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WORLD POKER TOUR'S
LADIES' NIGHT
Oh, yes, it's Ladies' Night...oh, what a night! At the
famous Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, six of the best female poker players in
the world are playing in a special invitational tournament to decide who is the
best of the babes!
Each lady will start with $250,000 worth of chips. The
one who grabs all $1.5M will win...not one red cent! What she WILL get is
a seat in the WPT Invitational tournament...AND a guaranteed $25,000 seat at the
WPT Championship. The six lucky ladies are:
Annie Duke
Sister of 2-time WPT winner Howard Lederer; best woman at '03 WSoP
Maureen Feduniak
Only woman at Final Table of Party Poker Million II
Clonie Gowen
Adventurer, wife and mother of two
Jennifer Harman
WPT Aruba Pro Final Table participant
Kathy Leibert
Winner of Party Poker Million I in 2001.
Evelyn Ng
Former blackjack/poker dealer, pro poker player
The chips are on the table, the dealer is ready,
the "Hole Cams" are in working order, Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patton
are ready for the call...and the estrogen is in the air! It's time to
SHUFFLE UP AND DEAL!
Initial ante is $500 and blinds (automatic bets
made by the two to the left of the Dealer Button) are $2500
(SB) and $5000 (BB). The Dealer Button (D) starts on Clonie.
| Jennifer |
Evelyn |
Annie |
Clonie (D) |
Kathy (SB) |
Maureen (BB) |
| A♣
10♥ |
5♣
3♥ |
8♠
6♦
|
K♣
4♥ |
10♠
9♦
|
A♠
2♠
|
| Raises
to $15,000 |
FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
Calls
$10,000 |
| FLOP: A♦
4♦
9♥ |
|
Bets
$20,000 |
| Calls
$20,000 |
|
| TURN: 5♣ |
|
Bets
$40,000 |
| FOLD |
|
| |
WIN
$115,500 |
| Jennifer
was ahead in the hand since she had the higher
"kicker", or tie-breaking card. Jennifer's Aces
with a 10 kicker beats Maureen's aces with a lowly deuce for a
kicker. |
| Annie |
Clonie |
Kathy |
Maureen (D) |
Jennifer
(SB) |
Evelyn (BB) |
| J♠
5♦
|
9♦
8♥
|
K♦
3♥
|
Q♥
10♦
|
8♦
4♥
|
A♥
K♥ |
| FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
Raises
to $15,000 |
FOLD |
Raises
to $80,000 |
|
FOLD |
|
| |
WIN
$100,500 |
| Evelyn
has "Big Slick", Ace-King, the best non-paired hand in
poker. And both being the same suit (hearts) makes it even
better. |
| Kathy |
Maureen |
Jennifer |
Evelyn
(D) |
Annie
(SB) |
Clonie
(BB) |
| K♠
Q♦
|
9♣
3♠
|
A♥
Q♠
|
J♥
4♣ |
10♥
4♥ |
A♠
6♥ |
| Raises
to $15,000 |
FOLD |
Raises
to $55,000 |
FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
| FOLD |
|
|
WIN
$80,500 |
|
| Kathy
was a 3-to-1 underdog to win the hand, so she was smart to fold. |
| CURRENT CHIP
COUNT |
| Evelyn Ng |
$275,000 |
| Annie Duke |
$274,500 |
| Clonie Gowen |
$263,000 |
| Kathy Leibert |
$251,500 |
| Maureen Feduniak |
$250,000 |
| Jennifer Harman |
$186,000 |
| Kathy |
Maureen |
Jennifer |
Evelyn
(D) |
Annie
(SB) |
Clonie
(BB) |
| J♦
2♥ |
6♥
2♠
|
3♠
2♣ |
9♥
8♠
|
Q♣
4♦
|
10♠
9♦
|
| FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
Raises
to $17,500 |
Calls
$12,500 |
