2025 WSOPC Calgary – Event #15: $400 Ladies NLH

After nearly 12 hours of play, Anne Ngo has bested the 146 player field to take home the $400 Ladies NLH ring. She was rewarded with $12,237 for her effort as a group of her close friends cheered her to victory. It was an action packed day as the single day event saw a share of star studded players among the entries. Pamela Belote was one of these names as she recently set a women’s record for most WSOP Circuit rings. Just a week prior she won her 8th ring at the Choctaw Ladies Event to add to her collection. Unfortunately, she fell just outside the money https://www.poker.pro/live-updates/belotes-impressive-resume-wont-get-a-new-addition/.

Haven Taylor, The 2024 Alberta Poker Index’s Female Player of the Year, saw the day start in her favor. Early on she flopped the nut straight. This wasn’t enough as she turned the nut flush to ensure her opponent was drawing dead. She continued to battle through the competition consistently ranking as the larger stacks as play entered it’s later stages. Her run continued to the final table where she fell in 9th place https://www.poker.pro/live-updates/haven-taylor-eliminated-in-9th-place-1036/.

A staple of this event seems to be Jenelle Exner. She has won the past two events and soared to third this year. Anne Ngo was able to knock her out as she a back and forth all in took place between her and Exner. Equities seemed to flop every street however the board paired up for Ngo to take the pot and send the defending champion to the rail https://www.poker.pro/live-updates/jenelle-exner-eliminated-in-3rd-place-5211/.

Aggressive play mounted momentum into Anne’s favor as she gained a 4:1 chip lead against Ivanna Soya. Soya battled back doubling with pocket aces. Soon Soya found aces again and was all in for her tournament life. A heavy favourite with top set, Ngo was drawing to clubs to finish the tournament and secure her first ever WSOP Circuit Ring. Luck shined on Ngo as the river came the 2♣ to give her the tournament. This ranks as Ngo’s second best cash ever and her first title. Ngo told PokerPro that “Luck is still such a huge factor” in a victory like this. “Soya got lucky getting Aces twice in such a short time period,” and luck combined with aggression allowed Ngo to take down the event.

Thanks for following the coverage of the WSOP Calgary Circuit and stay tuned for updates on the Main Event and High Roller Event.

Ivanna Soya raised to 300,000 and Anne Ngo made the call.

The flop came A♣K♦3♦ and Soya continued for 100,000. Anne made the call.

After the turn peeled the 10♣, Soya checked to Anne. She moved all in and was quickly called by Soya both players revealed their hands.

Ivanna Soya: A♠A♦

Anne Ngo: 6♣7♣

The board completed with the 2♣ to give Ngo the victory. A winners recap with full payouts will follow shortly.

Anne M called from the small blind and Ivanna Soya checked her big blind.

The flop came 4♠4♥J♠ and Anne led out for 60,000. Soya raised to 340,000 and Anne moved all in. Soya made the call and both players revealed their holdings.

Ivanna Soya: A♣A♦

Anne M: J♦5♦

The board completed with the 2♦K♦ for Soya to find the double to 950,000.

Anne M called from the button and Ivanna Soya checked her option.

The flop came J♣7♠9♥ and Soya checked to Anne. She fired for 60,000.

Soya raised to 250,000 and Anne took little time to move all in.

Soya went into the tank but eventually found the fold. Soya has 570,000 of the 2,920,000 total chips in play.

Jenelle Exner moved all in for 415,000. Ivanna Soya made the call and both players revealed their hands.

Jenelle Exner: 8♦8♣

Ivanna Soya: 7♠7♦

The flop came 5♦7♣6♦ to give Soya the lead with a sweat. The turn improved Exner to a straight as it peeled the 4♣. However, the river swung the odds for good as it completed the board with the 6♥.

Exner has had a pretty absurd run in the Ladies games here at WSOP-C in Calgary. She’s won the last two of these events on the trot and damn near made it three-for-three tonight until she ran into the bad beat. With two wins and a 3rd place in this event, it’s a safe bet we’ll see her back for the October series.

Zeki Balic moved all in from under the gun and was called by Jenelle Exner in the big blind. Both players revealed their holdings.

Zeki Balic: 4♠4♦

Jenelle Exner: 7♦6♦

The board ran out A♠Q♦7♠3♣K♠ for Exner to take the pot. She sits with a stack of 700,000.

Geraldene Spears moved all in from the cutoff for 285,000. Ivanna Soya made the call from the button and both players revealed their hands.

Geraldene Spears: 4♥4♣

Ivanna Soya: J♦J♠

The board ran out 4♦3♦Q♦3♠J♣ for Soya to take the pot. She stands as the chip lead with 1,250,000.

