Hand #143: Kristy Gazes Wins WPT Ladies Night V

Hand #143 – Linda Johnson has the button, she raises to 82,000, Gazes moves all in, and Johnson immediately calls with [JdJh]. Gazes shows [KcKh], and she’s in a dominating position to win the tournament right here. Linda Johnson will need to improve to stay alive.

The flop comes [Ac4s3d], and Gazes retaisns the lead. Johnson needs a jack to win, or a runner-runner straight to chop the pot.

The turn card is the [5c], and now a deuce will chop the pot between them. A jack will give the pot to Johnson, doubling her into the chip lead.

The river card pairs the board with the [4h], and Kristy Gazes wins the hand — and Ladies Night V — with two pair, kings and fours.

Linda Johnson made an excellent showing in second place, but goes home with nothing but some great memories.

Kristy Gazes is the new WPT Ladies Night champion, joining past winners Clonie Gowen, Isabelle Mercier, Jennifer Tilly, and J.J. Liu. With the victory, Gazes receives a $25,000 entry into the Season VI WPT World Championship next April, where she’ll try to parlay this into some serious money.