Record day for ladies' poker

Barbara Brown Harney won the fourth event of the World Series of Poker Lake Tahoe Circuit Event on Monday at Harveys Resort and Casino in Stateline, a Ladies No-Limit Hold 'Em tournament that attracted a record field of 156.

The 156 entries was the largest turnout for the ladies' poker tournament in the four-year history of the WSOP at Lake Tahoe, and tournament officials believe it might have been the largest female-only tournament in Northern Nevada history.

Sunday's event No. 3, a $1,060 buy-in, No Limit Hold 'Em tournament, was won by Sinh Nguyen, a landscaper from California who started off the final table with a chip lead and never relinquished it. The tournament started on Sunday, but Nguyen's first-ever WSOP victory took place at the final table on Monday.

Also on Sunday at Harveys, Pollock Pines resident Merrick J. Black beat out a field of 352 players to win the $550 buy-in, No Limit Hold 'Em tournament. He pocketed $44,477 for his victory. Stateline's Tom Master took second and won $18,011.

The $5,000 buy-in main event begins on Friday and ends on Sunday.