| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 1 | 1 | Shiina Okamoto | Japan | 8,640,000 | 108 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 2 | Mor Kamber | Israel | 1,755,000 | 22 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 3 | Linda Durden | United States | 3,110,000 | 39 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 4 | Cecile Ticherfatine | France | 1,100,000 | 14 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 5 | Jamie Kerstetter | United States | 9,330,000 | 117 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 6 | Chen Liao | United States | 970,000 | 12 |
Event #71: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 4 Started
Six players remain and are returning today to the World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for the fourth and final day of Event #71: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship. They are set to battle it out for the $171,732 first-place prize and, for any of the six finalists, their first-ever WSOP bracelet.
One of the two dominant big stacks coming into today is Shiina Okamoto, who was one of the biggest stars of this event last year. Okamoto was the chip leader at the start of Day 4 in 2023 and was able to beat almost everyone, only losing the heads-up match against Tamar Abraham. Okamoto, who comes from Japan, is an architect by trade, but is also clearly a serious, tough player and a likely rising star in the poker world. She is going to try to catch the elusive bracelet once more and is in it with a good chance, as she is sitting on a competitive deep stack of over 100 big blinds.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Kerstetter | United States | 9,330,000 | 117 |
| 2 | Shiina Okamoto | Japan | 8,640,000 | 108 |
| 3 | Linda Durden | United States | 3,110,000 | 39 |
| 4 | Mor Kamber | Israel | 1,755,000 | 22 |
| 5 | Cecile Ticherfatine | France | 1,100,000 | 14 |
| 6 | Ceci Liao | United States | 970,000 | 12 |
Okamoto's biggest competition will be the chip leader, American poker player and commentator Jamie Kerstetter. Kerstetter has $837,207 in total live tournament winnings and has made a number of cashes and deep runs at the WSOP over the years. However, she is still looking for her first WSOP win; the closest she has come so far was in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Tag Team Event in 2022, where she got second place with her teammate Corey Paggeot.
Other players still in the hunt are American Linda Durden, who is third in chips; Israeli poker-industry insider and player Mor Kamber; French player Cecile Ticherfatine; and American Ceci Liao, who is relatively new to the game and is already guaranteed to have the best score of her poker career with this event.
Just missing out on the final six was Susan Bluer, who also made a deep run in this event in 2023, finishing in 17th place. Despite falling short of the very top, seventh place was enough for her biggest live tournament win to date - she took home $24,090 for her efforts.
Among other known players that got close but didn’t make it to the final table were known poker vlogger Marle Spragg, who got eliminated in 11th place; pros Cherish Andrews and Nadya Magnus, who were out in 16th and 19th place, respectively; and chess grandmaster Jen Shahade, who was eliminated in 29th place.
Play will commence at 3 p.m. local time at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, with the delayed PokerGO stream and PokerNews coverage set to start at 5:00 p.m.
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Play on the live stream for the final day of Event #7: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship has begun. They are on a two-hour delay with six players remaining, shuffle up and deal!
Action folded to Shiina Okamoto in the small blind, holding 7♠4♥. She just called. Mor Kamber checked her option in the big blind with A♠8♣.
The flop 4♠K♦6♠ gave Okamoto a pair of fours, but both players checked.
The turn was the 4♦, giving Okamoto trips. She bet 80,000 and Kamber called with ace-high.
The river was the 7♦ and Okamoto made a full house. Okamoto bet 240,000 and Kamber folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,880,000
240,000
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240,000 |
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1,515,000
240,000
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240,000 |
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Action folded to Cecile Ticherfatine sitting on the button. She only had 910,000 chips, a bit over 11 big blinds, to start the hand and decided to go all in.
Jamie Kerstetter was in the small blind and asked for a count. She then decided to reraise all in. The big blind folded and Ticherfatine was at risk.
Cecile Ticherfatine: K♣J♠ 
Jamie Kerstetter: K♥Q♦
The flop came 10♠3♦8♦, changing nothing. However, the turn J♦ was one of the most dramatic cards that could have come, giving Ticherfatine the advantage with a pair of jacks and Kerstetter a flush draw and the open-ender to go along with her queen.
The river came the K♦, completing Kerstetter's flush and Ticherfatine was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,680,000
1,350,000
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1,350,000 |
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Busted | |
Mor Kamber from Israel has been eliminated in 5th place when she played in the following hand versus the chip leader Jamie Kerstetter which concluded with a flush over flush situation.
Kerstetter raised to 160,000 and Kamber called from the big blind. The flop came out with 10♦4♦5♦ and Kamber checked and Kerstetter bets out 90,000 and Kamber check raised to 600,000 and Kerstetter four-bet to 1,500,000 which would put Kamber all in. Kamber took her time and ultimately made the call.
Mor Kamber: J♦7♦
Jamie Kerstetter: A♦9♣
Kamber had a flush and was drawing to a straight flush and Kerstetter had the ace high flush draw which hit on the turn 6♦ which held when the river 9♥ dropped.
The crowd went wild as Kerstetter who is very popular among the poker community has a big rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,555,000
1,875,000
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1,875,000 |
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Busted | |
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Pots in the last 20 minutes or so have mostly been small, with Jamie Kerstetter continuing to be the beneficiary of most. With the two shorter stacks mostly staying out of the way, Kerstetter and Shiina Okamoto played a couple of hands.
On the first one, Kerstetter raised from the button with A♥9♥. Okamoto defended the big blind with the 3♠3♣.
The flop came 4♦2♦6♦. Okamoto check-called Kerstetter's bet of 90,000.
The turn 7♥ and river Q♥ got checked around, and Okamoto took down the small pot.
A couple of hands later, the situation was reversed - Okamoto was on the button and raised to 160,000, with Kerstetter defending the big blind with J♥7♦.
The flop was 9♠5♦3♦ and Kerstetter check-called Okamoto's small continuation bet or 90,000.
She caught a pair on J♠ turn but continued to check. Okamoto slowed down.
The river A♠ was a scare card and got checked by both, so the second pot between the big stacks went Kerstetter's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,305,000
750,000
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750,000 |
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9,010,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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