Steve Saklad limped from under the gun, and Richard Ball shoved all in from his immediate left for about 80,000. Everyone folded back to Saklad, who made the call.
Saklad: 
Ball: 
"It's not over 'til it's over," Ball said.
Sure enough, the flop came 
, and Ball's pessimism appeared justified. A 
and 
completed the board, and Saklad has us down to the official final table.
Ed Seborowski pushed all in for about 80,000 after action folded to his small blind on the 8,000-16,000 level. Steve Saklad made the call.
Saklad: 
Seborowski: 
The dealer rolled out the 
for the flop.
"That should do it," another player at the table said.
Indeed, the 
and 
finished the board, and players are condensing to one table.
With the flop reading 
, a young lady who only gave her name as Ekaterina Rodkina called a bet of 20,000, taking the 
on the turn.
Her opponent then moved all-in for about 55,000, and Rodkina shrugged a bit before announcing the call.
Showdown:
Rodkina: 
Opponent: 
Both ladies had landed an ace on the flop, but Rodkina's king kicker gave her the best hand. A 
fell in on the river to complete the board, and with that, Rodkina's stack swelled to over 100,000.
Here is a look at the last 15 players left in Event 7 ($340 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em).
Each of these players is guaranteed to earn at least $789.
Jenni Chang watched an opponent move all in before her, and when she woke up with her decision was already made.
Chang moved her stack in the middle as well, and when the flop fell 
, her set of aces gave her a commanding lead in the hand. The luckless lady with jacks would now need to hit perfect-perfect to catch up, as only a king and queen on the turn and river would be give her the win.
Wouldn't you know it? A fell in on the turn to add a little drama to the proceedings, but despite the at-risk player's calls for another lady to arrive on board, the 
on the river officially ended her tournament.
We missed the bustout hand that ended Chad Lepes' tournament life, but according to the ladies still left in contention, it was Borgata regular Lynne Mitchnick who dispatched the dastardly dude.
As the only male with the stones to take a seat in Event 9, which is supposed to be a Ladies-only tournament fit for the fairer sex, Lepes was the subject of scrutiny throughout the day.
When he ran his 
up against Mitchnick's , the young man confronted the mother of all poker hands, and you know what they say about a mother scorned.
A brief round of applause went up around the room when Lepes went bust, and despite falling short of the money herself, Mitchnick can take pride in defending her hometown casino's honor.
Fifteen players remain after a flurry of small stacks busted out in the seniors event. Blinds are currently 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000.
Three shorties got all in recently in the seniors event.
Jason Cohen: 
Button: 
Small blind:
Cohen was in a great spot, and the board ran out 
. He eliminated one opponent and took a chunk out of the stack of the small blind.
There are currently 30 ladies left with chips in the Borgata Winter Poker Open, which puts the average stack right around 110,000 at the moment.
Brandi Baldwin bet 16,000 after an opponent checked to her on a flop of 
. The player called, and we saw a turn of , which both players checked. A fell on the river, and the first player fired 20,000. As soon as the chips moved over the line, Baldwin announced all in.
Her opponent folded, and Baldwin has around 250,000. When players return from break, they'll be playing with 2,500-5,000 blinds with a 500 ante. Thirty-nine players remain.