Yen Dang Wins Event no. 51 ($170,587)
Jul 01, '12
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Janet Howard Eliminated in 3rd Place ($66,061)
Janet Howard moved all in before the flop for around 300,000 from the button and Yen Dang called from the small blind.
Dang was ahead before the flop with 9
9
against Howard’s A
6.
The board came J8
4Q7, offering no help for Janet Howard who was eliminated in 3rd place ($66,061).
Yen Dang took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 1,770,000 to Debbie Pechac’s 1,030,000.
Yen Dang Wins Event no. 51 ($170,587)
Debbie Pechac Eliminated in 2nd Place ($105,586)
Yen Dang opened the button for 75,000, Debbie Pechac reraised to 200,000 from the big blind and Dang called.
The flop came KQ8, Pechac moved all in and Dang called.
Dang was ahead on the flop with Q7 for middle pair against Pechac’s J10.
The turn and river were the 4 and the J, offering no help to Debbie Pechac who was eliminated in 2nd place ($105,586). Yen Dang wins Event no. 51, taking home the $170,587 grand prize and the fifty-first gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.
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Player Tags: Debbie Pechac, Janet Howard, Yen Dang
Action Begins, Final Table Now Udnerway
Jul 01, '12
The final table of Event no. 51 ($1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Day 2 ended with the elimination of Lisa Santy in 10th Place ($9,620), and the official nine-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 19 with blinds of 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante, and will continue until a winner is determined.
With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:
Seat no. 1 — Angela Prada-Moed — 145,000
Seat no. 2 — Freda Lawrence — 99,000
Seat no. 3 — Debbie Pechac — 630,000
Seat no. 4 — Janet Howard — 132,000
Seat no. 5 — Candida Ross-Powers — 548,000
Seat no. 6 — Anna Lundholm — 218,000
Seat no. 7 — Rae Rocco — 203,000
Seat no. 8 — Yen Dang — 483,000
Seat no. 9 — Lesley Amos — 352,000
While only 9 remain, this event gathered 936 players, creating a total prize pool of $842,400. Here is a look at the final payouts:
1st Place — $170,587
2nd Place — $105,586
3rd Place — $66,061
4th Place — $47,949
5th Place — $35,398
6th Place — $26,536
7th Place — $20,184
8th Place — $15,559
9th Place — $12,156
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: Debbie Pechac, Rae Rocco, Janet Howard
