Three players put in 1,500 preflop, and the flop came . Kristen Deardorff checked in the big blind, Alexis Sterner bet 2,800 under the gun, and the middle-position player folded. Deardorff called, and the turn was the . Deardorff checked, Sterner bet 5,500, and after a long pause, Deardorff raised to 16,000. Sterner committed her remaininig 16,100, and they showed down.
Sterner:
Deardorff:
Sterner's kings were ahead, and they held up on the river. She doubled up, and Deardorff took a small hit to her big stack.
The remaining ladies are heading on their last 20-minute break of the day. The 25-denomination chips are being raced off. They will return to play two more levels before bagging for the night.
Simon Després was the only male to enter the tournament today, paying $10,000 for that privilege. He did register late (with about 10 big blinds left) but wasn't really welcomed by the participants already in the field.
When he busted just after the dinner break, the loud cheers could be heard from most of the other participants in the field. Unfortunately, we have no details about his bust out hand.
Nayoung Kim is at the top of the counts with 100,000 with just under two levels of play remaining. Vanessa Selbst is still a big stack, as well, closing in on 100,000.
The player in the under-the-gun position raised to 3,500. A player in middle position shoved all in. Annette Obrestad, in the hijack, took some time to think and then reluctantly folded. Natalie Saether, in the cutoff, also took some time to consider her options, and in the end, she decided to shove all in, too. The player in the under-the-gun position folded.
Middle position:
Natalie Saether:
The board ran out to give Saether trip aces with a king kicker and the pot.
and Bui check-called the 1,600 bet of Kido. 
on which they both checked.
on the river completed the board. Bui bet 3,200 and Kido called. Bui showed 
for kings and queens but Kido showed 
for trip queens and the pot.
and Cordeiro hit a set of eights to eliminate Byrne.
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flop was safe for Godwin, but Deardorff hit a pair on the turn and held up to eliminate Godwin.
to give Hof trips and the double-up.
