Event Six: Stoke

The sixth leg of the Ladies Poker tour took us to Stokes Circus Casino. The biggest turn out of the year so far saw 65 runners take their chance at the £7500 prize pool up for grabs and that all important seat in the Grand Final with the potential to win a sponsorship package worth £20,000.

 

The table draw was as follows:

 

Table 1:

1. Cheryl Wood
2. Fiona Formby
3. Susan Adams
4. Michelle Bennett
5. Linda Bensinyor
6. Anne Scambler
7. Marcella Cassi
8. Gaenor Litherland
9. Pheerada Cartwright
10. Stacey Hamilton

Table 2:

1. Ladan Lundon
2. Sammy Wood
3. Chris Evans
4. Carey Hollick
5. Angela Evis
6. Gail Pirie
7. Caroline Walters
8. Khuan Harwood
9.Sebriah Lunn
10. Jackie Lewis

Table 3:

1. Ratsamee Mayall
2. A Chadwick
3. Amanda Ewings
4. Val Gray
5. Dee Mavor
6. Hazel Birchnall
7. Catherine O'Brien
8. Sui Cheung
9. Zosha Rozanska

Table 4:

1. Emma Russell
2. Sarah Dornford-May
3. Kate Barnbrook
4. Paul Agnew
5. Debbie Witcombe
6. Julia Gerrard
7. P Millanta
8. D Heard
9. Karen Walton

Table 5:

1. Karen Tomczak
2. Andrea Turner
3. Carla Goddard
4. Rebecca Neilson
5. Angela Jolly
6. Christine Fletcher
7. Hayley Daffern
8. Vicki Thomas
9.Bettana Short

Table 6:

1. Dawn Allen
2. Beth Micnnes
3. Karren Cormoss
4. Elizabeth Costa
5. Sandra Myatt
6. Angela Herrington
7. Cath Gartmann
8. Kim Jagger
9. Michelle Sheils

Table 7:

1. Lorraine Bogue
2. Linda Blundell
3. Moyra Davies
4. Karen Dennett
5. Lynne Etches
6. Carol Nichols
7. Kendra Agnew
8. Marie Clifford
9. Lynne Beaumont

 

 

With 65 runners and the £1000 added by Betfred, the total prize money stood at £7500.

1st - £2260
2nd - £1600
3rd - £1120
4th - £750
5th - £520
6th - £450
7th - £380
8th - £220
9th - £170
10th - £130

 

Early on in the tournament we lost Christine Fletcher.  With 3 3, she saw a flop of K 9 9 (rainbow), there was a continuation bet which Christine called, Turn came J, and the initial raiser announced all in! Christine thought about it and called but was horrified to see the other lady show A K. Now with only 2 cards to save her- the river came 8- no help to Christine.

 

At approximately 16:24 we lost one of the tour regulars Sui Cheung. Sui raised 800 pre flop with 10 10 and had one caller with J J.

Flop: Q 2 5 (rainbow)

Sui bets out 1.2k and the caller went all in with 4.1k, Sui having 4.45k, calls.

No help for Sui and she was left with 350 chips and was shortly out after this when on the big blind.

 

Thirty minutes later we lost our reigning champion Lynne Beaumont. Short stacked, Lynne moved all in with A K and was called b 2 other players, one with A 9 and the other 3 3.

Flop: 9 3 7

Turn: J

River: 2

 

The chip counts at the first break were as follows:

 

Table 1:

1. Cheryl Wood 6.6k
2. Fiona Formby 3.2k
3. Susan Adams 7.4k
4.
5. Linda Bensinyor 11.2k
6. Anne Scambler 8.5k
7. Marcella Cassi 5.9k
8. Gaenor Litherland 4.8k
9. Carol Nichols 6.8k
10. Stacey Hamilton 6.2k

Table 2:

1. Ladan Lundon 7.2k
2. Sammy Wood 9.7k
3. Chris Evans 9.8k
4. Carey Hollick 3.1k
5. Angela Evis 8.2k
6. Gail Pirie 4k
7. Caroline Walters 4.1k
8. Khuan Harwood 6.4k
9. Marie Clifford 9.8k
10.

