Lily Killeto Bags Big as Angelina Rich Leads Day 1 of Event #23 $1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold’em
After 10 levels of play, Day 1 of Event #22 $1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold’em has concluded. There were a total of 644 entrants creating a total prize pool of $573,160. A total of 97 players are guaranteed at least a $1,633 min-cash with all of the remaining players to battle it out for the $115,694 and WSOP gold bracelet to first place.
A total of 170 remaining entrants made it through the day with Angelina Rich ending the day as the chip leader with 301,000 in chips with Lily Kiletto (290,000), Christina Gollins (260,000), and Cherish Andrews (240,000) also bagging big stacks. Some other stacks that made it through the day include Jamie Kerstetter (160,000), Ebony Kenney (91,000), Daniela Rodriguez (76,000) and Vanessa Kade (13,500).
Ladies Event Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angelina Rich | Australia | 301,000 | 151 |
| 2 | Lily Kiletto | United States | 265,000 | 133 |
| 3 | Michelle Ferrante | United States | 215,100 | 108 |
| 4 | Christina Gollins | United States | 202,100 | 101 |
| 5 | Dusti Smith | United States | 197,400 | 99 |
| 6 | Cherish Andrews | United States | 185,000 | 93 |
| 7 | Courtney Webb | United States | 178,100 | 89 |
| 8 | JJ Liu | Taiwan | 168,000 | 84 |
| 9 | Britt Williams | United States | 155,600 | 78 |
| 10 | Brittne Zobrist | United States | 155,600 | 78 |
Other players who were not as fortunate in this tournament included Kitty Kuo, Melanie Weisner, Kathy Liebert, and Maria Ho, who made it to nearly the end of the day but busted in the last level.
Players will return Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 12 p.m. with blind levels at 1,000/2,000 and a 2,000 big blind ante. The current schedule has another 10 levels of play on Day 2 as well as Day 3 on Oct. 13 with a winner to be crowned on Oct. 14.
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