There was just an eruption of cheering from the back of the room, where three tables remain in this afternoon's ladies event. The women have been cheering every time one of the men playing in the event is eliminated. Six non-ladies played in the tournament, which the tournament director announced could not legally restrict registration by gender. The women have now finished off all but one of the men.
Speaking of ladies, let's check in with the three remaining in the main event. Scratch that. Two ladies remaining. Lucille Cailly was eliminated moments ago when her didn't get there against George Secara's .
Alexia Portal is still in and kicking some tail. Today she's built her stack from a starting point of 136,500 to 430,000. Marine la Bernardie just doubled up to 300,000.