Table 3:

1. Ratsamee Mayall 18.5k
2. A Chadwick 13.1k
3.
4. Val Gray 5.5k
5. Karen Dennett 3.7k
6. Hazel Birchnall 5.6k
7. Catherine O'Brien 7.4k
8. Lorraine Bogue 2.5k
9. Zosha Rozanska 9.7k
10. Linda Blundell 4.9k

Table 4:

1. Emma Russell 4.1k
2. Sarah Dornford-May 5.5k
3. Kate Barnbrook 9k
4. Paul Agnew 9.7k
5. Debbie Witcombe 5k
6. Julia Gerrard 4.1k
7. P Millanta
8. D Heard 4.3k
9. Karen Walton 10.6k
10. Lynne Etches 6.9k

Table 5:

1. Karen Tomczak 2.5k
2. Andrea Turner 10.5k
3. Carla Goddard 5k
4.
5. Angela Jolly 15k
6. Jackie Lewis 2.1k
7. Hayley Daffern 9.4k
8. Vicki Thomas 6.9k
9.Bettana Short 9.6k
10. Sebriah Lunn 9.9k

Table 6:

1. Dawn Allen 4.6k
2. Beth Micnnes 11k
3. Karren Cormoss 11.5k
4. Elizabeth Costa 4.1k
5. Pheerada Cartwright 10.1k
6. Angela Herrington 3.4k
7. Cath Gartmann 3.9k
8. Kim Jagger 10.9k
9. Michelle Sheils 7.7k
10.

 

 

 

After the restart we had 54 players left and the average chips were 7.2k with the Blinds at 200/400.

 

First player to go after the break was Jackie Lewis. When short stacked Jackie went all in with A A and was called by Andrea Turner who showed 5 5.

The board came: 3 4 6 7 J giving Andrea the straight and sending home Jackie.

 

At 19:50 we took our second break with 35 players remaining: Average chips 11.1k and Blinds are 600/1200.

 

 

Shortly after the restart we lost Julia Gerrard with A J o/s against Linda Blundell's Ad 6d.

The board: 6 A J 6 3 giving Linda the full house and leaving 27 players in the tournament.

 

Chip counts at the third break:

 

Table 1:

1. Cheryl Wood 8.5k
2. Karren Cormoss 22.2k
3. Susan Adams 35.1k
4. Kim Jagger 17.2k
5. Linda Bensinyor 22.2k
6. Anne Scambler 22.1k
7. Ladan Lundon 23.7k
8.
9.
10.

Table 2:

1.
2. Sammy Wood 7.6k
3.
4. Catherine O'Brien 15.8k
5. Angela Evis 8.1k
6. Karen Tomczak 19.6k
7. Sarah Dornford-May 10.4k
8. Sebriah Lunn 27.9k
9. Marie Clifford 10k
10. Vicki Thomas 18.5k

Table 3:

1. Ratsamee Mayall 15.8k
2. A Chadwick 11.6k
3. Pheerada Cartwright 7.8k
4. Val Gray 10k
5.
6. Bettana Short 22.6k
7.
8. Debbie Witcombe 20.7k
9. Angela Herrington 14k
10. Linda Blundell 20.6k

 

At 22:30 we lose Karren Cormoss after she went all in with J J and was called by Catherine O'Brien with A A.

Flop: 4 K K

Turn: 10

River: 3

This left us with only 18 players. Shortly after this action we lost tour regular Kim Jagger, Kim ow stacked pushed all in with Q 10, and BB, Linda Blundell with K J had only 2k extra to put in to call.

Flop: K 5 8

Turn: 10

River: 8

Giving Linda the pot and sending Kim to the rails. The chip counts at 23:00 were as follows:

 

Table 2:

1. Bettana Short 30.6k
2.
3. Anne Scambler 42.1k
4.
5. Linda Bensinyor 39.7k
6. Karen Tomczak 20.0k
7. Sarah Dornford-May 20.9k
8. Sebriah Lunn 4.5k
9. Marie Clifford 27.2k
10. Vicki Thomas 45.5k

Table 3:

1. Ratsamee Mayall 23.6k
2. A Chadwick 17.7k
3.
4. Ladan Lundon 41.2k
5.
6.
7. Susan Adams 32.4k
8. Debbie Witcombe 18.6k
9. Angela Herrington 14k
10. Linda Blundell 12k

 

 

At approximately 12:55am we had our final table.

 

1. Susan Adams - 64.4k
2. Debbie Witcombe - 34.6k
3. Marie Clifford - 11k
4. Vicki Thomas - 86.4k
5. Ratsamee Mayall - 44k
6. Sarah Dornford-May - 22.6k
7. Anne Scambler - 40.1k
8. Bettana Short - 29.2k
9. A Chadwick - 16.5k
10. Karen Tomczak - 41.4k

 

 

We were left heads up with Sue Adams, who has already got her seat for the Grand Final secured after her victory in Sheffield two months ago. Sue was up against Anne Scambler. Anne was playing today with her seat awarded to her by Betfred after being the first lady out in Liverpool this year.

As Anne was assured of her seat, on the basis that Sue has already qualified for the final, a deal was done and agreed by Malcolm and Betfred. Anne had the most chips and was declared the winner of today’s event and the remaining £3,760 was divided on a 50/50 basis.