Event #67: $1,000 Ladies Championship | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-02-2023 16:52 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamar Abraham	13,890,000 390,000	390,000

Shiina Okamoto	3,635,000 300,000	300,000

Suzanne Malavet	3,280,000 -300,000	-300,000
Mary Dvorkin	1,860,000 -130,000	-130,000

Nam Nguyen	1,720,000 -300,000	-300,000
Tara Cain	1,545,000 -305,000	-305,000

07-02-2023 16:46 UTC-7

Nguyen Raised With Deuces

Roxanne Johnson

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Nam Nguyen raised from under the gun to 240,000 and Suzanne Malavet looked her up from the hijack.

The flop came out K♦10♠8♥ and Nguyen checked and Malavet bet 250,000. Nguyen folded her 2♦2♣ and Malavet had A♦Q♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Suzanne Malavet	3,580,000 540,000	540,000
Nam Nguyen	2,020,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Nam Nguyen Suzanne Malavet

07-02-2023 16:42 UTC-7

Abraham Keeps Adding Chips

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Mary Dvorkin raised to 250,000 with A♣7♣ and it folded to Tamar Abraham in the big blind who saw A♠J♣ and made the call.

Abraham found a pair of jacks on the 9♦Q♦J♦ flop and she check-called Dvorkin for 160,000.

The duo checked on the A♦ turn and 2♠ river and Abraham showed two pair to claim the pot while Dvorkin mucked her hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamar Abraham	13,500,000 200,000	200,000

Mary Dvorkin	1,990,000 -770,000	-770,000

Tags: Mary Dvorkin Tamar Abraham

07-02-2023 16:39 UTC-7

Flopped Straight for Malavet

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

In a blind versus blind situation, Suzanne Malavet raised to 250,000 with 5♦3♦ and Tara Cain called with K♠2♣ in her hand.

The flop 2♦4♣A♥ brought a straight to Malavet who bet 300,000. Cain made the call. On the 7♠ turn, Malavet sent a bet of 500,000 and it was enough for Cain who let it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Suzanne Malavet	3,040,000 670,000	670,000
Tara Cain	1,850,000 -965,000	-965,000

Tags: Suzanne Malavet Tara Cain

07-02-2023 16:34 UTC-7

Malavet Defends her Blinds

Roxanne Johnson

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Shiina Okamoto raised from the button to 250,000 and Suzanne Malavet took a stand and three-bet all in for 1,940,000.

Okamoto quickly folded her 5♦3♣ and Malavet had a monster with A♠J♠. Malavet was slowly moving up in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shiina Okamoto	3,335,000 -195,000	-195,000

Suzanne Malavet	2,370,000 310,000	310,000

Tags: Shiina Okamoto Suzanne Malavet

07-02-2023 16:29 UTC-7

Abraham Takes a Big Chunk of Okamoto's Stack

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Shiina Okamoto raised to 250,000 from under the gun, holding 8♠8♣, and it folded to Tamar Abraham in the small who decided to just call with A♠K♣.

The flop brought top two pair to Abraham with 2♦A♦K♠ and she decided to check-call Okamoto's continuation for 375,000.

The turn fell the 6♣ and Abraham checked gain. Okamoto sent a second barrel for 900,000 this time and Abraham just called once more.

The 10♦ landed on the river and Abraham thought about her move for some time before checking. Okamoto fired 2,800,000 in the middle and Abraham replied by shoving for 6,325,000.

Okamoto didn't take long to fold and Abraham climbed to a big chiplead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamar Abraham	13,300,000 4,625,000	4,625,000

Shiina Okamoto	3,530,000 -4,320,000	-4,320,000

Tags: Shiina Okamoto Tamar Abraham

07-02-2023 16:23 UTC-7

Malavet Gets a Much Needed Double up

Roxanne Johnson

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Mary Dvorkin raised from under the gun to 250,000 and Suzanne Malavet three-bet all in for 880,000. Dvorkin considered her options and made the call.

Suzanne Malavet: J♠J♣
Mary Dvorkin: K♥8♥

The board came out with some sweat for Malavet with 7♠6♠10♦3♠A♣ but Malavet was able to dodge the outs and secure the win and move up from being a short stack.

The ladies on the rail were chanting "Eso si que es" which means. "that is what it is".

Player	Chips	Progress
Mary Dvorkin	2,760,000 -880,000	-880,000

Suzanne Malavet	2,060,000 1,120,000	1,120,000

Tags: Mary Dvorkin Suzanne Malavet

07-02-2023 16:15 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamar Abraham	8,675,000 -75,000	-75,000

Shiina Okamoto	7,850,000 -180,000	-180,000

Mary Dvorkin	3,640,000 710,000	710,000

Tara Cain	2,815,000 -5,000	-5,000
Nam Nguyen	2,010,000 -430,000	-430,000
Suzanne Malavet	940,000 -660,000	-660,000

07-02-2023 16:12 UTC-7

Cain Chipping Down

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

It folded to Tara Cain in the small blind who completed with 8♣4♥ and Tamar Abraham checked her option with 6♥5♥.

The flop appeared 5♠4♠A♦ to give a pair to both players and Cain check-called Abraham for 150,000.

The duo checked on the K♦ turn and 3♠ river and Abraham took down the pot with a pair of fives after they tabled their cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamar Abraham	8,750,000 285,000	285,000

Tara Cain	2,820,000 -505,000	-505,000

Tags: Tamar Abraham Tara Cain

07-02-2023 16:06 UTC-7

Preflop Pot for Nguyen

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Shiina Okamoto raised in the cutoff to 250,000 with A♠4♣ and Nam Nguyen decided to three-bet on the button, holding A♣K♥. It came back to Okamoto who didn't take long to muck her cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shiina Okamoto	8,030,000 2,225,000	2,225,000

Nam Nguyen	2,440,000

Tags: Nam Nguyen Shiina Okamoto