| Clonie
only had to put in $12,500 to call Annie's raise because Clonie
already had $5,000 in on the Big Blind. |
| FLOP: K♣
Q♦
5♠
|
|
Bets
$20,000 |
Calls
$20,000 |
| TURN: 5♦
|
|
Bets
$45,000 |
FOLD |
|
WIN
$123,000 |
|
| Annie |
Clonie |
Kathy |
Maureen (D) |
Jennifer
(SB) |
Evelyn (BB) |
| 6♣
5♣ |
K♦
8♥
|
9♣
3♠
|
J♣
6♦ |
Q♣
7♥ |
A♦
2♦
|
| FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
Raises
to $15,000 |
FOLD |
Raises
to $75,000 |
|
FOLD |
|
|
|
|
WIN
$95,500 |
| Kathy |
Maureen |
Jennifer |
Evelyn
(D) |
Annie
(SB) |
Clonie
(BB) |
| K♣
8♣ |
K♦
6♥
|
10♥
8♠
|
K♠
4♣ |
8♥
6♣ |
J♠
9♠ |
| FOLD |
FOLD |
Raises
to $15,000 |
FOLD |
FOLD |
Calls
$10,000 |
| FLOP: 2♦
J♦
J♥ |
| Clonie
flopped three Jacks, or three "hooks". |
|
CHECK |
|
CHECK |
|
| Clonie
is "slow-rolling", feigning a weak hand to get
Jennifer to bet big. |
| TURN: 5♠ |
|
CHECK |
|
Bets
$21,000 |
|
Calls $21,000 |
RIVER: 6♦
COMMUNITY:
J♦
J♥ 9♥
6♦
5♠ |
|
|
|
CHECK |
|
CHECK |
|
|
|
J♦J♥10♥8♠6♦
|
|
J♦J♥J♠9♠6♦
|
|
WIN
$77,500 |
| Maureen |
Jennifer |
Evelyn |
Annie
(D) |
Clonie
(SB) |
Kathy
(BB) |
| 9♥
8♥ |
10♠
5♣ |
K♦
3♠
|
Q♥
9♣ |
10♣
7♣ |
7♦
7♠ |
| FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
Raises
to $15,000 |
FOLD |
Raises
to $35,000 |
|
Raises
to $155,000 |
|
FOLD |
|
WIN
$195,000 |
|
Antes are now $1,000, and blinds are
now $4,000 (SB) and $8,000 (BB).
| Evelyn |
Annie |
Clonie |
Kathy
(D) |
Maureen
(SB) |
Jennifer
(BB) |
| A♥
3♠
|
10♣
5♠ |
7♥
6♥ |
6♦
4♠ |
A♣
3♦ |
Q♦
Q♥ |
| FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
Calls
$4,000 |
Raises
to $28,000 |
|
Calls
$20,000 |
|
| Vince
Van Patton calls two Queens in the hole "West
Hollywood"...don't know why. It can also be called
"Calamity Jane"...or "Seigfried & Roy"...and
I have a feeling why. :) |
| FLOP: K♣
K♥
9♦
|
|
|
|
|
CHECK |
Bets
$40,000 |
|
FOLD |
|
|
WIN
$102,000 |
| Here,
Jennifer shows the Queens to Maureen. She meant to show
only her, but common courtesy had her show everyone.
Showing a hand if you didn't have to can hurt you, as it shows
some of your strategy. It's also considered boasting. |
| CURRENT CHIP
COUNT |
| Annie Duke |
$347,500 |
| Evelyn Ng |
$337,500 |
| Clonie Gowen |
$263,000 |
| Kathy Leibert |
$206,500 |
| Maureen Feduniak |
$174,000 |
| Jennifer Harman |
$172,000 |
| Annie |
Clonie |
Kathy |
Maureen
(D) |
Jennifer
(SB) |
Evelyn
(BB) |
| 10♣
9♣
|
Q♥ 10♥ |
A♦
8♦
|
K♦
10♦
|
7♥
7♣
|
10♠
4♠ |
| Calls
$8,000 |
Calls
$8,000 |
FOLD |
Calls
$8,000 |
Calls
$4,000 |
CHECK |
| Five-way
action before the flop in ANY professional tournament is very
rare. This is the first time it's happened in a televised
WPT tournament. If Kathy had stayed in, she would have
been second only to Jennifer's sevens. |
| FLOP: 9♦
5♣
6♣
|
| Annie
now has a flush draw, meaning she needs just one more club to
have a flush. |
|
|
|
|
CHECK |
CHECK |
| Bets
$50,000 |
FOLD |
|
FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
WIN
$96,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Several hands later...
