2017 World Series of Poker

Event #70: $10,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Heidi May
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$135,098
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$654,300
Entries
718
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000

Oanh Bui Doubles up

Level 3 : 75/150, 25 ante
Oanh Bui
Oanh Bui

The player in the under-the-gun position raised to 400, Oanh Bui three-bet to 1,100 from mid-position. The other player called.

The flop came {7-Spades}{9-Spades}{3-Clubs}, Bui's opponent check-called the 1,200 bet of Bui.

The turn brought the {6-Diamonds}, Bui's opponent checked. Bui shoved almost everything in for 5,100 keeping around 250 behind. Her opponent tanked and then shoved all in. Bui called.

Under-the-gun: {J-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Oanh Bui: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}

Bui had an overpair with the queens but her opponent had a flush draw and top pair. The river completed the board with the {2-Clubs}, no danger for Bui and she doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Oanh Bui nl
Oanh Bui
16,000 11,000

Tags: Oanh Bui

Bracelet Winner Liv Boeree Joins the Field

Level 3 : 75/150, 25 ante
Liv Boeree
Liv Boeree

Kelly Minkin, Celina Lin, and Liv Boeree, who won a WSOP bracelet this series in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Tag Team event, have all hopped in the field.

Player Chips Progress
Ruth Hall us
Ruth Hall
12,700 -1,150
Annette Obrestad no
Annette Obrestad
WSOP 1X Winner
8,200 200
Pok Kim us
Pok Kim
6,300 2,100
Kelly Minkin us
Kelly Minkin
5,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
WSOP 1X Winner
5,000
Celina Lin cn
Celina Lin
4,200
Katie Swift gb
Katie Swift
3,200 -2,500
Courtney Kennedy us
Courtney Kennedy
2,800 -2,200

Tags: Liv Boeree

Rowena Sniffen Takes One with No Showdown

Level 3 : 75/150, 25 ante

A player in early position raised to 325, Mesha James called in middle position, Rowena Sniffen called in the cutoff, and the button made it four ways to the flop. The flop came {10-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and the first player continued for 525. James called, Sniffen called, and the button folded.

It was three ways to the {3-Spades} turn and the first player checked. James bet 1,400, Sniffen called, and the first called.

On the {K-Diamonds} river, the first player checked, James checked, and Sniffen bet 3,000. The first player folded and James thought for a little while before tossing her cards in to fold. Sniffen took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Rowena Sniffen us
Rowena Sniffen
12,200
Mesha James us
Mesha James
9,600

Tags: Rowena SniffenMesha James

Vanessa Selbst Wins One

Level 3 : 75/150, 25 ante
Vanessa Selbst
Vanessa Selbst

Just before the break, the player in the under-the-gun position raised to 300. The player in the cutoff called, Vanessa Selbst, on the button, three-bet to 800. The under-the-gun player called but the player in the cutoff now folded.

The flop came {K-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{A-Hearts} Selbst's opponent check-folded the all-in bet of Selbst for 2,775 in total.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
WSOP 3X Winner
5,100 100

Tags: Vanessa Selbst

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 25

First Break in the Ladies Event

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

More familiar faces have joined the fray, including Mina Greco, Ellen Lambeth, Jamie Kerstetter, Brittany Paige, Ebony Kenney, and Amal Bou-Nahra.

Players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Louise Francoeur ca
Louise Francoeur
11,200 6,200
Shino Fujiwara us
Shino Fujiwara
8,500 3,500
Mina Greco us
Mina Greco
6,700 6,700
Loni Harwood us
Loni Harwood
WSOP 2X Winner
6,500 1,500
Gloria Jackson us
Gloria Jackson
6,100 -2,800
Ellen Lambeth us
Ellen Lambeth
6,000 6,000
Kim McClymont ca
Kim McClymont
5,900 900
Jamie Kerstetter us
Jamie Kerstetter
5,800 5,800
Jessica Welman us
Jessica Welman
5,600 600
Amal Bou-Nahra us
Amal Bou-Nahra
5,500 5,500
Lacey Jones us
Lacey Jones
5,000
Brittany Paige us
Brittany Paige
4,600 4,600
Melissa Gillett au
Melissa Gillett
3,000 -4,300
Ebony Kenney us
Ebony Kenney
2,000 2,000

Tags: Amal Bou-NahraBrittany PaigeEbony KenneyEllen LambethJamie KerstetterMina Greco

Updated Chip Counts and Some New Names

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Annette Obrestad no
Annette Obrestad
WSOP 1X Winner
8,000 3,000
Jackie Glazier au
Jackie Glazier
WSOP 1X Winner
7,900 7,900
Katie Lindsay us
Katie Lindsay
6,500 6,500
Fatima Moreira de Melo nl
Fatima Moreira de Melo
6,400 100
Sofia Lovgren se
Sofia Lovgren
6,000 6,000
Leo Margets es
Leo Margets
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax
5,800 800
Molly Mossey us
Molly Mossey
5,700 400
Katie Swift gb
Katie Swift
5,700 700
Maria Konnikova us
Maria Konnikova
5,400 5,400
JJ Liu tw
JJ Liu
5,000 5,000
Natalie Hof de
Natalie Hof
5,000 5,000
Oanh Bui nl
Oanh Bui
5,000 5,000
Pok Kim us
Pok Kim
4,200 -1,700
Karina Jett us
Karina Jett
3,700 -1,300
Susie Isaacs us
Susie Isaacs
WSOP 2X Winner
1,800 -3,200

Sharon Stein Shoves the Turn

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

The player on the button raised to 400, Sharon Stein called in the small blind, and Gaelle Baumann called in the big blind. On the {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop, the blinds checked and the button continued for 800. Stein called and Baumann folded. The turn was the {7-Diamonds} and Stein checked. Her opponent bet 1,300 and Stein check-shoved for 2,400. Her opponent shook her head and folded, and Stein took the pot, getting her back over starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Sharon Stein us
Sharon Stein
6,500 6,500