Saturday, January 22, 2011

Event 7: First-Timer in the Field

$350 + $50 NL Re-Entry 

There are only two ladies still in the field spread among the final seven tables.  They're at the tipping point where only half of the remaining players will get paid -- the other half will leave with nothing but memories.

Yuliya

Yuliya is one of those ladies.  She's originally from Russia, but now lives in New York, and this if the first live tournament she has ever played.  She started out playing on line a few months ago and has also learned from watching her boyfriend, Terry.   (Terry is playing in event 6 on the other side of the room.)

She doesn't know about playing the ladies event tomorrow.  If Terry makes it to day two of his event, they will stay another day.  The Ladies event that begins Sunday is also a two-day event, however, and they have to be back at work on Monday.

Blinds are up to 1k/2k with 300 antes.  The average stack is about 50k.