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 14:26 UTC-8

Ecaldre Gets a Double-Up on Okamoto

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

All the chips went in the middle preflop between Shiina Okamoto, holding A♣K♣, and Dorothy Ecaldre who was at risk with 930,000 and holding 8♣8♦ for a flip.

The board gave the winning hand and the double up to Ecaldre with J♣6♥Q♥4♥Q♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dorothy Ecaldre	2,000,000 700,000	700,000

Shiina Okamoto	1,900,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Dorothy Ecaldre Shiina Okamoto

06-28-2025 14:29 UTC-8

Izzi Chips Up Through Hegedus

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Michelle Izzi raised to 60,000 and Juliet Hegedus called in the blinds to see a flop 6♠4♦8♠. Hegedus check-raised to 150,000 Izzi's continuation of 50,000 and the latter called.

The turn brought the 7♠ and Hegedus led out for 175,000. Izzi shoved and after some thinking, Hegedus let it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michelle Izzi	2,180,000 430,000	430,000
Juliet Hegedus	1,300,000 520,000	520,000

Tags: Juliet Hegedus Michelle Izzi

06-28-2025 14:32 UTC-8

Lukina Finds a Spot to Double Up on Elcadre

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Katerina Lukina raised to 60,000 and Shiina Okamoto called on the button, followed by Dorothy Ecaldre, in the small blind.

The board gave Q♦4♠7♦ and Ecaldre led out for 80,000. Lukina shoved for 280,000. Okamoto let it go but Ecaldre made the call, showing Q♥10♦ for top pair. Lukina revealed the best hand with A♠A♣ and doubled up after 9♥2♥ completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shiina Okamoto	1,780,000 120,000	120,000

Dorothy Ecaldre	1,560,000 440,000	440,000

Katerina Lukina	850,000 570,000	570,000

Tags: Dorothy Ecaldre Katerina Lukina Shiina Okamoto

06-28-2025 14:32 UTC-8

Shashikhina Takes from Kanstrup

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Sonia Shashikhina raised to 60,000 and got two callers in Janet Kanstrup on the button and JJ Liu in the big blind.

The flop came 3♥4♦5♣. Shashikhina continued with an 80,000 bet after a check from Liu. Kanstrup raised to 160,000, pushing Liu out of the pot. Shashikhina called to see the next card.

The turn 9♥ fell, and both players checked. The river 6♣ was peeled, and Shashikhina fired 275,000 making Kanstrup go into a deep thought.

She finally made the call and mucked after seeing Shashikhina table A♥4♥ for a pair of fours on the flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sonia Shashikhina	3,170,000
Janet Kanstrup	1,150,000
JJ Liu	930,000

Tags: Janet Kanstrup JJ Liu Sonia Shashikhina

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

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 14:54 UTC-8

Hall Goes All-in With Her Husband

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Gabrielle Barredo

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

Ruth Hall opened to 80,000 and got called Tsz Liu, taking both players to the flop.

The flop came 7♣8♦K♥ and Hall pushed all her chips in the middle with the ashes of her husband on top of her stack, saying that she was going all-in with her husband.

Liu bemoaned that she was Chinese and very superstitious, so how could she call? She folded her hand as Hall said she had a king and Liu didn't have any, anyway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tsz Liu	1,750,000 100,000	100,000
Ruth Hall	400,000 575,000	575,000

Tags: Ruth Hall 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