| CURRENT CHIP
COUNT |
| Annie Duke |
$464,000 |
| Evelyn Ng |
$360,000 |
| Jennifer Harman |
$246,000 |
| Kathy Leibert |
$154,000 |
| Maureen Feduniak |
$139,500 |
| Clonie Gowen |
$135,500 |
Antes go up to $1,500 and blinds are
now $6,000 (SB) and $12,000 (BB)
| Annie |
Clonie |
Kathy |
Maureen
(D) |
Jennifer
(SB) |
Evelyn
(BB) |
| Q♦
10♦
|
10♣
5♦
|
A♠
A♥
|
J♠
3♦
|
9♥
9♠ |
J♣
7♣
|
| FOLD |
FOLD |
Raise to $24,000 |
FOLD |
Calls $18,000 |
Calls $12,000 |
| You
can't get any better before the flop in No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em
than Aces wired. Kathy is a serious favorite. |
| FLOP: 2♠
4♦
3♥
|
|
|
|
|
Bets $60,000 |
FOLD |
|
|
ALL-IN
$129,000 |
|
Calls $69,000 |
|
| In
No-Limit Hold 'Em, anyone can go "all in" and bet all
their chips. But, if they lose the hand, they're
eliminated from the tournament. Little chance of that
happening to Kathy; Jennifer needs a nine to beat Kathy's
aces. |
TURN: 2♣
RIVER: Q♠ |
|
|
A♠A♥2♣2♠Q♠ |
|
9♥9♠2♣2♠Q♠ |
|
|
|
WIN
$339,000 |
|
|
|
| Evelyn |
Annie |
Clonie |
Kathy
(D) |
Maureen
(SB) |
Jennifer
(BB) |
| K♣
5♥ |
5♠
4♦
|
7♥
3♣
|
J♠
3♣
|
10♥
8♣
|
A♦
4♠ |
| FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
Calls $6,000 |
ALL-IN
$76,500 |
|
|
|
|
FOLD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
WIN
$97,500 |
| CURRENT CHIP
COUNT |
| Annie Duke |
$485,000 |
| Kathy Leibert |
$370,000 |
| Clonie Gowen |
$241,000 |
| Evelyn Ng |
$217,000 |
| Maureen Feduniak |
$101,000 |
| Jennifer Harman |
$86,000 |
Antes are up to $2,000 and blinds are
now $10,000 (SB) and $20,000 (BB)
| Maureen |
Jennifer |
Evelyn |
Annie
(D) |
Clonie
(SB) |
Kathy
(BB) |
| Q♥
4♠ |
8♣
8♦
|
J♣
7♠ |
5♣
5♦
|
8♥
5♠ |
K♦
J♠ |
| FOLD |
ALL-IN
$84,000 |
FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
|
WIN
$126,000 |
|
|
|
|
| Clonie |
Kathy |
Maureen |
Jennifer
(D) |
Evelyn
(SB) |
Annie
(BB) |
| J♦
2♥
|
9♥
8♣
|
8♠
5♥
|
A♦
5♣
|
A♣
K♣
|
Q♥
8♥ |
| FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
ALL-IN
$130,000 |
ALL-IN
$187,000 |
FOLD |
| Evelyn's
bet is lowered to match Jennifer's all-in bet. If Jennifer
wins, Evelyn is still in the tournament. If Evelyn wins,
however, Jennifer is out. By the way, Jennifer is a heavy
underdog. |
| FLOP: K♥
6♣
4♣
|
| Evelyn
not only has a pair of Kings, but she has a flush draw to boot. |
| TURN: 9♠ |
| Jennifer
is "drawing dead". No card left in the deck can
be used to beat Evelyn |
| RIVER: 3♣
|
|
|
|
A♦K♥9♠6♣5♣
|
A♣K♣6♣4♣3♣
|
|
|
|
|
OUT
6th PLACE |
WIN
$292,000 |
|
| Annie |
Clonie |
Kathy
(D) |
Maureen
(SB) |
Evelyn
(BB) |
| K♥
2♦
|
A♣
J♦
|
A♠
10♦
|
7♥
5♠
|
K♦
10♥ |
| FOLD |
ALL-IN
$181,000 |
Calls $181,000 |
FOLD |
FOLD |
| Kathy is a 3-to-1
underdog. Yes, ONE spot in rank (Jack to 10) can make THAT
much difference. |
FLOP: A♦
K♣
9♦
TURN: 7♣
RIVER: 4♦
|
| |
A♣
A♦
K♣
J♦
9♦
|
A♠
A♦
K♣
10♦
9♦
|
|
|
| |
WIN
$402,000 |
|
|
|
| Here you see how
important the "kicker" is. Both Clonie and Kathy
