Saturday, July 2, 2022 2:09 PM Local Time
Level 29 started
Level: 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Friday, July 1, 2022 9:52 PM Local Time
Eight Return For One Final Day of Play
Day 3 of Event #61: Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship has come to an end after an action-packed day that started with 42 players returning and now only eight remaining. Play will resume tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. PT on the main stage at the 2022 WSOP at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.
Lynh Nguyen currently holds the title of Day 3 chip leader bagging 3,870,000 at the end of play today. She is closely followed by Christina Gollins with 3,845,000 in chips and joined by Julie Le with 3,100,000 on the podium today.
Joining them on the final table with the spotlights on them are Meikat Siu, Felisa Westermann, Sandy Tran, Jessica Teusl, and Natalie Hof.
Event #61: Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship Final Table Seat Draw
| SEAT | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIPCOUNT | BIG BLINDS |
|---|
| 1 | Natalie Hof | Germany | 965,000 | 9 |
| 2 | Felisa Westermann | Germany | 2,910,000 | 29 |
| 3 | Sandy Tran | United States | 2,555,000 | 25 |
| 4 | Meikat Siu | United States | 3,020,000 | 30 |
| 5 | Jessica Teusl | Austria | 985,000 | 9 |
| 6 | Lynh Nguyen | United States | 3,870,000 | 38 |
| 7 | Christina Gollins | United States | 3,845,000 | 38 |
| 8 | Julie Le | United States | 3,100,000 | 31 |
Day 3 Action
Today was a fast and furious start and after about two hours of play, they were already down to three tables with the Day 2 chip leader Cherish Andrews still in the lead.
The Day 1 chip leader, Sharma Gargee was the first one eliminated in a bad beat that saw her full house of nines full of kings get beat by Westermann's better full house - nines full of aces.
After losing a chunk to Hof in the previous hand, Tiffany Michelle was short-stacked and went all-in but didn't get lucky and was sent out of the tournament in Level 23. Maria Konnikova followed her a few hands later, getting knocked out in twentieth place.
The ladies made their way over to two tables and by this time Andrews' chip lead dominated the others with almost a quarter of the total chips in play.
Exiting the tournament in fourteenth place was Ranae Warren who barely scraped her way into the money bubble with one 5,000 chip in Day 2. Warren worked that back up to end up to finish Day 2 sixth in chips and had a good run before her kings were taken out by Jennifer Loman's aces.
Lexy Gavin was close to making it to the final table but found herself short-stacked and took a chance with an underpair. Unluckily for her, Nguyen had an overpair and the board offered no help and she was eliminated in thirteenth place.
The unofficial final table started with ten players and they were informed that rather than playing down to five as the schedule stated, they would go until only eight remained. Loman was the first to go, getting taken out by Hof's kings.
Siu got a second chance with a big double-up that saw her cracking Hof's aces when she hit a gutshot straight draw to turn her pocket kings into a straight, denting Hof's stack. Siu is here representing New York City and also to spread the word about the not-for-profit charities she founded including pokerforgood.org and muralsforgood.org.
The last one eliminated before play ended for the night was Andrews who ended up with kings in the big blind but a four-card flush on board was her demise and she exited the tournament in ninth place.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for Day 4 coverage on July 2 at 2:00 p.m. in person at the Bally's main stage or on the YouTube stream to watch the remaining ladies battle it out for the top prize of $166,975 and the WSOP bracelet. Blinds will pick back up in Level 28 at 50,000/100,000.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | $166,975 |
| 2 | $103,196 |
| 3 | $73,604 |
| 4 | $53,213 |
| 5 | $39,004 |
| 6 | $29,989 |
| 7 | $21,852 |
| 8 | $16,710 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 8:41 PM Local Time
End-of-Day 3 Chip Counts
| Lynh Nguyen | 3,870,000 | 0  |
| Christina Gollins | 3,845,000 | -135,000 |
| Julie Le | 3,100,000 | 430,000  |
| Meikat Siu | 3,020,000 | 220,000 |
| Felisa Westermann | 2,910,000 | 140,000 |
| Sandy Tran | 2,555,000 | 35,000 |
| Jessica Teusl | 985,000 | -185,000 |
| Natalie Hof | 965,000 | -180,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 8:25 PM Local Time
Cherish Andrews Eliminated in 9th Place ($12,965)
Lynh Nguyen raised to 500,000 in the hijack position and Cherish Andrews shoved all in from the big blind for 1,050,000. Nguyen sat in the tank for a minute before deciding to call and the ladies flipped over their cards.
