Event #71: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

Jun 28, 2024

McManus's Aces Get Cracked

Monika Kostanjevec

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was caught on the flop of 9♥8♣7♣. The player in the big blind checked and Joanna Pfeister under the gun bet 4,800. After thinking for a while, the player in early position called. When action came to Brenda Mcmanus on the button, she moved all in. Pfeister called all-in for 12,300 and early position folded.

Joanna Pfeister: 7♦7♠ All in
Brenda McManus: A♠A♣

Pfeister hit a set on the flop and the turn Q♠ and river 10♣ gave her the double up. McManus was left on an extreme short stack of just four big blinds.

Tags: Brenda McManus Joanna Pfeister

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Jun 28, 2024

Life Outside Poker: Kevin Martin Was "Heartbroken" After Game of Gold Loss

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Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the ninth episode, Connor speaks with poker streamer and reality TV star Kevin Martin, who opened up about his experience on the hit GGPoker show Game of Gold and gave some insight into his upcoming appearance on The Amazing Race Canada, which Martin told PokerNews will be the "final chapter" of his reality TV career.

Martin also talked about get cast for Big Brother Canada when he was 22, winning Big Brother Season 5, the traits that make for a good reality TV contestant, the early days of poker streaming, prop bets with Dan "Jungleman" Cates and the evolution of poker content creation.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Kevin Martin by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Jun 28, 2024

Final Break

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Sava Krink

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The remaining 450 players are going into their final 20-minute break for today. Late registration will also close after the break.

Jun 28, 2024

Dubowy Jams into Hui's Aces

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Laura Fryer

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

In a hand just before the break, Tina Dubowy moved all in from the cutoff and got a call from Loni Hui on the button.

Tina Dubowy:A♦8♦ All in
Loni Hui: A♣A♥

The flop came 2♦8♣3♣ and the 3♦ gave Dubowy some chances as she picked up a diamond draw and outs for a boat.

Despite Dubowy having, "so many outs on the river," according to a comment made from another player at the table, Dubowy was sent to the rail after seeing the 7♣ river.

Tags: Loni Hui Tina Dubowy

Jun 28, 2024

A Double for De Jong

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Sava Krink

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The mood at the table was upbeat. Encouraged by her husband Mateusz Moolhuizen, who made her recite their common mantra, "I love money, and money loves me," Dehlia De Jong approached the next hand in high spirits, knowing she needed a double up.

Lexy Gavin-Mather initiated the action with a raise to 2,000 from the hijack, prompting De Jong to go all in on the button with her last 9,000. Gavin-Mather called, and it went to showdown.

Dehlia De Jong: A♥Q♣
Lexy Gavin-Mather: A♦10♣

The board ran out 6♥3♥A♣Q♥10♦, giving both players two pair, but De Jong's hand was better, allowing her to double up.

Tags: Dehlia De Jong Lexy Gavin-Mather

Jun 28, 2024

Gannon Making Gains

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Laura Fryer

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The action was followed from the 4♥J♥Q♣ flop with a pot of already 4,000.

The hijack raised to 3,200 and Chiori Gannon called from the cutoff.

The 3♦ was turned and both players checked to the J♠ river.

The hijack bet out 3,500 and Gannon called, turning over the K♣Q♦ for two pair. The hijack showed 7♠7♥ and gave the pot to Gannon, who left the hand with a large stack of chips.