Topping a field of 954, Canadian Kristen Bicknell won her first WSOP bracelet and the $173,922 first prize.
The final table about 5 hours and 120 hands and had the following starting players.
Seat Player Chips
1 Julie Monsacre 188,000
2 Eleanor Gudger 398,000
3 Connie Bruce 360,000
4 Chris Priday 455,000
5 Shana Mathews 497,000
6 Kristen Bucknell 316,000
7 Cindy Kerslake 100,000
8 Amanda Baker 277,000
9 Leanne Haas 272,000
The first elimination happened when Kerslake went all in on pocket jacks and got called by Baker’s pocket tens. Kerslake looked well on her way to double up, but a ten on the river gave Baker a set and sent Kerslake home for $12,389.
The play went on for another two hours with eight players until Chris Priday was eliminated on hand #76 losing a flip on 6club6
versus Connie Bruce’s AK
. Bruce caught a king on the flop and held to see Priday off in eight for $15,858.
Five more eliminations followed in quick order. Amanda Baker three-bet all in on A10
and Bicknell made a call on AQ
. Baker got in front on the 1092 flop, but Bicknell made top pair on the Q turn and won the hand when 7 fell on the river. Baker received $20,572 for her 7th place finish.
Soon after, Eleanor Gudger lost a coin flip on AQ against JJ of Haas for all her chips and exited in sixth place with $27,045.
Connie Bruce was next to go, pushing KJ and getting the call from Bickner, who had A8 and held. Bruce was distinguished with the fifth place and $36,078 for this outstanding run.
Shana Mathews held 1010 and ended up postflop versus KK of Haas. She moved all in on a low flop and lost against the higher pair when Haas quickly called. Mathews collected $48,871 for her fourth place performance.
Julie Monsacre was shortstack three-handed and moved all in on K9 from small blind. Bicknell had an ace again and figured it was good. Her A5 prevailed on the A210J3 board and Monsacre’s ran came to end for $67,331.
Two-handed play lasted only nine hands. On hand #120 both players ended up holding top pairs on the flop. Bicknell had AK against Haas’ K9 on the flop that brought 38K. No one could let go of the top pair and the two eventually ended up going all in on the river after J and 7 were dealt out. Bicknell’s ace kicker proved decisive and Leanne Haas had to take settle for second place and a payout of $107,616. This left Kristen Bicknell standing alone. She received a white gold WSOP bracelet and the $173,922 first prize money.