Hands #1-5: Chipleader Ashley Sleeth Is Up to 3.3 Million

Photo:  Chipleader Ashley Sleeth

HAND #1  –  Ada Lang raises from the button to 100,000, and Lisa Costello calls from the big blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of , Costello bets 150,000, and Lang folds. Costello takes the pot.

HAND #2  –  Ashley Sleeth raises from the hijack to 90,000, Kathy Stahl calls from the button, and Chris Read calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Read checks, and Sleeth bets 110,000. Stahl raises to 240,000, Read folds, and Sleeth calls.

The turn card is the , and both players check. The river card is the , Sleeth bets 350,000, and Stahl folds. Sleeth takes the pot.

Ashley Sleeth  –  3,300,000  (83 bb)
Chris Read  –  1,520,000  (38 bb)

HAND #3  –  Michelle Gibson raises UTG+1 to 100,000, Ada Lang reraises from the hijack to 200,000, and Gibson calls. The flop comes , Gibson checks, Lang bets 200,000, and Gibson folds. Lang takes the pot.

HAND #4  –  Everyone folds to Aylar Lie, giving her a walk in the big blind.

HAND #5  –  Aylar Lie raises from the small blind to 170,000, taking the blinds and ante.