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2007-2008 WSOP Circuit, Tunica, Event 4 ($200 NLHE) Results
JANUARY 8,2008 - 9:31:21 AM PST
by: WSOP Circuit Staff (Bluff Media)
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Nurse Jennifer Golin Survives All-Ins at least Ten Times to Win 179-Hand Ladies Circuit
Event is Co-Sponsored By High Heels Poker Tour
Tunica, MS-- Jennifer Golin, a registered nurse at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, may have set some kind of record by going all in, getting called and surviving at least 10 times in the ladies event at the Grand Casino Tunica WSOP Circuit. The event lasted a grueling 179 hands, there were numerous up-and-down chip swings, but in the end Golin came from way behind to take first place, which paid $17,291 along with the traditional Circuit pendant trophy.
This tournament was co-sponsored by the High Heels Poker Tour, which also presented Golin with a trophy and gold-and-diamond necklace. HHPT was founded by Lauren Failla. It is the first all-ladies poker tour on the East coast, and will make further stops at the Horseshoe Council Bluffs Circuit as well as other casinos..
Golin, 28, has been a nurse four years. She came in fifth in the first tournament she ever played, a $200 LIPS/Circuit event here in 2005. She also has an 11th at a Caesars Indiana ladies tourney this past October.
Golin learned poker three years ago from her grandmother and a friend. This is about her sixth Circuit. She said she plays conservatively, but aggressively when she has to...and being so low-chipped throughout much of this event, she had to be. She plays three or four tournaments a year. Cash games? "Not any more!" she said adamantly. Golin, married with one child, expressed thanks to her husband for letting her come here and for minding the baby while she was gone.
This ladies event got down to nine on day 1, and the finalists returned to play with blinds of 4,000-8,000, 19 minutes left. Arriving with a humongous chip lead of 1,377,000 -- nearly half the 2,870,000 chips in play -- was Peg Ledman.
Here were the starting chip counts
Seat 1. Jo Cain 485,000
Seat 2. Sherry Hollis 189,000
Seat 3. Shelia Carwile 220,000
Seat 4. Nancy Manley 73,000
Seat 5. Connie Rice 169,000
Seat 6. Jennifer Golin 155,000
Seat 7. Peg Ledman 1,377,000
Seat 8. Ellen Van Buren 31,000
Seat 9 .Darlene De Jesus 124,000
At the other end, with an anemic 31,000, was Ellen Van Buren, but she quickly doubled through twice, once when her pocket 9s held up against Jo Cain's Kd-Jd, then when she hit an ace to her A-K to outrun Connie Rice's pocket kings.
Blinds now were 5,000-10,000. It took 25 hands to lose our first player. Nancy Manley was all in for her last 6,000 with K-7. Three opponents limped. On a flop of 9-2-2, Golin, who had already registered several all-in survivals, bet out her pocket aces. The other two players folded, and Manley cashed in ninth for $1,114 when she couldn't dodge the bullets.
Manley, who listed her age as "old," is from Olive Branch, Mississippi, and in the advertising business. She has one child and learned poker two years ago in free pub leagues. This is her fourth Circuit, and she has an 18th and 27th in prior ladies events. She is also a lifemaster in bridge with national tournament wins.
With blinds at 6,000-12,000 Van Buren raised all in with pocket 9s. Her luck ran out when Shelia Carwile called with pocket jacks and the board came K-8-2-7-4. Eighth place was worth $1,670.
Van Buren, 49, is from Deltona, Florida. Retired as a women's billiard touring pro, she now has her own designer billiard glove business. She learned poker less than a year ago from her husband Bruce, who in turned learned by watching the WSOP in TV. This is her first Circuit, and just making the final table with so few chips is her poker highlight.
The second hand after blinds went to 8,000-16,000 with 2,000 antes brought a dramatic reversal. Chip-leader Ledman opened for 50,000 and then Cain moved in for 693,000. Ledman decided to gamble and called with A-5. She lost to Cain's pocket kings when all small cards hit, and Cain now took the lead with 1.4 million.
A few hands later Connie Rice left in seventh place after she moved in for about 70,000 with pocket deuces. Golin called with Ah-8h and outdrew her when an 8 flopped. Seventh paid $2,227.
Rice, 51, is from Forrest City, Arkansas and in real estate. She's been married for 33 years and has two children. Rice learned poker from a friend three years ago, this is her fifth Circuit, and she placed fourth in a ladies event two years ago. However, she's known more for her cooking, having won several competitions.
