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Thursday, June 20, 2019 5:42 PM Local Time
Dinner Break
The ladies are now going on a 75-minute break. Play will resume at blinds 300/600 ante 600.
While you wait check out Jamie Kerstetter's opinions on some of the latest dramas to emerge from the Rio.
Thursday, June 20, 2019 5:38 PM Local Time
New Round of Chip Counts
| Lisa Pickell | 125,000 | 2,000  |
| Heidi May | 42,500 | -7,500  |
| Mikiyo Aoki | 30,000 | 10,000 |
| Gaelle Baumann | 27,500 | -500 |
| Bonnie Carl | 27,500 | 7,500 |
| Daiva Byrne | 20,000 | 0 |
| Maria Konnikova | 12,000 | -25,000 |
| Jennifer Hodges | 9,800 | 1,800 |
Thursday, June 20, 2019 5:32 PM Local Time
Minkin's Ace High Is Not Good
Kelly Minkin opened the action with a raise to 1,300. Chiori Gannon made the call and so did the big blind player.
The flop came and Minkin continued for 2,700 after the small blind checked. Only Gannon made the call.
The turn and river were checked and Minkin announced ace-high but mucked as Gannon tabled for a pair of fives.
| Chiori Gannon | 47,000 | 26,000 |
| Kelly Minkin | 38,400 | 18,400 |
Thursday, June 20, 2019 5:30 PM Local Time
Recent Chip Counts
| Lisa Costello | 73,500 | 500 |
| Nancy Birnbaum | 65,000 | -1,000 |
| Heidi May | 50,000 | 5,000 |
| Jennifer Shahade | 40,000 | 24,000 |
| Jamie Kerstetter | 29,000 | 8,000 |
| Maria Lampropulos | 27,000 | |
| Jessica Dawley | 23,000 | 23,000 |
| Maureen Bloechlinger | 20,000 | 4,500 |
| Aurélie Reard | 15,300 | 15,300 |
| Margaret Martin | 0 | |
Thursday, June 20, 2019 5:27 PM Local Time
Iermolcheva Takes a Small One
In a blind versus blind situation, Olga Iermolcheva completed before calling a raise to 1,500 from the big blind.
appeared on the flop and Iermolcheva check-called a continuation bet for 3,000. Both players checked on the turn and the river and Iermolcheva tabled for a pair of nines. It was enough to make her opponent fold her cards.
| Olga Iermolcheva | 24,500 | -500 |
Thursday, June 20, 2019 5:12 PM Local Time
Marquez Chipping Up
On a raised pot, the flop read when Ana Marquez checked from the big blind and so did her opponent.
The turn brought the and Marquez bet for 2,200. Her opponent tanked for a minute and called. The river fell a and Marquez looked at her opponent's stack, which was around 16,000, before deciding to bet 6,700. Her opponent let it go and the pot was sent to Marquez.
| Ana Marquez | 44,500 | 40,400 |
Thursday, June 20, 2019 5:02 PM Local Time
De Jong Show Aces
The flop read in a head's up situation when the small blind player checked, followed by Dehlia de Jong on the button.
The turn fell a and de Jong bet 2,500 after her opponent checked. The latter folded and de Jong showed to the table.
| Dehlia de Jong | 21,000 | 500 |
Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:59 PM Local Time
New Round of Chip Counts
| Louise Francoeur | 76,000 | 11,000 |
| Shelley Johnson | 67,000 | |
| Lea Nehme | 51,000 | 25,000 |
| Nathalie Schaeffer | 27,000 | |
| Tara Cain | 22,000 | 2,000 |
| Vivian Saliba | 18,200 | -16,800 |
| Daria Feshchenko | 14,000 | -6,000 |
| Pok Kim | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| Aurélie Reard | 0 | -24,000 |
Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:53 PM Local Time
No Final Table for Burkhart This Year
Allyn Shulman limped in from under the gun and action folded to Jacqueline Burkhart in the small blind who raised to 2,000. Melody McKee three-bet to 6,000 from the big blind and Shulman quickly folded while Burkhart called.
The flop came , Burkhart shoved and McKee snap-called.
