2026 WSOPC Calgary Oct – Event #13: $400 Ladies NLH

Level:	23 (20000/40000/40000)
Entries:	1/104
Prizes:	$34,320
Local Time:	2:20 AM

The Ladies game finished in just over 10 hours tonight, and Ottawa resident Jaryn Gemmill took down the Ladies Ring. She had the chip lead for much of the endgame and carried a big lead into heads-up against Jo Teliani.

The only showdown during heads-up was the final hand. Gemmill raised to 95k, then tank-called when Jo Teliani shoved a couple of hundred thousand. Teliani was ahead with K♠10♣ against 7♥3♥ for Gemmill. She found a trey on the flop, but Teliani was still drawing live to two overcards. The 3♣4♦9♣8♥6♦ board ran out clean for Gemmill’s flopped three, and she had her 3rd live win and her first Circuit Ring.

Final Results for the Ladies Event

Place	Player	Prize
1	Karyn Gemmill	$9,158
2	Jo Teliani	$5,887
3	Amelia Ng	$3,944
4	Marinka Ravlic	$2,755
5	Joanne Lewis-Davies	$2,011
6	Barbara McNab	$1,536
7	Chery Torrico	$1,230
8	Debi Loomer	$1,036
9	Shannon Lazorko	$920
10	Lisa Hood	$864
11	Marianne Hollingsworth	$864
12	Jacqueline Ray	$823
13	Tian Yue	$823
14	Peggy Malinowski	$823
15	Ivanna Yatsiuk	$823
16	Karen Ray	$823

Level:	21 (15000/25000/25000)
Entries:	2/104
Prizes:	$34,302
Local Time:	1:55 AM

The game is heads-up now after Amelia Ng lost her chips for 3rd place. I missed the action while writing the Ravlic bustout.

Jo Teliani is now heads-up against Karyn Gemmill, with Gemmill in the lead.

Level:	21 (15000/25000/25000)
Entries:	3/104
Prizes:	$34,320
Local Time:	1:50 AM

Marinka Ravlic was down to fumes when she called all-in from the small blind. Karyn Gemmill raised under the gun to 80k, and Ravlic called for less. She had K♣5♠ against A♥3♥ for Gemmill, and Gemmill found her ace on the flop to send Ravlic home. Ravlic said she’s only been playing poker for twp years, so it was a pretty good run in what looks to be her first cash.

Level:	21 (15000/25000/25000)
Entries:	4/104
Prizes:	$34,320
Local Time:	1:40 AM

Jo Teliani raised the small blind to 100k, and Karyn Gemmill, who is the leader right now, called from the big blind. Teliani shoved the 6♦4♠Q♠ flop, and after some time in the tank, she called.

Gemmill paired the four with five-four, but Teliani was drawing to spades with J♠9♠. The 7♣ didn’t help, but the J♣ river saved her for a double.

Level:	20 (10000/20000/20000)
Entries:	4/104
Prizes:	$34,320
Local Time:	1:30 AM

Joanne Lewis-Davies was short after doubling up Marinka Ravlic a few hands ago. She shoved the cutoff, and was called by Ravlic in the small blind. Lewis-Davies had ace-eight, but she ran into kings for Ravlic. The kings held, and she was down to 45k.

She was in for nearly all of that in the big blind a few hands later, calling when Jo Teliani shoved the button. She had J♥6♥ against Teliani’s ace-deuce. Lewis-Davies found a six on the flop, but Teliani hit the rocket on the turn of Q♣3♥6♠A♦4♠.

Level:	20 (10000/20000/20000)
Entries:	5/104
Prizes:	$34,320
Local Time:	1:20 AM

Level:	20 (10000/20000/20000)
Entries:	6/104
Prizes:	$34,320
Local Time:	1:15 AM

Joanne Lewi-Davies shoved the small blind, and Amelia Ng called from the big. Lewis-Davies was on ace-six, but she ran into the hockey sticks for Ng. Ng rivered a seven for a set on 3♦10♣9♣J♦7♣, but she didn’t need it.

Level:	20 (10000/20000/20000)
Entries:	6/104
Prizes:	$34,320
Local Time:	1:10 AM

Place	Player	Chips	BB (20k)
1	Amelia Ng	150,000	8
2	Marinka Ravlic	95,000	5
3	Jo Teliani	670,000	34
4	Barbara Mcnab	200,000	10
5	Karyn Gemmill	600,000	30
6	Joanne Lewis-Davies	315,000	16

Cherry Torrico busted for 7th place shortly before the recent break.

