Welcome to Day 3 of Event #67: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 3 of Event #67: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship kicks off at 10 a.m. at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with 47 players still in contention from a record-breaking field of 1,286 entrants. Mary Dvorkin emerged as the Day 2 chip leader, bagging 1,420,000, followed by Eunji Park (1,400,000), Shiina Okamoto (1,225,000) and Talia Fligelman (1,190,000).
Day 1 chip leader Bernice McLennan is still in with 980,000 as well as the reigning champion, Jessica Teusl, who bagged 785,000. Samantha Abernathy and Maria Lampropulos will also be in Day 3.
Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Dvorkin | United Kingdom | 1,420,000 | 71 |
| 2 | Eunji Park | Canada | 1,400,000 | 70 |
| 3 | Shiina Okamoto | Japan | 1,225,000 | 61 |
| 4 | Talia Fligelman | United States | 1,190,000 | 60 |
| 5 | Bernice McLennan | Canada | 980,000 | 49 |
| 6 | Chrysi Phiniotis | Cyprus | 950,000 | 48 |
| 7 | Tara Cain | United States | 915,000 | 46 |
| 8 | Felisa Westermann | Germany | 915,000 | 46 |
| 9 | Nam Nguyen | United States | 900,000 | 45 |
| 10 | Marguerite Spagnuolo | United States | 820,000 | 41 |
The 47 players returning will be guaranteed $3,860 out of the $1,152,550 total prize pool but all of them will by vying for the $192,167 first-place prize and the coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
Get ready for the start of Day 3 at 10 a.m. in the Horseshoe section. Levels will be 60 minutes with a 15-minute break every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 26 (around 4:30 p.m.). Blinds will begin at 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 big blind ante. Play will continue until five players remain.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team brings you all of the action as the day unfolds.