Kali Shuali moved all in from the cutoff for 240,000. Anne M made the call from the small blind. Both players revealed their holdings.

Kali Shuali: 4♠7♠

Anne M: A♥K♠

The board ran out K♥8♦A♣2♣8♥ for Anne to take the pot.

Debi Loomer moved all in for 50,000 and was called by Zeki. Both players revealed their hands.

Debi Loomer: A♥2♠

Zeki: 7♠4♦

The board ran out 7♣4♥8♦3♣8♥ for Loomer to hit the rail.

Zeki moved all in from middle position for 110,000. Ivanna Soya called from the button and Kali Shuali moved all in for 365,000. Soya made the fold and both players revealed their hands.

Zeki: A♣3♣

Kali Shuali: J♥J♣

The board ran out 5♣2♠K♥10♣2♣ for Zeki to triple up to 370,000. Shuali sits at 255,000.

Kathy Fromend called all in from the small blind and Anne M checked from the big blind. Both players revealed their holdings.

Kathy Fromend: Q♣8♣

Anne M: K♥10♥

The board ran out A♥3♥3♦K♠7♣ for Anne to take the pot. She now has a stack of 590,000.

Haven Taylor moved all in from middle position for 165,000. Kali Shuali called from late position and Zeki button called for only 65,000. The three players revealed their hands.

Zeki: J♥J♦

Haven Taylor: K♠8♦

Kali Shuali: A♠K♥

The board ran out Q♦9♣2♥10♠4♥ for Taylor to hit the rail. Zeki now has a stack of 240,000 and Shuali one of 440,000.

Kali Shuali limped from early position and Wendy Sather moved all in from late position. Shuali made the call and both players revealed their holdings.

Wendy Sather: A♣K♥

Kali Shuali: K♠K♦

The board ran out 2♠2♥3♠10♣10♠ for Sather to hit the rail. Shuali sits with a stack of 440,000.

An all in and call occurred between Jenelle Exner and Zeki Zeki. Both players revealed their holdings.

Jenelle Exner: A♦9♦

Zeki Zeki: J♣J♦

The board ran out 4♥8♠7♣A♠K♥ for Exner to find the double. Exner is no amateur in this tournament as she has previously won back to back titles in the same event. She now sits at 340,000 around tournament average.

The remaining 12 players are headed on a break. They return to blinds of 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 big blind ante.

Haven Taylor raised to 45,000 from the cutoff and Ivanna Soya moved all in for 81,000 from the button. Taylor made the call and both players revealed their holdings.

Ivanna Soya: A♥K♦

Haven Taylor: K♥J♦

The board ran out 7♣6♣8♠Q♣A♦ for Soya to find the double. She currently sits with a stack of 180,000.

The button raised to 30,000 and the small blind moved all in for 87,000. Haven Taylor jammed over the top for 155,000 and the button took little time to fold. Both players revealed their holdings.

Small Blind: K♥10♠

Haven Taylor: 5♠5♣

The board ran out 10♥8♦3♦2♥5♥ for Taylor to send her opponent to the rail. She now sits above the tournament average with a stack of 280,000.

Lisa Hood moved all in from the button for 96,000 and Haven Taylor found the call from the big blind. Both players revealed their holdings.

Lisa Hood: A♦J♦

Haven Taylor: K♥Q♦

The board looked rough for Hood as it came the 10♠4♦Q♥6♣. Unfortunately for her, she found the three outer as the K♠ completed the board. She now has grown her stack to 186,000 just short of the average.

Action was caught after the turn of A♠Q♦K♣K♦ with an all in and two players in a side pot. Nu Teliani moved all in and her opponent was quick to fold. Both remaining players revealed their hands.

Jenn Luebkert: 10♦8♥

Nu Teliani: A♦4♦

The board completed with the 8♦ for Teliani to take the pot and grow her stack to 416,000.

Haven Taylor raised to 18,000 from early position. Late position and the cutoff made the call and Angie Gélinas moved all in for 44,000 from the small blind. Taylor raised to 100,000 and the remaining players made the fold. Both players revealed their hands.

Angie Gélinas: A♥J♣

Haven Taylor: A♣9♠

The board ran out 4♥J♥9♥Q♥10♦ for Gélinas to find the double. She sits at 130,000 while Taylor is currently at 185,000. Gélinas is revered as a pioneer of women’s poker in the Calgary scene.

An all in and call occured after the turn came the 10♦2♦Q♥K♦. Both players revealed their holdings.

Early Position: K♣J♦

Anne N: Q♦7♦

The river was the A♥ for Anne to send her opponent to the rail. She sits nearly double the tournament average of 162,222 with 300,000.

