Vanessa Kade raised to 600 from late position, and a short-stacked player three-bet all in for 1,100. Kade called and showed . Her all-in opponent held , and would need help. The board did not connect with either player's hand, coming . Kade took the pot, and her opponent was eliminated.
Registration has closed and there were 954 ladies that came out to play today generating a total prize pool of $858,600. After losing over half the field, only 490 players remain and of those only 117 will get paid. One lucky lady will take home the top prize of $173,922 and the coveted gold bracelet.
We came to the table and saw Amanda Baker studying the board. The pot was roughly 2,300 and she was facing a 1,200 bet from her opponent and was in the tank when we got there. A solid minute later Baker made the call and was happy to see her held up against her opponent's .
With nine WSOP cashes including an 11th (2011) and 76th (2012) in the event, Baker has the experience and poker prowess to make a deep run. Keep it here to find out how far she goes.
Kristy Arnett was all in on a turn of . She was holding and was at risk. Her opponent held for trip queens. With one card to come Arnett was in serious trouble. The river came the . Arnett ended her play here at the Ladies event. We will let her explain her bustout best.
A blind-vs-blind confrontation helped Jackie Glazier build one of the larger stacks in the room. According to Maria Mayrinck, she held against Glazier's , and they were all an preflop. The board didn't help Mayrinck hand, and Glazier's jacks won the pot, giving her a boost on her way to 17,500 in chips.