Event #53: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship Giorno 1 | 2011 World Series of Poker

2011-07-02 16:43 UTC

Official Day 1 Chip Counts (completo)

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Official Day 1 Chip Counts

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Celine Bastian	79,000	54,000
Ruby Du	67,800
Carol Tomlinson	63,800
Crystal Sloan-Wallace	58,000
Pamela Roberts	57,200
Xiu Deng	54,900
Kirsten Schreiber	54,100
Barbara Kearney	53,400
	52,200
Yu Kurita	51,000
Michelle Chase	44,500
Gretchen Brummer	43,200	-200
Jonathan Epstein	43,000
Melanie Banfield	42,000
Sarah Herzali	41,600
Sandra Swearingen	41,600
Frances Ey	41,000
Amanda Baker	40,700	12,700
Hana Cho	40,400
Deborah Osborne	40,400
Oksana Jancevic	39,400
	37,500
Erica Schoenberg	37,400
Teresa Savage	37,100
Mafalda Lopes	36,900

Event #53: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship

Giorno 1 completo

2011-07-02 08:33 UTC

Day 1 in the Books; Ruby Du Outshines the Field!

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Livello 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

Ruby Du leads the sisterhood back into Day 2!

There is no question that the numbers for the World Series of Poker side events has gone from strength to strength, but the proof was in the pudding today after the 2011 WSOP $1,000 No Limit Hold’em Ladies Championship brought in a solid 1,055 players, including names like Vanessa Selbst, Liv Boeree, Melanie Weisner, Leo Margetts, Jennifer Tilly, Lauren Kling and Maria Ho.

The French launched a massive assault on this title, with defending champion Vanessa Hellebuyck leading the charge along with Almira “ChessBaby” Skripchenko and Celine Bastian.

The poker media were also out in force today, featuring PokerNews’ own Lynn Gilmartin, Kristy Arnett and Elissa Harwood, as well as Gloria Balding, Rebecca McAdam, Kara Scott, Jess Welman, Melissa Castello and Kirsty Chick.

Many of the “old school” were also in attendance, including Linda Johnson, Barbara Enright, Cyndy Violette and Susie Issacs. And although none of these leading ladies will be back tomorrow for Day 2, it doesn’t matter – the spirit in which the game was played was outstanding and all should be commended for their sportsmanship and goodwill.

Still, we have ourselves 137 players coming back tomorrow and all eyes will be on Ruby Du, who tops our chip counts with 67,800 in chips. Following closely behind is Carol Tomlinson with 63,800, while Crystal Sloan (58,000), Pamela Roberts (57,200) and Xiu Deng (54,900).

Other names to be returning for Day 2 include Shola Akindele (52,200), Yu Kurita (51,000), Gretchen "The Dragon Lady" Bremmer (43,400), Melanie Banfield (42,000), Karina Jett (30,600), Esther Bonding (20,400), Michelle "Sassy" Richey (20,300) and Alexandra Petitjean (17,500).

Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes our broadcast day. We’ll resume our coverage of this event tomorrow at 2.30pm PST (GMT -7) so until then, this is PokerNews signing off – ciao for now!

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2011-07-02 08:20 UTC

Six More Hands

Livello 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

The tournament staff just announced that each of the remaining tables will play six more hands before calling it a night.

2011-07-02 08:19 UTC

Parsons Doubles Through Mayrinck

Livello 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

We happened by Table 3 and discovered Lisa Parsons all in for 7,600 and up against Maria Mayrinck.

Parsons: {9-Diamonds} {9-Spades}
Mayrinck: {K-Hearts} {Q-Spades}

It was a classic race situation that saw Mayrinck take the lead on the {7-Hearts} {A-Spades} {K-Clubs} flop. Parsons was on the verge of elimination, but the {9-Hearts} spiked on the turn to assure her the double. The inconsequential {7-Clubs} was put out on the river as Parsons doubled to 15,000. Mayrinck was left with just 5,200.

Tags: Maria Mayrinck Lisa Parsons

2011-07-02 08:03 UTC

Schoenberg Staying Aggressive

Livello 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

Erica Schoenberg has been running her table all day, as she has consistently been upping her chip stack throughout the day. We just caught a brief glimpse of what it looks like life has been like for the ladies over at her table. Action folded all the way around to the small blind, who put out a raise of 2,000. Her mistake was, it was Schoenberg's big blind. She was having none of it, as she counted out a raise to 8,000, and slid it into the center. The small blind tanked for a couple minutes before letting her hand go. Schoenberg is up to 40,000 after that hand, and is setting herself up for a great end to the night.

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2011-07-02 08:00 UTC

Parsons Holding On

Livello 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

We feel bad we didn't find her sooner, but we just ran into Lisa Parsons over on Table 3. Parsons has four cashes at the WSOP totaling $108,432, including two deep runs in the Ladies Championship.

- 33rd in the 2007 WSOP Ladies Championship ($6,202)
- 76th in the 2008 $10,000 Main Event ($77,200)
- 7th in the 2009 WSOP Ladies Championship ($22,880)
- 331st in the 2010 Event #3 $1,000 NLHE ($2,150)

Parsons is looking to make her second Ladies Championship final table, although she faces an uphill battle as she is sitting on a short stack of 8,000.

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2011-07-02 07:50 UTC

Pinson Picks Up

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With the action slowing down as we tick ever closer to the end of the nigh (and the bubble), the action has slowed to a crawl, but we did manage to pick up a small pot with Halli Pinson.

The action folded around to an opponent in the hijack position who raised to 1,800 before the flop; Pinson flat-called from the small blind, then checked her option after the dealer spread the flop of {7-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} . The hijack c-bet 1,400, but Pinson quickly check-raised to 4,000 straight.

The hijack laid down her hand and Pinson is now up to 17,000.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Halli Pinson	17,000	8,500

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2011-07-02 07:46 UTC

Brummer Busts One

Gretchen Brummer raised to 2,500 from under-the-gun and action folded around to the player on the button, who called. Both blinds folded.

The flop came {5-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {2-Clubs} and Brummer checked to her opponent, who announced she was all in for 12,000.

Brummer tanked for a little while and then called, revealing {A-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} .

"Do you have queens?" Brummer asked.

"A flush draw," her opponent answered, tabling the {A-Clubs} {J-Clubs} .

The {9-Spades} turn and {7-Spades} river bricked and Brummer's opponent was eliminated.

"Sorry hun," Brummer offered. "I couldn't lay down the aces."

Brummer is up to 45,000.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Gretchen Brummer	45,000	10,000

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2011-07-02 07:37 UTC

Musumeci Thriving

Livello 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

Action folded to Amanda Musumeci in the hijack and she put in a raise to 1,900. The button was the only player to make the call and it was heads up to the {A-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {8-Spades} flop. Musumeci wasted little time in continuation betting 2,500. The button folded and Musumeci took down the pot. She is up to 28,000.

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