Women in Poker Spring Festival 2025

WEDNESDAY, April 23rd, 2025

10 AM Mini Main
$220 BUY-IN / 20K CHIPS/ 30 MIN LEVELS

SOUTH POINT HOTEL CASINO & SPA

1st CHRISTINA REED BILOXI, MS $9,168
2nd GERRY BANDUCCI LAS VEGAS, NV $5,625
3rd AMIE LEE MARTINI ZEPHR HILLS, FL $3,653
4th ALISON GRAY LAS VEGAS, NV $2,398
5th ERIN GIDDENS SAVANNAH, GA $1,770
6th KAREN HATCH SANTA CLARITA, CA $1,546
7th PATRICIA SABO RICHMOND, TX $1,345
8th RUTH HALL ROUND ROCK, TX $1,165
9th CHRISTAL STOUT KINGSPORT, TN $1,008
10th PATRICIA CASE PLANT CITY, FL $896
11th LYNDA HERNANDEZ CHICO, CA $896
12th SHANNON MCDONALD TEMPE, AZ $896
13th PENNY PARKER RICHARDSON, TX $784
14th NIKA FUTTERMAN LOS ANGELES, CA $784
15th MELINDA HIPP SAN ANTONIO, TX $784
16th LAURA WESTFALL AMITY, OR $717
17th DIANA KLIPP WALKERSVILLE, MD $717
18th DEBORAH FINEBERG BURBANK, CA $717
19th MARY JO OLSAVSKY GEORGETOWN, TX $650
20th COLLEEN OLIVER LITCHFIELD, CT $650
21st EDITH MADRID BUCKEYE, AZ $650
22nd KATHRYNI ELLIS SAN DIEGO, CA $601
23rd CHRISTINE BURNS COLORADO SPRINGS, CO $601
24th MARITES DEITZ LAS VEGAS, NV $601
25th SHEILA STIMSON WILMINGTON, NC $556
26th DEBORAH ESPE LAS VEGAS, NV $556
27th ANNIE LIU PUNTA GORDA, FL $556
28th MARY EMERSON PHOENIX, AZ $524
29th CHRISTINA LOFQUIST ST LOUIS, MO $524
30th LINDSAY TSAI HILLSBOROGH, OR $524
31st KRISTEN DEARDORFF LAS VEGAS, NV $493
32nd JENNIFER MOLAN AUMSVILLE, OR $493
33rd KARINA JETT LAS VEGAS, NV $493
34th PAMELA JOHNSTON URTON, MI $493
35th MISTIE LACKEY NASHVILLE, TN $493
36th WANDA WAKELIN MAGNETAWAN, ON $493

Congratulations to Chris Read who takes down the first event of the LIPS Women in Poker Spring Festival! The $220 NLHE Mini Main!! What a fabulous way to kick off the best week of women’s poker!

WEDNESDAY, April 23rd, 2025

2 PM Omaha 8
$220 BUY-IN / 20K CHIPS/ 30 MIN LEVELS

LIPS $220 Omaha 8 Championship
4/23/2025 – Entries 90
Prize Pool $16,200

1st KATHY CHANG LAS VEGAS, NV $4,254
2nd TONYA BALTEZER LAS VEGAS, NV $2,705
3rd BRIDGETTE ADKINS DEMBORA, MD $1,944
4th STACY KATZ SCOTTSDALE, AZ $1,393
5th NANCY LIZOTTE CANADA $1,061
6th TRUDI NELSON EUGENE, OR $915
7th TAMMY ALLEN LAS VEGAS, NV $810
8th RUTH PRIMIANO HENDERSON, NV $721
9th ADELE ALLINSON EUREKA, UT $648
10th CHARLINE BELLIVERU CALVARY, CANADA $583
11th MELANIE NICKEL CALVARY, CANADA $583
12th CINDY IDE WASHINGTON $583

Our Women in Poker Spring Festival, Omaha 8 tournament wound up in a heads up battle between our reigning champion Tonya Baltazar and Kathy Chang… Kathy had the chip lead and closed in the win!! Congratulations Kathy on her 1st Place finish for $4,254!

