Event #70: $1,000 Ladies Championship Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-27-2025 14:00 UTC-7

Praitano Takes from Brown

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Angela Praitano raised to 7,000 and got called by Camille Brown seated on the button to go see a paired flop 9♦J♥J♣. Both checked.

On the 6♣ turn, Praitano quickly check-called Brown for 8,500. The 9♣ river was checked and Brown tabled 8♥8♣ but the pot was sent to Praitano who showed Q♥Q♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angela Praitano	85,000 12,500	12,500
Camille Brown	80,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Camille Brown Angela Praitano

06-27-2025 13:59 UTC-7

Castellanos Triples Up

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Laura Fryer

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Yansong Kou opened to 5,000 from early position and action folded around to Adriana Castellanos in the small blind. Castellanos moved all in for 16,000 and Lisa Thumm called from the big blind. Kou also called, taking the players three-ways to the flop.

The 2♦Q♦5♦ flop prompted Thumm and Kou to check to showdown after the 7♠ turn and 6♥ river was placed.

Adriana Castellanos: 5♥5♠ All in
Lisa Thumm: K♣Xx
Yansong Kou: A♣Xx

Castellanos got the triple after Thumm and Kou went to muck their hands but flashed their loosing high cards to the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lisa Thumm	80,000 15,000	15,000
Yansong Kou	60,000 68,000	68,000
Adriana Castellanos	50,000 30,500	30,500

Tags: Adriana Castellanos Lisa Thumm Yansong Kou

06-27-2025 13:56 UTC-7

"You Out-Pipped me, Nice Hand"

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of 10♦3♣7♥, and JJ Liu was in the big blind and checked, and Haven Taylor was sitting in the hijack position and also checked.

Both players also checked the turn 4♠.

On the river 6♣, Liu, who was decked out in a very glittery outfit as always, checked, and Taylor took a stab at the pot and bet out 7,000; Liu called.

Liu turned over 8♠8♦ and Taylor showed 7♠ and mucked the other card, stating, "You out-pipped me, nice hand".

Player	Chips	Progress
JJ Liu	316,000 168,500	168,500
Haven Taylor	280,000

Tags: Haven Taylor JJ Liu

06-27-2025 13:50 UTC-7

Reilly Drags a Pot from Xiao

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Shundan Xiao opened to 5,000 in early position and only Nesrine Reilley was interested and called on the button.

The dealer showed a flop K♠4♦9♣ and Xiao check-called Reilley for 5,500. They both checked on the 6♠ turn and A♠ river.

Reilley tabled K♣Q♥ for a pair of aces, which was good enough to grab the pot as Xiao sent 8♠8♣ into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shundan Xiao	83,000 101,500	101,500
Nesrine Reilly	66,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Shundan Xiao Nesrine Reilley

06-27-2025 13:49 UTC-7

Taylor Priced in to Call

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Haven Taylor raised to 7,000 from the hijack, and Jenny He moved all in for 63,000 from the big blind. Taylor made the call.

Jenny He: A♦J♥ All in
Haven Taylor: A♣6♠

The flop came out with 4♣J♣5♣4♥5♠, and two pair was good for He.

Player	Chips	Progress
Haven Taylor	280,000 48,000	48,000
Jenny He	63,000 3,500	3,500

Tags: Haven Taylor Jenny He

06-27-2025 13:47 UTC-7

Lee Gets Value on Wolak

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

In a heads-up pot, the board read 2♠5♥5♠10♦ when Sarah Lee check-called Marsha Wolak for 15,000. The river fell the 4♦ and Lee quickly bet 35,000. Wolak snap-called.

Lee tabled A♠3♠ for the straight and Wolak, holding J♠J♣, conceded the pot to her opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sarah Lee	208,000 151,500	151,500
Marsha Wolak	87,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Marsha Wolak Sarah Lee

06-27-2025 13:40 UTC-7

Hong Hits Another River; Baker Busts

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Laura Fryer

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

After eliminating a player in the previous level to build her stack, Xinyi Hong was on the button and called a four-bet jam for around 50,000 from Amanda Baker in the small blind.

Amanda Baker: A♠K♣ All in
Xinyi Hong: A♦Q♠

Baker was ahead, and things stayed that way on the 10♠3♥4♠ flop.

The K♥ turn was good for Baker but Hong was looking at a straight draw.

Baker stood from the table as the J♣ river was placed, as Hong had secured the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xinyi Hong	167,000 48,000	48,000
Amanda Baker	Busted

Tags: Amanda Baker Xinyi Hong

06-27-2025 13:30 UTC-7

Paes Forces a Fold from Smith

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

In a three-bet pot, the flop showed 3♦5♠9♦ when Andressa Paes checked in the big blind seat to Dusti Smith on the button, and the latter bet 27,500. Paes replied by shoving for a total stack worth 146,000.

Smith went deep into the tank and ended up folding after the clock has been called.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dusti Smith	265,000 60,000	60,000
Andressa Paes	205,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Andressa Paes Dusti Smith

06-27-2025 13:29 UTC-7

Livschitz Wins her Shove

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Victoria Livschitz moved all in from early position for 14,400, and Dusti Smith made the call from the big blind.

Victoria Livschitz: 4♦4♠ All in
Dusti Smith: Q♠5♠

The board went well for Livschitz with 7♥2♣J♥4♥J♣, and a full boat was good for the chip boost and survival.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dusti Smith	325,000 132,000	132,000
Victoria Livschitz	32,000 55,500	55,500

Tags: Dusti Smith Victoria Livschitz

06-27-2025 13:25 UTC-7

Aritonang Doubles Through Castellanos

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Laura Fryer

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Taruli Aritonang was all in and at risk from middle position for her remaining 49,500 chips. She was up against Adriana Castellanos in the small blind who covered her.

Taruli Aritonang: K♥K♠ All in
Adriana Castellanos: A♠K♦

Aritonang held on the 4♥9♥3♥7♦8♦ runout, and left Castellanos short.