Shiina Okamoto won World Series of Poker event #71: $10,000 LADIES Championship No Limit Hold’em for $171,732, beating the field of 1,245 competitors, which generated a prize pool of $1,095,600. Okamoto beat Jamie Kerstetter in a heads-up battle, who finished in second place earning $114,479.
“After finishing second last year and with all my supporters here, winning this year feels even more special” Okamoto said through a translator.
Shiina Okamoto recorded her first live MTT cash in 2021 when she came third in the Japan Open Poker Tour OPT Tokyo. Her previous most significant win came in 2023 when she came second in the SOP $1,000 No Limit Hold’em Ladies Championship event for $118,768.
Event #71: $10,000 LADIES Championship No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shiina Okamoto | Japan | $171,732 |
| 2 |  Jamie Kerstetter | United States | $114,479 |
| 3 | Ceci Liao | United States | $81,573 |
| 4 | Linda Durden | United States | $58,910 |
| 5 |  Mor Kamber | Israel | $43,125 |
| 6 |  Cecile Ticherfatine | France | $32,007 |
| 7 | Susan Bluer | United States | $24,090 |
| 8 | Haruna Fujita | Japan | $18,390 |
| 9 | Andrea Sager | United States | $14,242 |
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The Final Table
Coming into the final table with ten players remaining, Jamie Kerstetter had the chip lead with 133 big blinds, Shiina Okamoto was second with 97, and Ruth Kwiatkowski was the shortest stack with nine big blinds.
The first one to face elimination was Ruth Kwiatkowski, who went all-in with 5♣5♠ and got called by Mor Kamber, who was holding A♦K♠. The board ran 4♥2♠K♦10♠7♥, and the king on the flop was the end of the road for Kwiatkowski, who finished in tenth place for $11,191.
The next one on the way out was Andrea Sager, who was all-in with 5♦5♣ against Durden’s UTG open, who had Q♣Q♠ and called the all-in. There was no help for pocket fives when the dealer showed 2♦9♣4♥9♠A♣. Sager was eliminated in ninth place for $14,242.
Haruna Fujita opened from the SB, Kerstetter 3-bet from BB before Fujita went all-in with 3♠3♣, and Kerstetter called with A♠6♠. Fujita was left with only two outs when the 2♦6♣Q♣ flop came. The turn was 10♦, and the river was 9♣, eliminating Fujita in eighth place for $18,390.
After the dinner, the event was restarted. Susan Bluer moved all-in from SB with 6♠6♥, and she got called by Okamoto with K♦Q♥. The board 3♥7♣5♦J♥K♣ was good for Bluer until Okamoto spiked the king on the river. That was the end for Bluer who finished in seventh place for $24,090.
Out in sixth place was Cecile Ticherfatine, who shoved from BTN with K♣J♠ and got called by Kerstetter from SB, who was holding K♥Q♦. The flop was 10♠3♦8♦, extending Kerstetter’s lead. The turn was J♦, giving Ticherfatine the lead, but just for a brief moment since the river was K♦, completing the flush for Kerstetter. Ticherfatine earned $32,007 for her sixth-place finish.
Mor Kamber was the next elimination when she defended her big blind against an open from Kerstetter. The flop came 10♦4♦5♦. Kamber checked, Kerstetter bet, Kamber raised, and Kerstetter 4-bet, putting Kamber all-in. Kamber took her time to think and called. Kamber was holding J♦7♦ against Kerstetter’s A♦9♣. The turn was 6♦, leaving Kamber with only two outs, and the river was 9♥. Kamber was eliminated in fifth place for $43,125.
Linda Durden was next to leave when she defended her big blind, holding K♣J♣, against Liao, who opened from BTN, holding K♥K♠. The flop was 9♠4♥8♦, Durden was all-in, and Liao quickly called. Durden needed running jacks or straight to stay alive. The turn was Q♦, and the river was A♥, eliminating Durden in fourth place for $58,910.
After eliminating Durden, Liao was next on the line. Kerstetter opened from BTN, Liao 3-bet from SB, Okamoto 4-bet shoved from BB, and Liao was the only caller. Liao got cooler, running into K♦K♣ while holding Q♥Q♠. The dealer showed no mercy, putting down K♠7♥4♥ on the flop, and the turn was 3♠, leaving Liao drawing dead. Liao was eliminated in third place for $81,573.
The Heads-Up
Entering the final table, Okamoto and Kerstetter were the biggest stacks, and they ended up playing for the title, with Karstetter having the chip lead.
The last hand happened when Kerstetter limped from BTN, and Okamoto checked. The flop came 10♠A♣9♦, and Okamoto check-called a bet. The turn was 5♥; Okamoto checked again, Kerstetter continued to bet, and Okamoto was all-in. Kerstetter called, and she was in bad shape holding A♦7♥ against Okamoto’s 9♠5♦. The river was 2♥, leaving Kerstetter with just one pair. Kerstetter was eliminated in second place for $114.479.
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