LIPS Nevada State Ladies Championship Returning to South Point April 19-23

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Nevada State Ladies Poker Championship 2021

The Nevada State Ladies Championship sponsored by Ladies International Poker Series (LIPS) is returning to Las Vegas this spring and will take place April 19-23 at South Point Casino. The LIPS festival, consisting of several No-Limit Hold-em, Omaha and bounty events, will culminate with the two-stay $360 buy-in NV State Ladies Championship from April 21-23.

In addition to poker action, those who attend the 2023 Nevada State Ladies Championship will have the opportunity to meet poker legends Linda Johnson and Jan Fisher, both of whom are LIPS ambassadors and will be holding a complimentary Q&A on April 20.

Check out this PokerNews review of the South Point Poker Room!

Ladies Championship Action

The 2023 LIPS Nevada State Ladies Poker Championship will kick off on April 19 with $200 Mini Main NLH, a two-day event that that will play down to a winner on April 20.

April 20 will be a packed day as it will also mark the start of the $200 US Ladies Team Championship in Partnership w/ Team Poker, where players will have a chance to earn a victory as a duo. After the Q&A with Johnson and Fisher, respectively members of the Poker Hall of Fame and Women in Poker Hall of Fame, there will be a Purple Party sponsored by the Women's Poker Association.

2021 Nevada State Ladies Poker Championship
2021 Nevada State Ladies Poker Championship

Other highlights of the series include a $180 buy-in Pajama Jam where players are invited to wear their best sleeping attire, as well as the $240 Omaha 8 or Better Championship and $180 Bounty Survivor with $50 bounties that will close out the series on April 23.

But the primary draw of the series is the $360 NV State Ladies Championship, which will kick off on April 21 with the first of two starting flights before playing down to a winner on Day 2 on April 23.

Will Ruth Hall Go Back-to-Back?

One question heading into the annual Nevada State Ladies Poker Championship is whether Ruth "Ruthless" Hall will be able to win the Championship event again. Hall, a Texan with $416,485 in live earnings, topped a field of 157 runners in the 2021 $550 buy-in event for $18,537.

Ruth Hall
Ruth Hall

In 2019, Hall took down the $300 buy-in tournament in the same venue for $14,614. In 2021, meanwhile, Hall finished seventh for $2,980. Additionally, Hall took down the 2009 Grand Poker Series $230 Ladies Event for $3,330.

Other players who ran deep in last year's championship include Julieta Bearden (2nd - $12,556), Deborah Blair (4th - $6,476) and Ashley Frank (7th - $3,140).

2022 Nevada State Ladies Poker Championship Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Ruth Hall$18,537
2Julieta Bearden$12,556
3Tonya Baltazar$8,389
4Deborah Blair$6,476
5Cheryl Baugus$4,828
6Dana Badar$3,925
7Ashley Frank$3,140
8Ana Freitas$2,473
9Theresa Hatcher$1,963

Some of the other winners during last year's festivities were $225 Omaha 8 of Better Championship winner Espy Enriquez ($1,450), $225 H.O.E. Championship victor Darlene Springman ($2,400) and $185 NLH Mini Main Event champion Lisa Taylor ($5,500).

Last year's $155 NLH Green Chip Bounty Survivor that closed out the series ended with a nine-way chop that had each player taking home $570.

2022 Nevada State Ladies Poker Championship Winners

DateTournamentEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
Tuesday, April 19$225 Omaha 8 of Better Championship54$10,260Espy Enriquez$1,450
Tuesday, April 19$155 NLH Host Hunt Bounty54$6,480Ana Jones$1,588
Wednesday, April 20$225 H.O.E. Championship51$9,690Darlene Springman$2,400
April 20-22$185 NLH Mini Main Event135$22,930Lisa Taylor$5,500
Thursday, April 21$155 NLH Purple Tie Guy Salute45$5,400Greg Bruce$1,728
Friday, April 22$185 Crazy Pineapple76$11,400Kathy Fleck$1,840
April 23-24$550 Nevada State Ladies Championship157$78,500Ruth Hall$18,537
Saturday, April 23$185 NLH Pajama Jam45$10,000Nooria Miskell$3,200
Sunday, April 24$155 NLH Green Chip Bounty Survivor54$5,1309 winners$570 each

The eventual grand champion will join a prestigious list of players that includes Sandy Kasinowitz (2018), Persia Bonella (2015), Tammy Cruz (2012) and Angie Gelinas (2011).

LIPS Grand Champions

YearLocationEntriesWinner
2022South Point157Ruth Hall
2021South Point317Mikella Pedretti
2020Cancelled due to pandemic  
2019Orleans Casino294Ruth Hall
2018Orleans Casino502Sandy Kasinowitz
2017Orleans Casino256Nancy Nguyen
2016Planet Hollywood341Diana Radford
2015Planet Hollywood431Persia Bonella
2014Golden Nugget428Maria Parlatore
2013Golden Nugget382Dianna Norman
2012Golden Nugget388Tammy Cruz
2011Golden Nugget303Angie Gelinas
2010Golden Nugget250Stacey Nutini
2009Golden Nugget232Ruth Hall
2009Golden Nugget196Jessalyn Sims
2008Orleans Casino198Yvette Lambprecht
2008Golden Nugget219Wan Suk
2007Orleans Casino289Debbie Burkhead
2006Caesar��s Palace319Jeannie West
2005Ocean��s 11197Kim Fontes

The full schedule for the 2023 Nevada State Ladies Championship in Las Vegas is available in the table below.

2023 Nevada State Ladies Championship Schedule

 DateEventBuy-in
 Apr 19, 2023No Limit Hold'em - Mini Main - Day 1A$200
 Apr 19 - 20, 2023No Limit Hold'em - Mini Main - Day 1B$200
 Apr 20, 2023No Limit Hold'em - Mini Main - Day 2N/A
 Apr 20, 2023No Limit Hold'em - Single Table Satellites$60
 Apr 20, 2023No Limit Hold'em - US Ladies Team Championship in Partnership w/ Team Poker$200
 Apr 20, 2023Complimentary Q & A with Ambassadors Linda Johnson and Jan FisherN/A
 Apr 20, 2023WPA Purple PartyN/A
 Apr 21, 2023No Limit Hold'em - Pajama Jam - Wear Your Jammies!$180
 Apr 21 - 23, 2023LIPS No Limit Hold'em - NV State Ladies Championship - Day 1A$360
 Apr 22, 2023No Limit Hold'em - NV State Ladies Championship - Day 1B$360
 Apr 23, 2023No Limit Hold'em - NV State Ladies Championship - Day 2N/A
 Apr 23, 2023Omaha 8 or Better Championship$240
 Apr 23, 2023$50 No Limit Hold'em - Bounty Survivor$180
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