Anne N raised to 30,000 from the small blind. The big blind called for 12,000 as both players revealed their hands.

Big Blind: 8♥2♥

Anne N: A♠J♥

The board ran out 3♠4♣10♦10♠Q♥ for the remaining players to enter the money.

Action was caught after the flop of 3♠A♥5♠ and Nohad Teliani checked from the big blind. Early position fired for 25,000 and Teliani moved all in having her opponent covered.

Her opponent went into the tank. Eventually, they found the fold and revealed A♣J♥. Teliani showed A♦2♦ as her stack is at 303,000.

An all in and call occurred between Jenn Luebkert and middle position. Both players revealed their holdings.

Jenn Luebkert: A♥A♣

Middle Position: K♠K♦

The board ran clean for Luebkert as it came 7♠5♣6♣7♣3♣ for her to take the pot. She is still below average with 66,000 in her stack.

Early Position made the call and late position raised to 12,000. Jenelle Exner defended her big blind and the other player folded.

The flop came 2♠9♠10♣ and both players checked their option.

After the turn came the 3♥, Exner led out for 12,000 and was called.

The river was the 8♠ and Exner checked. Her opponent moved all in and she made the call and revealed 9♣9♥ to best her opponents A♣Q♣. She currently sits at 65,000 with two players until the money

The button called and Haven Taylor raised to 13,500 from the small blind. The big blind moved all in for slightly more and the button was quick to fold. Taylor made the call and both players revealed their hands.

Big Blind: K♥K♦

Haven Taylor: A♠4♦

The board ran out 7♦3♦6♦4♠A♣ for Taylor to take the pot. She sits with a healthy stack of 188,000 as the bubble draws close.

Middle Position raised to 10,000 and Geraldene Spears raised to 40,000 from the button. Her opponent called with slightly less and both players revealed their holdings.

Middle Position: J♦9♦

Geraldene Spears: 10♣10♥

The board ran out 6♦5♠7♥3♦K♠ for Spears to take the pot. Spears has soared to the chip lead currently at 318,000.

Pamela Belote moved all in for 16,000 from early position. Middle Position made the call and the button moved all in for 58,000. Middle Position made the call. The three players revealed their holdings.

Pamela Belote: Q♠J♠

Middle Position: 9♣9♦

Late Position: A♥Q♥

The board ran out 7♣J♥7♠9♠10♠ for Belote to hit the rail. Belote holds the record for most WSOP circuit rings won by a female with 8 current rings in her possession. Although todays event ends less than ideal, the future looks bright for this representative of women’s poker.

Currently the average stack sits at 46,349. Below is a list of new, updated, and big stacks around the room.

Haven Taylor: 134,000

Geraldene Spears: 215,000

Kali Shuali: 92,000

Cardelle Szego: 18,500

Yafei Jian: 56,000

Nohad Teliani: 71,000

Ivanna Soya: 39,000

Sunni Pil: 65,000

Fatima Nanji: 41,000

Late position moved all in for 7,500 and Kathy Fremont moved all in for around 70,000. The remaining players folded and both players revealed their hands.

Late Position: K♥8♥

Kathy Fremont: A♥A♦

The board ran out 10♠J♥2♣A♣K♣ for Fremont to send her opponent to the rail. She sits nearly double the average with 78,000.

The remaining players are headed on a 15 minute break. As the break ends registration will close. A prize pool update will shortly follow.

Action was caught after the flop of A♥4♦Q♥ and under the gun was quick to check. Sunni Pil fired for 7,000 from early position and received a call.

The turn was the 10♠ and under the gun checked to Pil. She moved all in and received a quick fold from her opponent who revealed the A♦. She now sits at a comfortable 50,000.

Action was caught after the turn came the 10♣6♥9♥J♦. The big blind led out for 5,000 and Yafei Jian moved all in for 20,500 from under the gun. Her opponent went into the tank but eventually made the call. Both players revealed their hands.

Yafei Jian: K♠Q♠

Big Blind: A♦A♣

The river was the 9♠, although no card in the deck could make Jian lose. With the double up, Jian sits nearly double the average stack with 62,000.

Action was caught after the flop of K♣J♥2♥, and middle position checked. Haven Taylor raised to 5,000 from late position. The small blind was quick to fold but the middle position player made the call.

The turn peeled the 9♣ and the middle position checked to Taylor. She fired for 5,000 and was rewarded with the pot. She currently sits as the chip leader at approximately 98,000. Taylor recently won the Alberta Poker Index’s “Female Player of the Year” for the second year running.

Caroline Grad moved all in from under the gun for 14,500. The middle position player made the call and both players revealed their holdings.

