A player opened under the gun and picked a calls from Pamela Balzano, Tori Gordon, the button and the big blind.
The flop revealed 6♦Q♣6♥ and it checked to Balzano who bet 2,500, only called by Gordon. On the Q♥ turn, Bolzano check-called this time for 4,000.
The J♣ hit the river and after a check from Balzano, Gordon tossed a pile of 5,000-chip in front of her for a bet worth 25,000. Balzano quickly called, showing Q♦J♦ for the full house.
However, she had the bad surprise to see 6♣6♠ in Gordon's hand for flopped quads and conceded the big pot to her opponent.
Registration has closed with 1,295 total entries, breaking the 2007 record and creating a prizepool of $1,152,550. The top 195 spots will be paid, with a min-cash being worth $1,601. The grand prize will be $192,167.
The Tournament Director announced that this would be the last level for the evening. The ladies at the table had their own interpretation and decided that he actually said that it is beer time and they ordered a round of beer.
Meanwhile Jamie Kerstetter was on the button and moved all in for 25,800. One of the ladies stated, "You can't go out before you get your beer". But Kerstetter had other plans and received a call from the big blind.
Jamie Kerstetter: K♥J♦
Big Blind Player: 9♦9♥
The board came in favor of Kerstetter with Q♠5♣J♥3♦2♦ as she paired her jack and she was able to enjoy her beer.
Katerina Lukina open-shoved for her last 2,900 and Rosalie Petit called next to her, before Camille Brown jammed in the cutoff for a stack around 38,000. Terri Mize called with the dominant stack and Petit let it go:
Event #67: $1,000 Ladies Event Championship of the 2023 World Series of Poker, drew a total of 1,295 entries at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, breaking the record of 1,286 entries achieved in 2007 and becoming officially the biggest Ladies Event in history.
Only 331 players advanced to Day 2 with Canadian Bernice McLennan bagging biggest stack with 276,500. With five cashes in WSOP events, she'll look to make sure her run in this event is one to remember.
However, first, she will have to make the money, and with 330 players returning and only 195 set to cash, almost half of the remaining players will leave empty-handed. With a min-cash worth $1,601, there is a decent chance the bubble will burst fast, but it is the $192,167 top prize as well as a prestigious gold bracelet that all will have their eyes on.
End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Bernice McLennan
Canada
276,500
138
2
Katrina Lim
United States
245,000
123
3
Talia Fligelman
United States
234,500
117
4
Sharon Liss
United States
230,500
115
5
Tia Dulaney
United States
229,500
115
6
Stephani Hagberg
United States
226,000
113
7
Karina Jett
United States
222,000
111
8
Ruth Hall
United States
218,000
109
9
Anna Rudolph
United States
215,500
108
10
Marcia Paulson
United States
214,000
107
McLennan is joined by other big stacks, such as Katrina Lim (245,000) and Sharon Liss (230,500), Ruth Hall (218,000), Marcia Paulson (214,000), and poker commentator Veronica Brill (212,500).
Jessica Teusl, the reigning champion, will also be returning tomorrow with 39,000 as well as the 2021 champion Lara Eisenberg (72,500). Kristen Foxen, with over six million in total live earnings and three WSOP bracelets, navigated through the big stacks in the last levels of the night but lost most of her chips in the last hour and bagged 59,500.
Jessica Teusl
Highlights of the Day:
Some notables names made their way into Day 2 such as Lisa Roberts (185,500), member of the WSOP Thrill Team Samantha Abernathy (185,500), Vanessa Kade (146,000), Tiffany Michelle (75,000), poker streamer Monika Zukowicz (66,000) as well as Gaelle Baumann with a short stack of 31,000.
Other highlights include September Sarno, daughter of Jay Sarno, original founder of the Caesars Palace and Circus Circus in 1966, also took a seat today but got eliminated in the last hands of the day.
Last year’s runner-up, Julie Le, was also spotted in the field today but failed to qualify for Day 2. Other familiar names joined the action but didn’t find a bag at the end of the day. Among them, Susan Faber, winner of 2019 Event Salute to Warriors, bracelet winner Safiya Umerova, Lynn Gilmartin, Poker Hall of Famer Kathy Liebert, Sofia Lovgren,Marle Spragg, Kyna England and French player Mercedes Osti.
The remaining players will restart on Friday at 10:00 a.m. local time to play 10 more levels. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels and a 60-minute break after Level 16 (≈ 4:30 p.m.). The players return to Level 11, meaning blinds are 1,000/2,000 with a running big blind ante of 2,000.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be providing coverage from the tournament floor until a winner is crowned on Sunday, so stay tuned for updates.