THURSDAY, April 24th, 2025

10 AM US Ladies Poker Championship
$200 BUY-IN / 25K CHIPS / 20 MIN LEVELS

LIPS US LADIES TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
4/24/2025 – Entries 390
Prize Pool $39,000

1st NICOLE ALTIS GUYTON, GA $5,984
2nd CARYN CORSI PARMA HEIGHTS, OH $5,983
3rd ANITA YOUNG SEATTLE, WA $2,769
4th SHEILA STIMSON WILMINGTON, NC $1,677
5th KIM CRAMTON PHOENIX, AZ $1,170
6th KELLY SALGADO JACKSONVILLE, FL $1,014
7th KANNIKA YING YOUD LAS VEGAS, NV $889
8th KAREN SMITH PARKER, CO $784
9th SALLY RICHMAN HENDERSON, NV $706
10th JESSICA MCGUIRE EAGAN, MN $644
11th APRIL SCHMIDT PENT WATER, MI $644
12th JESSICA DANIELS-BROWN MOSES LAKE, WA $644
13th JENNY MAREZYNSKI FLAGSTAFF, AZ $589
14th NICOLE BLAKELY PHOENIX, AZ $589
15th BETH LOUISE MILLER LAGUNA WOODS, CA $589
16th RUTH HALL ROUND ROCK, TX $538
17th DONNA LADUKE OLTON, TX $538
18th BRIZELDA BLAGG LAS VEGAS, NV $538
19th MICHELLE RIEG CLEVELAND, OH $491
20th DANA HOWARD LAS VEGAS, NV $491
21st ROXANNE SANCHEZ HURRICANE, UT $491
22nd KAREN HODGE NOBLESVILLE, IN $449
23rd SYLVIA SUMMERS LACEY, WA $449
24th CARLA DOMINGUEZ WADDELL, AZ $449
25th STEPHANIE LEARY HOUSTON, TX $410
26th KARINA JETT LAS VEGAS, NV $410
27th MICHELLE WOODWARD LAS VEGAS, NV $410
28th DEBORAH FINEBERG BUBANK, CA $374
29th MARYANN DION PAHRUMP, NV $374
30th JANET HART LAS VEGAS, NV $374
31st BRIDGETTE ADKINS KANSAS CITY, MO $343
32nd TAMMY WINTERS PAHRUMP, NV $343
33rd MARY DUBOIS ARIZONA $343
34th KAREN CURTIS INDIANAPOLIS, IN $343
35th TAMMY ABRAHAM CYPRUS, CA $343
36th MILDRED BENNETT HENDERSON, NV $343
37th LINDA LEATHERS TEXAS $316
38th SHANNON ROMERO NEW MEXICO $316
39th LIZ GIBSON SACRAMENTO, CA $316
40th SARAH GONZALES LAS VEGAS, NV $316
41st DEBORAH TALLAKSEN PHOENIX, AZ $316
42nd SHERYL HAYES PHOENIX, AZ $316
43rd LYNNE MITCHNICK LAS VEGAS, NV $316
44th CAMILLE KEARL RIVERSIDE, CA $316
45th LISA PETTY ARIZONA $316
46th MARLENE PASSOW MICHIGAN $293
47th JAMIE MADDOX LAS VEGAS, NV $293
48th RACHEL GIACOPUZZI HENDERSON, NV $293
49th LORIANN PERSINGER LAS VEGAS, NV $293
50th DORTHEA TIMMINS UTAH $293
51st JOANN MINER CAVECREEK, AZ $293
52nd EOIE MADRID BUCKEYE, AZ $293
53rd REBECCA LOWRY WASHINGTON $293
54th ALONA HUNT LAS VEGAS, NV $293

WOWZA~ What an event! With 78 Teams of 5 Players each, these women really brought their A GAME! When they play, they play for themselves and their Teams.

Congratulations to NICOLE ALTIS who won the event and boosted her Team Pot Stealing Posse into 5th Place with her finish! Congratulations to all our winners!

THURSDAY, April 24th, 2025

10 AM US Ladies Poker Championship
$200 BUY-IN / 25K CHIPS / 20 MIN LEVELS

With a record breaking 78 Teams competing, the top five teams emerged victorious! Congratulations and wowza what a creative group of women we have!! YOU ALL ROCK!!!

