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

06-28-2024 14:43 UTC-8

Cai Making the Right Read

Monika Kostanjevec

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was caught on the flop of A♠3♠Q♦. Jessica Cai checked in the small blind, and Melanie Kay bet 1,200 in middle position. Cai raised to 3,500 and Kaye called.

The turn was the K♠. Cai decided to check and Kaye bet 6,000. Cai called.

The river was the 9♦. After another check from Cai, Kaye bet 15,000. After some thinking, Cai folded. She later said she flopped two pair, but thought her opponent might have had ace-king or better. Kaye shared that she made a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Melanie Kaye	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jessica Cai	27,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Jessica Cai Melanie Kay

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

06-28-2024 14:28 UTC-8

Cassell's Full House Seals the Deal

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Sava Krink

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Jennifer Cassell raised to 600 from the middle position. Lafaya Mitchell, sitting on the button, three-bet to 2,200, which Cassell called.

Both players checked the 8♠8♣6♣ flop.

On the 2♠ turn, Cassell bet 3,500, and Mitchell called after a brief pause.

Cassell regained the lead on the 8♦ river with a bet of 6,000. Mitchell took some time to consider before ultimately making the call. Cassell showed 9♠9♥ for a full house, and Mitchell's cards went into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jennifer Cassell	42,000 42,000	42,000
Lafaya Mitchell	29,000 4,500	4,500

Tags: Jennifer Cassell Lafaya Mitchell

06-28-2024 14:28 UTC-8

Rodriguez Rakes in the Pot

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Laura Fryer

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Elizabeth Rodriguez started the action by opening to 1,200 from middle position. The hijack called, and the button moved all in for around 5,900. This got a call from the small blind, Rodriguez and the hijack, taking it four-ways to the flop.

The dealer placed the J♥7♦4♣ and all players checked to the K♦ turn. The small blind raised to 3,000 and only Rodriguez made the call.

The players were heads-up when the 6♠ came on the river and both players checked to showdown. Rodriguez showed K♥10♣ for the win and the small blind mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elizabeth Rodriguez	48,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Elizabeth Rodriguez

06-28-2024 14:27 UTC-8

Haskell Takes the Family Pot

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Laura Fryer

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The majority of the table were in the hand when the Q♦A♥5♦ flop was shown.

The small blind checked the flop and Dara Haskell raised to 3,000 from the big blind. This got a call from under the gun, the button and the small blind, taking the hand down to four players.

All players checked the 2♣ turn to get to the 8♠ river. The small blind checked again, with Haskell betting another 3,000. Under the gun folded and the button and the small blind called.

Haskell showed A♣10♦ for top pair, and the other players mucked their hands. It was a big win for Haskell, and she left the hand with over double starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dara Haskell	52,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Dara Hascal

06-28-2024 14:25 UTC-8

Mitchell Takes It Down

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Sava Krink

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Jen Shahade started the action with a raise to 700, which Lafaya Mitchell called from the big blind.

On the 4♠3♠A♥ flop, Shahade continued with a bet of 1,100, and Mitchell called again.

Both players checked the 5♦ turn and the 4♥ river, leading to a showdown. Mitchell showed Q♣5♠, and Shahade's cards went into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lafaya Mitchell	33,500
Jen Shahade	21,200 1,200	1,200

Tags: Jen Shahade Lafaya Mitchell

06-28-2024 14:22 UTC-8

Hof Ramos's Strategic River Move

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Sava Krink

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Natalie Hof Ramos checked the flop of 10♠3♠A♠, prompting her opponent to bet 1,000. Hof Ramos called.

On the 5♦ turn, Hof Ramos again checked and called her opponent's 2,000 bet.

With around 14,000 behind, Hof Ramos went all-in on the Q♠ river. After some time, her opponent folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Natalie Hof Ramos	22,800 2,800	2,800

Tags: Natalie Hof Ramos

06-28-2024 14:16 UTC-8

Saraf Makes the Call For a Nice Pot

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Bracelet winner Susan Faber opened the action with a raise to 1,000 from early position. Megan Collins in the hijack called, as did Tamar Abraham in the cutoff, the player in the small blind and Kathy Saraf in the big blind.

The flop came 6♦3♥6♥. After checks from both blinds, Faber continued for 2,000 and Collins and Abraham both folded. The small blind called and Saraf raised to 7,600. Faber folded, but the player in the small blind, after some thinking, put in the call.

The turn was the Q♥. The small blind shoved for 9,100. Saraf thought for a moment, got the count and then called.

Small blind: 5♣5♦ All in
Kathy Saraf: A♥6♣

Saraf was way ahead with her trips and the river J♣ gave her the lock on the hand, while her opponent headed to the reentries.

The table has had additional stakes going on apart from the tournament itself. Megan Collins has brought tiny glass ducks to the WSOP, which she adds to every pot that she gets involved in. Whoever wins the hand, also gets the small duck. Most of the players have got a duck so far, but this was Saraf's first. While she told the table that the odds and her hand were too good to fold anyway, the chance to win the duck definitely made the call easier.