for some time in the cutoff but ended up folding and so did Short.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Natalie Hof | 910,000 | -10,000 |
Anita On | 460,000 | 110,000 |
Joan Short | 350,000 | -80,000 |