Cherish Andrews:
Lynh Nguyen:
The board ran out and Andrews' kings were crushed with the jack of spades giving Nguyen the flush on the turn. Andrews left the tournament in ninth place, taking home $12,965.
The eight remaining players will now bag and tag their chips for the final table on Saturday, July 2nd.
The full chip counts and a recap of today's action are to follow.
| Lynh Nguyen | 3,870,000 | 1,350,000 |
| Cherish Andrews | 0 | -1,375,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 8:16 PM Local Time
Westermann Gets a Fold from Le
Felisa Westermann opened to 200,000 and only got called by Julie Le in the big blind.
When the flop revealed , Le checked to Westermann who continued for 150,000. It was enough to make Le quickly fold her hand.
| Felisa Westermann | 2,770,000 | 410,000 |
| Julie Le | 2,670,000 | -550,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 8:14 PM Local Time
Level 28 started
Level: 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Friday, July 1, 2022 8:14 PM Local Time
Easy Pot for Nguyen
Jessica Teusl raised on the button to 170,000 and Lynh Nguyen, in the small blind, thought about her move for a minute and three-bet to 350,000. It was enough to make Christina Gollins and Teusl fold their hands.
| Christina Gollins | 3,980,000 | -420,000 |
| Lynh Nguyen | 2,520,000 | 20,000 |
| Jessica Teusl | 1,170,000 | -220,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 8:09 PM Local Time
Siu Gets the Double Up
Sandy Tran under the gun raised to 160,000 and next to act, Meikat Siu pushed all in for 1,245,000. Natalie Hof was on the button and shoved over top of Siu for around 2,300,000. Tran folded to let the two all in's battle it out.
Meikat Siu:
Natalie Hof:
In the age old battle of aces versus kings it was anyone's game. The flop came down and Hof was still ahead. The turn gave Siu a gutshot straight draw and the on the river hit that draw to get her the double up.
| Meikat Siu | 2,800,000 | 520,000 |
| Natalie Hof | 1,145,000 | -1,205,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 7:57 PM Local Time
Westermann Takes One from Hof
Felisa Westermann raised in early position to 160,000 and it folded to Natalie Hof who called in the big blind.
The flop gave and Hof check-called Westermann for 100,000. When the hit the turn, Hof check-folded this time after Westermann sent 400,000 into the pot.
| Felisa Westermann | 2,360,000 | -40,000 |
| Natalie Hof | 2,350,000 | -430,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 7:55 PM Local Time
Hof Adds to Her Stack
Natalie Hof opened to 160,000 and picked up calls from Cherish Andrews in the hijack and Jessica Teusl in the big blind.
The dealer showed a flop and the three players checked to see on the turn. It checked to Hof who bet 210,000, only called by Teusl.
The river revealed a and Teusl checked again to Hof who thought for a minute and announced all in. Teusl quickly mucked and Hof took down another pot.
| Natalie Hof | 2,780,000 | 730,000 |
| Jessica Teusl | 1,390,000 | -1,040,000 |
| Cherish Andrews | 1,375,000 | -385,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 7:48 PM Local Time
Jennifer Loman Eliminated in 10th Place ($10,209)
With action folded around to Jennifer Loman in the cutoff, she moved all in for around 670,000. The button, Natalie Hof pushed over the top for around 1,400,000. The blinds folded and the ladies flipped over their hands.
Jennifer Loman:
Natalie Hof:
The board ran out and with only a pair of tens for Loman, Hof's kings were good to knock her out of the tournament in tenth place.
| Natalie Hof | 2,050,000 | 590,000 |
| Jennifer Loman | 0 | -890,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 7:35 PM Local Time
Gollins Extends her Lead
Sandy Tran opened to 160,000 and Christina Gollins three-bet to 425,000 in the hijack. It came back to Tran who decided to call.
