The action was intense in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Ladies Cash Game on Thursday, but the hand of the night involved Kristen Foxen who was put in a brutal situation with a full house.
Foxen was joined by some other skilled opponents inside the Encore Ballroom, including Xuan Liu, Lily Kiletto, and Kasey Lyn Mills for some $25/$50 no-limit hold'em on the WPT YouTube channel.
Can She Find a Fold?
Entering the hand, about four hours into the session, Foxen was the game's biggest winner, up more than $11,000. Iris Liu ("Pocky") made it $300 with A♣6♣ from early position and received a call from Foxen's 2♣2♦, Kiletto's 4♠4♣ in the cutoff, and Liu's K♠7♥ in the straddle.
The flop came out 2♥5♦4♥, creating a set-over-set situation. Foxen bet $500 with bottom set and received calls from Pocky and Kiletto. Following the 4♦ on the turn, which brought about quads for Kiletto, Pocky decided to bluff with a $2,500 wager. Both players called and the 8♣ on the river changed nothing.
Pocky, who was drawing dead to both players on the turn, fired out another bluff attempt, this time for $9,000. Foxen opted to just call with a full house before Kiletto moved all in for $20,950. That, of course, forced Pocky to fold, but put Foxen in a difficult situation.
She knew Kiletto didn't really have many, if any bluffs as that isn't a spot where players will attempt a bluff. After about 10 minutes in the tank trying to figure out which made hands she could beat that would shove on that board, the high-stakes pro was able to find a fold and save an extra $11,000.
Big Hand Fuels Kiletto
The big pot Kiletto won against Foxen wasn't her only one of the day, but it was the key to her $22,750 win, the biggest at the table. Jouhan Allende had the second largest profit ($13,350).
Liu (-$10,650) and Mills (-$10,150) were the only two players to end the night with double-digit deficits. Foxen battled back strong from the cooler hand against Kiletto to finish the stream barely down anything (-$1,375). The same can be said about Pocky, who bluffed off a significant portion of her stack in one hand but only lost $1,900 overall.
Esther "E-Tay" Taylor lost a small amount (-$750), while Ashley Sleeth had a rough session and ended up down $3,425.
The conclusion of the Ladies Cash Game wraps up a series of ladies events during the WPT World Championship Festival. Jamie Kerstetter, who commented on Thursday night stream, hosted a WPT Ladies Meet-Up Game (MUG) at Wynn last week. Lisa Costello shipped the $1,100 WPT Ladies Championship tournament for $85,297 on Dec. 9.
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