Event #51: $10,000/$1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship

Hand #62

Amanda Baker opened to 24,000 from the cut-off, and was called by Leanne Haas on the button as well Eleanor Gudger on the big blind. The flop came down    , as the action checked around to Haas, who's bet of 35,000, was enough to take down the pot.

Hand #63

Chris Priday opened to 25,000, and was called by Leanne Haas, as both saw the flop come down    . Priday threw out a continuation of 30,000 which was called, as the   fell on the turn. This time Priday opted to check, before Haas bet out 57,000, which brought a fold from Priday.

Hand #64

The action folded around to Julie Monsacre, who opened to 25,000, which was enough to take down the blinds and antes.

Hand #65

Amanda Baker opened to 24,000 from middle position, and was called by Leanne Haas on her left, as well as Chris Priday from the small blind. The flop came down    , as Priday checked her option, before Baker threw in a continuation bet of 39,000. Haas then reached for chips, and placed out a raise to 100,000, which saw Priday fold her hand. With the action back on Baker, she stared down her opponent, whilst sitting motionless for several minutes. She eventually folded her hand, as Haas took down the pot.

Hand #66

Chris Priday opened to 25,000 from the button, as the action then fell on Kristen Bicknell on the big blind. She lent over to see how much Priday had behind, before raising it up to 65,000, which was good enough to take down the pot.

Hand #52

Shana Matthews opened to 25,000 from the cut-off, before taking down the blinds and antes in the first hand back from break.

Hand #53

Amanda Baker opened to 24,000 from the button, as both blinds folded their hands.

Hand #54

Connie Bruce opened to 30,000 from under the gun, and was called by Leanne Haas on the button. The flop came down     as both players opted to check. The   fell on the turn, as both players checked once more, to see the   complete the board. Bruce reached for chips, and bet out 50,000, which was enough to take down the pot, as Haas threw her cards into the muck.

Hand #55

Kristen Bicknell opened to 25,000, which was enough to take down the blinds and antes.

Hand #56

Kristen Bicknell took down her second pot in a row, after opening to 25,000, and finding no callers.

The ladies are looking refreshed as they made their way back to the table. The first hand has been dealt and we have officially begun level 21.

The remaining eight players are on their first 20-minute break of the day.

Hand #45

Eleanor Gudger opened to 23,000 from under the gun, which was enough to take down the pot.

Hand #46

Leanne Haas opened to 22,000 from the button, before Eleanor Gudger raised it up to 60,000 from the big blind. Haas thought about her decision for a moment, before finally releasing her hand, as Gudger took down another pot.

Hand #47

Chris Priday opened to 22,000 from under the gun, and was called by Amanda Baker, before Leanne Haas raised it up to 55,000 from the cut-off. Priday got out of the way, before Baker tanked for a minute, before releasing her hand.

Hand #48

Leanne Haas limped into the pot, before Julie Monsacre raised it up to 25,000 from the cut-off. The action folded back around to Haas, who made the call, as both players saw the flop come    . Haas checked over to Monsacre, who threw in a continuation bet of 25,000 which was called, as the   fell on the turn. Both players then opted to check, before doing the same, as the   completed the board. Haas rolled over her   , which ended up taking down the pot, as Monsacre tabled her    for a lower pair.

Hand #36

Kristen Bicknell opened to 20,000 on the button, before Leanne Haas raised it up to 50,000 from the big blind. Bicknell stared down the bet, as well as Haas' stack, before making the call, as both saw the flop come down    . With the option on Haas, she threw out a continuation bet of 55,000, as Bicknell sat up in her chair. She looked down at her cards one last time, before folding her hand, relinquishing the pot to Haas.

Hand #37

Eleanor Gudger opened to 25,000 from under the gun, and watched as everyone folded around, to award her the pot.

Hand #38

Amanda Baker opened to 20,000 from the cut-off, before Julie Monsacre raised it up to 55,000 from the small blind. Baker thought about her decision for just a moment, before releasing her hand.