Caroline Grad: 4♠4♦

Middle Position: K♥10♦

The board ran out 6♦4♣10♥3♥6♠ for Grad to find the double. She now sits near the tournament average with 31,000.

An all in and a call occurred between the middle position player and Yolande Freed. Both players revealed their holdings.

Yoland Freed: Q♠Q♥

Middle Position: A♠K♣

The board ran out 4♠4♣2♠6♥3♥ for Freed to find the double. She sits just over starting at 20,800.

Haven Taylor opened from early position and was three bet by late position. The small blind made the call along with Taylor.

The flop came 7♠8♦10♠ and the small blind moved all in. Taylor called and both players revealed their holdings.

Small Blind: Q♣Q♠

Haven taylor: J♠9♠

The board improved Taylor to a straight flush as it completed with the 8♠3♥. She now sits with a stack of 48,500.

While the Average Stack is currently 29,268, below are a list of big stacks and notables among the field.

Wendy Sather: 92,000

Zeki Zeki: 54,000

Sunni Pil: 17,700

Cardelle Szego: 53,600

Geraldene Spears: 62,000

Haven Taylor: 34,500

Late Position raised to 1,500 and four players made the call.

The flop came 9♦8♥Q♥ and both blinds checked their option. The initial raiser checked to Cardelle Szego who fired for 4,500. Only the big blind made the call.

After the turn peeled the 2♠, the big blind was quick to check. Szego continued for 11,000 and was called.

The river was the 3♠ and both players checked their option. Szego revealed Q♦8♦ to best her opponent busted flush draw.

Action was caught after an all in and call occurred following the flop of K♦10♣Q♣. Both players revealed their holdings.

Ivanna Soya: K♠K♣

Middle Position: 10♠10♦

The board ran out 5♦3♦ for Soya to take the pot. She now sits with 36,500 in chips.

Patricia Kindopp called from late position. The button raised to 1,300 and Kindopp made the call.

The flop came 6♣3♥K♦ and Kindopp led out for 2,000. She received a quick fold from her opponent.

Kindopp sits over the tournament average with approximately 40,000 in play.

The remaining players are headed on a 15 minute break. They will return to blinds of 300 and 500 with a 500 big blind ante.

Action was caught after an all in and call occurred after the flop of 3♠3♣4♥ for 17,100. Both players revealed their hands.

Pam Mead: A♠A♦

Late Position: Q♠Q♣

The board completed with the 10♣2♠ for Mead to find the double up. She now sits comfortably at 37,000.

Action was caught after the flop of 10♦8♦6♣ and under the gun led out for 2,400. Middle position made the call and Pamela Baker moved all in for 18,000. Under the gun called for less and the remaining player folded. Both players revealed their holdings.

Under the Gun: K♦8♣

Pamela Baker: J♣J♥

The turn spelled disaster for Baker as it came the K♥. However, the river flipped the odds as it peeled the J♠. Baker now sits with an effective stack of 32,000.

Four players limped and the Denise Gillespie checked her option in the big blind.

The flop came 3♣Q♥A♥ and action checked through.

The button fired for 500 after the turn peeled the 4♦. Only Gillespie made the call.

The 2♥ completed the board and Gillespie led out for 1,000. Her opponent made the call and revealed 5♠7♥. Gillespie held the higher straight with 5♥6♦ to take the pot. She sits just under starting with 19,000 in play.

Under the gun called as well as Corrine Chief from the small blind. The big blind checked their option.

The flop came 5♠2♠3♠ and action checked through.

After the turn came the 9♦, Chief checked her option. The big blind fired for 500 and both players found a call.

The 10♠ completed the board and both blinds were quick to check. Under the gun fired for 500 and Chief min clicked to 1,000. The under the gun player made the call and Chief showed J♠8♣ to take the pot. She now sits comfortably with 36,500 in her stack.

Action was caught after the flop of 7♦5♥K♦ and four players checked their option. The cutoff fired for 1,500 and only Tanya Leung made the call from the small blind.

Both players checked as the turn came the Q♥.

The 7♣ completed the board and Leung led out for 3,000. Her opponent made the fold for her to take the pot. She currently sits with 11,400 chips.

The Ladies are set to take the stage on Saturday and this year there will be exclusive coverage of the game with a dedicated reporter, Alek Gillies. Gillies has gone through the “boot camp” of the summer Vegas series two years running, so he’s well-equipped to handle the duties.

The Ladies action kicks off at 4 PM on Saturday with 20k in chips and 30-minute blinds. They can get into the game or rebuy until about 8:30 PM, when Level 9 starts. After that it will be a race to the ring and the big question on everyone’s mind will be if Jenelle Exner can make it three for three — she’s won the last two of these rings on the trot, so she’ll be one to watch on Saturday.

