Event #71: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship Giorno 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

2024-06-28 21:56 UTC-8

McManus's Aces Get Cracked

Livello 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was caught on the flop of 9♥8♣7♣. The player in the big blind checked and Joanna Pfeister under the gun bet 4,800. After thinking for a while, the player in early position called. When action came to Brenda Mcmanus on the button, she moved all in. Pfeister called all-in for 12,300 and early position folded.

Joanna Pfeister: 7♦7♠ All in
Brenda McManus: A♠A♣

Pfeister hit a set on the flop and the turn Q♠ and river 10♣ gave her the double up. McManus was left on an extreme short stack of just four big blinds.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Joanna Pfeister	40,000 40,000	40,000
Brenda McManus	5,300 5,300	5,300

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Livello: 9

Bui: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

2024-06-28 21:19 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: Kevin Martin Was "Heartbroken" After Game of Gold Loss

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Livello 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the ninth episode, Connor speaks with poker streamer and reality TV star Kevin Martin, who opened up about his experience on the hit GGPoker show Game of Gold and gave some insight into his upcoming appearance on The Amazing Race Canada, which Martin told PokerNews will be the "final chapter" of his reality TV career.

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The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Kevin Martin by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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2024-06-28 21:04 UTC-8

Final Break

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Livello 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The remaining 450 players are going into their final 20-minute break for today. Late registration will also close after the break.

2024-06-28 21:04 UTC-8

Dubowy Jams into Hui's Aces

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Livello 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

In a hand just before the break, Tina Dubowy moved all in from the cutoff and got a call from Loni Hui on the button.

Tina Dubowy:A♦8♦ All in
Loni Hui: A♣A♥

The flop came 2♦8♣3♣ and the 3♦ gave Dubowy some chances as she picked up a diamond draw and outs for a boat.

Despite Dubowy having, "so many outs on the river," according to a comment made from another player at the table, Dubowy was sent to the rail after seeing the 7♣ river.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Loni Hui	110,000 73,000	73,000

Tina Dubowy	Eliminato

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2024-06-28 20:58 UTC-8

A Double for De Jong

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Livello 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The mood at the table was upbeat. Encouraged by her husband Mateusz Moolhuizen, who made her recite their common mantra, "I love money, and money loves me," Dehlia De Jong approached the next hand in high spirits, knowing she needed a double up.

Lexy Gavin-Mather initiated the action with a raise to 2,000 from the hijack, prompting De Jong to go all in on the button with her last 9,000. Gavin-Mather called, and it went to showdown.

Dehlia De Jong: A♥Q♣
Lexy Gavin-Mather: A♦10♣

The board ran out 6♥3♥A♣Q♥10♦, giving both players two pair, but De Jong's hand was better, allowing her to double up.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Lexy Gavin-Mather	74,500 34,500	34,500

Dehlia De Jong	20,500 9,100	9,100

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2024-06-28 20:56 UTC-8

Gannon Making Gains

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Livello 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The action was followed from the 4♥J♥Q♣ flop with a pot of already 4,000.

The hijack raised to 3,200 and Chiori Gannon called from the cutoff.

The 3♦ was turned and both players checked to the J♠ river.

The hijack bet out 3,500 and Gannon called, turning over the K♣Q♦ for two pair. The hijack showed 7♠7♥ and gave the pot to Gannon, who left the hand with a large stack of chips.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Chiori Gannon	68,800 68,800	68,800

2024-06-28 20:35 UTC-8

Cai Chips Up

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Livello 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players were already heads-up and on the river with a 9♥3♥A♥8♥J♥ board.

Jessica Cai had jammed, and her opponent had made the call and both players cards were face-up.

Jessica Cai: K♠K♥ All in
Opponent: 6♦6♠

Cai took the pot with the king high flush, and sat with just over four times starting stack after the hand.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jessica Cai	85,000 51,000	51,000

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2024-06-28 20:22 UTC-8

Some Updated Chip Counts

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Livello 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Nadya Magnus	185,000 185,000	185,000
Kimberly Sclafani	105,000
Smriti Dewari	100,000 100,000	100,000
Ebony Kenney	55,000 39,000	39,000
Jessica Vierling	48,000 -20,000	-20,000
Loni Hui	37,000 37,000	37,000

Anna Antimony	33,000 33,000	33,000

2024-06-28 20:15 UTC-8

Shahade Doubles Up With a Set

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Livello 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was caught on the river, where the board read 7♥K♠4♠10♦Q♣.

Jen Shahade went all in for 26,600 into a pot of around 18,000 chips. Her opponent called.

Shahade turned over 4♦4♥ for a flopped set of fours, which bested her opponent's Q♠10♠, which flopped a flush draw and made runner-runner two pair.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jen Shahade	76,000 60,000	60,000

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