Michelle Izzi opened to 60,000 in middle position and received a shove all-in from the player immediately to her left, Sophal Yon. After action folded around, Izzi and Yon, at risk, headed to showdown.
Sophal Yon: 7♦7♣
Michelle Izzi: A♦J♥
Yon saw a potential double up when she maintained her lead on the flop of Q♣Q♥10♥. But the turn A♣ put Izzi in the lead. Nothing changed with the 6♦ river sending Yon to the rails.
The board 2♠A♥8♠9♠6♣ was already dealt, with Allyn Shulman being the player at risk for a remaining stack around 400,000 against Elisa Nakagawa.
Shulman held 7♦7♠, which wasn't good enough to double up as Nakagawa had A♦K♠ for a pair of aces. Shulman was eliminated right before the three table redraw.
Julie Huynh raised and called the shove from Barbara Enright in the blinds, who was short stacked with around 350,000.
Barbara Enright: A♠A♣
Julie Huynh: 8♣8♠
Enright was in great shape for a double up, and the board initially brought no surprises with 10♣3♦4♣3♣. However, the river fell 8♥, giving Huynh a set and eliminating the three-time WSOP bracelet winner from the event.
After a player recalled how Christine Brewer had just cracked aces in a previous hand with her queen-seven off suit, Brewer found herself all in again with two opponents just a few hands later.
Lang Yi had opened from early position and Yansong Kou moved all in from the hijack for her remaining 300,000. Christine Brewer jammed on the button for 325,000, and Lang Yi called.
Yansong Kou: 8♦8♣
Christine Brewer: Q♥Q♣
Lang Yi: A♣A♥
Yi was ahead, and Brewer stood to watch the runout.
The J♠A♦K♠ came on the flop, improving Yi but also giving Brewer outs with the straight draw.
Brewer hit on the 10♦ turn, and nothing changed on the 6♥ river, securing yet another huge pot for Brewer and eliminating Kou from the tournament.
Day 3, the penultimate day of the 2025 World Series of Poker Event #70: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas, kicks off at 12 p.m. today with just 50 players left.
Shiina Okamoto returns with the biggest stack and is one to watch as she is not only the defending champion, but was runner-up in 2023. Her 2023 heads-up competitor Tamar Abraham, and 2023 champion, also returns today to see if she can lock up another coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
They are in good company, as Day 3 has a star-studded field. Three-time WSOP bracelet winner and Hall of Famer Barbara Enright (565,000) returns for Day 3. Enright is no stranger to the felt, and remains the only woman to have ever made it to the final table of the WSOP Main Event.
It won't be an easy day of play today, as there is plenty of strong competition. Susan Faber (850,000), the 2019 SALUTE to the Warriors Event winner; Allyn Shulman (295,000), the 2012 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Champion; and Jessica Marks (217,000), also has one WSOP bracelet. Not only will the ladies all be hunting for gold, but they will also be looking to secure the top prize of $184,094.
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
Susan Faber
Juliet Hegedus returns second in chips, with Una Kelly a close third. Kelly saw a lucky double elimination late in Day 2, which helped her build her stack. She will be hoping to keep up the momentum in Day 3 and starts off the day in a strong position to be able to make it to the final five returning tomorrow.
Joining her in the top ten counts is Jessica Cai. Cai is no stranger to running deep in tournaments and has a massive $442,409 in reported live tournament earnings. She cashed the Ladies' event in 2024, but has already locked up more than her previous 176th place cash as the minimum payout now stands at $3,889. Joining them in the top of the counts are long-standing professionals Susan Faber and JJ Liu.
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
The remaining 50 ladies will return today at 12.p.m 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. Play is expected to continue today until just five players remain, at which point they will bag up their chips for Day 4.
Stick with PokerNews as we follow all the action until a winner is crowned.
