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.
The board showed 9♥9♦A♠4♥ in a heads-up pot. Tsz Liu bet 100,000 and Lisa Fong raised it to 225,000. Liu replied by shoving, putting Fong at risk for her remaining stack worth 150,000.
After some thinking, Fong folded and Liu tabled a 9♠ for trips before grabbing the pot.