had a pair of Aces with a King as their first kicker. The
fourth card decided the hand as Clonie's Jack beat Kathy's
10. Clonie "doubles up", meaning she effectively
doubled her all-in bet in that hand. |
Antes are up again to $3,000 and blinds are
now $15,000 (SB) and $30,000 (BB)
| Kathy |
Maureen |
Evelyn
(D) |
Annie
(SB) |
Clonie
(BB) |
| A♦
Q♠ |
J♣
7♥ |
9♠
8♠ |
K♠
2♣ |
4♦
3♣ |
ALL-IN
$39,000 |
FOLD |
FOLD |
FOLD |
Calls $9,000 |
| Needles
to say, Kathy's the heavy favorite here. |
| FLOP: 10♠
9♥
3♥ |
| So much
for that. Clonie paired her 3. Kathy needs an Ace or
Queen. |
| TURN: 3♠ |
| Now
Clonie has "a set of crabs", three 3s. And Kathy
is "drawing dead". |
| RIVER: 10♣ |
| 10♠
10♣ 3♥
3♠
A♦ |
|
|
|
3♣
3♥
3♠
10♠ 10♣ |
OUT
5th PLACE |
|
|
|
WIN
$108,000 |
| Evelyn |
Annie
(D) |
Clonie
(SB) |
Maureen
(BB) |
| 9♠
2♦ |
Q♥
5♠ |
K♣
8♣
|
6♦
5♦ |
| FOLD |
FOLD |
ALL-IN
$462,000 |
ALL-IN
$51,000 |
| Maureen
goes all-in blind, meaning she puts in the chips without even
seeing what she had as her hole cards. Since she had less
chips, Clonie's bet is lowered to match Maureen's all-in
bet. |
FLOP: 8♦
3♣
K♠
TURN: J♦
RIVER: A♠ |
|
|
K♣
K♠ 8♣
8♦
A♠ |
A♠
K♠ J♦
8♦
6♦ |
|
|
WIN
$108,000 |
OUT
4th PLACE |
| The Ace
of spades is usually referred to as "The Death
Card"...and that's EXACTLY what it was to Maureen.
She needed a diamond to get a flush and continue in the game. |
| Four
hands...three eliminations. That's the nature of No Limit
Hold 'Em! |
| CURRENT CHIP
COUNT |
| Annie Duke |
$783,000 |
| Clonie Gowen |
$465,000 |
| Evelyn Ng |
$252,000 |
Some hands later...
| Annie
(D) |
Clonie
(SB) |
Evelyn
(BB) |
| J♠
6♠ |
K♣
4♥ |
A♠
9♠ |
| Raise to $90,000 |
FOLD |
ALL-IN
$166,000 |
| Calls $76,000 |
|
|
FLOP: A♦
7♣
6♣
TURN: Q♦
RIVER: 3♦
|
| 6♠
6♣ A♦
Q♦ J♠ |
FOLD |
A♠
A♦
Q♦
9♠
7♣ |
| |
|
WIN
$356,000 |
Some hands later...
| CURRENT CHIP
COUNT |
| Annie Duke |
$752,000 |
| Clonie Gowen |
$416,000 |
| Evelyn Ng |
$322,000 |
Antes are up again to $5,000 and blinds are
now $25,000 (SB) and $50,000 (BB).
[Can you tell this is a long game? In the course of normal WPT
TV shows, the blinds and antes only go up two or three times]
| Clonie
(D) |
Evelyn
(SB) |
Annie
(BB) |
| 3♣
3♦
|
K♥
Q♦
|
Q♥
6♠ |
| Raise to $100,000 |
ALL-IN
$327,000 |
FOLD |
| FOLD |
|
|
| |
WIN
$492,000 |
|
| Even with a pair,
it was a LOW pair. Had Clonie stayed in, it would have
been as close to 50-50 as makes little odds. |
| Annie
(D) |
Clonie
(SB) |
Evelyn
(BB) |
| 4♦
2♥
|
6♦
6♠ |
A♦
Q♠ |
| FOLD |
ALL-IN
$251,000 |
Calls $201,000 |
| Not as close as
the last hand, but Clonie's 6s are still only a MILD favorite
over Evelyn's "Big Chick" (Ace-Queen) |
| FLOP: 7♥
K♥
6♣
|
| Clonie is now a
big favorite with three 6s, or the "Devil's
Hand". Evelyn needs two Aces, two Kings or a Jack
and ten to knock Clonie out. |
| TURN: 8♣
|
| You guessed it:
Evelyn's "drawing dead". |
| RIVER: 10♥
|
| |
6♦
6♠ 6♣
K♥
10♥
|
A♦
K♥
Q♠ 10♥