The flop revealed and Tran checked to Gollins who bet 275,000. After some thinking, Tran made the call and a showed up on the turn. After another check from Tran, Gollins fired 475,000 and it was enough for Tran who let it go.
| Christina Gollins | 4,400,000 | 690,000 |
| Sandy Tran | 2,520,000 | -420,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 7:19 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Christina Gollins | 3,710,000 | -160,000 |
| Julie Le | 3,220,000 | 1,060,000 |
| Sandy Tran | 2,940,000 | 440,000 |
| Lynh Nguyen | 2,500,000 | -250,000 |
| Jessica Teusl | 2,430,000 | 155,000 |
| Felisa Westermann | 2,400,000 | -170,000 |
| Meikat Siu | 2,280,000 | 780,000 |
| Cherish Andrews | 1,760,000 | -670,000 |
| Natalie Hof | 1,460,000 | 140,000 |
| Jennifer Loman | 890,000 | -450,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 7:07 PM Local Time
Level 27 started
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Friday, July 1, 2022 6:54 PM Local Time
Break Time
The players are now on a 15-minute break instead of the originally scheduled 60-minute dinner break. There are currently ten remaining and they will play down to eight-handed before they bag up for the night.
Friday, July 1, 2022 6:53 PM Local Time
Hof Doubles Through Le
Julie Le raised to 125,000 and Natalie Hof decided to shove in the hijack for 610,000. It came back to Le who tanked a minute and made the call:
Natalie Hof:
Julie Le:
Hof had to win the flip to stay in the tournament, and found a board to give her a straight on the turn and the needed double up.
| Julie Le | 2,160,000 | 180,000 |
| Natalie Hof | 1,320,000 | 410,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 6:49 PM Local Time
Nugyen Takes it Down
Preflop action had Lynh Nguyen raising to 125,000 from middle position and Sandy Tran calling from the big blind. A came on the flop and Tran check-called Nguyen's 125,000 bet.
The turn was a and once again Tran checked to Nguyen. Nguyen fired out a 175,000 bet and Tran thought about it before calling.
An showed up on the river and they both checked and flipped over their cards. Tran had for a missed open ended straight on the flop. Nguyen had which was good to take down the pot.
| Lynh Nguyen | 2,750,000 | 1,070,000 |
| Sandy Tran | 2,500,000 | -500,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 6:49 PM Local Time
2022 WSOP Featured Females: Meet Wendeen Eolis, 1st Woman to Ever Cash Main Event
Wendeen Eolis
In the mid 1980's, women were considered no factor in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, and other than the famous rounder and professional gambler Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston, poker players rarely made headlines in the mainstream press. That all changed when Wendeen Eolis became the first woman to cash at poker's "Big Dance."
In the 1986 WSOP Main Event, Eolis battled some of the best players in the world, including Amarillo Slim, in a field of 141 runners. She was on her way to a 25th-place finish for a $10,000, return on her buy-in, and permanent bragging rights as the first woman in history to cash in the WSOP Main Event.
Eolis attributes her 1986 WSOP performance to a year of poker tutoring from one of the best, a "relatively" conservative game plan, and cooperative cards. She told PokerNews, "Even today, women can win more by bluffing less than men."
Click here to read the full feature on PokerNews!
Friday, July 1, 2022 6:37 PM Local Time
Gollins Grabs Chips from Le
In a blind versus blind situation, Christina Gollins completed her option and Julie Le checked.
They both checked a throughout a board and a came on the river. Gollins sent a chip in the middle for a bet worth 100,000 and Le made the call but mucked her cards when Gollins turned over for two pair.
| Christina Gollins | 3,870,000 | 170,000 |
| Julie Le | 1,980,000 | -170,000 |
Friday, July 1, 2022 6:35 PM Local Time
Small Pot for Siu
Julie Le raised to 125,000 and only Meikat Siu made the call in the big blind.
The flop gave and Siu check-called a bet worth 70,000 from Le. The turn and river brought no betting action and Siu tabled for a pair of jacks while Le mucked her hand.
| Julie Le | 2,150,000 | -100,000 |
| Meikat Siu | 1,500,000 | 100,000 |