2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 6: $300 Ladies Deep-Stack NLHE Reentry
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
$8,651
Event Info
Buy-in
$260
Entries
98
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Event 6: $300 Ladies Deep-Stack NLHE Reentry

Day 1 Completed

Sarah Wasch Wins Event 6: $300 Ladies Deep-Stack NLHE Reentry ($8,651)!

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Sarah Wasch - Winner
Sarah Wasch - Winner

After nearly 15 hours of poker at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, a winner was crowned in the 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open Ladies Event; Sarah Wasch. Wasch is a Philadelphia native with a handful of previous wins on her résumé, including back-to-back wins in the 2008 and 2009 United States Poker Championship Ladies Event in Atlantic City.

Wasch earned $8,651 for the victory along with a shiny new trophy.

Wendy Rubin finished runner-up, earning $4,696, and Teresa Sexton exited in third place for $2,966. Sexton reached the final table of the Borgata Winter Poker Open Ladies Event a few months ago, as did fellow finalist Valerie Novak, who exited in seventh place on Sunday evening.

Also at the final table was Svetlana Gromenkova, winner of the 2008 World Series of Poker Ladies Event. The bracelet winner entered the final table second in chips, but lost several all-in pots, including a cooler where she ran the {8-Clubs}{8-Spades} into Rubin's {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}. Gromenkova was ultimately forced to move all in with a weak ace a level later, and again Rubin woke up with pocket queens.

Olga Petrovskaya entered the final table with a commanding chip lead, but was eliminated in fifth place when Sexton turned the wheel against Petrovskaya's flopped top pair.

All told, Event 6 attracted a total of 98 entrants, and some were male, but none of the men were able to reach the money and all of there eliminations were met with uproarious celebration. Like Nevada, casinos in New Jersey are unable to permit men from playing due to gender equality laws.

Each member of the final table earned a minimum of $741, but the lion's share of the wealth and the hardware went to Wasch.

The 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open continues on Monday with Day 1a of the Championship Event. Be sure to return to PokerNews for live coverage of that and every Main Event for the entire series!

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Wendy Rubin Eliminated in 2nd Place ($4,696)

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Wendy Rubin - 2nd Place
Wendy Rubin - 2nd Place

Wendy Rubin was in great shape to double on one of the first hands of heads-up play, committing the rest of her stack with {a-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. Sarah Wasch was drawing with {k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}, and the {2-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{8-Clubs} flop smashed her right in the head.

It was all over when the turn brought the {k-Spades}, giving her a full house, and the {4-Clubs} on the river was simply a formality. Wasch is the champion, earning $8,651, while Rubin will walk away with $4,696 for her efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Sarah Wasch us
Sarah Wasch
2,450,000 750,000
Wendy Rubin
Wendy Rubin
Busted

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Teresa Sexton Eliminated in 3rd Place ($2,966)

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Teresa Sexton - 3rd Place
Teresa Sexton - 3rd Place

After Sarah Wasch took the chip lead, Teresa Sexton moved all in with {a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}. Wasch looked her up with {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}, and flopped a pair when the dealer fanned {j-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}, and Wasch held as the turn and river bricked {7-Diamonds}, {2-Hearts} respectively.

Sexton, who reached the final table of this event in the winter, earned $2,966 for third place.

Player Chips Progress
Sarah Wasch us
Sarah Wasch
1,700,000 1,000,000
Teresa Sexton
Teresa Sexton
Busted

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Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Katya Grishakova Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,224)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Katya Grishakova - 4th Place
Katya Grishakova - 4th Place

Wendy Rubin moved all in out of the small blind, and Katya Grishakova called for less.

Rubin: {a-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}
Grishakova: {k-Spades}{8-Hearts}

Grishakova was eliminated when the flop, turn, and river came {4-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{4-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}, and Rubin pushed her stack to a million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Wendy Rubin
Wendy Rubin
968,000 218,000
Katya Grishakova
Katya Grishakova
Busted

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Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Olga Petrovskaya Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,730)

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Teresa Sexton limped in from under the gun, Olga Petrovskaya checked in the big blind, and the dealer fanned {3-Hearts}{2-Spades}{8-Clubs}. Both players checked.

The turn was the {5-Hearts}, Petrovskaya moved all in for around 300,000, and Sexton snap-called.

Petrovskaya: {8-Diamonds}{4-Spades}
Sexton: {a-Clubs}{4-Clubs}

Sexton turned the wheel, leaving Petrovskaya only with outs to chop, and the river was the {9-Spades}.

Petrovskaya is eliminated in fifth place, while Sexton is up to 600,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Teresa Sexton
Teresa Sexton
600,000 440,000
Olga Petrovskaya
Olga Petrovskaya
Busted

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