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Grand Casino Tunica Poker Tournament - WSOP Circuit Event

Event #9 - Ladies - No Limit Hold'em

January 14, 2007 at 11:00 AM
Grand Casino Tunica
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Buy-In	$200 + $30
Prize Pool	$90,750
Entries	465
Report Available

Erin Elwood

Place	Name	Prize
1	Erin Elwood (Knoxville, TN, USA)	$27,060
2	Alani Delrios (Boone, NC, USA)	$14,524
3	Sally White (Nashville, TN, USA)	$7,217
4	Kelley Reynolds (Birmingham, AL, USA)	$6,315
5	Noui Phrathep (Clearwater, FL, USA)	$5,413
6	Ruth Chodwiewicz (Nashville, TN, USA)	$4,511
7	Donna Cobb (Hot Springs, AR, USA)	$3,608
8	Kimberly Kirby (Brighton, IL, USA)	$2,706
9	Cindy Burks (Southaven, MS, USA)	$1,804
10	Debra Wickham (San Antonio, TX, USA)	$992
11	Debra Gertz (Dallas, TX, USA)	$992
12	Loren Rice (Cummings, AR, USA)	$992
13	Phetsavanh Silapheth (Pinelleas Park, FL, USA)	$992
14	Paulette Thacker (Lewisburg, TN, USA)	$992
15	Carol Heatherly (Cobat, AR, USA)	$992
16	Pamela Roberts (Sammanish, WA, USA)	$631
17	Belinda Booth (Springfield, AR, USA)	$631
18	Donna Beltnke (Maltonet, IL, USA)	$631
19	Sara Salverri (Warrier, AL, USA)	$451
20	Constantco Reagan (Plant City, FL, USA)	$451
21	Edna Chared (Largo, FL, USA)	$451
22	Allison Powell (Mt. Pleasant, TN, USA)	$451
23	Linda Martin (Melbourne, FL, USA)	$451
24	Judith Herring (Memphis, TN, USA)	$451
25	Suzanne Lackey (Union, MO, USA)	$451
26	Lycia C (Olive Branch, MS, Unknown)	$451
27	April Blevins (Ft. Payne, TN, USA)	$451
28	Daphne Barr (Payneville, KY, USA)	$361
29	Rhonda Oates (Kingsville, TX, USA)	$361
30	Kristi Bailey (Little Rock, AR, USA)	$361
31	Shannon Bashears (Maumello, AR, USA)	$361
32	Melissa Castello (Chicago, IL, USA)	$361
33	Sheri Hensley (Olive Branch, MS, USA)	$361
34	Catherine Roach (Derby, KS, USA)	$361
35	Amy Livermore (Ohatchee, AL, USA)	$361
36	Jennifer Germany (McDonough, GA, USA)	$361
37	Stacy Cappell (Moore, OK, USA)	$271
38	Wendit Rohrer (Columbia, MO, USA)	$271
39	Tracy Hibat (Bartonville, TX, USA)	$271
40	Brandy Gibbs (Inverness, IL, USA)	$271
41	Sue Hill (Wappapello, MO, USA)	$271
42	Glenda Kilpatrick (Cordova, TN, USA)	$271
43	Suelena Vawters (Alvin, TX, USA)	$271
44	Jennifer Lorentz (Columbus, GA, USA)	$271
45	Emily Anderson (Huntsville, AL, USA)	$271

Tournament Report

Psyching Out the Competition

Erin Elwood Wins Ladies Poker Championship at Tunica
University of Tennessee Psychology Student Outfoxes Huge Field In Ladies Tournament
Tunica, MS - Anyone who doubts the growing popularity of poker along women would be advised to look at the sign-up numbers from this year's Ladies Poker Championship held in Tunica, Mississippi. A record turnout of 465 players turned out at the Grand Tunica Casino-Resort for the special ladies-only poker tournament. The ladies event is a popular component of each and every World Series of Poker Circuit, ensuring that female poker players have an opportunity to play amongst themselves, on their own terms.
Appropriately, this year's WSOP Circuit series in Tunica has been operated by four top female tournament officials. This is the first time in poker history that this has happened. The hard-working and outgoing Karen Kaegin serves as Grand Tunica's Poker Room Manager. Sue Phillips is the very capable Dealer Coordinator.
Dixie Lindsey is the Payout Coordinator. And, for the first time in World Series of Poker history, a woman has been chosen as the Tournament Director. After years spent working in poker tournaments around the country, Janice Sexton was promoted to the position of Tournament Director for this, and future WSOP Circuit events.
January 14th turned out to be a memorable day for the ladies as one of the most exciting final tables of this year's series took place on the second floor of the Tunica Grand. It took 12 hours to play down to the winner, Erin Elwood from Knoxville, Tennessee. She started as one of the lowest stacks at the final table but managed to outlast all of her opponents en route to a $27,060 payday. The final table began at 10 pm after ten long hours of play. Sally White started off with a significant chip lead. But she was unable to hold onto those chips until the very end. The seating positions and starting chip counts began as follows:

Seat 1: Cindy Burks 38,000 Seat 2: Sally White 167,000 Seat 3: Kelley Reynolds 91,000 Seat 4: Noui Phrathep 76,000 Seat 5: Alani Delrios 47,000 Seat 6: Ruth Chodniewicz 55,000 Seat 7: Kimberly Kirby 51,000 Seat 8: Erin Elwood 48,000 Seat 9: Donna Cobb 118,500
Ninth place went to Cindy Burks. She is a nearby resident of Southaven, Mississippi who has played in local poker tournaments. Ms. Burks' prize money amounted to $1,804.
Kimberly Kirby finished in eighth place. The poker sales representative from Illinois cashed for $2,706. Seventh place went to Donna Cobb. The Hot Springs, Arkansas pharmacist lost to a straight on her last hand and collected $3,608 for her final table appearance.
Ruth Chodniewicz went out next. She started with the best hand when all of her chips went into the pot, A-10 versus Q-7. But a queen on the flop ruined Ms. Chodniewicz's chances of doubling up. The songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee was left singing the blues, although she did manage $4,511 for sixth place.
Noui Phrathep was one of the crowd favorites. But she busted out when she made a pair of tens, losing on her final hand to a (higher) pair of jacks. The poker player from Clearwater, Florida earned $5,413 for fifth place. Kelly Reynolds went out next. Her fate was sealed when she started off with pocket 5s but ran into Erin Elwood's A-Q, which spiked a queen on the river - good for a higher pair. Mr. Reynolds, who lives in Birmingham, Alabama, received $6,315 in prize money for fourth place.
Third place went to Sally C. White, an insurance agent from Nashville, Tennessee. She outlasted all but the final two players in this tournament and received $7,217. Her K-9 failed to top Erin Elwood's pocket queens on her final hand, thus locking up a third place finish.
It didn't take long for Erin Elwood to settle the outcome once and for all. Holding onto a sizable chip lead, she called an all-in raise with A-K and saw her opponent Alani Delrios holding J-9. The flop gave Ms. Delrios several outs - 10-8-3 making either a pair or a straight possible. But two blanks on the turn and river disappointed Ms. Delrios in her attempt to stake a late comeback and made Ms. Elwood into the newest ladies poker champion.
The runner up in this event was Alani Delrios, from Boone, North Carolina. She earned $14,524 for a valiant effort.
The 2007 Ladies Poker Champion from this year's Tunica series is Erin Elwood, a 22-year-old college student. Ms. Elwood is currently studying psychology at the University of Tennessee. This was her first poker tournament win. First prize paid $27,060 and a gold pendant presented to the ladies champion as a token of a well-deserved victory.
by Nolan Dalla