Women continue to crush the live poker felts with Janet Fitzgerald and Janette Dee becoming the latest winners in the live poker scene. Here is a quick recap of their victories!
Janet Fitzgerald Wins WSOPC Harrah’s Pompano Beach Ladies Event
Following the victory of Cindy Spier in the WSOPC Pompano Beach Event #4: $400 Seniors, it was Janet Fitzgerald who made the female poker community proud by winning Event #12: $300 Ladies Event. She overcame a competitive field of 95 entries in the $300 buy-in event to collect $6,190 from the total $22,800 prize pool, which was finally shared by the top 15.
With the latest victory, she is now a five-time WSOPC ring winner, with two of her rings coming from the same casino Harrah’s Pompano Beach. She became the fourth woman in WSOPC history to win five or more rings, joining the likes of Loni Hui, La Sengphet, and Pamela Belote.
Fitzgerald gained her momentum by eliminating Courtney Barr (5th-$1,337). The latter found herself at risk from the big blind holding ten-seven up against Fitzgerald’s queen-jack. A queen-high board sealed it for Fitzgerald who narrowed the gap between herself and Cai into a 4-handed play. The final battle took place between Jessica Cai and Fitzgerald where the former held the chip lead over Fitzgerald.
However, with two key double ups, Fitzgerald took the chip lead. First, she moved in with jack-nine up against Cai’s ace-ten to flop jacks up and double up. In another hand, they put their stacks in the middle with Fitzgerald holding pocket nines against Cai’s ace-seven. Pocket nines held up, moving Fitzgerald into the chip lead. Finally, it all ended with Fitzgerald moving in with ace-eight and Cai calling with pocket jacks. The board ran out ace-high and Cai ended up finishing in second place for $3,949.
WSOPC Pompano Beach Event #12: $300 Ladies Event Final Table
1. Janet Fitzgerald: $6,190
2. Jessica Cai: $3,949
3. Tina Pridgen: $2,630
4. Carmela De Ciantis: $1,832
5. Courtney Barr: $1,337
6. Erin Masciotra: $1,025
7. Dayanna Ciabaton: $827
8. Mellanie Pittard: $705
9. Dyanna Lopez: $637
10. Nancy Birnbaum: $622
Janette Dee Captures First APT Title in Event #23: Women’s Event
The 2025 Asian Poker Tour (APT) Manila Classic edition is currently in full swing. This time around, the series features a ladies event every day and has crowned several female champions in its four-day run so far. Janette Dee from the Philippines was one of the latest winners at the ongoing series.
Janette Dee took down Event #23: Women’s Event, securing her first-ever APT title after outlasting a 35-entry field. The final table of this event was dominated by local players with four of five players hailing from Philippines, and Dee headlined them all, claiming the PHP 97,088 ($1,650) top prize.
APT Manila Classic 2025 Event #23: Women’s Event Final Table Payouts
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Janette Dee | PHP 97,088 (~USD 1,650) |
| 2nd | Precious Magsakay | PHP 67,000 (~USD 1,139) |
| 3rd | Naphatson Thiankhaow | PHP 43,000 (~USD 731) |
| 4th | Shy Runkle | PHP 31,000 (~USD 527) |
| 5th | Maribel Tyrer | PHP 25,000 (~USD 425) |
Prior to her victory, we saw Xiyu Xie from China capture Event #13: Women’s Event for PHP 76,504 ($1,300), and USA’s Teyah Kimberly Plamiano claim victory for PHP 31,248 ($531) in Event #5: Women’s Event
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Source: WSOP, Poker.Org and Asian Poker Tour
