Heidi May Wins 2017 World Series of Poker $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em EventAustralian Poker Pro Defeats Field of 718 Entries To Win $135,098 |
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Australian poker pro Heidi May emerged victorious from a field of 718 entries to win the 2017 World Series of Poker $1,000 no-limit hold’em ladies event. For the win the 24-year-old from Hobart earned her first WSOP gold bracelet and the top prize of $135,098.
This was by far may’s largest live tournament cash, which is no surprise as May is primarily a cash game player in her native Australia. Her previous top tournament score was for $18,714 and came when she finished 617 in lat year’s WSOP main event.
May came into the third and final day of this event as the chip leader with five players remaining. Deborah Worley-Roberts of the United Kingdom got off to a strong start, winning a key pot against May holding pocket aces to take the lead. She then knocked out Julie Dang in fourth place ($40,843) to increase her lead even further.
May was able to retake the lead when her K
Q
outkicked Worley-Roberts’ K2 on a K
K
973 board. May then extended her lead by eliminating Jana De La Cerra in third place ($57,930) to take a 5-to-2 advantage into heads-up play.
May was able to extend the lead to roughly a 6-to-1 advantage by the time the final hand arose. With blinds of 12,000 – 24,000 and an ante of 4,000 Worley-Roberts moved all-in for around half of a million in chips with the KJ. May called with the 1010 and the board ran out 102263 to give May a full house and the pot. Worley-Roberts earned $83,459 for her second-place finish.
Here is a look at the payouts awarded at this final table:
| Place | Player | Earnings (USD) |
| 1 | Heidi May | $135,098 |
| 2 | Deborah Worley-Roberts | $83,459 |
| 3 | Jana De La Cerra | $57,930 |
| 4 | Julie Dang | $40,843 |
| 5 | Katherine Ansorge | $29,256 |
| 6 | Alexis Sterner | $21,298 |
| 7 | Tiffany Lee | $15,760 |
| 8 | Margaret Zampino | $11,858 |
| 9 | Karen Hodge | $9,075 |
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