The action was picked up on a board with around 4,000 in the middle. Monika Zukowicz bet 5,000 from the big blind and faced a raise worth 15,000 from her opponent. Zukowicz went deep into the tank but ended up folding.
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.”
On a flop with around 22,000 already in the middle, Fernanda Lopes bet 8,000 from the small blind seat. Chia Tseng immediately reraised it to 25,000, putting Lopes into a decision. After some time Lopes ended up folding.
Kristen Foxen bet 1,600 for Michelle Bricknell to raise it up to 3,700. Foxen made the call.
The river completed the board with the for both players to check. Bricknell showed the for two pair, aces and eights, to claim the pot as Foxen mucked her hand.
Tiffany Michelle had just lost a big pot worth 85,000 when she raised from the late position and Juliana Vidal three-bet from further down the table. Michelle four-bet for Vidal to five-bet shove after tanking for a while.
Juliana Vidal:
Tiffany Michelle:
The board ran out for Vidal to river the set to double up with.
A few hands later, the flop read with what looked to be around 5,000 in the middle. Tambra Dunams bet 2,000 from the hijack and Michelle raised it up to 4,000 from the cutoff which Dunams called.
The turn was the and Dunams check-called the 3,500 continuation-bet of Michelle.
The completed the board. Dunams checked and Michelle did the same by revealing the for the flopped top pair. Dunams glanced over and then took a second or two before revealing the for the higher pair of queens and the pot.