Wrong Start For the Defending Champion
Niveau 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
It wasn't the very first hand at her table, but it was the first one 2017 WSOP Ladies Event winner Heidi May played today — and it was a big one.
In a blind-versus-blind situation, May in the big blind called a raise from April Facey in the small blind who had lost a few chips from her starting stack just prior to this hand. The flop came 
and May called another bet, this time for 1,000.
Things heated up on the turn 
, as Facey announced all in, putting May into a difficult decision. "Not on the first hand," said May, before she ended up calling with 
.
Facey showed 
, and after the 
river brought no help to the defending champion, May fell down to 800 chips right after the tournament started.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
9,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
800
800
|
800 |
|
||