8♣
|
| |
WIN
$517,000 |
|
| Evelyn
(D) |
Annie
(SB) |
Clonie
(BB) |
| 5♦
3♣
|
A♥
9♥
|
J♥
7♥
|
| FOLD |
Raise to $150,000 |
Calls $100,000 |
| FLOP: 3♥
J♠
10♦
|
| |
Bets $200,000 |
ALL-IN
$447,000 |
| |
FOLD |
|
| |
|
WIN
$962,000 |
| CURRENT CHIP
COUNT |
| Clonie Gowen |
$962,000 |
| Annie Duke |
$342,000 |
| Evelyn Ng |
$196,000 |
| Annie
(D) |
Clonie
(SB) |
Evelyn
(BB) |
| K♠
6♣
|
J♠
2♠ |
A♦
3♥
|
| Raise to $150,000 |
FOLD |
ALL-IN
$191,000 |
| Calls $41,000 |
|
|
FLOP: Q♦
4♣
4♦
TURN: 3♦
RIVER: 3♣
|
| 4♣
4♦
3♦
3♣
K♠ |
|
3♥
3♦
3♣
4♣
4♦
|
| |
|
WIN
$422,000 |
| Clonie
(D) |
Evelyn
(SB) |
Annie
(BB) |
| A♣
Q♣
|
Q♥
9♣
|
10♣
10♠ |
ALL-IN
$1,107,000 |
FOLD |
ALL-IN
$51,000 |
| Again, Clonie's
bet is lowered to match Annie's all-in. It's a toss up,
with Annie a mild favorite. |
| FLOP: A♦
Q♦
3♦
|
| Clonie
flopped the top two pair. Annie needs a 10 to stay
alive. |
TURN: 2♠
RIVER: 4♣
|
| A♣
A♦
Q♣
Q♦
4♣
|
|
10♣
10♠ A♦
Q♦
4♣
|
WIN
$142,000 |
|
OUT
3rd place |
And, so, the former blackjack dealer and the
adventurer outlasted some of the greatest female poker players in the
world. Two Party Poker Million Final Table reachers, a
WPT Finalist and the best female player at this year's World Series of
Poker all fell to the wayside, and Clonie and Evelyn are going heads
up for those two WPT seats. So SHUFFLE UP AND DEAL!
| CURRENT CHIP
COUNT |
| Clonie Gowen |
$1,201,000 |
| Evelyn Ng |
$299,000 |
Oh, sure, Clonie is far ahead right
now. But two quick double-ups and Evelyn will be the one ahead.
| Evelyn
(SB) |
Clonie
(BB)
(D) |
| J♦
J♣
|
A♣
10♦ |
ALL-IN
$294,000 |
Calls $244,000 |
| Even in heads-up,
blinds are posted. The one with the Dealer Button posts
Big Blind and the other posts the Small Blind. This is
why Clonie only bets $244,000, since she had already posted a
$50,000 blind. |
FLOP: 9♠
8♠ 4♥
TURN: 7♥
RIVER: 2♦ |
| J♦
J♣
9♠ 8♠
7♥
|
A♣
10♦
9♠
8♠ 7♥
|
WIN
$598,000 |
|
An indeterminate amount of hands
later...
| Evelyn
(SB) |
Clonie
(BB)
(D) |
| A♣
A♠ |
4♣
4♦ |
| Calls $25,000 |
ALL-IN
$842,000 |
ALL-IN
$648,000 |
|
| Clonie's bet is
lowered to cover Evelyn's all-in. Evelyn is a heavy
favorite with her "Joe Louis" ("Black As"
sound close to "black eyes" and Joe Louis was a
bozer who had more than his share of black eyes). |
FLOP: 9♠
J♠ 8♣
TURN: 5♣
RIVER: 8♥
|
| A♣
A♠
8♣
8♥
J♠ |
8♣
8♥
4♣
4♦
J♠ |
WIN
$1,306,000 |
|
See? Two double-ups and, now,
it's Evelyn who's far ahead.
| CURRENT CHIP
COUNT |
| Evelyn Ng |
$1,317,000 |
| Clonie Gowen |
$183,000 |
Antes are now up to $10,000 and blinds are
now $40,000 (SB) and $80,000 (BB).
| Clonie
(SB) |
Evelyn
(BB)
(D) |
| K♠
5♠ |
K♣
10♠ |
ALL-IN
$173,000 |
Calls $93,000 |
FLOP: A♣
4♣ 2♠
TURN: 3♣
|
| Clonie
has made a "wheel", or a five-high straight (Ace can
be a low card in this case). But Evelyn can STILL win if
she gets a club and makes a flush. |
|
RIVER: 10♦
|
| 5♠
4♣ 3♣
2♠ A♣ |
A♣
K♣
10♠ 4♣
3♣
|
WIN
$366,000 |
|
Some hands later...