Blinds moved up twice, to 15,000-30,000 and 3,000 antes with all six players still left. After Rice departed, it took nearly 50 hands to lose the next player...and two more hands for the one after that.
First to go was Sherry Hollis. She moved in with A-3, and ran into Golin's As-Qs. Board cards were J-8-5-J-K, and five were left. Sixth paid $2,784.
Hollis, 40, is from Pomona, Missouri, where she is administrator of a home health agency. She's married with one child, learned poker from her husband three years ago, and her poker highlights were chopping first place in the last two ladies events she played. Her other hobbies are shopping and traveling.
Two deals later, Cain raised to 100,000 with Kh-10h and Darlene De Jesus, holding Ah-Jd, moved in. Cain flopped a 10, and that was all she needed. Fifth was worth $3,341.
De Jesus, 45, is from Cordova, Tenessee, and is a pilot for FedEx. She's married, this is her first Circuit, and her poker highlight.
Two hands after that, Shelia Carwile moved into a rough tie with Cain, about 1.1 million each, when she moved in with pocket queens, which held up when Cain called with K-J. Golin, meanwhile, who had by now had escaped a batch of all-ins, did so once again, very narrowly. She had the lead with Ac-9c against Carwile's As-4s until a 4 flopped, but got away when a 9 turned and Carwile missed a flush draw on the river.
Hand 106 produced another major turnaround. With three players in the pot, the flop came 5d-4d-2d. Ledman moved in for 341,000 and got calls from Carwile and Golin. Carwile turned over two jacks, Ledman showed Qd-
for a queen-high flush, and Golin produced a Kd-10d for a king-high flush. Then a 3c-Kc followed, and after the smoke cleared and the chips were redistributed, Golin had about 1.1 million to 550,000 for Carwile, while Ledman was down to 16,000. Cain, meanwhile, still held onto a small lead with about 1.2 million. Ledman busted out on the next hand in the small blind when her 9-high lost to Golin's jack-high, taking home $3,897 for fourth.
Ledman, 54, is from Viola, WI, where she does event production and promotion for the Women's Pro Billiard Tour. She is a former pro billiard tour player, has won three championships, and in 1991 was named Sports Person of the Year. She started playing penny-ante poker as a kid, has been playing on and off since then, and it's just a hobby now. Her best prior finish was 11th at Caesars Indiana last year. Other hobbies are water skiing and boating.
As chips continued to move back and forth, Carwile climbed back to about a mil in a pot against Cain. The board showed 6-5-4-A-3. Carwile moved in. Cain called with two pair, but Carwile turned up J-2 for a straight. On hand 120 she busted Cain. She moved in with pocket queens for 695,000, and Cain called with Ac-7c. The board came Js-6h-4s-5c-Kd, and Cain, a retired high school principal, went into recess, richer by $5,011 for finishing third.
Cain, who gave her age as "21+" is from Walls, Mississippi. She learned poker in home games 20 years ago and won entry into this event, her first Circuit, via satellite. She has a second in an IP Classic event at Biloxi, along with 11th- and 12th-place finishes in WPO events.
Heads-up, Carwile led with about 2.77 million to 2.1 for Golin. The match would last 59 hands. Play was cautious. In early action, Carwile folded a flush, fearing that Golin, who moved in on a paired board, might have a full house, which it turned out she did. "I came way too far to play crazy," Carwile later said.
Finally, on the 143rd deal, it became a virtual tie when Golin moved in with pocket deuces for 690,000, winning when Carwile called with J-8 and couldn't hit. Then, 28 hands later, with Golin in second place again, she registered her 10th or 11th survival and took the lead for the final time. This time, Carwile opened for 100,000 with 6h-4d. Golin called with Ks-7s. Carwile took the lead when the flop came 8c-6s-3s. Golin moved all in on a flush draw. She missed, but instead caught two running 7s to double through again and move in front.
Eight hands later, right after blinds went to 50,000-100,000 with 5,000 antes, it was over. Golin, with 9h-8s, moved in. Carwile called with Qc-9c. Golin flopped two pair when the board came 10h-9d-8c. Carwile still had various outs, including an inside straight draw and two running clubs, but missed when an offsuit K-A came and settled for second place, which paid $9,512.
Carwile, from Chelsea, Alabama, is a Navy reservist who is self-employed in sales. She discovered poker on a cruise ship three years ago and won her way into this Circuit, her 10th in a satellite. She came a long way from her 74th-place finish in this event last year.
