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

06-28-2025 00:58 UTC-8

Seat Draw For Day 3

Jon Pill

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Casino	Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
Event Center	Gold 634	1	Shiina Okamoto	Japan	1,495,000	75
Event Center	Gold 634	2	Yuko Takahashi	Japan	290,000	15
Event Center	Gold 634	3	Tanith Rothman	South Africa	709,000	35
Event Center	Gold 634	4	Una Kelly	United States	1,260,000	63
Event Center	Gold 634	5	Ruth Hall	United States	410,000	21
Event Center	Gold 634	6	Nana Sanechika	Japan	455,000	23
Event Center	Gold 634	7	Rabia Lew	United States	325,000	16
Event Center	Gold 634	8	Miaomiao Huang	Hong Kong	687,000	34
Event Center	Gold 634	9	Li Kung	Taiwan	215,000	11

Event Center	Gold 635	1	Camille Brown	United States	310,000	16
Event Center	Gold 635	2	Lisa Thumm	Germany	525,000	26
Event Center	Gold 635	4	Sarah Lee	United States	235,000	12
Event Center	Gold 635	5	Judith Alto	United States	3,404	0
Event Center	Gold 635	6	Lang Yi	China	350,000	18
Event Center	Gold 635	7	Jessica Marks	Germany	217,000	11
Event Center	Gold 635	8	Yekaterina Lukina	United States	190,000	10
Event Center	Gold 635	9	Yansong Kou	United States	375,000	19

Event Center	Gold 636	1	Maria Lampropoulou	Argentina	510,000	26
Event Center	Gold 636	2	Michelle Izzi	United States	495,000	25
Event Center	Gold 636	3	Jessica Cai	United States	855,000	43
Event Center	Gold 636	5	Dorothy Ecaldre	United States	350,000	18
Event Center	Gold 636	6	Stephani Hagberg	United States	597,000	30
Event Center	Gold 636	7	Jane Howard	New Zealand	250,000	13
Event Center	Gold 636	8	Angela Jordison	United States	410,000	21
Event Center	Gold 636	9	Christine Brewer	United States	490,000	25

Event Center	Gold 642	1	Janet Kanstrup	United States	675,000	34
Event Center	Gold 642	2	Manda Moore	United States	380,000	19
Event Center	Gold 642	3	Krista Gifford	United States	1,155,000	58
Event Center	Gold 642	4	Sophal Yon	United States	42,000	2
Event Center	Gold 642	5	Mary-Rose Mccann	Ireland	285,000	14
Event Center	Gold 642	6	Diana Shamshoum	Canada	430,000	22
Event Center	Gold 642	8	Farah Galfond	United States	600,000	30
Event Center	Gold 642	9	Sumire Uenomachi	Japan	270,000	14

Event Center	Gold 643	1	Juliet Hegedus	Russia	1,450,000	73
Event Center	Gold 643	2	Tsz Yuet Liu	United States	700,000	35
Event Center	Gold 643	3	Joanne Liu	United States	845,000	42
Event Center	Gold 643	4	Susan Faber	United States	850,000	43
Event Center	Gold 643	5	Tamar Abraham	United States	625,000	31
Event Center	Gold 643	6	Xinwen Zhang	China	365,000	18
Event Center	Gold 643	7	Sasha Mahabir	United States	310,000	16
Event Center	Gold 643	8	Elisa Nakagawa	United States	910,000	46
Event Center	Gold 643	9	Lisa Fong	United States	435,000	22

Event Center	Gold 644	1	Sonia Veronika Shashikhina	Portugal	330,000	17
Event Center	Gold 644	2	Barbara Enright	United States	565,000	28
Event Center	Gold 644	4	Heather Alcorn	United States	325,000	16
Event Center	Gold 644	5	Alisa Baumann	United States	245,000	12
Event Center	Gold 644	6	Liina Vark	Estonia	240,000	12
Event Center	Gold 644	7	Julie Huynh	United States	890,000	45
Event Center	Gold 644	8	Allyn Shulman	United States	295,000	15
Event Center	Gold 644	9	Florence Mazet	France	625,000	31

06-28-2025 00:59 UTC-8

Defending Champion Shiina Okamoto Bags the Chip Lead in Day 2 of $1,000 Ladies Championship

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Laura Fryer

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Day 2 of Event #70: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship saw 317 ladies return to the felt to battle it out in the 2025 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.

With a $1,203,840 prize pool generated from the total 1,368 entries, only 206 players made the money. The bubble burst just a few levels into the day, with Geraldine Spears leaving empty-handed after getting in with ace-king against Alisa Baumann's pocket eights. The eliminations came thick and fast after the bubble burst with many notables making the money. A few never made it to Day 3 such as Kerryjane Craigie and Jennifer Shahade.

There are also many familiar faces that bagged and will return for Day 3, such as defending champion Shiina Okamoto. Okamoto had a great day and came into the day third in chips but improved to bagging a monster 1,495,000 stack, putting her in the chip lead. Towards the end of the day, she and her heads-up competitor and 2023 champion Tamar Abraham were on the same table and got into a couple of battles for chips.

Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Shiina Okamoto	Japan	1,495,000	75
2	Juliet Hegedus	United States	1,450,000	73
3	Una Kelly	United States	1,260,000	63
4	Krista Gifford	United States	1,155,000	58
5	Elisa Nakagawa	United States	910,000	46
6	Julie Huynh	United States	890,000	45
7	Jessica Cai	United States	855,000	43
8	Susan Faber	United States	850,000	43
9	JJ Liu	Taiwan	845,000	42
10	Tanith Rothman	South Africa	709,000	35

Juliet Hegedus is close on Okamoto’s heels, returning second in chips. Hegedus played plenty of pots throughout the day and although she doubled up her opponent later in the day, she regrouped and chipped away late into the evening, picking up a number of small pots.

Remaining Payouts

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$184,094	9	$15,472
2	$122,654	10-11	$12,158
3	$87,695	12-13	$9,691
4	$63,517	14-17	$7,836
5	$46,614	18-26	$6,431
6	$34,667	27-35	$5,356
7	$26,131	36-44	$4,529
8	$19,969	45-50	$3,889

Three-time WSOP bracelet winner and Hall of Famer Barbara Enright (565,000) also returned to Day 2 and outlasted most of the field, bagging a respectable stack to take into Day 3. Late in the day she forced a fold from Farah Galfond, which added to her stack. There are also a number of other previous WSOP bracelet winners set to return tomorrow including Susan Faber (850,000), Allyn Shulman (295,000) and Jessica Marks (217,000).

The remaining 50 players will return to the felt at 12.p.m on Saturday, June 28, to Level 21 with 10,000/20,000 blinds and a 20,000 big blind ante. Levels are 60-minutes long and there will be 15-minute breaks every two levels. There is a scheduled dinner break after Level 26 at approximately 6:30pm. Players are due to play down to the final five before bagging for Day 4.

Stick with PokerNews as we follow all the action until a winner is crowned.

Tags: Alisa Baumanns Allyn Shulman Barbara Enright Geraldine Spears Jennifer Shahade Jessica Marks Juliet Hegedus Kerryjane Craige Shiina Okamoto Susan Faber Tamar Abraham