LIPS Tournaments Set at The Orleans in Las Vegas

Starting this past December, The Orleans in Las Vegas hosted a tournament for the Ladies International Poker Series. The tournaments will continue to be hosted by the casino every month on the third Saturday of the month. The next tournament is set to begin this coming Saturday.

The upcoming event will see many talented ladies in attendance including Susie Isaacs. She has posted on her blog that she will be bringing a copy of her most recent book to give to the bubble player. Each tournament will begin at 11 am and have a buy-in of $175. The starting chip stack amount is $5,000.

The December event had 54 players and it took seven hours to declare a winner. It was a local player rather than a professional who finally won the tournament. Casino local, Barbara Skidmore, won the $2,600 first place prize and also a seat in the Ladies International Poker Series Championship. The Championship is set to take place July 13th at the same time as the Orleans Open.

The final table standings for the event:

1st: Barbara Skidmore - $2,610 + $330

2nd: Mary Jacot- $1,740

3rd: Linda Hammond - $1,165

4th: Estie Peiper - $855

5th: Krystal Glass - $700

6th: Alberta Rooney - $175

7th: Erlene Geller - $175

8th: Peg Shechter - $175

9th: Vicky Oxman - $175

The LIPS organization was created for women to have a series for their own. It provides tournaments and games for ladies to flex their poker skills and just have fun. Several LIPS events take place throughout the year and more information can be found on the LIPSTour website.