Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events
Day 14 Completed
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events
Day: 14
Alan Colon Wins Event 23 ($230 Deep Stack NLHE Re-Entry)
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After fifteen hours on the felt, a five-way deal was reached and the tournament ended in Level 29, with Alan Colon taking the title.
It took a lengthy period of deliberation while the players negotiated, but eventually an agreement was made that was equitable for all involved.
Here are the official payouts according to the tournament, along with the places each player signed for:
| Place | Player | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Colon | $14,122 |
| 2 | Esteban Rodriguez | $8,323 |
| 3 | Walt White | $4,792 |
| 4 | Alan Cohen | $3,884 |
| 5 | Victoria Larkin | $3,026 |
Event 23: Jesse Elliott Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,522)
Jesse Elliott just got all in preflop with 
against the 
of Esteban Rodriguez. Rodriguez outran him by flopping a nine, and he's now at about 1.2 million, while Elliott was left with just a few big blinds.
The next hand, he got all in with 
against the 
of Victoria Larkin.
"Won't matter," Elliott said.
He was right, as Larkin flopped a set to eliminate him.
Event 23: Back to the Felt With a New Level
Players returned from break to blinds of 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante.
Event 23: More Than Meets the Eye
Victoria Larkin is by far the most experienced player at the final table, as the Syracuse-based tournament grinder has traveled across the country for the last few years, always in search of the next score.
As a young woman playing in the "man's world" that poker has traditionally been, Larkin is accustomed to players discounting her abilities simply because they don't know any better.
Alan Colon thought as much in an earlier hand against Larkin, but he soon found out that good players like her usually have the goods.
The action started when Colon opened for 165,000 from under the gun, and Larkin called from the button along with Esteban Rodriguez from the big blind.
The flop rolled out 
and both Colon and Rodriguez checked over to Larkin, who paused for a beat before betting 350,000. Rodriguez showed respect and quickly folded his hand, but Colon was stubborn and decided to interrogate Larkin to try and find a read.
"You makin' a move here?" he asked from across the table. "You might be makin' a move on me..."
Eventually, as is true in most long tank-jobs, Colon was merely posturing and his cards soon went sailing into the muck.
"Stop thinking I'm making moves..." said Larkin as she tabled 
for top pair. "I'm more than capable of making moves, but not at this hour."
With the win, Larkin moved into the chip lead after sitting as the short stack just a few orbits before.
Event 23: Six-Handed Counts
Blinds are moving to 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante.
| Player | Stack |
|---|---|
| Jesse Elliott | 980,000 |
| Victoria Larkin | 650,000 |
| Alan Cohen | 1,000,000 |
| Esteban Rodriguez | 1,050,000 |
| Alan Colon | 1,700,000 |
| Walt White | 900,000 |
Event 23: Ron Rhoads Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,018)
Victoria Larkin opened to 130,000 on the button, and Ron Rhoads jammed for 305,000 from the small blind. Alan Cohen called from the big, and Larkin call as well. The two active players checked it through to the river, and the final board was 
.
"King high," Larkin said.
Rhoads slapped 
down, but Cohen had already tabled 
for the best unpaired hand of the three, and the "Rocket" was out of fuel in seventh.
Event 23: Richard Marchese Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,513)
Richard Marchese's tournament just came to an end after his 
failed to run down the tabled by Walt White.
The flop brought a bit of drama to the proceedings though, coming 
to give Marchese an up-and-down straight draw and spade flush outs, but the turn (
) and the river (
) were the definition of blanks, sending Marchese to the rail with an eighth place finish.
Marchese may have busted on this hand, but the real dagger for him came when he flopped trips holding 
on the 
board. Although he flopped a monster, Alan Colon held a heart flush draw with 
, and while the turn (
) failed to deliver, the river came (
) to dash Marchese's hopes of a win here tonight.
Event 23: Michael Meehan Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,009)
Michael Meehan moved all in from an early position for 266,000, and Ron Rhoads called off his stack from the small blind.
Meehan:
Rhoads:
The board ran out 
through fourth street, so it looked like Rhoads was done for. The river was the 
, though, saving Rhoads and crippling Meehan.
A short time later, Meehan pushed all in with 
and was called by the 
of Walt White. White's hand held to bust Meehan.
Event 23: Rodriguez Doubles
Esteban Rodriguez called all in from the big blind after Ron Rhoads jammed from late position.
Rodriguez: 
Rhoads:
Rodriguez clapped after the board came 
, giving hima double and leaving Rhoads just over 100,000.
Rhoads doubled up the next hand when he flopped a straight with 
against 
.