"Watch for me," she said. --Max Shapiro
JANUARY 8,2008 - 9:31:21 AM PST
by: WSOP Circuit Staff (Bluff Media)
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Nurse Jennifer Golin Survives All-Ins at least Ten Times to Win 179-Hand Ladies Circuit
Event is Co-Sponsored By High Heels Poker Tour
Tunica, MS-- Jennifer Golin, a registered nurse at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, may have set some kind of record by going all in, getting called and surviving at least 10 times in the ladies event at the Grand Casino Tunica WSOP Circuit. The event lasted a grueling 179 hands, there were numerous up-and-down chip swings, but in the end Golin came from way behind to take first place, which paid $17,291 along with the traditional Circuit pendant trophy.
This tournament was co-sponsored by the High Heels Poker Tour, which also presented Golin with a trophy and gold-and-diamond necklace. HHPT was founded by Lauren Failla. It is the first all-ladies poker tour on the East coast, and will make further stops at the Horseshoe Council Bluffs Circuit as well as other casinos..
Golin, 28, has been a nurse four years. She came in fifth in the first tournament she ever played, a $200 LIPS/Circuit event here in 2005. She also has an 11th at a Caesars Indiana ladies tourney this past October.
Golin learned poker three years ago from her grandmother and a friend. This is about her sixth Circuit. She said she plays conservatively, but aggressively when she has to...and being so low-chipped throughout much of this event, she had to be. She plays three or four tournaments a year. Cash games? "Not any more!" she said adamantly. Golin, married with one child, expressed thanks to her husband for letting her come here and for minding the baby while she was gone.
This ladies event got down to nine on day 1, and the finalists returned to play with blinds of 4,000-8,000, 19 minutes left. Arriving with a humongous chip lead of 1,377,000 -- nearly half the 2,870,000 chips in play -- was Peg Ledman.
Here were the starting chip counts
Seat 1. Jo Cain 485,000
Seat 2. Sherry Hollis 189,000
Seat 3. Shelia Carwile 220,000
Seat 4. Nancy Manley 73,000
Seat 5. Connie Rice 169,000
Seat 6. Jennifer Golin 155,000
Seat 7. Peg Ledman 1,377,000
Seat 8. Ellen Van Buren 31,000
Seat 9 .Darlene De Jesus 124,000
At the other end, with an anemic 31,000, was Ellen Van Buren, but she quickly doubled through twice, once when her pocket 9s held up against Jo Cain's Kd-Jd, then when she hit an ace to her A-K to outrun Connie Rice's pocket kings.
Blinds now were 5,000-10,000. It took 25 hands to lose our first player. Nancy Manley was all in for her last 6,000 with K-7. Three opponents limped. On a flop of 9-2-2, Golin, who had already registered several all-in survivals, bet out her pocket aces. The other two players folded, and Manley cashed in ninth for $1,114 when she couldn't dodge the bullets.
Manley, who listed her age as "old," is from Olive Branch, Mississippi, and in the advertising business. She has one child and learned poker two years ago in free pub leagues. This is her fourth Circuit, and she has an 18th and 27th in prior ladies events. She is also a lifemaster in bridge with national tournament wins.
With blinds at 6,000-12,000 Van Buren raised all in with pocket 9s. Her luck ran out when Shelia Carwile called with pocket jacks and the board came K-8-2-7-4. Eighth place was worth $1,670.
Van Buren, 49, is from Deltona, Florida. Retired as a women's billiard touring pro, she now has her own designer billiard glove business. She learned poker less than a year ago from her husband Bruce, who in turned learned by watching the WSOP in TV. This is her first Circuit, and just making the final table with so few chips is her poker highlight.
The second hand after blinds went to 8,000-16,000 with 2,000 antes brought a dramatic reversal. Chip-leader Ledman opened for 50,000 and then Cain moved in for 693,000. Ledman decided to gamble and called with A-5. She lost to Cain's pocket kings when all small cards hit, and Cain now took the lead with 1.4 million.
A few hands later Connie Rice left in seventh place after she moved in for about 70,000 with pocket deuces. Golin called with Ah-8h and outdrew her when an 8 flopped. Seventh paid $2,227.
Rice, 51, is from Forrest City, Arkansas and in real estate. She's been married for 33 years and has two children. Rice learned poker from a friend three years ago, this is her fifth Circuit, and she placed fourth in a ladies event two years ago. However, she's known more for her cooking, having won several competitions.
