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

06-26-2025 23:17 UTC-8

Fahey Rivers a Pair

Gabrielle Barredo

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Shannon Fahey opened to 3,500 in late position and got called by Sasha Mahabir in the big blind. The flop came J♣Q♦5♣.

Mahabir check-called Fahey's bet of 6,000 leading them to the turn. Both women checked through the turn 6♣ and river 10♦.

Mahabir showed A♠5♦ for a pair on the flop but Fahey's A♦10♠ caught a pair on the river to take the pot down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Fahey	42,500
Sasha Mahabir	22,300

Tags: Sasha Mahabir Shannon Fahey

06-26-2025 23:07 UTC-8

Smith Scores a Knockout

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

All the chips went in the middle on the board 4♦3♦9♥Q♠ between Dusti Smith, who held Q♣4♣, and Smith who was at risk for a stack of 66,000 and was holding K♦Q♦.

Smith was ahead with two pair and the A♠ river didn't change anything, sending Cazajus out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dusti Smith	195,000 168,000	168,000
Myriam Cazajus	Busted

Tags: Dusti Smith Myriam Cazajus

06-26-2025 23:07 UTC-8

Huang Flops Quads, Eliminates Futterman

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Action was picked up with Nika Futterman and Wenxin Huang in an all-in showdown.

Nika Futterman: A♠7♣ All in
Wenxin Huang: 9♥9♦

Dealer fanned out 9♣9♠2♦ giving Huang quads and leaving Futterman drawing dead. Futterman didn't need to see the rest of the board and left the table wishing everyone else good luck even before the turn 3♦ and river 4♦ was dealt.

Huang surprised at how the hand turned out, added the chips to her stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wenxin Huang	103,000
Nika Futterman	Busted

Tags: Nika Futterman Wenxin Huang

06-26-2025 22:55 UTC-8

Twomey Steals the River

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Kathleen Twomey raised from early position to 4,000, and Michelle Cain made the call from the big blind. The flop came out as 2♠10♥7♠, and Cain checked to Twomey, who bet out 2,500. Cain pulled the check-raise for 6,000, and Twomey made the call.

On the turn 4♠, Cain led out for 7,500, and Twomey called again.

The river 8♠ is where Cain ceased and checked, and Twomey bet out 14,000. Cain folded, and Twomey scooped a nice pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michelle Cain	142,000
Kathleen Twomey	79,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Kathleen Twomey Michelle Cain

06-26-2025 22:54 UTC-8

Gluck Shoves on Park

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Gluck raised in early position to 3,400 and only got called by Jade Park in the big blind.

The flop showed 2♦10♦Q♣ and Park checked. Gluck shoved for her last 16,000 and Park quickly folded, showing 8x8x. It was the right fold as Gluck revealed AxAx.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jade Park	140,000 99,500	99,500
Jean Gluck	25,000

Tags: Jade Park jean Gluck

06-26-2025 22:51 UTC-8

Exner Takes One to Kalietina

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Diana Kalietina, raised on the button to 3,200 and Jenelle Exner decided to call in the big blind.

Both checked on the 7♥5♣8♠ flop and a 6♣ came on the turn. Exner checked again and Kalietina bet 2,500. Exner erplied with a raise to 13,000 and Kalietina quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jenelle Exner	89,000 25,000	25,000
Diana Kalietina	34,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Diana Kalietina Jenelle Exner

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

06-26-2025 22:32 UTC-8

Noel Eliminates Zhou on Crazy Runout

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Elodie Noel put in a raise from the button for 2,500, and He Zhou moved all in for 20,700 from the big blind. Noel made the call.

He Zhou: 9♣9♥ All in
Elodie Noel: A♠9♠

The board gave Zhou the 'case' nine and Noel the flush draw with 7♠9♦4♠6♠8♥. Noel was given her final spade to make the flush for the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elodie Noel	87,000 69,000	69,000
He Zhou	Busted

Tags: Elodie Noel He Zhou

06-26-2025 22:31 UTC-8

Uenomachi Cranks Up the Heat

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Sumire Uenomachi opened to 2,500 under the gun and got called by Shirin Oskooi in the big blind.

The flop came Q♥J♥J♦. Oskooi check-called Uenomachi's bet of 2,100. On the turn Q♣, same thing happened but this time with Uenomachi betting 3,500.

On the river A♥ and with another check, Uenomachi fired 7,500 finally pushing Oskooi out of the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shirin Oskooi	122,500 20,500	20,500
Sumire Uenomachi	55,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Shirin Oskooi Sumire Uenomachi

06-26-2025 22:31 UTC-8

Mcelvain Doubles Through Shamshoum

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Dawn Mcelvain open-shoved all-in for 22,200 and got called by Diana Shamshoum after a short tank, taking them to showdown.

Dawn Mcelvain: A♣K♦ All in
Diana Shamshoum: [6d6]

The flop came down 7♠10♠K♠ shifting the lead instantly to Mcelvain. The runout J♦9♥ didn't improve Shamshoum resulting in a double up for Mcelvain.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diana Shamshoum	55,000 12,000	12,000
Dawn Mcelvain	47,400

Tags: Dawn Mcelvain Diana Shamshoum