10 Women Still in the Field

In recent years, women have represented about 3.5% of major high-stakes tournament fields (on average). We didn’t do a count of how many women entered this event, but today started with 14 women still alive in a field of 186 — 7.5% of the field. 

Today, while the field has diminished to 114 players, there are still 10 women playing, which represents 8.7%. 

We don’t know if an unusually high number of women entered this tournament or if the women who did enter are performing above their statistical expectations. Either way, it’s pretty notable, and it’s a good sign to see so many women this deep in a major tournament.

Here are the women still in the field:

Annie Duke  –  145,000
Kataneh Hamidi  –  139,000
Vanessa Rousso  –  117,500
Erica Schoenberg  –  117,000
Mari Lou Morelli  –  116,000
Lauren Kling  –  72,000
Jolyne Thompson  –  59,000
Lisa Hamilton  –  34,000
Dee Luong  –  34,000
Patti Sodja  –  16,000