Jacquelyn Scott, a Florida-based real estate agent, won the $10,000/$1,000 Ladies Poker Championship (No-Limit Hold’em) or Event #53 on this year’s WSOP schedule. She topped a field of 795 fellow female players to capture her first-ever WSOP gold bracelet and the amount of $153,876.
As already mentioned, the special three-day event attracted 795 entries who created a prize pool of $715,500. The top 81 finishers got their cut of it with payouts starting from $1,781.
It could be said that the Ladies Poker Championship has quite a long history, as it was first held in 1977. As many as three female players have won the event more than once – Nani Dollisson, Barbara Enright, and Susie Isaacs.
Now, Ms. Scott has added her name to the list of the notable winners. Commenting on the event, the 66-year-old realtor and part-time poker player said that it was a really special one. Previously, she has played mostly with men but decided to try her luck against fellow female players. Quite surprisingly, this was Ms. Scott’s first WSOP cash. Yet, she can be frequently spotted at Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
It could be said that the latest Ladies Poker Championship winner dominated the nine-handed final table for most of the time. Furthermore, she started the heads-up play with four times more chips than her opponent Hope Williams from Tempe, Arizona.
Hand #212 turned out to be the last one in play. Scott raised to 150,000 and Williams shoved all-in. The first tabled [Kh][Qs] against the latter’s [As][Kc]. The board ran out [4h][9s][10h][Qc][10d], securing Scott with pocket Queens. As for Williams, she added $95,039 to her bankroll for her 2nd place.
Amanda Sizemore from Las Vegas, Nevada took 3rd place in the event to capture the amount of $61,268. Toronto-based player Li Fu was paid $44,883 for her 4th place.
Parm Mehmi, an Indian poker player based in Tampa, Florida, finished 5th to scoop $33,363 of the entire prize pool. Mehmi won a similar event in 2002, but it was part of the World Poker Open.
Russian player Lika Gerasimova took 6th place for $25,135. Stacie Boehm from Sheridan, Wyoming finished 7th in the event to be paid $19,168.
Stephanie Ampelikiotis from Toronto scooped a $14,789 portion of the prize pool for taking 8th place in the event. Sandie Morse from Hudsonville, Michigan rounded out the official final table to receive $11,533.
