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Event #68: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 4 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #68: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 4
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,298,000
Total Entries
1,475
Level
34
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
6
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 1,475
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Level 34
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
After seven hours of play, Event #68: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship has come to an end at the World Series of Poker, hosted by the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, with one woman left standing. Skye Chen outlasted a field of 1,475 entries to capture her first-ever World Series of Poker bracelet and the top prize of $194,630, the largest score of her career.
The event generated a prize pool of $1,298,000, and Chen defeated Aubrey Williams following an action-packed heads-up battle that stretched for more than two hours. Williams earned $129,692 for her runner-up finish, while Lisa Teebagy completed the podium in third place for $93,149.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skye Chen | United States | $194,630 |
| 2 | Aubrey Williams | United States | $129,692 |
| 3 | Lisa Teebagy | United States | $93,149 |
| 4 | Caitlin Comeskey | United States | $67,735 |
| 5 | Emily Spencer | United States | $49,874 |
| 6 | Victoria Ailloud | France | $37,192 |
| 7 | Lisa Tan | United States | $28,092 |
| 8 | Lexy Gavin-Mather | United States | $21,497 |
| 9 | Jessica Teusl | Austria | $16,668 |
Winner's Reaction
A software engineer for 11 years, Chen recently stepped away from her career in tech to take a break and travel, playing poker along the way. Over the last couple of years, she had primarily been playing cash games, gradually moving up from $1/$3 stakes to $5/$10 games.
Her trip to Las Vegas wasn't even centered around poker. She accompanied friends who were participating in a Mahjong tournament that she had no interest in playing. Instead, she decided to take her shot in a World Series of Poker event.
"I was playing mostly just for fun and also because I really wanted a bracelet. It was kind of fun to chase that dream, right?" Chen said. "Compared to the rest of the field, I'm sure there are plenty of better pros out there than I am. I'm not a professional player. It feels surreal. I mean, this was a dream of mine. Ever since I saw the WSOP on ESPN back when I was a kid, and I learned how to play poker, but I definitely wasn't very good.
I don't know how to feel right now because it's almost, you know, you sort of thought that that era of the amateur player coming and winning a bracelet was kind of over, but I wouldn't have ever believed that I would come in and sort of do the same thing."
One of the defining moments of the tournament came during heads-up play when Chen made a hero call against Williams to seize the chip lead. Reflecting on the hand, she said:
"It really felt like she was representing something extremely strong. I just kept thinking and kept thinking, kept thinking, oh, just like this doesn't make any sense in terms of how it goes. The sizing just seemed like it was meant to intimidate me. I'm definitely not as studied or as experienced as she is. And so if I'm going to take a 50-50 to try to win the tournament right here, this is going to be the moment."
Even after securing the bracelet, the accomplishment had not fully sunk in.
"I would not have imagined to come here and just suddenly win a bracelet on my first try, basically. It still feels surreal. I almost feel like I'm dreaming right now."
When asked what she would have thought if someone had told her at the beginning of the tournament that she would become a WSOP champion, Chen laughed.
"I actually probably would have said I wouldn't have necessarily been surprised, but I would be very surprised to learn that I hadn't committed to it. I feel like I'm the kind of person where if I really wanted to do something, I can put a lot of time and effort, and I can grind it, and I can learn it really fast, right, and pick something up.”
Rather than viewing this victory as the culmination of a dream, Chen sees it as the beginning of her poker journey. She plans to celebrate her win with dinner alongside her friends from the Vegas Dragons club before deciding what comes next.
Road to Victory
Chen began the final day with six players left second in chips behind Emily Spencer, who held a commanding lead with roughly twice her stack. Despite the deficit, Chen remained patient and picked her spots carefully, steadily building her stack throughout the day.
A turning point came when Chen rivered a flush against Spencer to become the new chip lead. She later sent the former frontrunner to the rail after finding herself dominating Spencer’s hand, further extending her advantage over the field.
Teebagy, meanwhile, gained momentum after eliminating Caitlin Comeskey in fourth place. That boost allowed her to apply pressure to the remaining players. She also took a sizable pot from Chen, who paid her turned trips with a pair.
With three players remaining, Teebagy sat atop the leaderboard, while Chen found herself at the bottom of the chip counts. Once again, Chen displayed determination. She found a timely double-up from the small blind with ace-jack, extracting maximum value from Teebagy and climbing back into contention.
The path to heads-up play remained challenging. Williams, with ace-king, soon knocked Chen back down after making a call with king-jack, leaving the champion short while Williams surged to nearly 60 percent of the chips in play.