Blinds moved up twice, to 15,000-30,000 and 3,000 antes with all six players still left. After Rice departed, it took nearly 50 hands to lose the next player...and two more hands for the one after that.
First to go was Sherry Hollis. She moved in with A-3, and ran into Golin's As-Qs. Board cards were J-8-5-J-K, and five were left. Sixth paid $2,784.
Hollis, 40, is from Pomona, Missouri, where she is administrator of a home health agency. She's married with one child, learned poker from her husband three years ago, and her poker highlights were chopping first place in the last two ladies events she played. Her other hobbies are shopping and traveling.
Two deals later, Cain raised to 100,000 with Kh-10h and Darlene De Jesus, holding Ah-Jd, moved in. Cain flopped a 10, and that was all she needed. Fifth was worth $3,341.
De Jesus, 45, is from Cordova, Tenessee, and is a pilot for FedEx. She's married, this is her first Circuit, and her poker highlight.
Two hands after that, Shelia Carwile moved into a rough tie with Cain, about 1.1 million each, when she moved in with pocket queens, which held up when Cain called with K-J. Golin, meanwhile, who had by now had escaped a batch of all-ins, did so once again, very narrowly. She had the lead with Ac-9c against Carwile's As-4s until a 4 flopped, but got away when a 9 turned and Carwile missed a flush draw on the river.
Hand 106 produced another major turnaround. With three players in the pot, the flop came 5d-4d-2d. Ledman moved in for 341,000 and got calls from Carwile and Golin. Carwile turned over two jacks, Ledman showed Qd-
for a queen-high flush, and Golin produced a Kd-10d for a king-high flush. Then a 3c-Kc followed, and after the smoke cleared and the chips were redistributed, Golin had about 1.1 million to 550,000 for Carwile, while Ledman was down to 16,000. Cain, meanwhile, still held onto a small lead with about 1.2 million. Ledman busted out on the next hand in the small blind when her 9-high lost to Golin's jack-high, taking home $3,897 for fourth.Ledman, 54, is from Viola, WI, where she does event production and promotion for the Women's Pro Billiard Tour. She is a former pro billiard tour player, has won three championships, and in 1991 was named Sports Person of the Year. She started playing penny-ante poker as a kid, has been playing on and off since then, and it's just a hobby now. Her best prior finish was 11th at Caesars Indiana last year. Other hobbies are water skiing and boating.
As chips continued to move back and forth, Carwile climbed back to about a mil in a pot against Cain. The board showed 6-5-4-A-3. Carwile moved in. Cain called with two pair, but Carwile turned up J-2 for a straight. On hand 120 she busted Cain. She moved in with pocket queens for 695,000, and Cain called with Ac-7c. The board came Js-6h-4s-5c-Kd, and Cain, a retired high school principal, went into recess, richer by $5,011 for finishing third.
Cain, who gave her age as "21+" is from Walls, Mississippi. She learned poker in home games 20 years ago and won entry into this event, her first Circuit, via satellite. She has a second in an IP Classic event at Biloxi, along with 11th- and 12th-place finishes in WPO events.
Heads-up, Carwile led with about 2.77 million to 2.1 for Golin. The match would last 59 hands. Play was cautious. In early action, Carwile folded a flush, fearing that Golin, who moved in on a paired board, might have a full house, which it turned out she did. "I came way too far to play crazy," Carwile later said.
Finally, on the 143rd deal, it became a virtual tie when Golin moved in with pocket deuces for 690,000, winning when Carwile called with J-8 and couldn't hit. Then, 28 hands later, with Golin in second place again, she registered her 10th or 11th survival and took the lead for the final time. This time, Carwile opened for 100,000 with 6h-4d. Golin called with Ks-7s. Carwile took the lead when the flop came 8c-6s-3s. Golin moved all in on a flush draw. She missed, but instead caught two running 7s to double through again and move in front.
Eight hands later, right after blinds went to 50,000-100,000 with 5,000 antes, it was over. Golin, with 9h-8s, moved in. Carwile called with Qc-9c. Golin flopped two pair when the board came 10h-9d-8c. Carwile still had various outs, including an inside straight draw and two running clubs, but missed when an offsuit K-A came and settled for second place, which paid $9,512.
Carwile, from Chelsea, Alabama, is a Navy reservist who is self-employed in sales. She discovered poker on a cruise ship three years ago and won her way into this Circuit, her 10th in a satellite. She came a long way from her 74th-place finish in this event last year.
"Watch for me," she said. --Max Shapiro