After nearly 12 hours of play, Anne Ngo has bested the 146 player field to take home the $400 Ladies NLH ring. She was rewarded with $12,237 for her effort as a group of her close friends cheered her to victory. It was an action packed day as the single day event saw a share of star studded players among the entries. Pamela Belote was one of these names as she recently set a women’s record for most WSOP Circuit rings. Just a week prior she won her 8th ring at the Choctaw Ladies Event to add to her collection. Unfortunately, she fell just outside the money https://www.poker.pro/live-updates/belotes-impressive-resume-wont-get-a-new-addition/.

Haven Taylor, The 2024 Alberta Poker Index’s Female Player of the Year, saw the day start in her favor. Early on she flopped the nut straight. This wasn’t enough as she turned the nut flush to ensure her opponent was drawing dead. She continued to battle through the competition consistently ranking as the larger stacks as play entered it’s later stages. Her run continued to the final table where she fell in 9th place https://www.poker.pro/live-updates/haven-taylor-eliminated-in-9th-place-1036/.

A staple of this event seems to be Jenelle Exner. She has won the past two events and soared to third this year. Anne Ngo was able to knock her out as she a back and forth all in took place between her and Exner. Equities seemed to flop every street however the board paired up for Ngo to take the pot and send the defending champion to the rail https://www.poker.pro/live-updates/jenelle-exner-eliminated-in-3rd-place-5211/.

Aggressive play mounted momentum into Anne’s favor as she gained a 4:1 chip lead against Ivanna Soya. Soya battled back doubling with pocket aces. Soon Soya found aces again and was all in for her tournament life. A heavy favourite with top set, Ngo was drawing to clubs to finish the tournament and secure her first ever WSOP Circuit Ring. Luck shined on Ngo as the river came the 2♣ to give her the tournament. This ranks as Ngo’s second best cash ever and her first title. Ngo told PokerPro that “Luck is still such a huge factor” in a victory like this. “Soya got lucky getting Aces twice in such a short time period,” and luck combined with aggression allowed Ngo to take down the event.

Thanks for following the coverage of the WSOP Calgary Circuit and stay tuned for updates on the Main Event and High Roller Event.

Ivanna Soya raised to 300,000 and Anne Ngo made the call.

The flop came A♣K♦3♦ and Soya continued for 100,000. Anne made the call.

After the turn peeled the 10♣, Soya checked to Anne. She moved all in and was quickly called by Soya both players revealed their hands.

Ivanna Soya: A♠A♦

Anne Ngo: 6♣7♣

The board completed with the 2♣ to give Ngo the victory. A winners recap with full payouts will follow shortly.

Anne M called from the small blind and Ivanna Soya checked her big blind.

The flop came 4♠4♥J♠ and Anne led out for 60,000. Soya raised to 340,000 and Anne moved all in. Soya made the call and both players revealed their holdings.

Ivanna Soya: A♣A♦

Anne M: J♦5♦

The board completed with the 2♦K♦ for Soya to find the double to 950,000.

Anne M called from the button and Ivanna Soya checked her option.

The flop came J♣7♠9♥ and Soya checked to Anne. She fired for 60,000.

Soya raised to 250,000 and Anne took little time to move all in.

Soya went into the tank but eventually found the fold. Soya has 570,000 of the 2,920,000 total chips in play.

Jenelle Exner moved all in for 415,000. Ivanna Soya made the call and both players revealed their hands.

Jenelle Exner: 8♦8♣

Ivanna Soya: 7♠7♦

The flop came 5♦7♣6♦ to give Soya the lead with a sweat. The turn improved Exner to a straight as it peeled the 4♣. However, the river swung the odds for good as it completed the board with the 6♥.

Exner has had a pretty absurd run in the Ladies games here at WSOP-C in Calgary. She’s won the last two of these events on the trot and damn near made it three-for-three tonight until she ran into the bad beat. With two wins and a 3rd place in this event, it’s a safe bet we’ll see her back for the October series.

Zeki Balic moved all in from under the gun and was called by Jenelle Exner in the big blind. Both players revealed their holdings.

Zeki Balic: 4♠4♦

Jenelle Exner: 7♦6♦

The board ran out A♠Q♦7♠3♣K♠ for Exner to take the pot. She sits with a stack of 700,000.

Geraldene Spears moved all in from the cutoff for 285,000. Ivanna Soya made the call from the button and both players revealed their hands.

Geraldene Spears: 4♥4♣

Ivanna Soya: J♦J♠

The board ran out 4♦3♦Q♦3♠J♣ for Soya to take the pot. She stands as the chip lead with 1,250,000.

