Welcome to Ladies night at the Rio, otherwise known asd the World Championship Ladies Event Final Table.

Things got going just a short while ago but we've already had a bit of action and lost our first player. We got going with Patty Till, who finished 2nd in Ladies Event at Caesars Indiana this year, in seat one holding on to $312k. Seat two is occupied by Roslyn, a New Jersey attorney with just $73k.

Floridian financial planner Marla Crumpler is in the third seat with $163,000 while Russia’s Svetlana Gromenkova, who made seventh in the guys and gals U.S. Poker Championship this year is in seat four with $553,000 and the chip lead.

Houston’s Sue Porter is in seat five sitting on $211,000 and Debbie Mitchell from Miramar, Florida has $224k in seat six. Denver accountant Chris Priday has $448,000 in seat seven while 26-year-old Yesenia Garcia, a full time student from Modesto, California has $210,000 in seat eight.

Finally, it’s Anh Le, who finished runner-up to Jennifer Tilly in this very event back in 2005 sitting in the nine seat with $191,000.

Here's the first few big hands:

Getting Crump

After Chris Priday made a $45,000 raise, both Patty Till and Marla Crumpler call. Crumpler then shoves on the K 4 3 flop. Priday made the call while Till folded. Crumpler had Priday crushed with A K against herm pocket jacks and top pair held when the turn and river bricked.

Porter Pounces

Marla Crumpler raised it up $35k and Sue Porter called from the big blind. On the Q 8 5 flop Porter shoved all all in and Crumpler called. This time it was Porter with the A K ahead of Crumpler's A 4 and when the turn and river blanked she doubled up.

Porter Plucked (9th)

Roz Quarto raised it up to $42,000 and both Marla Crumpler and Sue Porter called.

Everyone checked the A K 5 flop, but Quarto moved in on the 7 turn. Porter was the only caller with A 7, but for the third time in three big hands at the final table someone held big slick. Quarto turned over A K and when the 8 river fell, so did Porter. She'll take $20,034 down with her.