1st Place Team
Hawaiian Honu Girls
Representing HAWAII
Prize $1,656 Each
Caryn Corsi
Cathy Gilpin
Jessica Mcguire
Nina Loiznov
Karen Curtis

2nd Place Team
Lucky Ducks
Representing Nevada
Prize $1,170 Each
Sally Richman
Karen Smith
Robyn Alvis
Sue Bare
Suzy Thompson

3rd Place Team
Chip Collectors
Representing Wisconsin
Prize $782 Each
JoAnn Schmidt
Dana Howard
April Schmidt
Ranae Warren
Jennifer (JJ) Jones

4th Place Team
Luck Box Killer G's
Representing Texas
Prize $584 Each
Melinda Hipp
Thea Temple
Bridgette Adkins
Roxanne Sanchez
Sira Windwer

5th Place Team
Pot Stealing Posse
Representing Florida
Prize $584 Each
Gail Berliant
Marsha McAdams
Lynne Mitchnick
Anita Tubbs Young
Stephani Hagberg

FRIDAY, April 25th, 2025

10 AM NEVADA STATE LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP
$360 BUY-IN / 30K CHIPS / 30 MIN LEVELS

Amazing three days of poker! Congratulations to Laura Westfall who is our 2025 NV State Ladies Poker Champion! A huge thank you to all who came out to support and play

$360 NV STATE LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP
4/27/2005

Entries 451
Prize Pool $137,555

1st LAURA WESTFALL SHERIDAN, OR $20,770
2nd RUTH HALL ROUND ROCK, TX $20,770
3rd LORENA SANCHEZ NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV $9,491
4th MARY JO OLSAVSKY GEORGETOWN, TX $5,571
5th GINA WEBSTER PHOENIX, AZ $3,824
6th KATHLEEN "KATHY" LIEBERT LAS VEGAS, NV $3,301
7th DANIELLE CHAPUT SAVANNAH, GA $2,902
8th LORI WHEELER LOS ALAMITOS, CA $2,545
9th LISA TOWNS READING, CA $2,270
10th HEIDI COLLIER RIVERTON, UTAH $2,063
11th NATALJA HOWELL LAS VEGAS, NV $2,063
12th TATEV GROGORYAN LOS ANGELES, CA $2,063
13th JOANN SCHMIDT WEST BEND, WI $1,885
14th PATRICIA PFEIL DURHAM, NC $1,885
15th LEE ALLAN CHICAGO, IL $1,885
16th JULIENE BRUNETTE LAS VEGAS, NV $1,719
17th SUSAN PURDIE QUARTZ HILL, CA $1,719
18th CATHY GUIBAL LAS VEGAS, NV $1,719
19th REBECCA MATTILA PALM DESERT, CA $1,568
20th EDITH MADRID-MOULTON BUCKEYE, AZ $1,568
21st KYNA ENGLAND LAS VEGAS, NV $1,568
22nd DARIS JUSTICE LAS VEGAS, NV $1,431
23rd CARYN CORSI PARMA HEIGHTS, OH $1,431
24th MICHELLE REIDY LAKE FOREST, CA $1,431
25th CARLA GILE GRAND, WA $1,307
26th SUSAN BARE SAGANAW, MI $1,307
27th BING DU CALIFORNIA $1,307
28th HEIDI SJOGREN LAS VEGAS, NV $1,197
29th DENISE PARKO CANTON, MI $1,197
30th JILL BURKE STILLWATER, MN $1,197
31st SARAH GONZALES LAS VEGAS, NV $1,100
32nd CHRISTINA ARMENI MEDINA, OH $1,100
33rd VANESSA CASTRO SANTA MONICA, CA $1,100
34th ROSALIE ANELLO MURRAY, UT $1,100
35th HARUKA MURATA LAS VEGAS, NV $1,100
36th DEBI STEPHENSON-LOOMER LAS VEGAS, NV $1,100
37th AMALIA GRAFFEO LAS VEGAS, NV $1,032
38th CRISELDA CORCINO LAS VEGAS, NV $1,032
39th REBECCA LOWRY WEATCHEE, WA $1,032
40th SANDRA GIBIDES LAS VEGAS, NV $1,032
41st BRENDA BREIT SCOTTSDALE. AZ $1,032
42nd JENNIFER MOLAN LAS VEGAS, NV $1,032
43rd HAYLEY HANNA LAS VEGAS, NV $1,032
44th ANGELA WILLIAMS ST. LOUIS, MO $1,032
45th LISA CHILDERS LAS VEGAS, NV $1,032
46th RAENA JANES TUSCON, AZ $963
47th DONNA LADUKE OLTON, TX $963
48th RACHEL; MORRIS MURRIETA, CA $963
49th LISA BUCK ORANGE PARK, FL $963
50th JESSICA DANIELS-BROWN LAS VEGAS, NV $963
51st MICHELLE STIVER SAN JUAN, CA $963
52nd GENEVA SANTIAGO HENDERSON, NV $963
53rd BRIZELDA BLAGG LAS VEGAS, NV $963
54th NAOMI PAZOL ASHVILLE, NC $963
55th ALISON GRAY LAS VEGAS, NV $894
56th DEBORAH BALDERAS TUSCON, AZ $894
57th JESSICA LEIGH NEW YORK, NY $894
58th LUCY HARGETT VISTA, CA $894
59th CATHIE SMITH LAS VEGAS, NV $894
60th MARY PIELLE PUYALLUP, WA $894
61st JANA DE LA CERRA NORTH BRIDGE, CA $894
62nd LINDA LEYBA RIO RANCHO, NM $894
63rd GINA BACON LAS VEGAS, NV $447
63rd BETH LOUISE MILLER LAGUNA WOODS, CA $447

