Katherine Stahl moved all in again from under the gun like before, this time for 61,000 and Carol Tomlinson made the call right behind her. Genevieve Gloutnez shoved all in herself for 332,000 on the button and Tomlinson snap called and immediately flipped over her hand.
Tomlinson:
Gloutnez:
Stahl:
Tomlinson was in dominant position to knockout two players until the flop came down to catapult Stahl into the lead with bottom set. The on the turn and on the river changed nothing as Stahl tripled up and Gloutnez was eliminated while Tomlinson took down the side-pot to increase her lead.
Katherine Stahl moved all in from under the gun for 15,000 which was 1,000 short of the big blind. Karina Jett called the big blind from the small and Valerie McColligan checked her option as the two formed a sidepot.
Jett and McColligan both checked it all the way down on the board and Jett turned over for a pair of kings. McColligan mucked which gave Jett the small sidepot but Stahl revealed for a flush to survive the all in and chip up.
Katherine Stahl limped in early position as did Marsha Wolak in the cutoff. Karina Jett checked her big blind as the three saw a flop where fireworks would ensue. Jett checked to Stahl who bet 40,000 and Wolak moved all in. Stahl made the call and after it was counted down, she had Wolak who had 250,000 left barely covered as the players showed their holdings.
Stahl:
Wolak:
Stahl was in commanding lead with her top two pair but Wolak picked up a flush draw when the hit the turn. The river came the to give her the flush as she doubled up and Stahl was crippled.
The action folded around toMarsha Wolak, who moved all in from the button and Jonathan Epstein called all-in from the big blind. The rail jostled for position eagerly as the players went to showdown:
Wolak:
Epstein:
There was no doubt as to who the crowd was rooting for as they chanted: “Beat the dude! Beat the dude!"
The flop was a dramatic one as it came down to give Epstein straight and flush draws to go along with his ace. The on the turn took away his straight outs as another ten would now give Wolak a full house.
Epstein was down to a diamond or ace on the river to survive and double up but it came the and finally, he was eliminated. The rail erupted, cheering louder than every before and launched into a chorus of: “Na-na naaa na-na naaa na! Hey, hey, hey, goodbye!"
With the last remaining male player now gone, tournament director Robbie Thompson announced, "Finally, welcome to the Ladies Event!"
It's been fairly quiet in terms of action at the tables, but the crowd is already getting quite vocal for the ladies (not so for Jonathan Epstein). However, Marsha Wolak, who started this final table as the short stack, has just doubled up against Katherine Stahl.
The action folded around to Stahl who raised to 32,000 from middle position before Wolak shoved from the cutoff for 62,000. Stahl called, showing but needed a lot of help against the of Wolak.
The flop of gave both players the pair of aces, but Wolak now had a pair of queens to go along with it. The appeared on the turn, giving a slim chance to chop the pot with Broadway on the board, but the useless bricked out on the river to give Wolak the double-up.
Naturally, her rail are using a homage to The Brady Bunch - "Marsha! Marsha! Marsha!"
Wolak is now up to 156,000 while Stahl is down to 340,000.
We picked up some interesting facts about our players during the introductions, and we'd like to share some of the highlights with you now.
Karina Jett has already placed fourth in the WSOP Ladies Event back in 2003 and 2004 with a total of nine cashes up until this point. However, this will be the first time that Jett has made a final table of a WSOP event as an expectant mother.
Should there be a delivery required, we've got not one, but two nurses here - Valerie McColligan is registered in Wisconsin and Carol Tomlinson in Florida. And to make sure of a safe delivery, Katherine Stahl will be able to use her skills as a police officer to keep the crowd in order, with help from Jennifer Cowan, who'll be able to muscle them back as well (she's a professional bodybuilder).
Genevieve Gloutnez is a qualified plumber, while Marsha Wolak is a real estate investor who runs an all-female motorcycle club on the side. At least they could all get together at Peg Ledman's billiard club in Memphis after this is all over for a few celebratory drinks.
As for Jonathan Epstein? As the WSOP announcer notes state (verbatim): "He's single and unemployed. No surprise on either count."
to catapult Stahl into the lead with bottom set. The 
on the turn and 
on the river changed nothing as Stahl tripled up and Gloutnez was eliminated while Tomlinson took down the side-pot to increase her lead.
board and Jett turned over 
for a flush to survive the all in and chip up.
hit the turn. The river came the 
to give her the flush as she doubled up and Stahl was crippled.
to give Epstein straight and flush draws to go along with his ace. The 
and finally, he was eliminated. The rail erupted, cheering louder than every before and launched into a chorus of: “Na-na naaa na-na naaa na! Hey, hey, hey, goodbye!"
but needed a lot of help against the 
gave both players the pair of aces, but Wolak now had a pair of queens to go along with it. The 
appeared on the turn, giving a slim chance to chop the pot with Broadway on the board, but the useless 
bricked out on the river to give Wolak the double-up.
