2025 World Series of Poker
Katerina Lukina open-shoved for her last 23,000 in early position and it folded to Melody Johnico who called in the blinds.
Katerina Lukina: K♦J♥
Melody Johnico: A♣Q♦
Lukina's hand was dominated but she found a board 5♦6♦J♠10♥9♠ to double up with a pair of jacks.
Xinyi Hong opened to 8,000 from middle position and Samantha Dolinsky called from the hijack. Kristy White three-bet to 29,000 from the small blind.
Hong four-bet to 90,000 and Dolinsky folded.
Action went back around to White, and she took some time before mucking her hand, giving Hong the pot.
Christine Brewer opened to 9,000 under the gun and Christy Whitehurst three-bet in the cutoff for 23,000. Brewer made the call.
The flop revealed 6♥8♣9♣ and Brewer checked to Whitehurst who shoved. Brewer decided to fold.
Florence Mazet opened to 8,000 and it folded to Pamela Steinhouse, who managed to survive the bubble with less than five big blinds, and shoved for her last 19,000 in the small blind. Mazet called, showing 6♠6♦ while Steinhouse held A♦Q♣ for a typical flip situation.
Steinhouse didn't find anything throughout the board 3♦3♣K♣10♠10♣ and made her way to the payout desk to collect the min-cash.
JJ Liu raised to 11,000 in middle position and Benita Novshadian called before Ana Marquez decided to three-bet to 36,000 in the cutoff. Liu folded and Novshadian shoved for 73,000. marquez considered it for some time and called:
Benita Novshadian: A♣K♣
Ana Marquez: A♦Q♣
Novshadian had the dominating hand and stayed ahead throughout the board 4♦10♥7♥9♣6♥ to take down the pot.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Geraldine Spears moved all in for her remaining 8,000 chips from middle position. Alisa Baumann called from the hijack and the players flipped their hands.
Geraldine Spears: A♦K♥
Alisa Baumann: 8♥8♠
Spears was looking to improve to stay alive and make the money, but there was no help on the 4♥5♣J♣ flop.
The 5♦ was turned and Spears was still behind.
She was left to walk away from the table on the 5♥ river and she just missed out on reaching the money.