2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events
Day: 14

Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events

Day 14 Completed

Alan Colon Wins Event 23 ($230 Deep Stack NLHE Re-Entry)

Alan Colon - Winner of Event 23 at the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Alan Colon - Winner of Event 23 at the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

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:

PlacePlayerPayout
1Alan Colon$14,122
2Esteban Rodriguez$8,323
3Walt White$4,792
4Alan Cohen$3,884
5Victoria Larkin$3,026

Tags: Alan CohenAlan ColonEsteban RodriguezVictoria LarkinWalt White

Event 23: Jesse Elliott Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,522)

Jesse Elliott at the Final Table of Event 23 in the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Jesse Elliott at the Final Table of Event 23 in the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Jesse Elliott just got all in preflop with {7-Hearts}{7-Spades} against the {a-Spades}{9-Hearts} 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 {4-}{4-} against the {3-}{3-} of Victoria Larkin.

"Won't matter," Elliott said.

He was right, as Larkin flopped a set to eliminate him.

Tags: Esteban RodriguezJesse ElliottVictoria Larkin

Event 23: More Than Meets the Eye

Victoria Larkin
Victoria Larkin

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 {3-Spades}{q-Clubs}{9-Clubs} 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 {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts} 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.

Tags: Alan ColonEsteban RodriguezVictoria Larkin

Event 23: Ron Rhoads Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,018)

Ron "Rocket" Rhoads at the Final Table of Event 23 in the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Ron "Rocket" Rhoads at the Final Table of Event 23 in the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

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 {10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{7-Spades}{7-Clubs}{8-Hearts}.

"King high," Larkin said.

Rhoads slapped {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} down, but Cohen had already tabled {a-Spades}{j-Hearts} for the best unpaired hand of the three, and the "Rocket" was out of fuel in seventh.

Tags: Alan CohenRon RhoadsVictoria Larkin

Event 23: Richard Marchese Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,513)

Richard Marchese - 8th Place
Richard Marchese - 8th Place

Richard Marchese's tournament just came to an end after his {q-Spades}{10-Spades} failed to run down the {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts} tabled by Walt White.

The flop brought a bit of drama to the proceedings though, coming {9-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{8-Spades} to give Marchese an up-and-down straight draw and spade flush outs, but the turn ({2-Diamonds}) and the river ({8-Clubs}) 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 {k-}{5-} on the {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{4-Hearts} board. Although he flopped a monster, Alan Colon held a heart flush draw with {6-Hearts}{7-Hearts}, and while the turn ({j-Spades}) failed to deliver, the river came ({2-Hearts}) to dash Marchese's hopes of a win here tonight.

Tags: Alan ColonRichard MarcheseWalt White

Event 23: Michael Meehan Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,009)

Michael Meehan - 9th Place
Michael Meehan - 9th Place

Michael Meehan moved all in from an early position for 266,000, and Ron Rhoads called off his stack from the small blind.

Meehan: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Rhoads: {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {10-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Hearts}{2-Spades} through fourth street, so it looked like Rhoads was done for. The river was the {j-Diamonds}, though, saving Rhoads and crippling Meehan.

A short time later, Meehan pushed all in with {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and was called by the {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds} of Walt White. White's hand held to bust Meehan.

Tags: Michael MeehanRon RhoadsWalt White