Event #70: $1,000 Ladies Championship Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-28-2025 14:23 UTC-8

Krista Gifford Eliminated in 24th Place ($6,431)

Laura Fryer

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Tsz Liu opened to 60,000 from middle position and Krista Gifford moved all in for her remaining 340,000 in the cutoff. Liu snap called and the players flipped their hands.

Krista Gifford: 7♠7♣ All in
Tsz Liu: A♠K♥

Gifford was hoping to hold, but the K♠3♥9♣ improved Liu to top pair.

There was no help for Gifford on the Q♣ turn and 3♠ river, and she was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsz Liu	1,150,000 520,000	520,000
Krista Gifford	Busted

Tags: Krista Gifford Tsz Liu

06-28-2025 14:33 UTC-8

Lang Yi Eliminated in 23rd Place ($6,431)

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Lang Yi in the small blind shoved all-in for around 170,000 and got a snap call from Tsz Liu in the big blind, taking them to showdown.

Lang Yi: K♦5♠ All in
Tsz Liu: A♠Q♣

Yi spiked two pair on the flop of 5♦K♥Q♠ against Liu's mid-pair. Yi saw a potential double up when she maintained her lead on the turn 3♣. But the A♥ fell on the river giving Liu the higher two pair and sending Li to hit the rails with a 23rd finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsz Liu	1,850,000 700,000	700,000
Lang Yi	Busted

Tags: Lang Yi Tsz Liu

06-28-2025 15:00 UTC-8

Yuko Takahashi Eliminated in 22nd Place ($6,431)

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Laura Fryer

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Diana Shamshoum opened to 125,000 from the hijack and Shiina Okamoto called from the button.

Yuko Takahashi moved all in for her remaining 475,000 and both players called.

The 7♥3♠Q♥ flop saw Shamshoum bet 300,000 and Okamoto folded.

Yuko Takahashi: A♠J♥ All in
Diana Shamshoum: A♦K♦

Takahashi was behind and things stayed that way on the low 3♣ turn and 4♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diana Shamshoum	2,100,000 50,000	50,000
Shiina Okamoto	1,500,000 280,000	280,000

Yuko Takahashi	Busted

Tags: Diana Shamshoum Shiina Okamoto Yuko Takahashi

06-28-2025 15:03 UTC-8

Ruth Hall Eliminated in 21st Place ($6,431)

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Play was already underway when action was picked up with Ruth Hall, in the big blind and at risk, and Stephani Hagberg, under the gun, with their hands and chips in the middle of the felt.

Ruth Hall: 10♠7♠ All in
Stephani Hagberg: K♦J♠

The board showed J♦10♦6♥8♠K♣. Hall had mid-pair on the flop against Hagberg's top pair. The turn gave Hall a bit of hope with a gut shot straight draw but the river dashed all hope giving Hagberg a two pair and ending Hall's deep run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephani Hagberg	2,300,000 200,000	200,000
Ruth Hall	Busted

Tags: Ruth Hall Stephani Hagberg

06-28-2025 15:12 UTC-8

Tamar Abraham Eliminated in 20th Place ($6,431)

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Heather Alcorn raised under the gun and Tamar Abraham shoved for a remaining stack around 500,000, which was called by Alcorn:

Tamar Abraham: A♥5♠ All in
Heather Alcorn: K♠K♦

Abraham didn't find any miracle throughout the board 2♦7♦6♠9♦5♥ and the 2023Ladies Event winner was eliminated from the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Heather Alcorn	1,600,000 900,000	900,000
Tamar Abraham	Busted

Tags: Tamar Abraham Heather Alcorn

06-28-2025 15:29 UTC-8

Dorothy Ecaldre Eliminated in 19th Place ($6,431)

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Diana Shamshoum raised under the gun to 100,000 and Shiina Okamoto three-bet to 300,000 in the cutoff. Both Dorothy Ecaldre on the button and Shamshoum called.

The flop appeared 2♠A♠9♠ and it checked to Okamoto who shoved with the biggest stack. Only Elcadre made the call all in and they tabled their cards:

Dorothy Ecaldre: A♥J♥ All in
Shiina Okamoto: A♦K♦

Ecaldre's hand was dominated and she busted after the 10♣3♠ completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shiina Okamoto	3,900,000

Diana Shamshoum	810,000
Dorothy Ecaldre	Busted

Tags: Shiina Okamoto Diana Shamshoum Dorothy Ecaldre

06-28-2025 15:34 UTC-8

Diana Shamshoum Eliminated in 18th Place ($6,431)

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Diana Shamshoum open-shoved in early position for a remaining stack around 750,00 and Juliet Hegedus quickly made the call next to her. The rest of the table folded.

Diana Shamshoum: A♣K♣ All in
Juliet Hegedus: A♠A♦

Shamshoum was in terrible shape for a double up, and the board improved even more Hegedus' hand with A♥J♥J♦6♥4♣ to bust Shamshoum from the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juliet Hegedus	2,450,000 750,000	750,000
Diana Shamshoum	Busted

Tags: Diana Shamshoum Juliet Hegedus

06-28-2025 15:34 UTC-8

Janet Kanstrup Eliminated in 17th Place ($7,836)

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Laura Fryer

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In the first hand after the two table redraw, Janet Kanstrup moved all in for her remaining 810,000 stack from early position and was called by Heather Alcorn who covered.

Janet Kanstrup: A♥Q♠ All in
Heather Alcorn: Q♣Q♥

Kanstrup needed to find something on the board but missed on the 2♣5♥7♣J♥7♦ runout.

After the hand Alcorn remarked "You are the best dealer ever" as she held with her queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Heather Alcorn	2,400,000 700,000	700,000
Janet Kanstrup	Busted

Tags: Heather Alcorn Janet Kanstrup

06-28-2025 15:55 UTC-8

Jessica Cai Eliminated in 16th Place ($7,836)

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jessica Cai open-shoved for her last 400,000, holding A♦K♦ and it folded to Katerina Lukina who reshoved, with 10♣10♠ in her hands. The rest of the players folded.

Cai was unable to win the flip as the dealer showed a board J♦9♣5♥7♦8♣ and she made her way to collect her money prize.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katerina Lukina	1,520,000 495,000	495,000
Jessica Cai	Busted

Tags: Jessica Cai Katerina Lukina

06-28-2025 16:19 UTC-8

Michelle Izzi Eliminated in 15th Place ($7,836)

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Michelle Izzi raised to 100,000 in the cutoff and Stephani Hagberg three-bet to 300,000 next to her. It came back to Izzi who quickly called.

The flop gave 9♠A♥8♠ and Izzi checked to Hagberg who continued for 250,000. Izzi thought about her move and shoved, and Hagberg snap-called:

Michelle Izzi: A♦10♦ All in
Stephani Hagberg: A♠Q♦

The Q♥ hit the turn, improving even more Hagberg's hand with two pair and Izzi was eliminated after the 5♠ completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephani Hagberg	3,220,000 2,720,000	2,720,000
Michelle Izzi	Busted

Tags: Michelle Izzi Stephani Hagberg