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.
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