Event #70: $1,000 Ladies Championship | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-29-2025 18:40 UTC-8

Alcorn Folds to Hagberg

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Shiina Okamoto folded to Heather Alcorn in the small blind who raised with K♦7♥ and Stephani Hagberg made the call with A♣4♦.

Hegberg found a pair of fours on the flop J♥3♣4♠ and both players checked. So did they on the 4♣ turn, improving Hagberg's hand into trips.

The river was the 2♥ and Alcorn led out for 300,000. Hegberg replied with a raise to 900,000 and Alcorn snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shiina Okamoto	16,320,000 1,520,000	1,520,000

Heather Alcorn	6,665,000 1,105,000	1,105,000
Stephani Hagberg	4,390,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Heather Alcorn Shiina Okamoto Stephani Hagberg

06-29-2025 18:39 UTC-8

Julie Huynh Eliminated in 4th Place ($63,517)

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Laura Fryer

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Shiina Okamoto opened to 240,000 on the button with 10♠7♥. Heather Alcorn called with 7♦6♥ in the small blind and Julie Huynh was forced all in with J♥9♠ All in .

The Q♦4♦K♥ flop was checked to the 5♠. Okamoto bet 500,000 and Alcorn called. Huynh hadn't improved.

The 3♣ river gave Alcorn the straight, but action was checked to showdown and Huyhn was eliminated in 4th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shiina Okamoto	17,100,000 740,000	740,000

Heather Alcorn	6,485,000 925,000	925,000
Stephani Hagberg	3,790,000
Julie Huynh	Busted

Tags: Heather Alcorn Julie Huynh Shiina Okamoto

06-29-2025 18:30 UTC-8

Alcorn Doubles with Aces; Huynh Down to One Big Blind

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Laura Fryer

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Julie Huynh opened to 250,000 from under the gun and Heather Alcorn three-bet to 600,000 from the big blind.

Huynh moved all in for 2,875,000 and Alcorn snap called putting herself at risk for her remaining 2,690,000.

Heather Alcorn: A♥A♣ All in
Julie Huynh: J♥J♣

The 4♣4♥7♥ flop saw no change and Alcorn only improved on the A♦ turn.

Huynh was stood from the table with her bag thinking she had been eliminated, but she realised she was still in, and sat back with 185,000 which was around one big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shiina Okamoto	17,840,000 60,000	60,000

Heather Alcorn	5,560,000 2,750,000	2,750,000
Stephani Hagberg	3,790,000
Julie Huynh	185,000 2,690,000	2,690,000

Tags: Heather Alcorn Huynh Down Julie Huynh

06-29-2025 18:29 UTC-8

Monster Pot for Okamoto versus Hagberg

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

In a blind versus blind situation, Stephani Hagberg raised to 360,000 with A♠K♠ and got called by Shiina Okamoto, who held 7♦4♦.

The flop went 3♣4♠A♣, giving top pair to Hagberg and middle pair to Okamoto, who called Hagberg for 250,000.

The 7♠ hit the turn, giving Okamoto two pair while opening a flush draw for Hagberg. The latter checked and Okamoto bet 425,000. Hagberg tanked a minute and announced a raise to 1,200,000, which Okamoto called.

The J♦ river didn't change anything and Hagberg fired a bet of 4,000,000. Okamoto quickly called to claim the massive pot of almost 10,000,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shiina Okamoto	17,900,000 4,810,000	4,810,000

Stephani Hagberg	3,790,000 4,810,000	4,810,000
Julie Huynh	2,875,000
Heather Alcorn	2,810,000

Tags: Shiina Okamoto Stephani Hagberg

06-29-2025 18:21 UTC-8

Hagberg Picks Up Small with Kings

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Laura Fryer

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Shiina Okamoto opened to 240,000 from under the gun with Q♠8♠ and Julie Huynh called the small blind with 7♠7♥.

Stephani Hagberg looked down at K♠K♣ and three-bet to 960,000. Okamoto and Huynh folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shiina Okamoto	13,090,000 240,000	240,000

Stephani Hagberg	8,600,000 480,000	480,000
Julie Huynh	2,875,000 240,000	240,000
Heather Alcorn	2,810,000

06-29-2025 18:19 UTC-8

Okamoto Shoves on Huynh

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Shiina Okamoto saw A♦K♠ on the button and raised to 240,000. Julie Huynh decided to three-bet to 720,000 with K♦10♦. Okamoto tanked a minute and announced all in, followed by a quick fold from Huynh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shiina Okamoto	13,330,000 900,000	900,000

Stephani Hagberg	8,120,000
Julie Huynh	3,115,000 840,000	840,000
Heather Alcorn	2,810,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Shiina Okamoto Julie Huynh

06-29-2025 18:15 UTC-8

Hagberg Chips at Okamoto

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Laura Fryer

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Stephani Hagberg opened the button with A♣K♣ to 250,000 and Shiina Okamoto called with J♦10♦ from the small blind.

The A♦8♦2♣ flop saw Okamoto check and Hagberg bet 200,000. Okamoto called, having picked up a diamond flush draw on the flop.

The 7♥ was turned and Okamoto checked, Hagberg bet 700,000 and Okamoto called, having also turned the straight draw.

The 8♣ didn't improve Okamoto and she check-folded after Hagberg bet 1,390,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shiina Okamoto	12,430,000 1,150,000	1,150,000

Stephani Hagberg	8,120,000 1,390,000	1,390,000

Tags: Shiina Okamoto Stephani Hagberg

06-29-2025 18:14 UTC-8

Sonia Shashikhina Eliminated in 5th Place ($46,614)

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Short-stacked with 550,000 chips left, Sonia Shashikhina shoved under the gun holding K♦7♠, but was called by Julie Huynh, who held the best possible hand: A♠A♥.

The dealer fanned a board without surprise with A♦8♠5♦8♣Q♦, improving right away Huynh's hand into a set to send Shashikhina out in 6th place. .

Player	Chips	Progress
Shiina Okamoto	13,580,000 300,000	300,000

Stephani Hagberg	6,730,000 600,000	600,000
Julie Huynh	3,955,000 550,000	550,000
Heather Alcorn	3,110,000 300,000	300,000
Sonia Shashikhina	Busted

Tags: Sonia Shashikhina Julie Huynh

06-29-2025 18:08 UTC-8

Huynh Picks Up Three

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Laura Fryer

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Shiina Okamoto opened to 240,000 from the hijack with Q♣5♦ and Julie Huynh looked at K♦K♣ in the small blind and three-bet to 760,000. Okamoto folded.

In the next hand, Julie Huynh opened to 250,000 on the cutoff with A♠8♣ and picked up the blinds.

The third hand, Huynh raised J♠10♠ to 250,000 from the under the gun, getting it through again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shiina Okamoto	13,280,000 480,000	480,000

Julie Huynh	3,405,000 840,000	840,000

Tags: Julie Huynh Shiina Okamoto

06-29-2025 18:04 UTC-8

Juliet Hegedus Eliminated in 6th Place ($34,667)

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Shiina Okamoto opened to 240,000 with A♥6♥ in her hands and it folded to Juliet Hegedus in the small blind who shoved for her last 960,000, worth eight big blinds, with 4♦4♣.

Hegedus was slightly ahead, but the flop instantly brought a pair of sixes for Okamoto with K♥6♦9♦. No miracle came on the rest of the board—5♥10♣—and she was eliminated in 6th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shiina Okamoto	13,760,000 1,440,000	1,440,000

Juliet Hegedus	Busted

Tags: Juliet Hegedus Shiina Okamoto