Kali Shuali moved all in from the cutoff for 240,000. Anne M made the call from the small blind. Both players revealed their holdings.

Kali Shuali: 4♠7♠

Anne M: A♥K♠

The board ran out K♥8♦A♣2♣8♥ for Anne to take the pot.

Debi Loomer moved all in for 50,000 and was called by Zeki. Both players revealed their hands.

Debi Loomer: A♥2♠

Zeki: 7♠4♦

The board ran out 7♣4♥8♦3♣8♥ for Loomer to hit the rail.

Zeki moved all in from middle position for 110,000. Ivanna Soya called from the button and Kali Shuali moved all in for 365,000. Soya made the fold and both players revealed their hands.

Zeki: A♣3♣

Kali Shuali: J♥J♣

The board ran out 5♣2♠K♥10♣2♣ for Zeki to triple up to 370,000. Shuali sits at 255,000.

Kathy Fromend called all in from the small blind and Anne M checked from the big blind. Both players revealed their holdings.

Kathy Fromend: Q♣8♣

Anne M: K♥10♥

The board ran out A♥3♥3♦K♠7♣ for Anne to take the pot. She now has a stack of 590,000.

Haven Taylor moved all in from middle position for 165,000. Kali Shuali called from late position and Zeki button called for only 65,000. The three players revealed their hands.

Zeki: J♥J♦

Haven Taylor: K♠8♦

Kali Shuali: A♠K♥

The board ran out Q♦9♣2♥10♠4♥ for Taylor to hit the rail. Zeki now has a stack of 240,000 and Shuali one of 440,000.

Kali Shuali limped from early position and Wendy Sather moved all in from late position. Shuali made the call and both players revealed their holdings.

Wendy Sather: A♣K♥

Kali Shuali: K♠K♦

The board ran out 2♠2♥3♠10♣10♠ for Sather to hit the rail. Shuali sits with a stack of 440,000.

An all in and call occurred between Jenelle Exner and Zeki Zeki. Both players revealed their holdings.

Jenelle Exner: A♦9♦

Zeki Zeki: J♣J♦

The board ran out 4♥8♠7♣A♠K♥ for Exner to find the double. Exner is no amateur in this tournament as she has previously won back to back titles in the same event. She now sits at 340,000 around tournament average.

The remaining 12 players are headed on a break. They return to blinds of 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 big blind ante.

Haven Taylor raised to 45,000 from the cutoff and Ivanna Soya moved all in for 81,000 from the button. Taylor made the call and both players revealed their holdings.

Ivanna Soya: A♥K♦

Haven Taylor: K♥J♦

The board ran out 7♣6♣8♠Q♣A♦ for Soya to find the double. She currently sits with a stack of 180,000.

The button raised to 30,000 and the small blind moved all in for 87,000. Haven Taylor jammed over the top for 155,000 and the button took little time to fold. Both players revealed their holdings.

Small Blind: K♥10♠

Haven Taylor: 5♠5♣

The board ran out 10♥8♦3♦2♥5♥ for Taylor to send her opponent to the rail. She now sits above the tournament average with a stack of 280,000.

Lisa Hood moved all in from the button for 96,000 and Haven Taylor found the call from the big blind. Both players revealed their holdings.

Lisa Hood: A♦J♦

Haven Taylor: K♥Q♦

The board looked rough for Hood as it came the 10♠4♦Q♥6♣. Unfortunately for her, she found the three outer as the K♠ completed the board. She now has grown her stack to 186,000 just short of the average.

Action was caught after the turn of A♠Q♦K♣K♦ with an all in and two players in a side pot. Nu Teliani moved all in and her opponent was quick to fold. Both remaining players revealed their hands.

Jenn Luebkert: 10♦8♥

Nu Teliani: A♦4♦

The board completed with the 8♦ for Teliani to take the pot and grow her stack to 416,000.

Haven Taylor raised to 18,000 from early position. Late position and the cutoff made the call and Angie Gélinas moved all in for 44,000 from the small blind. Taylor raised to 100,000 and the remaining players made the fold. Both players revealed their hands.

Angie Gélinas: A♥J♣

Haven Taylor: A♣9♠

The board ran out 4♥J♥9♥Q♥10♦ for Gélinas to find the double. She sits at 130,000 while Taylor is currently at 185,000. Gélinas is revered as a pioneer of women’s poker in the Calgary scene.

An all in and call occured after the turn came the 10♦2♦Q♥K♦. Both players revealed their holdings.

Early Position: K♣J♦

Anne N: Q♦7♦

The river was the A♥ for Anne to send her opponent to the rail. She sits nearly double the tournament average of 162,222 with 300,000.

