Event 4 — $250 + $30 Ladies Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 19: Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000 ante
Total Entries: 55
Players Remaining: 2
Average Stack: 550,000
Picking up the action on the flop of {4s}{3s}{2h}, Alison Grippo bet 20,000, Gina Saladino raised to 40,000, Alison made it 100,000, and Gina called.
On the turn with the {6s} added to the board, Alison announced a bet of 100,000 and Gina pushed her cards toward the muck.
With that hand, Alison has taken the chip lead.
Alison Grippo – 660,000
Gina Saladino – 440,000
Event 4 — $250 + $30 Ladies Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 18: Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000 ante
Total Entries: 55
Players Remaining: 2
Average Stack: 550,000
The final two ladies took a break before beginning heads-up play. Now they’re back on the felt and ready for action.
Their stacks are so close, they are virtually even.
Vivian Leslie – 559,000
Alison Grippo – 541,000
Event 4 — $250 + $30 Ladies Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 18: Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000 ante
Total Entries: 55
Players Remaining: 2
Average Stack: 550,000
Vivian Leslie (Washington, DC)
Vivian Leslie shoved on a flop of {ah}{qd}{3s} and Alison Grippo looked her up.
Vivian was ahead with {as}{js} for top pair. Alison had {kh}{jh} for a gutshot and not much else.
The last two fell {5d}{td} and the river was the gutter-ball that Alison needed to make Broadway.
Vivian finished in 3rd place, earning $1,601. This cash will put her lifetime earnings over $11,000. She has one prior cash here at Borgata from the 2015 Borgata Poker Open Almighty Million event.
Alison Grippo – 541,000
Vivian Leslie – eliminated
Event 4 — $250 + $30 Ladies Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 18: Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000 ante
Total Entries: 55
Players Remaining: 3
Average Stack: 367,000
Morgan Klein (New York, NY) & Michelle Minkin (New York, NY)
Gina Saladino opened for 23,000, Michelle Minkin shoved for ~95,000, then Morgan Klein shoved for 77,500 from the small blind. Gina Saladino thought for a couple of seconds, then called. The hands were tabled:
Morgan: {ah}{5h}
Gina: {Td}{td}
Michelle: {As}{kd}
Board: {9h}{4h}{2s}{jc}{4c}
Somehow Gina’s pocket pair held up and she scooped both the main and side pots.
Despite flopping a flush draw and turning a gutshot, Morgan Klein was unable to improve her hand. Since she had the shorter stack going in, she finished 5th for $934. This is her first-ever reported tournament cash.
Michelle finished 4th for $1,200 in her first-ever reported tournament cash.
Gina Saladino – 600,000
Morgan Klein – eliminated
Michelle Minkin – eliminated
Event 4 — $250 + $30 Ladies Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 18: Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000 ante
Total Entries: 55
Players Remaining: 5
Average Stack: 220,000
Linda Kenney-Baden (New York, NY)
Linda Kenney-Baden got her short-stack in holding {ac}{4c} and got looked up by Gina Saladino, who held {ah}{qs}. Gina’s kicker played as the board ran out {Jc}{5d}{3s}{7s}{9c}.
Linda Kenney-Baden finished in 6th place, earning $800. Coincidentally, she finished 6th in the Ladies event during the 2015 Fall Poker Open as well.
Gina Saladino – 375,000
Linda Kenney-Baden – eliminated
Event 4 — $250 + $30 Ladies Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 18: Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000 ante
Total Entries: 55
Players Remaining: 6
Average Stack: 183,000
Joanna Hurtado (Bangor, PA)
The blinds continue to climb and the ladies are now playing 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante.
Joanna Hurtado shoved her short-stack under-the-gun and got looked up by Alison Grippo in the small blind. Joanna’s pocket 9s were going to need help to beat Alison’s pocket Queens.
She got none, however, as the board ran out J T 2 6 2. In her first-ever tournament cash, Joanna will take home $667 for 7th place.
Alison Grippo – 360,000
Joanna Hurtado – eliminated
Event 4 — $250 + $30 Ladies Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 17: Blinds 3,000/6,000/500 ante
Total Entries: 55
Players Remaining: 7
Average Stack: 157,000
Alison Grippo got all-in holding pocket Queens against Vivian Leslie’s AQ. The board came K 7 5 5 7 and Alison’s Queens held up. She doubled up while Vivian’s stack was cut in half.
Alison Grippo – 315,000
Vivian Leslie – 160,000
Event 4 — $250 + $30 Ladies Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 17: Blinds 3,000/6,000/500 ante
Total Entries: 55
Players Remaining: 7
Average Stack: 157,000
The final 7 ladies are back in action following the break. Here are the estimated chip counts:
- Alison Grippo – 140,000
- Gina Saladino – 270,000
- Joanna Hurtado – 83,000
- Michelle Minkin – 88,000
- Vivian Leslie – 300,000
- Linda Kenney-Baden – 111,000
- Morgan Klein – 110,000
Event 4 — $250 + $30 Ladies Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 16: Blinds 2,500/5,000/500 ante
Total Entries: 55
Players Remaining: 7
Average Stack: 157,000
Coleen Gallagher (Long Island, NY)
Coleen Gallagher was the next lady to hit the rail. Her 8th place finish was good for $534.
End of level 16 and the Ladies are taking a break.
Event 4 — $250 + $30 Ladies Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 16: Blinds 2,500/5,000/500 ante
Total Entries: 55
Players Remaining: 8
Average Stack: 122,000
Jennifer Aiello (Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada)
Jennifer Aiello was the first lady to cash out. She earned $400 for 9th place.