The $10,000 buy-in Ladies NLHE Championship competition, Event 53 at the World Series of Poker, came to a close over the weekend after a heads up between two amateur players, Haixa Zhang and Mikiyo Aoki.
The event continued over three days with 793 entrants and a $713,700 prize pool. Meikat Siu was knocked out taking third place and $61,114.
Mikiyo Aoki started out as chip leader at the final table but then there were two. Aoki faced Haixa Zhang in the heads up with Zhang taking top prize of $153,470 and her first WSOP bracelet.
Aoki walked away with the runner up prize of $94,800.
Additional final table payouts:
Meikat Siu $61,114
Elizabeth Montizanti $44,770
Patti Landis $33,279
Persia Bonella $25,072
Kendra Wray $19,120
Stacey Sullivan $14,752
Patricia Cahill $11,504
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