Anne N raised to 30,000 from the small blind. The big blind called for 12,000 as both players revealed their hands.

Big Blind: 8♥2♥

Anne N: A♠J♥

The board ran out 3♠4♣10♦10♠Q♥ for the remaining players to enter the money.

Action was caught after the flop of 3♠A♥5♠ and Nohad Teliani checked from the big blind. Early position fired for 25,000 and Teliani moved all in having her opponent covered.

Her opponent went into the tank. Eventually, they found the fold and revealed A♣J♥. Teliani showed A♦2♦ as her stack is at 303,000.

An all in and call occurred between Jenn Luebkert and middle position. Both players revealed their holdings.

Jenn Luebkert: A♥A♣

Middle Position: K♠K♦

The board ran clean for Luebkert as it came 7♠5♣6♣7♣3♣ for her to take the pot. She is still below average with 66,000 in her stack.

Early Position made the call and late position raised to 12,000. Jenelle Exner defended her big blind and the other player folded.

The flop came 2♠9♠10♣ and both players checked their option.

After the turn came the 3♥, Exner led out for 12,000 and was called.

The river was the 8♠ and Exner checked. Her opponent moved all in and she made the call and revealed 9♣9♥ to best her opponents A♣Q♣. She currently sits at 65,000 with two players until the money

The button called and Haven Taylor raised to 13,500 from the small blind. The big blind moved all in for slightly more and the button was quick to fold. Taylor made the call and both players revealed their hands.

Big Blind: K♥K♦

Haven Taylor: A♠4♦

The board ran out 7♦3♦6♦4♠A♣ for Taylor to take the pot. She sits with a healthy stack of 188,000 as the bubble draws close.

Middle Position raised to 10,000 and Geraldene Spears raised to 40,000 from the button. Her opponent called with slightly less and both players revealed their holdings.

Middle Position: J♦9♦

Geraldene Spears: 10♣10♥

The board ran out 6♦5♠7♥3♦K♠ for Spears to take the pot. Spears has soared to the chip lead currently at 318,000.

Pamela Belote moved all in for 16,000 from early position. Middle Position made the call and the button moved all in for 58,000. Middle Position made the call. The three players revealed their holdings.

Pamela Belote: Q♠J♠

Middle Position: 9♣9♦

Late Position: A♥Q♥

The board ran out 7♣J♥7♠9♠10♠ for Belote to hit the rail. Belote holds the record for most WSOP circuit rings won by a female with 8 current rings in her possession. Although todays event ends less than ideal, the future looks bright for this representative of women’s poker.

Currently the average stack sits at 46,349. Below is a list of new, updated, and big stacks around the room.

Haven Taylor: 134,000

Geraldene Spears: 215,000

Kali Shuali: 92,000

Cardelle Szego: 18,500

Yafei Jian: 56,000

Nohad Teliani: 71,000

Ivanna Soya: 39,000

Sunni Pil: 65,000

Fatima Nanji: 41,000

Late position moved all in for 7,500 and Kathy Fremont moved all in for around 70,000. The remaining players folded and both players revealed their hands.

Late Position: K♥8♥

Kathy Fremont: A♥A♦

The board ran out 10♠J♥2♣A♣K♣ for Fremont to send her opponent to the rail. She sits nearly double the average with 78,000.

The remaining players are headed on a 15 minute break. As the break ends registration will close. A prize pool update will shortly follow.

Action was caught after the flop of A♥4♦Q♥ and under the gun was quick to check. Sunni Pil fired for 7,000 from early position and received a call.

The turn was the 10♠ and under the gun checked to Pil. She moved all in and received a quick fold from her opponent who revealed the A♦. She now sits at a comfortable 50,000.

Action was caught after the turn came the 10♣6♥9♥J♦. The big blind led out for 5,000 and Yafei Jian moved all in for 20,500 from under the gun. Her opponent went into the tank but eventually made the call. Both players revealed their hands.

Yafei Jian: K♠Q♠

Big Blind: A♦A♣

The river was the 9♠, although no card in the deck could make Jian lose. With the double up, Jian sits nearly double the average stack with 62,000.

Action was caught after the flop of K♣J♥2♥, and middle position checked. Haven Taylor raised to 5,000 from late position. The small blind was quick to fold but the middle position player made the call.

The turn peeled the 9♣ and the middle position checked to Taylor. She fired for 5,000 and was rewarded with the pot. She currently sits as the chip leader at approximately 98,000. Taylor recently won the Alberta Poker Index’s “Female Player of the Year” for the second year running.

Caroline Grad moved all in from under the gun for 14,500. The middle position player made the call and both players revealed their holdings.

