$150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) — $1,650 Seat Added
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 40

The Ladies Event final table is playing at a grinder’s pace with deep stacks and plenty of time to mix it up. Susan MacPherson made the final table in this event last year but she came in today with a short stack.

She took a shot early and was called by Anna Tran and Amy Myers. Tran and Myers checked down the board and Tran’s was good enough to beat MacPherson’s to send her out short of the money.

$150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) — $1,650 Seat Added
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 40

The Ladies Event is quickly down to its final table ten and they joined together as one. Kirsten Olieberg is the leader and the only player over 100,000. She’s joined by last year’s fifth place finisher Susan MacPherson and Seminole Hard Rock Tampa poker regular Cheri Beatty.

They still have a little work to do; one five of these ten players will take home some cash.

Seat 1: Amy Myers – 82,100 (51 bb)
Seat 2: Edie Jo Norman – 84,200 (53 bb)
Seat 3: Cheri Beatty – 62,200 (39 bb)
Seat 4: Sophia Pettis – 75,500 (47 bb)
Seat 5: Kirsten Olieberg – 118,000 (74 bb)
Seat 6: Jennifer Frankenstein – 38,600 (24 bb)
Seat 7: Diane Rossi – 45,200 (28 bb)
Seat 8: Ginger Switzer – 37,700 (24 bb)
Seat 9: Susan MacPherson – 28,900 (18 bb)
Seat 10: Anna Tran – 49,200 (31 bb)

$150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) — $1,650 Seat Added
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 40

The Ladies Event is cruising right along and recently broke another table to get down to 18 players on two tables. They’ll continue moving along until one player remains with the guitar trophy, cash, and a seat in the Championship.

Susan MacPherson is one of the late runners and looking to cash in back-to-back WPO Ladies Events. She was part of the five-way chop in last year’s event that saw her hit the payout desk for $800.

$150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) — $1,650 Seat Added
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 40

Registration is closed in the $150 Ladies Event and the final attendance figure matched that of last year on the number. The 40-lady field generated a prize pool $4,800 that pays the top five finishers at least $432. Payouts escalate from there and top out in the form of a $1,920 first prize.

In addition to the monetary haul, the Ladies Event champion also earns a $1,650 seat in the $300,000 guaranteed Winter Poker Open Championship as well the property’s token guitar trophy.

Full payouts:

1st – $1,920 + $1,650 Seat and Guitar
2nd – $1,200
3rd – $720
4th – $528
5th – $432

We will pick up coverage of the event a little deeper into the structure.

$150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) — $1,650 Seat Added
Level 5: 150/300 with a 50 ante
Entries: 33

Like Cheri Beatty, Elizabeth Provan is back at her home property following a trip to the east side of the state for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open. Provan left her mark in Hollywood, final tabling the record-breaking, 5,018-entry, $1M guaranteed opener. She finished seventh in a nine-way chop and turned her lone $360 entry into better than $53,000.

Having already maneuvered through a super-sized field, the Ladies Event here in Tampa should be a breeze for Provan. The player count currently sits at 33 with registration and re-entry available for about another hour.

$150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) — $1,650 Seat Added
Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Entries: 32

With the entry count continuing to tick up in the $150 Ladies Event, a handful of recognizable faces are making their way into the action. One of those faces belongs to one of the most loyal of Seminole Hard Rock Tampa grinders, Cheri Beatty.

Beatty is fresh off a trip to Hollywood’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open and is mixing it up on her home felt yet again. She eyes a first-ever Ladies Event cash here in Tampa.

Time for the ladies event. I never do well in these… @SHRTPoker pic.twitter.com/TXGfTwsgrW

— ℭℌℰℜℐ (@CheriBeatty) December 2, 2016

$150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) — $1,650 Seat Added
Level 1: 25/50

Making its first appearance in 2014, the Ladies Event at the Winter Poker Open has increasingly grown in attendance. Last year’s turnout of 40 ladies marked a noticeable uptick in year-over-year turnout and saw Jean Miccio earn $1,000 as well as a $600 spa package for her victory.

The event is back for another iteration this year and for the first time ever it features a $1,650 seat added as well as a guitar trophy for the champion. Cards in the air now with registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 7.

Here’s a look at how it will play out:

3PM: Event 2 – $150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 25-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

Updates throughout the tournament’s completion will be available right here at SHRTPoker.com.

Main Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Day 1C – $350 Deep Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 2 – $150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 25-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Day 1D – $350 Deep Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 1 Structure Sheet