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TOP WSOP LADY CROWNED
This lady has grit, beating 1128 poker girls to
the big money
Mary Jones is the latest World Series of Poker champ to
take home a barrow full of money and that coveted
champion's bracelet.
1128 international women players signed up for the $1000
Ladies' No Limit Hold'em event, and it took over 17
hours on day one alone to whittle the field down to 26
survivors. From there, it was more intense, and the
final table was decided within a few hours.
Nine women made up the final table with widely differing
chip counts. The final contestants were women aged
between 24 and 50 with a diversity of backgrounds. They
hailed from Nevada, Texas, New York, Michigan, Oklahoma,
California, Illinois, and Austria. In another WSOP
first, two of the players boasted that they were
expectant mothers.
Julie Allen - 264 000
Laurie Scott - 259 000
Sue Luckenbaugh - 240 000
Devi Ortega - 223 000
Shawnee Barton - 169 000
Mary Jones- 134 000
Beatrice Stranzinger - 119 000
Ellie Ahlgren - 79 000
Reka Hellgato - 67 000
Play was distinctly more aggressive and focused than had
been the case with earlier tables, where a chatty,
friendly atmosphere had prevailed as entrants competed
for the final table.
At the end of an exciting tussle with some excellent and
skilful poker displays, it came down to Shawnee Barton,
an artist from Chicago and Mary Jones, wife of pro
player Bob Meyer who between them had been responsible
for eliminating every other final table player. Barton
held the chip lead with a significant advantage at 1 267
000 against Jones's 338 000, but the gutsy Jones played
some enterprising and brilliant poker to prevail,
winning her first World Series of Poker bracelet and a
first place payout of $236 094 while Barton earned $123
178 for second.
WSOP sponsor Corum Watches made Mary's day a little more
special by donating a stunning diamond-studded ladies
wristwatch, exclusively-designed for the ladies' special
championship event.
“I definitely owe this tournament to my husband and his
training,” Mary Jones Meyer said. “He taught me many
things about poker and we play together all the time. It
was definitely a team win.”
The ladies' event was the biggest and richest women’s
poker tournament in history. Twice as many participants
entered as last year – when the bracelet was won by
Academy Award-nominated actress Jennifer Tilly. A huge
crowd flooded into the ESPN arena to witness the
championship finale, which lasted four very exciting
hours.
Incidental statistics on WSOP to date are that the 2006
spectacle, up to and including Event 15 has seen a total
of 16 476 players in action and the distribution of a
staggering $26 710 492 in prize money....and there's
more to come as the excitment builds to the main event. |
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