Sumire Uenomachi, who began the final table as the short stack, open-shoved under the gun for her last 1,165,000—worth 11 big blinds—with A♥10♦. She was called by Shiina Okamoto, who held the better hand with A♣Q♣.
The board didn't bring any help to Uenomachi with K♠Q♠3♥A♠2♠ and she made her way to the payout desk to collect her $26,131.
In a blind versus blind situation, Sonia Shashikhina raised to 200,000, holding A♦K♦, and after some thoughts, Shiina Okamoto made the call with Q♠7♣.
The flop gave A♣3♦A♥ to bring trips aces to Shashikhina. The latter bet 325,000 and Okamoto called again to see a 10♠ on the turn. This time Shashikhina checked. Okamoto opted to bet for 325,000 and Shashikhina thought about her move and decided to just call.
The river brought the 8♥, and Shashikhina checked to induce a bluff from Okamoto. Okamoto obliged with a bet of 1,390,000, and Shashikhina snap-called to claim the pot.
Sonia Shashikhina raised to 160,000 under the gun with A♣7♣ and only Julie Huynh was interested and called on the button with A♥J♣.
The flop showed 5♣5♠10♦ and both checked to see the J♥ on the turn, giving two pair to Huynh. Shashikhina bet 240,000 this time and Huynh made the call.
The 3♥ completed the board and Shashikhina checked. Huynh opeted to bet 400,000 and after some thinking, Shashikhina tossed a pile of 100,000-chip in front of her, putting Huynh at risk for her last 660,000.
Huynh didn't take long to call and took down the pot to double up.
The Final Day of Event #70: $1,000 Ladies Championship takes place today at the Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas. Cards will be in the air at 4 p.m., but coverage will start here at 5 p.m. in line with the PokerGO Stream, which will be on an hour delay.
Just seven players are set to return to the final table, including defending champion Shiina Okamoto, who sits at the top of the counts going into the final day. Okamoto has already etched her name in the record books, reaching the final table for an unprecedented third consecutive year. She was defeated by Tamar Abraham in 2023, but battled heads-up with Jamie Kerstetter last year and took the crown in the 2024 WSOP Ladies championship.
Seat Draw and Chip Counts
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Shiina Okamoto
Japan
7,500,000
94
2
Heather Alcorn
United States
2,100,000
26
3
Juliet Hegedus
United States
5,600,000
70
4
Julie Huynh
United States
1,860,000
23
5
Stephani Hagberg
United States
4,575,000
57
6
Sumire Uenomachi
Japan
1,375,000
17
7
Sonia Shashikhina
Russia
4,340,000
54
Juliet Hegedus
Returning second in chips is Juliet Hegedus. Hegedus kept a close eye on the clock late in the day yesterday, during the final two tables, as she was determined to improve on her score from last year, having successfully cashed in 12th place. She was sitting high in the counts for most of Day 3 and easily smashed her record, making it comfortably to the official final table. She returns with a solid 70 big blinds today, also putting her in strong contention for the crown.
Sumire Uenomachi returns to the day with the shortest stack at the table. She will be looking to make an early spin and ladder up, as each payout now has a significant jump. Currently, all players have locked up $26,131 but will all have their eyes on the top $184,094 payout and a WSOP gold bracelet.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
$184,094
5
$46,614
2
$122,654
6
$34,667
3
$87,695
7
$26,131
4
$63,517
Action will resume at 4 p.m. today local time, but coverage will commence in line with the one hour delayed live stream on PokerGO at 5 p.m. local time. Play will continue at Level 27 with blinds at 40,000/80,000 and 80,000 ante. There will be 15-minute breaks every two levels and a dinner break yet to be announced.
Stay with PokerNews for all the exciting coverage as we follow the action right down to a winner.