Jacqueline Burkhart:
Melody McKee:
The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river for Burkhart to not find any help. Burkhart grabbed her stuff and made her way out of the tournament area.
| Melody McKee | 52,000 | |
| Allyn Shulman | 45,000 | 25,000 |
| Barbara Enright | 12,000 | -10,000 |
| Jacqueline Burkhart | 0 | -20,000 |
Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:43 PM Local Time
Level 6 started
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:42 PM Local Time
Dawley on her Way to Rebuy
Sarah Goddard started with a min-raise to 800 under the gun and Jessica Dawley three-bet to 2,300. It folded to Mary Neilan in the small blind who four-bet to 5,200 and Goddard let it go. Dawley quickly pushed all in for 11,500, saying "You can have it all!" and Neilan called to create the following showdown:
Jessica Dawley:
Mary Neilan:
Dawley found no help through a board and told smilingly "Ok I'll be right back" to the table.
| Mary Neilan | 38,000 | 38,000 |
| Sarah Goddard | 15,700 | -3,600 |
| Jessica Dawley | 0 | -20,000 |
Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:31 PM Local Time
Eubanks Shoves on Ho
Vickie Eubanks raised to 1,200 in the hijack and Maria Ho three-bet to 7,500 in the cutoff. The big blind called the 7,500, as did Eubanks.
The flop came , both the big blind and Eubanks checked. Ho led out for 5,700, the big blind tanked and ended up folding but Eubanks shoved for 30,000. Now it was time for Ho to tank and after a while, she opted to let the hand go.
| Vickie Eubanks | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Molly Mossey | 63,500 | 1,700 |
| Maria Ho | 22,000 | 22,000 |
| Farah Galfond | 18,500 | 18,500 |
| Stacey Nutini | 7,000 | |
Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:23 PM Local Time
Hudson Gets Value
The board already showed when Kami Hudson bet 1,500 from the big blind after a heck from the small blind and the player in the cutoff called.
The river fell a and Hudson bet 2,200. Her opponent called but mucked her cards when Hudson showed .
| Kami Hudson | 41,000 | 21,000 |
Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:20 PM Local Time
Some Recent Chip Counts
| Jackie Glazier | 65,000 | 65,000 |
| Nancy Birnbaum | 50,000 | 5,000 |
| Deborah Worley-Roberts | 39,000 | 27,000 |
| Katie Swift | 37,000 | 17,000 |
| Aurélie Reard | 24,000 | 1,000 |
| Lauren Roberts | 23,000 | 23,000 |
| Jennifer Tilly | 20,300 | -17,200 |
| Courtney Kennedy | 20,000 | 5,000 |
| Viktoria Lucenkova | 17,500 | -2,500 |
| Charlie Godwin | 17,500 | 5,500 |
Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:19 PM Local Time
Arnett Forces a Fold
A player opened to 1,100 and Kristy Arnett called from the small blind, followed by the big blind player. The flop appeared and the three players checked.
The turn fell a and Arnett led out for 1,600 and her both opponents called.
On the river , Arnett and the big blind checked and the third player made a bet for 3,500. Arnett tanked for some time before raising it to 11,000. The big blind folded and the third player considered it for a few minutes before chosing to fold as well.
| Kristy Arnett | 38,000 | 7,000 |
Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:18 PM Local Time
May Hits Quads
The player in early position raised to 1,200 and was called by the button and Heidi May in the big blind.
The flop came , both May and the initial raiser checked. The button bet 600 and May responded with a raise to 3,000. The early position folded and the button called.
The turn was the on which they both checked through for the to complete the board. May now led out for 10,000 and her opponent quickly folded.
At the same time, Jessica Dawley was telling the table a story about how she collected a lot of chips last year when she hit quads.
"I had quads there, didn't know what to do with them," May said to her opponent.
| Heidi May | 45,000 | 17,000 |
Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:03 PM Local Time
New Round of Chip Count
| Erica Schoenberg | 66,000 | |
| Ana Cintra | 50,500 | -500 |
| Katie Lindsay | 42,000 | 22,000 |
| Kristy Arnett | 31,000 | 15,000 |
| Olga Iermolcheva | 25,000 | 5,000 |
| Lisa Roberts | 22,000 | 3,000 |
| Pok Kim | 0 | -11,000 |
Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:01 PM Local Time
Weisner Drops Down
In a three-way pot, the flop showed when the small blind checked and Melanie Weisner bet 2,000. The player in the cutoff pushed all in for 7,400 and it folded to Weisner who made the call.
Melanie Weisner:
Her opponent:
Weisner held a pair and a draw but the rest of the board fell a and a and Weisner lost to pot to fell down to a stack of 1,000 chips.
| Melanie Weisner | 1,000 | -19,000 |
Thursday, June 20, 2019 3:22 PM Local Time
New Break
The ladies event players are now on a new 20-minute break.
Thursday, June 20, 2019 3:14 PM Local Time
Some Chip Counts
| Marle Cordeiro | 41,000 | 20,000 |
| Lexy Gavin | 38,500 | 18,500 |
| Britney Barnes | 31,000 | 31,000 |
| Monika Zukowicz | 25,300 | -700 |
| Aurélie Reard | 23,000 | 3,000 |
| Katie Lindsay | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Lena Evans | 16,000 | -1,000 |
| Ana Marquez | 4,100 | -37,900 |