Stephani Hagberg opened in middle position with K♣10♣ to 160,000 and Sonia Shashikhina decided to call with 7♦7♣ in her hands. Heather Alcorn saw Q♥Q♣ in the small blind and three-bet to 550,000.
Hagberg quickly folded and Shashikhina took a minute before doing the same.
Shiina Okamoto opened 5♥5♦ from the under the gun to 160,000 and action folded around to Sumire Uenomachi in the small blind with 10♠2♣.
Uenomachi missed the raise and moved 80,000 into the middle but was forced to call for more after seeing the raise. Sonia Shashikhina three-bet to 705,000 with A♠Q♦ in the big blind.
Both players folded, leaving Shashikhina to take the pot.
Shashikhina three-bet again pre-flop in the next hand with A♥K♣ and picked up some more.
Juliet Hegedus opened A♥10♦ on the button to 175,000 and Stephani Hagberg called from the big blind with 8♣6♣.
The 6♠Q♣2♣ flop saw Hagberg check-call Hegedus's 100,000 bet.
The 6♦ was turned, giving Hagberg trips, and she checked. Hegedus bet 250,000 and Hagberg called.
A 4♥ river was placed and Hagberg checked again. Hegedus bet out 1,000,000 and Hagberg raised to 2,500,000. Hegedus snap folded, leaving Hagberg to pick up a big pot.
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.