As the three-handed battle wore on, the chip lead changed hands repeatedly. Eventually, Chen eliminated Teebagy when her pocket fives improved to a set on the turn, sending her out in third place and setting up the final duel.
Once heads-up play began, Chen found herself facing an uphill battle with a 3:5 chip advantage in favor of Williams. In one of the defining moments of the tournament, she correctly sensed a bluff from Williams and made a hero call for her tournament life. The call earned her a crucial double-up and left Williams with only about four big blinds heading into the break.
Williams refused to go quietly, however, and staged a remarkable comeback attempt by doubling up three times. Ultimately, the chips found their way into the middle one final time. Williams was unable to improve against Chen's pocket fours, and when the board failed to deliver an ace, Chen's hand held up to secure the victory.
After overcoming multiple setbacks, surviving several short-stack situations, and winning a heart-pounding heads-up battle, Chen completed an impressive story to earn her first WSOP bracelet and etch her name into poker history.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage from the 2026 WSOP.
Level 34
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Skye Chen, who decided to choose Event #68: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship as her first ever tournament to play, navigated her way through the 1,475 player field to take home the top prize of $194,630.
Chen battled for over two hours heads up, but emerged victorious against Aubrey Williams, to secure herself a WSOP gold bracelet.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as the full winners recap will be posted shortly.
Level 34
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Skye Chen on the button shoved all-in, only just covering Aubrey Williams' 13,600,000 stack. Williams spun in her chair, looked up at the ceiling, and thought about her next move. She looked down to check her cards and started counting her chips. She finally picked a stack of chips and placed it in for a call.
Aubrey Williams: A♣5♣ 
Skye Chen: 4♣4♦
With her recent luck, railbirds started calling for Williams' cards to hit the board, but the flop dropped 8♦9♦9♥. The cheering got louder as support flowed in for Williams, but the dealer peeled the Q♠ turn and the 10♦ river, eliminating Williams in second place.
The crowd applauded both players for a game well-played, and it was Chen who took first place.
Level 34
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Aubrey Williams limped with 7♥6♦ on the button and Skye Chen raised to 1,500,000 with K♥J♣ in the big blind. Williams called to see the 10♦4♥8♣ flop and Chen check-called a 1,200,000 bet by Williams.
An A♣ turn brought in more for Chen as she picked up the straight draw, and both players opted to check the action to the A♥ river.
Chen checked, Williams bet 3,200,000 and Chen folded.
Level 34
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Aubrey Williams shoved all-in for 4,500,000 from the button and Skye Chen called.
Aubrey Williams: Q♦9♥
Skye Chen: A♠5♥
Chen was ahead with ace-high. The flop dropped 10♠5♦7♦, keeping Chen's lead. The crowd erupted when the 3♦ turn fell, giving William's hope with a flush draw.
The river 6♦ completed her draw, securing another double-up for Williams.
Level 34
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Skye Chen open-jammed to cover Aubrey Williams' last 1,900,000. Williams made the call and the pair went to another flip.
Aubrey Williams: K♣5♣
Skye Chen: 10♦2♠
Williams had the edge, and kept the lead on the J♥6♥K♦ flop. There was a small sweat on the 2♣ turn as Chen paired up, but there wasn't another on the A♣ river. Williams locked up the double up and remained in contention for the title.
Level 34
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Aubrey Williams on the button shoved all-in for 1,600,000 and Skye Chen called.
Aubrey Williams: J♣5♣
Skye Chen: J♦7♣
The flop came 2♥Q♦A♣ and both players were looking at a potential chop. The 4♥ fell on the turn, giving Williams more outs with a straight draw and prompting the rail to start calling for a three.
The river 3♠ fell, completing the straight and giving Williams a double up.
Level 34
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Aubrey Williams limped on the button and Skye Chen raised to 1,100,000 in the big blind.
Williams three-bet to 2,400,000, and Chen moved all in for her remaining 13,200,000. Williams called, and the pair went to showdown, with Chen at risk.
Skye Chen: A♣10♦
Aubrey Williams: 8♠8♦
Chen needed to hit to stay alive, and she saw an Ace in the window on the 9♣6♦A♥ flop.
There was no change on the J♠ turn or 7♠ river, and she knocked Williams down to just 2,600,000.
Level 34
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Skye Chen raised A♥2♠ on the button to 1,100,000 and Aubrey Williams defended J♠8♦ from the big blind.
The pair were taken to the 3♦10♣8♥ flop and Williams check-called a 900,000 bet by Chen.
A Q♠ turn saw both check to the J♦ river, which saw Williams pick up a two pair with the jacks to take the lead. Williams took the pot after both checked to showdown, giving her back the chip lead.