FRIDAY, April 25th, 2025

6 PM PAJAMA JAM
$180 BUY-IN / 20K CHIPS/ 20 MIN LEVELS

PAJAMA JAM HEAVEN! Soooo much fun... these women not only had a great time, but they got to play poker too! Congratulations to Jaqueline Pennington on the win!

LIPS - PAJAMA JAM
4.25.2025

Entries 121
Prize Pool $16,940

1st JACQUELINE PENNINGTON ALBUQUERQUE, NM $3,187
2nd KATHLEEN "KATHY" LIEBERT LAS VEGAS, NV $3,186
3rd SHEILA RAINES FREMONT, CA $1,694
4th CARLA GILE GRAHAM, WA $1,220
5th MELANIE NICKEL CALGARY, AB, CN $932
6th VICKI PHILLIPS SUWANEE, GA $813
7th DEBORAH LOYNING ORTING, WA $728
8th STEPHANIE CASTILLO ALBUQUERQUE, NM $644
9th CHARLINE BELLIVEAU CALGARY, AB, CN $576
10th ROSELIND PISANO CHICAGO, IL $508
11th RAENA JANES LAS VEGAS, NV $508
12th LYNNE MITCHNICK LAS VEGAS, NV $508
13th SARAH GONZALES LAS VEGAS, NV $439
14th DEBI STEPHENSON LOOMER CALGARY, AB, CN $439
15th LEE ALLAN LA GRANDE, IL $439
16th JULIE HERBERT THOUSAND OAKS, CA $373
17th CHRISTY WHITEHURST LARGO, FL $373
18th YVONNE KRENDICK COVENTRY TOWNSHIP, OHIO $373

SATURDAY, April 26th, 2025

6 PM - 7PM MAD HATTER PIZZA PARTY (Held in Overflow Area of Sports Book by LIPS Step & Repeat)
PIZZA SPONSORED BY WOMEN'S POKER ASSOCIATION!
Prizes for the best hats!! (Not required to wear a hat to hang out... but way more fun!) Bring it on!!

A big shout out to Women’s Poker Association for sponsoring our Mad Hatters Mixer Pizza Party! Talk about creative! These women rocked their hats!! These are the Mad Hatter Awards:

Oh So Sweet - Helen Breaty | Oh So Silly - Melinda Hipp | Oh So Creative - Shannon
Oh So Fun - Gina | Bestest Bestest Overall - Kathy Chang - Inspired by the LIPS Toast to Twenty Logo!

SUNDAY, April 27th, 2025

2 PM GREEN CHIP BOUNTY SURVIVOR
$180 BUY-IN / 20K CHIPS / 20 MIN LEVELS

Talk about some fierce poker play! These ladies fought to survive! Congratulations!

$180 LIPS DOUBLE GREEN CHIP BOUNTY SURVIVOR
4/27/2025

Entries 127
Prize Pool $11,430

FRANCESCA ZEIGLER LV $900
DEBI STEPHENSON-LOOMAR CALGARY $900
CHERYL SPENCER-NEJTEK ROUND ROCK, TX $900
CONSTANCE STEPHENS PORT CHARLOTTE, FL $900
CORLISS EDEN LV $900
LINDA DIETZ SAN ANTONIO, TX $900
STEPHANIE NOLAN LV $900
CATHIE SMITH LV $900
JANET BERRY HENDERSON, NV $900
TINA DUBOWY LV $900
BEVERLY CABRERA WENATCHEE, WA $900
LUISA ZOBLISIEN ARROYO GRANDE, CA $900
TERESA SAVAGE PANAMA CITY, FL $630