| Clonie
(SB) |
Evelyn
(BB)
(D) |
| A♥
6♦
|
7♣
7♠ |
ALL-IN
$266,000 |
Calls $186,000 |
| Clonie's a big
underdog here. But, then again, she was a 3-to-1
underdog to win the LAST hand, so... |
| FLOP: Q♣
10♣
K♦
|
| From
an Ace-low straight draw to an Ace-high draw. A Jack
will give Clonie "Broadway". |
TURN: A♦
RIVER: J♠ |
| A♦
K♦
Q♣
J♠ 10♣
|
A♦
K♦
Q♣
J♠ 10♣
|
WIN
$276,000 |
WIN
$276,000 |
| The
community cards made "Broadway" and, since neither
lady had a card in her hand to better the Ace-high straight,
they both have the same five-card hand and the pot is split. |
Time passes...
| Clonie
(SB) |
Evelyn
(BB)
(D) |
| Q♣
6♣
|
7♣
2♥ |
| Calls $40,000 |
CHECK |
| Seven-two
off-suit is, by far, the WORST starting hand in Hold 'Em.
Any self-respecting poker player would fold this hand unless,
like Evelyn, you don't need to add more of your money to the
pot. |
| FLOP: A♠
J♦
10♥ |
| |
CHECK |
ALL-IN
$276,000 |
FOLD |
WIN
$456,000 |
|
| Clonie sensed
that Evelyn had a very bad hand from the start. The bad
news is all she really won were the ante and blind from
Evelyn. It's $90,000 but, still, at this point, she's in
a 2-to-1 chip deficit. |
Several winning Clonie hands later,
Clonie is just about even with Evelyn.
| Evelyn
(SB) |
Clonie
(BB)
(D) |
| Q♦
8♠ |
A♣
J♣
|
ALL-IN
$764,000 |
ALL-IN
$706,000 |
| Yeah,
yeah, you know...Evelyn's bet is lowered. |
FLOP: A♥
K♠ 2♠
TURN: K♦
|
| With
two high pair by Clonie, Evelyn is drawing dead. |
|
RIVER: A♦
|
| A♥
A♦ K♠
K♦
Q♦ |
A♣
A♥
A♦ K♠
K♦
|
|
WIN
$1,442,000 |
| Best...full
house...EVER! You can't get a better "boat"
than Aces full of Kings. Evelyn is down at this point to
$58,000. |
Time passes...Evelyn makes some small
pots...
| Evelyn
(SB) |
Clonie
(BB)
(D) |
| Q♠
J♣ |
Q♣
4♥ |
ALL-IN
$43,000 |
ALL-IN
$43,000 |
| With
the $10G ante and a $25G Small Blind, Evelyn MUST go all-in to
cover the Big Blind...and she does this without looking at her
hand. Clonie actually takes BACK some of her Big Blind
to cover Evelyn's all-in. That's because they play
"table stakes", meaning you can't lose more than
what your opponent has. Evelyn lucked out, having a far
superior hand. |
FLOP: 7♠
2♠
A♥
TURN: J♥ |
| Clonie
is drawing dead now that Evelyn got a pair of Jacks. |
|
RIVER: Q♥ |
| Even
with the Queen, Evelyn has two pair to Clonie's pair of Queens |
| Q♠
Q♥
J♣ J♥
A♥ |
Q♣
Q♥
A♥ J♥
7♠ |
WIN
$116,000 |
|
And, now,...
| Evelyn
(SB) |
Clonie
(BB)
(D) |
| K♠
3♠ |
A♠
7♠ |
ALL-IN
$101,000 |
Calls $101,000 |
FLOP: 8♠
7♦ 5♦
TURN: 5♥ |
| Only
a King can save Evelyn. |
|
RIVER: 10♣ |
| 5♦
5♥ K♠
8♠
7♦ |
7♠
7♦
5♦ 5♥
A♠ |
OUT
2nd Place |
TOURNAMENT
WINNER
$281,000 |
So, Clonie Gowen outlasted all the
other pros to win a seat at the WPT Invitational AND that $25G buy-in
for the WPT Championship at the Bellagio at the end of the regular
season...which starts some time in 2004! See you there!
|
