Don Rawlins shoved over a raise from Joseph Galazzo, and Galazzo made the call.
Rawlins:
Galazzo:
The first four cards were , and Rawlins was poised to double. The dealer burned and turned a , giving Galazzo a straight. Rawlins didn't notice the four-straight on board, and thought he was doubling up.
Stephen Press opened on the button, and Joseph Galazzo three-bet to 1.3 million in the big blind. Press made the call.
After a flop of , Galazzo pushed all in and was instantly called.
Galazzo:
Press:
Press had seen the flop he wanted, and Galazzo didn't improve on the . The wasn't enough either, and Galazzo shipped his opponent a hefty double that actually made Press the chip leader.
The next hand, Galazzo moved all in from the button and Press called.
Press:
Galazzo:
Galazzo flopped a queen, and Press never threatened to catch up, putting Galazzo back in a massive lead.
Joseph Galazzo limped the button, and Stephen Press raised to 350,000. Galazzo shipped all in, and Press called.
Galazzo:
Press:
Galazzo had woken up with rockets heads up, and Press was massively behind. A flop of gave Press some hope, and the sweat became serious when a turned to give him a flush draw. A fell on the river though, giving Galazzo the tournament.
After 19 hours of play, we've crown a champion here at Event 17 at the Borgata Winter Poker Open: Joseph Galazzo, who topped a field of 730 entrants to grab a $57,486 first-place prize. Galazzo mowed down an incredibly speedy final table, finishing the heads-up match in style when he picked up aces and got it all in preflop for the win. The final four bustouts occurred in a span of just 28 minutes.
Seven of Galazzo's nine career tournament cashes (live total of $112,320 coming into tonight) have come at Borgata Poker Open events, including a first-place finish in a $560 Borgata 10th Anniversary Poker Tournament event last summer for $79,635.