Caroline Grad: 4♠4♦

Middle Position: K♥10♦

The board ran out 6♦4♣10♥3♥6♠ for Grad to find the double. She now sits near the tournament average with 31,000.

An all in and a call occurred between the middle position player and Yolande Freed. Both players revealed their holdings.

Yoland Freed: Q♠Q♥

Middle Position: A♠K♣

The board ran out 4♠4♣2♠6♥3♥ for Freed to find the double. She sits just over starting at 20,800.

Haven Taylor opened from early position and was three bet by late position. The small blind made the call along with Taylor.

The flop came 7♠8♦10♠ and the small blind moved all in. Taylor called and both players revealed their holdings.

Small Blind: Q♣Q♠

Haven taylor: J♠9♠

The board improved Taylor to a straight flush as it completed with the 8♠3♥. She now sits with a stack of 48,500.

While the Average Stack is currently 29,268, below are a list of big stacks and notables among the field.

Wendy Sather: 92,000

Zeki Zeki: 54,000

Sunni Pil: 17,700

Cardelle Szego: 53,600

Geraldene Spears: 62,000

Haven Taylor: 34,500

Late Position raised to 1,500 and four players made the call.

The flop came 9♦8♥Q♥ and both blinds checked their option. The initial raiser checked to Cardelle Szego who fired for 4,500. Only the big blind made the call.

After the turn peeled the 2♠, the big blind was quick to check. Szego continued for 11,000 and was called.

The river was the 3♠ and both players checked their option. Szego revealed Q♦8♦ to best her opponent busted flush draw.

Action was caught after an all in and call occurred following the flop of K♦10♣Q♣. Both players revealed their holdings.

Ivanna Soya: K♠K♣

Middle Position: 10♠10♦

The board ran out 5♦3♦ for Soya to take the pot. She now sits with 36,500 in chips.

Patricia Kindopp called from late position. The button raised to 1,300 and Kindopp made the call.

The flop came 6♣3♥K♦ and Kindopp led out for 2,000. She received a quick fold from her opponent.

Kindopp sits over the tournament average with approximately 40,000 in play.

The remaining players are headed on a 15 minute break. They will return to blinds of 300 and 500 with a 500 big blind ante.

Action was caught after an all in and call occurred after the flop of 3♠3♣4♥ for 17,100. Both players revealed their hands.

Pam Mead: A♠A♦

Late Position: Q♠Q♣

The board completed with the 10♣2♠ for Mead to find the double up. She now sits comfortably at 37,000.

Action was caught after the flop of 10♦8♦6♣ and under the gun led out for 2,400. Middle position made the call and Pamela Baker moved all in for 18,000. Under the gun called for less and the remaining player folded. Both players revealed their holdings.

Under the Gun: K♦8♣

Pamela Baker: J♣J♥

The turn spelled disaster for Baker as it came the K♥. However, the river flipped the odds as it peeled the J♠. Baker now sits with an effective stack of 32,000.

Four players limped and the Denise Gillespie checked her option in the big blind.

The flop came 3♣Q♥A♥ and action checked through.

The button fired for 500 after the turn peeled the 4♦. Only Gillespie made the call.

The 2♥ completed the board and Gillespie led out for 1,000. Her opponent made the call and revealed 5♠7♥. Gillespie held the higher straight with 5♥6♦ to take the pot. She sits just under starting with 19,000 in play.

Under the gun called as well as Corrine Chief from the small blind. The big blind checked their option.

The flop came 5♠2♠3♠ and action checked through.

After the turn came the 9♦, Chief checked her option. The big blind fired for 500 and both players found a call.

The 10♠ completed the board and both blinds were quick to check. Under the gun fired for 500 and Chief min clicked to 1,000. The under the gun player made the call and Chief showed J♠8♣ to take the pot. She now sits comfortably with 36,500 in her stack.

Action was caught after the flop of 7♦5♥K♦ and four players checked their option. The cutoff fired for 1,500 and only Tanya Leung made the call from the small blind.

Both players checked as the turn came the Q♥.

The 7♣ completed the board and Leung led out for 3,000. Her opponent made the fold for her to take the pot. She currently sits with 11,400 chips.

The Ladies are set to take the stage on Saturday and this year there will be exclusive coverage of the game with a dedicated reporter, Alek Gillies. Gillies has gone through the “boot camp” of the summer Vegas series two years running, so he’s well-equipped to handle the duties.

The Ladies action kicks off at 4 PM on Saturday with 20k in chips and 30-minute blinds. They can get into the game or rebuy until about 8:30 PM, when Level 9 starts. After that it will be a race to the ring and the big question on everyone’s mind will be if Jenelle Exner can make it three for three — she’s won the last two of these rings on the trot, so she’ll be one to watch on Saturday.