Hand #39

Shana Matthews opened to 22,000, before Kristen Bicknell opted to raise it up to 55,000. The action folded back around to Matthews who asked Bicknell how much she had, before re-raising all in, which was snap called.

Matthews:   
Bicknell:   

Matthews was behind, but had more chips heading to the flop. The board ran out      , to see Bicknell double up to the chip lead, as Matthews dropped to 270,000.

Kristen Bicknell	653,000	337,000
Shana Matthews	270,000	-227,000

Hand #28

Kristen Bicknell opened to 20,000 from the button, and was called by Leanne Haas on the big blind. The flop came down    , as Haas threw out a bet of 18,000 which was called. The   fell on the turn, and Haas checked her option, before letting it go, when Bicknell placed out a bet of 40,000 in chips.

Hand #29

The action folded around to Amanda Baker on the button, who opened to 20,000, which saw both blinds fold their hands.

Hand #30

Kristen Bicknell opened to 20,000, before Amanda Baker bumped it up to 50,000. Julie Monsacre then opted to move all in, totalling 90,000 in chips. Bicknell quickly mucked her hand, before Baker asked for a count, contemplating her decision. She eventually made the call, as both players tabled their hands.

Baker:   
Monsacre:   

Monsacre was at risk but in front, until the flop came down    , giving Baker the lead with a pair of queens. The   on the turn gave Monsacre some extra outs, as she was looking to hit and ace, king, ten or diamond to win the pot.

An eruption followed, as the   completed the board, giving Monsacre the win with a flush, as she doubled up to 218,000 in chips.

Amanda Baker	320,000	-5,000
Julie Monsacre	218,000	30,000

Hand #23: Chris Priday raised to 20,000 and Shana Matthews made the call. Priday led for 25,000 on the     and Matthews called. Priday continued with a bet of 25,000 on the   turn and Matthews made the call again. Priday checked the   river and Matthews bet 100,000. Priday folded and Matthews took the pot.

Hand #24: Matthews raised to 18,000 and Leanne Haas reraised to 40,000. Action folded back to Matthews and she folded but not before she stared down Haas for a bit.

Hand #25: Amanda Baker raised to 16,000 and Julie Monsacre, Chris Priday and Shana Matthews made the call. All four players checked the     flop. Priday checked the   turn and Matthews bet 25,000. Baker and Monsacre folded back to Priday who made the call. Both Priday and Matthews checked the   river. Priday showed    for a set and Matthews mucked her cards.

Hand #26: Leanne Haas raised to 16,000 and it folded around.

Level 20 has begun with the blinds at 5,000/10,000 and a 1,000 ante.

Hand #27: Haas raised to 20,000 and Baker made the call. Both players checked the     flop. Baker bet 20,000 on the   turn and Haas made the call. Baker led for 35,000 on the   river and Haas folded.

Hand #16: Amanda Baker raised to 21,000 and Eleanor Gudger called from the button. Both players checked the     flop. Baker check-called the   turn after Gudger bet 20,000. Baker checked the   river and Gudger bet 30,000. Baker called with    and Gudger showed   . Baker took the first pot that went to the river.

Hand #17: Cindy Kerslake moved all in for her final 59,000 from early position. Baker, on her direct left, made the call.

Kerslake:   
Baker:   

Kerslake survived the     flop and the [a] turn. It would be the   river that gave Baker a set and would send Cindy home in 9th place.

Amanda Baker	325,000	48,000
Cindy Kerslake	0	-100,000

Hand #6: Shana Matthews raised to 16,000 and it folded around.

Hand #7: Amanda Baker raised to 16,000 and Chris Priday called from the big blind. Both players checked the     flop. Priday led for 20,000 on the   turn and both players check the   river. Priday showed    for a pair of threes but Baker had the better pair with a   .

Hand #8: Eleanor Gudger raised to 17,000 and Matthews called. Both players checked the     flop. Mathews led on the   turn and Gudger folded.

Hand #9: Leanne Haas raised to 16,000 and it folded around.

Hand #10: Baker raised to 16,000 and Connie Bruce reraised to 35,000. Baker folded and Bruce took the pot.