Event #67: $1,000 Ladies Championship Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-29-2023 17:40 UTC-8

Balzano Catches Nanji

Florence Mazet

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was caught on the turn of a board 2♠3♠2♦7♦ and Fatima Nanji bet 5,500 in early position.
Pamela Balzano in middle position called.

On the river 7♠, Nanji fired a 12,000 bet and Balzano called.

Fatima Nanji: A♦Q♦
Pamela Balzano: 9♠8♠

Player	Chips	Progress
Pamela Balzano	60,000 24,000	24,000

Fatima Nanji	53,000 900	900

Tags: Fatima Nanji Pamela Balzano

06-29-2023 16:30 UTC-8

Negreanu Proposes Changes to the Poker Hall of Fame Induction Process

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Lyle Bateman

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With its ever-growing backlog of deserving players and industry professionals waiting for their time to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame, some players are calling for changes to the nomination and induction process.

One of those players is Daniel Negreanu, poker's biggest ambassador and himself a member of the Poker Hall of Fame who was inducted in 2014. Negreanu has long called for overhauls to the Poker Hall of Fame nomination process and renewed his calls this week on his daily vlog during the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

"How I would fix the Hall of Fame is this: every single year, two players get in — players, not contributors," Negreanu told his vlog viewers. "Every single year, two players get in. Every third year ... we add an additional third person who is a contributor to the game. That would be the Isai Scheinbergs and the Matt Savages of the world. Every three years, one of them would get in. That way, we don't have to constantly compare apples to oranges."

Read About Negreanu's Proposed HOF Changes

06-29-2023 15:58 UTC-8

A Bet On The Flop Is Enough

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Florence Mazet

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Hayley Hanna limped in early position and the blinds defended.

On the flop 3♥8♥8♣, Hanna bet 1,200 and both her opponents folded, heading into dinner break quickly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hayley Hanna	50,000 50,000	50,000
Lynn Gilmartin	20,000 20,000	20,000
Sofia LOvgren	14,000 -3,000	-3,000

Tags: Hayley Hanna

06-29-2023 15:39 UTC-8

Zukowicz Doubles Up

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Florence Mazet

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player opened in early position and Monika Zukowicz from the small blind moved all in for 17,500. Her opponent called.

Monika Zukowicz: Q♥Q♦
Opponent: 9♠9♦

The board ran out 2♦5♦A♠A♥10♦ and Polish player Zukowicz found a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Monika Zukowicz	37,000
Sava Krink	27,000
Olga Iermolcheva	15,500 -14,500	-14,500

Tags: Monika Zukowicz

06-29-2023 15:00 UTC-8

Kenney Takes Some

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Florence Mazet

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

A player opened from the button and Ebony Kenney called from the big blind.

On the flop A♠8♦4♥, the button continuation-bet to 1,000, and Kenney called. On the turn 7♥, Kenney check-called a 2,500 bet. On the river 4♣, both players checked.

Button: A♦5♦
Ebony Kenney: 4♦6♦

Kenney found trips on the river to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ebony Kenney	34,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Ebony Kenney

06-29-2023 14:36 UTC-8

Lindsay Hits the Rail

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

In a heads-up situation with a pot containing around 7,000, the board already read 3♣8♥A♣6♠ when Katie Lindsay decided to shove for her last 9,500. After a minute of thinking, Terri Mize made the call and they tabled their cards:

Katie Lindsay: A♠10♠
Terri Mize: 9♣8♣

Lindsay had top pair, but Mize hit one of the outs she needed on the 10♣ river, giving her the flush to send Lindsay out and climb to a stack approaching 100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terri Mize	95,000 39,000	39,000
Katie Lindsay	Busted

Tags: Katie Lindsay Terri Maze

06-29-2023 13:08 UTC-8

Marquez Scoops a Big Pot

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

According to the table, Rakel Dahle opened and Ana Marquez called in the cutoff before the small blind decided to three-bet. Both Dahle and Marquez called.

Things heated up on the 8♣A♠7♠ flop. The small blind open-shoved with the shortest stack and Dahle reshoved for a stack around 24,000. Marquez called for her remaining stack worth 18,600 and the three players tabled their cards:

Small Blind: A♦Q♦
Ana Marquez: 7♦7♣
Rakel Dahle: A♣J♣

Marquez had hit a set of sevens, and the 10♠ turn and 6♣ river didn't change anything to give her the big pot while the small blind player was eliminated from the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ana Marquez	69,000 46,500	46,500
Rakel Dahle	3,600 -11,900	-11,900

Tags: Ana Marquez Rakel Dahle

06-29-2023 11:59 UTC-8

Lukina Chips Up

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Florence Mazet

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

From the button, Katerina Lukina opened to 700 and heard "raise" from the next seat to 1,800.

Lukina called and the flop came 9♣3♦8♦. Both players checked.

On the turn 7♣, Lukina took the lead to 2,200 and her opponent called.
On the river A♠, Lukina bet 2,000 and her opponent quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katerina Lukina	35,000 15,000	15,000
Maureen Bloechlinger	20,000 20,000	20,000
Tiffany Michelle	Busted

Tags: Katerina Lukina

06-29-2023 10:25 UTC-8

2021 Ladies Champion Eisenberg in Action

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Florence Mazet

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

2021 Ladies Event Champion Lara Eisenberg opened to 600 in early position and the small blind called.

On the flop K♣5♠8♥, the small blind bet 1,100 and Eisenberg called.
On the turn A♥, the small blind continued to 2,000 and Einseberg called again.
On the river 2♠, the small blind quickly checked and Eisenberg took the opportunity to bet 3,000.

It was enough to pick up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lara Eisenberg	30,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Lara Eisenberg

06-29-2023 07:28 UTC-8

Here Come the Ladies for their $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship!

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Roxanne Johnson

At 10 a.m. local time Event #67: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship begins at the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. With another coveted bracelet in the spotlight this event is expected to break records like the rest of the series. These talented women come from all over the world to compete in this prestigious event.

Austria's Jessica Teusl locked up her first bracelet last year in this event and won $166,975. Teusl has been spotted running deep in other World Series events this year and will likely come to defend her title. A force to be reckoned with, Teusl defeated Julie Le heads-up for the gold.

2022 Final Table Results WSOP Ladies Championship

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Jessica Teusl	Austria	$166,975
2	Julie Le	United States	$103,196
3	Christina Gollins	United States	$73,604
4	Felisa Westermann	Germany	$53,213
5	Meikat Siu	United States	$39,004
6	Lynh Nguyen	United States	$28,989
7	Sandy Tran	United States	$21,852
8	Natalie Hof	Germany	$16,710
9	Cherish Andrews	United States	$12,965

Players will start the day with a stack of 20,000 in chips and blinds will be 100/100/100 in Level 1. Sixty-minute levels will be played, with a 20-min break every two levels. There will be a 75-minute dinner break after Level 6, at approximately 4:40 p.m. and they will complete ten levels before they call it a night and bag their chips for Friday's Day 2. Late registration will be open until the end of the break after Level 8 (~8:15 p.m.) and one re-entry is permitted.

In 2013, Caesar’s Entertainment announced that men would be allowed to play in the tournament to ensure that the Ladies Championship could continue while complying with the all-gender discrimination laws in the state of Nevada. To keep the playing field predominantly women, male participants are required to pay a $10,000 entry fee, as opposed to the female entry fee of $1,000.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the exciting action of this series.

Tags: Cherish Andrews Christina Gollins Felisa Westermann Jessica Teusl Julie Le Lynh Nguyen Meikat Siu Natalie Hof Sandy Tran