Event #20
Ladies Limit Hold’em (World Championship) 
Buy-In: $1,000
Number of Entries: 201
Prize Money: $182,910

 
Placed Name  Hometown Amount
1st Crystal Doan San Diego, CA $58,530
2nd Millie Shiu San Jose, CA$ 32,200
3rd Tracy Phan Long Beach, CA $16,460
4th Karina Jett Las Vegas, NV $12,800
5th Susie Isaacs Las Vegas, NV $10,980
6th Bonnie McHugh Las Vegas, NV $9,140
7th Sarah Casey Las Vegas, NV $7,320
8th Jeena Burnett Ladera Ranch, CA$5,480
9th Renee Wexler San Diego, CA $3,660
10th Parizad Serat Carlsbad, CA $2,200
11th Rita Jaraczeski Las Vegas, NV $2,200
12th Dee Luong Las Vegas, NV $2,200
13th Elizabeth MartinTomball, TX $1,820
14th Tamala Roland Tulsa, OK $1,820
15th Christina Pie Rosemead, CA $1,820
16th Christina Hung San Francisco, CA$1,460
17th Karen Wolfson Las Vegas, NV $1,460
18th Cedra Reskovac Las Vegas, NV $1,460
19th Betty Tanenbaum Las Vegas, NV $1,100
20th Marsha Waggoner Downey, CA $1,100

Note: This is an abbreviated report. Two events concluded today. The $2,000 buy-in Omaha High-Low event coincided with the $1,000 buy-in Ladies World Championship (Limit Hold’em).

Huong “Crystal” Doan Triumphs in Ladies World Championship -- Californian wins first gold bracelet in event televised by ESPN

Huong “Crystal” Doan topped a field of 201 players in the $1,000 buy-in Limit Hold’em event. The poker tournament is also known as the “Ladies World Championship,” since it’s limited only to female players. The conclusion of the two-day event was held on Monday, May 11th in the Horseshoe Casino in downtown Las Vegas.

Crystal Doan stood out as the top lady at the WSOP. (AP Images)

Doan, age 29, was born in Vietnam. She now lives in San Diego and works as a nail technician. Doan says she learned to play poker about three years ago. She won $58,530 and captured her first gold bracelet at the World Series.

Doan came to the final table in fifth chip position and took the chip lead when play became short handed. It took Doan about seven hours to defeat a day two lineup consisting of Renee Wexler, Karina Jett, Tracy Phan, Sarah Casey, Jeena Burnett, Susie Isaacs, Bonnie McHugh, and Millie Shiu. Shiu, from San Jose, CA was the runner up. This was Doan’s first final table at the World Series. The event is scheduled to be broadcast sometime during the summer on ESPN.