Barbara Chirila opened to 300 under the gun and Carolyn Gardner called next to her before Florencia Gigena three-bet to 1,600 on the button. Both Chirila and Gardner called.
The flop showed 9♣5♦10♦ and they all checked to see a 9♠ pair the board on the turn. Chirila checked to Gardner who bet 1,100 and only Gigena made the call.
The river was the J♦ and bot quickly checked. Gardner showed A♣10♣ for two pair and Gigena mucked her cards.
On a pot of around 1,500, Lyra Vance in middle position and Haruna Fujita in late were waiting for the flop to be dealt. The dealer fanned out 6♠Q♥A♥.
Vance led out with 1,500 and Fujita called. Both players checked the 9♣ turn. On the river 7♠, Vance resumed action with a 4,000 bet which Fujita called again.
Vance tabled 7♣7♦ for a set on the river. Fujita showed A♣5♣ for top pair.
Big blind player Krista Gifford raised to 800 after Ellen Smith, in the small blind, led with 200 on a flop of Q♥3♣6♠ with a pot of around 1,000. Smith called leading them to the turn.
Smith fired 1,1000 on the turn 2♠ and Gifford called. On the river 3♦, both women checked.
Smith tabled J♦J♠ prompting Gifford to muck her hand.
The board Q♦3♦9♣10♦7♠ was already dealt with Georgiana Noroc being all in, holding K♥K♣, against Haruka Murata who held A♥A♣ with slightly less chips.
Murata took down the nice pot for an early double up while Noroc was left with 2,200.
Katherine Porrello raised from the button to 300, and the small blind Lina Niu called, as did Suzanne Malavet from the big blind. The flop came out with 7♥4♣A♦ and both of the blinds checked to Porello, who bet out 400. Niu folded, and Malavet called.
On the turn 2♥, Malavet checked, and Porrello bet 1,200. Malavet called again.
The river Q♦ saw Malavet check again, and Porrello quickly bet out 3,600. Malavet hesitated for a second and made the call.
Porrello queried, "Do you have an ace"?
Malavet flipped over 7♦5♥ for a pair of sevens, and Porrello flipped over K♠J♥.
Malavet stated, "I just knew you didn't have the ace".
Malavet received fourth place in this tournament in 2023.
Legend Barbara Enright is also at this tough table.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Elisabetta Pedicelli opened with 500 in middle position and got a caller in Sue Grisham in the small blind, taking both players to the flop.
The flop dropped J♠9♥7♥ which both players checked. The turn 6♠ came and Grisham fattened the pot with a 1,000 bet. Pedicelli called.
On the river 6♥, Grisham fired another 2,000 which was enough to make Pedicelli fold.
Jian Levine from under the gun and Michelle Izzi from the hijack limped the pot. When action went to the small blind, Stephani Hagberg raised to 1,500 and got called by Lim Hyunjin in the big blind. Levine folded but Izzi joined the fun to see a flop.
The flop came J♦8♣Q♣. Both the blinds checked and Izzi fired 3,500. Hagberg went beyond and made it 9,000 pushing Hyunjin out of the pot.
Izzi took two seconds, then surrendered her hand and the pot to Hagberg.
In a three-bet pot, the flop was 5♠Q♦2♥ when Lina Niu bet 2,300 from the small blind and Sylwia Studniarz opted to call.
On the K♣ turn, Niu sent another barrel, for 6,600, and after a minute Studniarz decided to muck her cards.
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