Donna Jetter Wins "Tough" Harrah's WSOP Tunica Circuit Ladies Event
While a severe regional ice storm forced the closure of area schools, libraries and other public services through Monday, the ladies event attracted a modest field of 162 non-males, each vying to become the 2009/2010 Harrah's Tunica Circuit Ladies Event Champion.
After real estate appraiser Lisa Craven was eliminated all-in with A-8 vs. Anne Manning's A-J, heads-up was between Manning with 1 million in chips and Donna Jetter with 600,000. Jetter went to work, bleeding Manning's stack to just below 400,000.
The final hand saw the two all-in with Manning showing 6h-6c and Jetter turning over Jh-Jc. The board came 10c-4s-7c-Kh-Qh, giving Jetter the win. Jetter pocketed $7,091 for first along with the gold WSOP Circuit Event ladies pendant. Manning collected $4,367 for second.
The 2009/2010 Harrah's Tunica WSOP Ladies Circuit Event champion was still shaking a bit as she made her way to the payout table.
"I'm pretty nervous, excited," Jetter said.
Jetter is a poker dealer from Nashville, TN., and has been playing poker for two years.
She notes that for her, women's events are a lot harder than open events because it is harder to put women on a hand.
"You can read em' a little better," Jetter said about playing against men. "You can tell if they got the hand or not."
However, Jetter says her observation has more to do with experience rather than gender.
"A lot of women playing in ladies events are new to poker and they tend to chase more hands down to the river."
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by Alan Fowler - WSOP Assistant Media Director
After real estate appraiser Lisa Craven was eliminated all-in with A-8 vs. Anne Manning's A-J, heads-up was between Manning with 1 million in chips and Donna Jetter with 600,000. Jetter went to work, bleeding Manning's stack to just below 400,000.
The final hand saw the two all-in with Manning showing 6h-6c and Jetter turning over Jh-Jc. The board came 10c-4s-7c-Kh-Qh, giving Jetter the win. Jetter pocketed $7,091 for first along with the gold WSOP Circuit Event ladies pendant. Manning collected $4,367 for second.
The 2009/2010 Harrah's Tunica WSOP Ladies Circuit Event champion was still shaking a bit as she made her way to the payout table.
"I'm pretty nervous, excited," Jetter said.
Jetter is a poker dealer from Nashville, TN., and has been playing poker for two years.
She notes that for her, women's events are a lot harder than open events because it is harder to put women on a hand.
"You can read em' a little better," Jetter said about playing against men. "You can tell if they got the hand or not."
However, Jetter says her observation has more to do with experience rather than gender.
"A lot of women playing in ladies events are new to poker and they tend to chase more hands down to the river."
___________________
by Alan Fowler - WSOP Assistant Media Director
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