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Saturday, March 16, 2024 1:41 AM Local Time
$250 Ladies Event Champion Anna Sunderman
With her husband and friends from the Amarillo Social Club rooting her on, Anna Sunderman’s pocket eights held up against her short-stacked opponent Terry Constantino’s nine-high to win the WSOP Circuit Tulsa $250 Ladies Event.
Sunderman pumped her fist and cheered, then hugged her husband and covered her face, overwhelmed by the emotion of her victory.
In the week and a half of events so far here in Tulsa, we haven’t had a more excited or emotional winner, and it was echoed in her post-win interview.
“I think I’m dreaming; I think I’m going to wake up here in a minute.”
Sunderman actually entered the final table as the shortest stack, but she steadily chipped up until she was heads-up, at which point her friends from her poker club arrived for added support.
“They walked in when I was heads-up, so it made me feel really good. It gave me a lot of energy and encouragement.”
Sunderman With her Husband and Friends from the Amarillo Social Club
The WSOP Circuit ring and the $5,571 first prize tops her runner-up finish in a WSOP Circuit Ladies Event in Choctaw last January. As well as those prizes, she’s especially excited about the upcoming Tournament of Champions which she’ll have a seat in.
Poker and especially the WSOP have become a big part of Sunderman’s life and she aspires to continue making runs at rings.
“Because I like the WSOP, it’s kind of a bucket list for me to see what I can do. I like to play with the ladies, it’s kind of a different deal than playing with all the men.”
With a Circuit ring now to her name, Sunderman will be heading back to Amarillo a champion and the envy of all her friends at the club.
Friday, March 15, 2024 7:30 PM Local Time
With the elimination of Ashley Frank in 10th place, the final nine players in the $250 Ladies Event have reached the final table.
Frank was the last remaining previous Circuit ring winner left in the field, meaning one of the final nine ladies will be claiming their first career WSOP Circuit ring and likely their largest career tournament score as well, with $5,571 going to the winner.
Barbara Johnson brings a sizeable chip lead to the table with 601,000 chips, but the most recognizable name remaining is that of Krista Lowery, wife of 15-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Daniel Lowery.
Lowery has final tabled multiple WSOP Ladies events, but has made it no further than 3rd place. She'll have some work to do as she has the third shortest stack at the final table.
Here's how that entire table breaks down.
Seat 1: Linda Wilkerson - 200,000
Seat 2: Krista Lowery - 106,000
Seat 3: Naowarat Hawkins - 87,000
Seat 4: Terry Constantino - 274,000
Seat 5: Wendy Cordiner - 248,000
Seat 6: Anna Beth Sunderman - 96,000
Seat 7: Barbara Johnson - 601,000
Seat 8: Lindy Seitz - 178,000
Seat 9: Laura Matthew - 112,000
Play continues now in Level 15 with blinds of 6,000 / 12,000 with a 12,000 big blind ante.
Complete payout information is available above under the 'prize pool' tab.
Friday, March 15, 2024 2:00 PM Local Time
A total of 95 entries took their shot in the $250 Ladies Event here at Hard Rock Tulsa on Friday.
Just under half the field has been eliminated as registration and re-entry is now closed.
The final 15 players will earn themselves a min-cash of $368, while the winner takes home $5,571, a WSOP Circuit ring, and entry into the WSOP Tournament of Champions.
Here's a look at the key details and prizepool info for the event:
Entries: 95
Prizepool: $19,000
Places Paid: 15
First Prize: $5,571
Min-Cash: $368
Complete payout details are available under the 'Prize pool' tab above.
Thursday, March 14, 2024 8:02 PM Local Time
A very busy Friday at Hard Rock Tulsa starts at 10 a.m. CT with the $250 Ladies Event.
Last fall’s edition of this event drew an even 100 entries with Christina Read of Biloxi, Mississippi winning her first WSOP Circuit ring along with $5,865 and an entry into the 2024 WSOP Tournament of Champions.
Read defeated a tough final table that included a litany of Circuit ring winners including runner-up Christina Steger, Ashley Frank (3rd), and Monica Sexton (8th). Another high-quality field is expected Thursday morning.
Here are the key details of this one-day event:
- $250 buy-in / 20,000 starting chips (100 BB)
- 30-minute levels
- Registration and unlimited re-entry available until start of the Level 9 (approx. 2:30 p.m.)
- Players receive a 15-minute break every four levels with a 60-minute dinner break scheduled after Level 12 (approx. 4:30 p.m.)
- Play is scheduled to conclude in one day but may be extended at the discretion of the Tournament Director. Day 2 would start at 1 p.m. CT Saturday if necessary.
Updates will be provided throughout the series at Poker.org
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Thursday, March 14, 2024 8:00 PM Local Time
