Megan Milburn opened to 140,000 under the gun, and Rose Ann Musillo shoved her small stack in from the blinds. Milburn's 
held up against Musillo's 
despite a five on the flop to send Musillo out in sixth.
| Player | Stack |
|---|---|
| Denise Ronca | 400,000 |
| Megan Milburn | 1,040,000 |
| Teresa Sexton | 500,000 |
| Valerie Novak | 850,000 |
| Pat Knoll | 160,000 |
| Roseann Musillo | 280,000 |
Blinds are now 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante.
Dawn Wilnow was eliminated in 7th place, taking home $1,352 for her deep run here at the Borgata Winter Poker Open.
Dawn Santolli finished in 7th place, taking home $1,014 for her efforts here today.
Deb Qualey was eliminated in 9th place.
Qualey pocketed $760 for her deep run here at the Borgata Winter Poker Open.
Richard Gargel outlasted a field of 271 runners to claim a $22,080 first-place prize in the $340 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em event. The tournament began at 9 a.m, and Gargel finished it off here at about 3:30 a.m. with king-jack against jacks. With the win, he nearly tripled his live tournament career winnings of $8,235.
Gargel eliminated the final three opposing runners one by one to bag both the trophy pictured and the top prize.
Gargel now has some ammo to both pursue his poker goals and treat his family, as detailed in our earlier profile.
Natale Kuey pushed all in from the button, and Richard Gargel made the call.
Gargel: 
Kuey: 
"Ah, Natale," Gargel said, seemingly ready to double his friend up.
The flop brought some more outs for Gargel though: 
.
"Oh!" Gargel exclaimed as the dealer placed the 
on the board. The 
river wasn't the out Kuey needed, and Gargel called him over for a conciliatory embrace.
Richard Gargel pushed all in after a flop of 
against Alan Sansone. Sansone thought for a bit, picked up his stack of chips, and slapped it down on the felt past the line.
"You got a spade?" he asked.
"Nope," Gargel replied.
"Good."
Gargel:
Sansone: 
"Keep it red," Gargel said. The dealer didn't, but a 
worked for him. So did a 
river, and Sansone, who had won numerous all ins on the river, finally had run out of luck.
The blinds are now 20,000-40,000 with a 2,000 ante.
With the current stacks everyone is playing pretty shallow at this point, so we expect the action to begin picking up after a lengthy period of smallish pots and slow action.
...with a 10,000 ante is the new level.