Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events
Day 4 Completed
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Borgata Winter Poker Open Side Events
Day: 6
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
| Player | Stack |
|---|---|
| Megan Milburn | 1,700,000 |
| Teresa Sexton | 400,000 |
| Valerie Novak | 475,000 |
| Pat Knoll | 350,000 |
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.