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

06-27-2025 15:40 UTC-8

Ecaldre Finds a Double Up on Smith

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Dusti Smith raised to 9,000 in early position and it folded to Dorothy Ecaldre who shoved in the big blind for 135,000. Smith tanked for some time and called:

Dorothy Ecaldre: A♣K♦ All in
Dusti Smith: A♠Q♥

Ecaldre didn't find any bad surprise throughout the 7♠10♥8♦5♠10♣ ranout and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dorothy Ecaldre	280,000 17,500	17,500

Dusti Smith	220,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Dusti Smith Dorothy Ecaldre

06-27-2025 15:41 UTC-8

Second Break of the Day

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The remaining ladies are now heading a 15-minute break. Play will resume at blinds 3,000/ 5,000 with a 5,000 ante.

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

06-27-2025 15:58 UTC-8

Updated Top Ten Counts After the Break According to the WSOP+ App

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Laura Fryer

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Diana Shamshoum	480,000 254,000	254,000
Chia Tseng	470,000 318,500	318,500
Cynthia Compton	440,000 124,000	124,000
Susan Faber	420,000 65,000	65,000

Tsz Liu	400,000 205,000	205,000
Janet Kanstrup	397,000 72,000	72,000
Mary-Rose Mccann	396,000 211,000	211,000
Christine Brewer	388,000
Melanie Weisner	385,000 15,000	15,000
Una Kelly	363,000 283,000	283,000

06-27-2025 16:00 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations Just Before the Break

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Laura Fryer

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Marsha Wolak	Busted

Lauren Williams-Caudle	Busted
Thanh Hoang	Busted
Nesrine Reilly	Busted
Jiachi Li	Busted
Amanda Holmquist	Busted
Susan Mckay	Busted
Shreeja Datta	Busted
Suzanne Gentner	Busted
Melody Johnico	Busted
Jenny He	Busted

06-27-2025 16:05 UTC-8

Klauschie Busts Villarreal

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jennifer Klauschie open-shoved on the button for a remaining stack around 100,000, holding 5♠5♥, and Jean Tao Villarreal called all in with less in the small blind, with 8♥8♣.

Villarreal had good hopes for a double up but the board showed Q♠5♣K♦6♥10♣ to give a set to Klauschie and Villarreal joined the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jennifer Klauschie	190,000 130,000	130,000
Jean Tao Villarreal	Busted

Tags: Jean Tao Villarreal Jennifer Klauschie

06-27-2025 16:14 UTC-8

Full House for Min

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Una Kelly raised to 15,000 and faced a shove from Nan Min next to her, worth 62,000. Kelly thought about it for a minute and called.

Nan Min: A♦K♠ All in
Una Kelly: A♣10♠

Min improved into trips kings thanks to a flop 9♥K♥K♣, and double up when 4♣A♠ completed the board to give her a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Una Kelly	272,000 91,000	91,000
Nan Min	150,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Nan Min Una Kelly

06-27-2025 16:14 UTC-8

Benedetto Surviving One Shove to the Next

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Kara Benedetto had been shoving a few pots and finally received a call, only to discover that Tsz Liu had the same hand. Benedetto shoved from under the gun, and Liu called from the big blind.

Kara Benedetto: A♠10♦ All in
Tsz Liu: A♣10♣

Benedetto would have to fade the flush, and that she did with a board of Q♦7♣9♥3♦10♠, and the pot was chopped.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsz Liu	490,000 90,000	90,000
Kara Benedetto	57,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Kara Benedetto Tsz Liu

06-27-2025 16:14 UTC-8

"If I Fold, Will You Show?"

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Laura Fryer

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Aurelia Pioget and September Sarno were heads-up on a 5♥8♦2♣ flop with Sarno to Piogets direct left.

Pioget had bet and action was on Sarno. Sarno lifted her hand and flashed her cards to the table, asking Pioget, "If I fold, will you show?". Pioget replied with "I will show for once."

Sarno announced "I Fold." and showed A♦J♦. Piogets turned over A♣A♠.