Our own Melissa Castello was on hand for the 2009 Women's Poker Hall of Fame inauguration ceremony, held at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino on Friday, June 5th, welcoming June Field, Jan Fisher and Cyndy Violette to its ranks.
Our own Melissa Castello was on hand for the 2009 Women's Poker Hall of Fame inauguration ceremony, held at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino on Friday, June 5th, welcoming June Field, Jan Fisher and Cyndy Violette to its ranks.








would see the only player not all in put a near lock on the hand flopping top set.
came on the turn, followed by the
on the river.








gave the big blind a flush-draw, while Ng stayed in the lead with her over-pair.
changed little on the turn and when the
fell on the river Ng eliminated two players while chipping up to over 8,000 in chips.

against an opponent's pocket jacks and the 



board that ensued proved fatal for Baker, who quietly joined the rail about twenty minutes into level five.


and the limp-caller lead out for 1,200 with Stern making the call.
a bet of 2,000 saw Stern's cards fly into the muck to see her slip to a little over 3,500 in chips.

, putting an early end to her day.

, Le led out with a 625 bet. Her opponent raised to 2,000, Le moved all in and her opponent called:

then fell on the turn giving Le's opponent a flush, but Le still had outs to make a bigger one. Unfortunately for her, the river delivered the
, solidifying her fate.








to see her eliminated from the tournament and on her way out the door.
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0