In the first of the final three hands of the day, Marta Porter opened Q♣10♠ from the cutoff and got a call from Louisa Plint in the big blind with 10♦9♦.
The 5♦7♦Q♥ flop prompted Plint to check and Porter bet 20,000. Plint raised to 75,000 and Porter called.
Louisa Plint: 10♦9♦
Marta Porter: Q♣10♠
The K♥ came on the turn and Plint jammed for 176,000. Porter made the call and the 5♣ river secured the pot for Porter, sending Plint home in 20th place.
Maria Lampropulos opened to 30,000 from under the gun with J♥9♥. Emma Wilkinson moved all in for her remaining 75,000 with A♠7♥ and Lampropulos made the call.
Emma Wilkinson: A♠7♥
Maria Lampropulos: J♥9♥
The 8♥3♥9♦ flop was good for Lampropulos and Wilkinson didn't manage to improve on the 7♣ turn or J♦ river.
In the last hand before players bagged, Wendy Watson moved all in with A♥6♣ for her remaining 79,000 and Maria Lampropulos made a quick call from the big blind with A♣9♥.
Wendy Watson: A♥6♣
Maria Lampropulos: A♣9♥
The 8♣5♣10♦K♥4♠ runout saw Lampropulos eliminate Watson, taking the field down to 17 players.
Day 2 of the Women’s Winter Festival £400 Main Event concluded after five hours of fast-paced action, with the field narrowing from 54 players to just 17 who will return for Day 3. The day began with the early elimination of Nataly Sopacuaperu, who narrowly missed the minimum cash, busting on the bubble just an hour into play.
The Day 1c chip Laura Glasgow made the money and built up a late stack after busting Elizabeth Bennett-Martin, but Franky Green knocked Glasgow back down shortly after, as Glasgow ran into aces. She was eliminated shortly after by Kim Dockery who made a quick comeback late in the day through a crucial double-up through Celine Diot, before eliminating Glasgow to significantly increase her stack.
Remaining Prize Pool
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
£20,000
8
£2,730
2
£12,610
9
£2,280
3
£9,000
10 - 11
£1,980
4
£6,850
12 - 13
£1,720
5
£5,280
14 - 15
£1,500
6
£4,070
16 - 17
£1,320
7
£3,260
Louisa Plint
The day’s closing moments were filled with drama as three eliminations occurred in rapid succession. Louisa Plint was knocked out by Marta Porter, who enters Day 3 with a solid stack. Emma Wilkinson was next to fall, eliminated by Maria Lampropulos, who went on to also eliminate Wendy Watson in the very last hand of the day. Jennifer Steele, Ann-Roos Callens and Franky Green secured themselves a place in Day 3 with Steele taking through a top 1,010,000 stack.
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Name
Country
Chips
Big Blinds
1
Jennifer Steele
Ireland
1,010,000
51
2
Christina Solli
Norway
955,000
48
3
Ann-Roos Callens
Belgium
905,000
45
4
Franky Green
United Kingdom
905,000
45
5
Marta Porter
United Kingdom
510,000
21
6
Berivan Dag
United Kingdom
463,000
23
7
Kim Dockery
United Kingdom
445,000
22
8
Tina Abery
United Kingdom
390,000
20
9
Camilla Grundy
United Kingdom
310,000
16
10
Maria Lampropulos
Argentina
280,000
14
The remaining 17 players will resume play tomorrow at noon local time at The Hippodrome Casino in London. Levels are 40-minutes long and the action will pick up at Level 21 with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante. Breaks are scheduled every three levels, and the event will continue until a winner is crowned. The final day promises thrilling action as the remaining competitors battle for the title and a share of the prize pool.
Stay tuned into Poker News for the Day 3 action tomorrow, where a champion will emerge!
