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.
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.
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.
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.
A short-stacked Emily Segall moved all in preflop and received one call. She showed , and her opponent turned over . The board ran out , giving Segall top pair and a double-up.
With relatively short starting stacks, the rising blinds are starting to force more all-in confrontations. Over half the Brasilia room is now empty as players are being eliminated and tables are broken