Level:	19 (10000/15000/15000)
Entries:	7/104
Prizes:	$34,320
Local Time:	12:35 AM

Place	Player	Prize
8	Debi Loomer	$1,036
9	Shannon Lazorko	$920
10	Lisa Hood	$864
11	Marianne Hollingsworth	$864
12	Jacqueline Ray	$823
13	Tian Yue	$823
14	Peggy Malinowski	$823
15	Ivanna Yatsiuk	$823
16	Karen Ray	$823

Level:	19 (10000/15000/15000)
Entries:	8/104
Prizes:	$34,320
Local Time:	12:30 AM

Level:	16 (4000/8000/8000)
Entries:	14/104
Prizes:	$34,320
Local Time:	11:30 PM

The Ladies are in the money now, with 14 players remaining. The Monster Stack is heads-up now, so I’m still watching that one more closely. I’ll update the payouts for the ladies when they finish on the stage.

Level:	15 (3000/6000/6000)
Entries:	17/104
Prizes:	$34,320
Local Time:	10:30 PM

The ladies are on the break following Level 15, with the money bubble in progress. The Monster Stack is still playing 3-handed, so that’s where my main focus is until they finish.

Level:	13 (2000/4000/4000)
Entries:	23/104
Prizes:	$34,320
Local Time:	9:40 PM

The field for the Ladies is confirmed at 104 entries, for $34,320 in prizes. 16 players will be sharing in those prizes, with 23 players still in the game fighting for the money.

The full payouts are below – the Monster Stack is still 3-handed, so I’m still not watching this one very closely, but I expect to be here at some point later tonight.

Place	Prize
1	$9,158
2	$5,887
3	$3,944
4	$2,755
5	$2,011
6	$1,536
7	$1,230
8	$1,036
9	$920
10	$864
11	$864
12	$823
13	$823
14	$823
15	$823
16	$823

Level:	11 (1500/2500/2500)
Entries:	33/104
Prizes:	$32,604
Local Time:	8:35 PM

The Ladies game entries are now closed, with 104 as the final number on the board. I’ll confirm that when the prizes are posted, but if it holds, it will mean 16 players sharing in $32,604 in prizes.

The Monster Stack is down to 3, so I should be on this game reasonably soon.

Level:	8 (600/1200/1200)
Entries:	44/98
Prizes:	$30,723
Local Time:	7:20 PM

The Ladies game is getting a bit more time for registration. The tournament director just announced that late entries have been extended until the beginning of Level 11, which gives them an extra half hour or so to buy a stack.

Level:	7 (500/1000/1000)
Entries:	50/95
Prizes:	$29,783
Local Time:	7:05 PM

The Ladies game is nearing 100 entries, with about 5 minutes to play in Level 7. I’m still watching the Monster Stack, but I should be able to catch some action for the Ladies a bit later tonight.

Level:	6 (400/800/800)
Entries:	53/89
Prizes:	$27,902
Local Time:	6:35 PM

The Ladies’ game is up to 89 entries, with 10 minutes remaining in Level 6. That puts the prizes at close to $28k.

Level:	2 (200/300/300)
Entries:	54/56
Prizes:	$17,556
Local Time:	4:25 PM

Level 2 has just begun in the Ladies game, but there was some early carnage. Early in the opening level, Mellissa Sekulich woke up with queens and ended up all-in against aces. The aces held to send her to the rebuy cage, but as she left, we both agreed that perhaps queens should be the top hand in a ladies’ game. Sadly, she still had to rebuy.

Level:	1 (100/200/200)
Entries:	42/42
Prizes:	$13,167
Local Time:	4:05 PM

The Ladies are in action now, with 42 players in their seats to start the day. This game likely won’t get any hand histories until later in the night, as I’ll be watching the final day of the Monster Stack more closely, but I should be focussing on this one long before the end.

Event #13: $400 Ladies NLH ($330 + $70)

Date:	Oct 8, 4 PM
Blinds:	25 Minutes
Starting Stack:	20k
Late Entry:	9 Levels (Entries Close About 8:15 PM)
Day 1 Ends:	One-Day Event

The side game on Thursday night is open to women only, with the $400 Ladies event. The game starts at 4 PM, and players get 20k to start the day.

Blinds are 25 minutes, and players can buy a stack anytime in the opening 9 levels of play, with entries closing about 8:15 PM at the start of Level 10. After that, they play to the ring.

In January, Anne Ngo won her second Ladies Ring here at Deerfoot over a field of 91 entries for prizes just over $90k, while last October, Jenelle Exner picked up her third ring from a Calgary Ladies game over a field of 103 entries ($33,990 in prizes).