After having lost Brigitte Korak in 12th spot, it took over an hour for the tournament to go from 11 players on two short-handed tables (one of five players and the other with six players) to finally form the final table. Helen Bechard of Champlain (NY) tried her best today but unfortunately she exited in 11th place, just shy of the final table.

The players on the final table have each received a cool looking card protector courtesy of Playground Poker and the Women’s Poker Association. As only the top eight finishers were supposed to be paid, the finalists also decided to pay a “double-bubble” so that all ten finalists would be in the money! They requested that the floor remove $50 from each of the top six places, and then $15 each from seventh and eighth place so that the players who finish in ninth and tenth each would receive their buy in of $165 back.