| McBeccy from Sweden Takes Down Pre-Halloween Women's Sunday |
| Written by Rebekah Mercer |
| Monday, 31 October 2011 09:26 |
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The Women's Sunday tournament with its new $10K guarantee got underway on the day before Halloween with another strong showing and several pros from the PokerStars lineup on board. Team PokerStars Pro players Ana Marquez and Liv Boeree were in, along with Team PokerStars Online's Adrienne "talonchick" Rowsome and Friend of PokerStars Charlotte Van Brabander. Players at Table 7 got off to a challenging start with Liv and Ana both at their table, but luckily for them, Ana was moved to another table in the first few minutes, and soon doubled-up. Adrienne made early strides with a big stack but got dealt a killer hand and was knocked out in 181st place. Charlotte followed soon behind and Liv hung on until the second hour but exited in 76th place. Ana was left to carry the flag for the PokerStars pros and she made a strong run, maintaining a dangerous chip stack throughout most of the tournament and finishing in 30th place. An appropriate hand, considering the calendar date, came about an hour and half into the tournament and took place between Ana and a player with the screen name of DrakulaAA. It was a scary match-up when Ana pushed all-in with A-A and "Drakula" called with K-J. It looked bad at first for Ana when a jack came on the flop, but Ana's aces prevailed for a big double-up for her at just the right time. DrakulaAA quickly recovered, however, and went on the once again be a frightening force in the tournament, and continuing her assault all the way to the final table. When we got down to nine, McBeccy was short-stacked but started playing very aggressively. She gradually increased her stack until she moved into third with HELENLINDES in second. They went head-to-head several times and by the time we got to two they were very close in chips. A pivotal hand near the end took most of HELENLINDES chips and McBeccy hit a set of fours against a pair of eights. Then the final hand played out with McBeccy hitting a set a tens against A-5 and she became the winner. Total players: 282 Women's Sunday Special Edition Results for 10/30/11: See the original article here. |
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