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

06-26-2025 17:17 UTC-8

Hochstetler Joins the Exit

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

In a blind versus blind situation, Michelle Dimaunahan raised to 1,200 and Hayley Hochstetler shoved for her last 12,700. Dimaunahan took a minute and called:

Hayley Hochstetler: A♣6♠ All in
Michelle Dimaunahan: A♠3♠

Hochstetler had the dominating hand but the board brought 4♦K♣7♠3♦8♣ to give a pair of threes to Dimaunahan and Hochstetler made her way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michelle Dimaunahan	83,000
Hayley Hochstetler	Busted

Tags: Hayley Hochstetler Michelle Dimaunahan

06-26-2025 17:14 UTC-8

Set on the Flop Eliminates Smith

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Michele Smith, at risk, and Jenelle Exner, who went back-to-back Ladies rings at WSOP Circuit Calgary in 2024, were engaged in an all-in showdown on a completed board.

Michele Smith: K♥Q♥ All in
Jenelle Exner: 7♦7♠

Exner, who was ahead, improved her hand further with a set on a board showing K♦5♠7♥4♣2♠. Smith picked up her bags as Exner added the chips to her stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jenelle Exner	47,500 47,500	47,500
Michele Smith	Busted

Tags: Jenelle Exner Michele Smith

06-26-2025 17:08 UTC-8

Nolan Catches Trips on the Flop

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Both Stephanie Nolan and Kristen Foxen on the button checked the flop of 9♠9♦A♥ and a pot of about 4,000.

Nolan bet out 3,000 on the turn 8♠ which Foxen called. Nolan fired another 3,500 which Foxen called again.

Nolan tabled 9♣3♣ prompting Foxen to fold.

Foxen got eliminated a few hands after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephanie Nolan	33,000 33,000	33,000
Kristen Foxen	6,700 6,700	6,700

Tags: Kristen Foxen Stephanie Nolan

06-26-2025 17:07 UTC-8

Masterson Disappointed on River

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Mengting Hu raised from late position to 1,200, and Sheila Masterson called in the big blind. The flop came out with 9♦6♥J♦ and Masterson checked, while Hu put out a continuation-bet of 1,500. Masterson called.

On the turn J♥, both players checked.

The river Q♠ also brought a check from both players, and Masterson let out an "Ugh", and stated, "I have the jack".

Masterson flipped over J♣5♣ for the trips, and Hu mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sheila Masterson	25,000 4,000	4,000
Mengting Hu	7,600

Tags: Mengting Hu Sheila Masterson

06-26-2025 17:03 UTC-8

Lindsay Climbs Back

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Rachel Usack started the action with a raise to 1,200 under the gun and got called by Katie Lindsay and Samantha Weiss in the big blind.

The flop was 2♠5♣6♥ and it checked to Lindsay who bet 1,600. Only Usack stayed interested and called. On the A♣ turn, Usack check-called Lindsay for 3,500.

The river was the K♣ and Usack led out for 6,000. Lindsay called, showing A♦5♦ for two pair. Usack sent A♠9♥ into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katie Lindsay	31,000 25,000	25,000
Samantha Weiss	29,500 10,100	10,100
Rachel Usack	7,700 12,300	12,300

Tags: Katie Lindsay Rachel Usack Samantha Weiss

06-26-2025 16:43 UTC-8

New Round of Chipcounts

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Konnikova	57,000 41,000	41,000

Rosalie Petit	46,000 29,000	29,000
Trishelle Cannatella	43,000 5,300	5,300
Molly Mossey	42,500 16,900	16,900
Allyn Shulman	42,000 42,000	42,000

Kristen Deardorff	39,000 39,000	39,000
Aylar Lie	36,200
Lisa Costello	36,000 12,000	12,000
Nesrine Reilly	33,000 7,000	7,000
Dehlia De Jong	32,500 9,500	9,500
Lacey Jones	32,000 3,000	3,000
Christina Gollins	31,600 1,400	1,400
Kyna England	29,000 29,000	29,000
Kristy Arnett	18,200 800	800
Caitlin Comeskey	9,800 14,700	14,700

Hayley Hanna	Busted

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

06-26-2025 16:42 UTC-8

Iermolcheva Wins with River Bet

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Aurelia Pioget opened to 1,100 and got called by Olga Iermolcheva in cutoff and Andrea Tincombe in the big blind.

Everyone checked the flop 8♣3♠7♥. The turn Q♦ was checked to Pioget, who fired another 1,500. Both Iermolcheva and Tincombe stayed on.

The river 5♠ was knuckled by Tincombe and Pioget. Iermolcheva decided to bet 5,000, which was enough to take the pot down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Tincombe	66,000 66,000	66,000
Olga Iermolcheva	57,000 38,000	38,000
Aurelia Pioget	17,200 1,700	1,700

Tags: Andrea Tincombe Aurelia Pioget Olga Iermolcheva

06-26-2025 16:40 UTC-8

Oyama on Fire

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Aoi Oyama raised from the button to 2,000 and received a call from the small blind, Megan Collins, and the big blind, Shiina Okamoto. The flop arrived with Q♥7♣4♦ and everyone checked.

On the turn 10♥ Collins moved all in for her last 6,300, Okamoto folded, and Oyama made the call.

Megan Collins: J♥9♥ All in
Aoi Oyama: A♥5♥

The river 10♠ did not help Collins, and Oyama won with a pair of tens with ace high, as Collins did not hit her straight draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aoi Oyama	72,000 20,000	20,000
Shiina Okamoto	32,000 15,000	15,000

Megan Collins	Busted

Tags: Aoi Oyama Megan Collins Shiina Okamoto

06-26-2025 16:39 UTC-8

Roberts Chipping Down

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The board 10♥J♦8♠3♦10♣ was already dealt with a nice pot containing around 36,000. Kali Shuali bet 10,000 and Lisa Roberts went deep into the tank and eventually fodled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kali Shuali	72,000
Lisa Roberts	8,600 11,400	11,400

Tags: Ksenia Shuali Lisa Roberts