Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events
Day 4 Completed
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events
Day: 6
Event 9: Pat Knoll Wins $300 Ladies Deep Stack No-Limit Hold'em ($10,138)
Pat Knoll claimed victory in the $300 buy-in Ladies Deep Stack No-Limit Hold'em tournament here at the Borgata Winter Poker Open. She took down a field of 134 to win a $10,138 first-place prize. She adds those winnings to a recorded career total of $1,672.
The one-day tournament lasted from noon until just after 5 a.m., when Knoll's 
held up against runner-up Megan Milburn's 
. Heads-up play was quickly reached from the final six players, as stacks were relatively short throughout the final table. Once there, Milburn ran up a dominating stack before fizzling out heads up.
Event 9: Megan Milburn Eliminated in Second Place ($5,576)
Megan Milburn shoved over a button raise from Pat Knoll, and Knoll made the call.
Milburn:
Knoll:
"That's how tilted I am," Milburn said with a laugh.
Knoll had her opponent dominated, and that lead only increased when the flop came 
, giving Knoll top pair. The 
turn opened up the chance of a backdoor flush for Milburn, but she found only an inferior pair on the 
river.
Event 9: Milburn Doubles Heads Up
Megan Milburn pushed all in from the button, and Pat Knoll quickly made the call.
Knoll: 
Milburn: 
We had a race on our hands, and Milburn proved to be the faster runner this time when she flopped two pair on 
. Knoll received no help on the last two streets, and she was forced to ship Milburn 630,000.
Event 9: Knoll Turns the Tables
Pat Knoll just dragged a huge pot after pushing all in on the river with the board reading 
. Milburn folded without too much thought, and she now has around 800,000 to Knoll's roughly 2.5 million.
Event 9: Teresa Sexton Eliminated in Third Place ($3,211)
Megan Milburn moved all in from the small blind, and Teresa Sexton called in the big.
Milburn: 
Sexton: 
The board ran out 
, and ace-high stayed best for Milburn. She has an overwhelming chip lead over Pat Knoll heads up.
Event 9: Valerie Novak Eliminated in Fourth Place ($2,704)
Teresa Sexton pushed all in when action folded to her small blind, and Valerie Novak asked what the blinds were going up to. When told the next level was 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante, she decided to call most of her stack off.
Sexton: 
Novak: 
"Yesss," Novak said, when the flop came 
. Her excitement was short-lived, however, as the turn brought an , giving Sexton a straight and ending the hand.
Novak was left with less than the small blind, and she busted the next hand.
Event 9: Knoll Doubles Through Milburn
Pat Knoll shoved for 370,000 under the gun, and Megan Milburn called from the button.
Milburn: 
Knoll:
After the 
flop, Milburn was left needing a queen. The turn and river were the 
and 
, and Knoll doubled up with a full house.
Event 9: Four-Handed Counts
| Player | Stack |
|---|---|
| Megan Milburn | 1,700,000 |
| Teresa Sexton | 400,000 |
| Valerie Novak | 475,000 |
| Pat Knoll | 350,000 |
Event 9: Denise Ronca Eliminated in Fifth Place ($2,028)
Action folded to Denise Ronca in the small blind, and she moved all in. Megan Milburn called from the big blind with , and she was a favorite over the 
of Ronca. The board came down 
, and Milburn claimed another victim.