Borgata Winter Poker Open

The fifteenth day of play has come to a close. 

Full results of today's events will be posted tomorrow, as well as Day 2 of Mirror Mystery Bounty. 

Be sure to check back into tomorrow's coverage to see how Day 2 of the Mirror Mystery Bounty shakes out. 

Poker.Org signing off!

Lee Ilagan

As the hours ticked into the morning and the room cleared out of the Event Center at Borgata Spa and Casino, just one tournament was left playing to a winner. 

Event #36: $380 Ladies Championship drew out a total of 113 to generate a prize pool of $35,030 that 15 women saw a piece of. 1:30 rolled around and the two trophies found their place with a new owner, the newest champion of the series. 

Lee Ilagan ended up victorious after defeating Emily Flax in their heads up match. Hailing from New Jersey, Ilagan has secured herself a new career high score to add to her Hendon Mob resume as well as new biggest NLH cash. 

Lee Ilagan

"I do still prefer mixed," the newly crowned champion said, making reference to her cashes in HORSE, O8, and Stud over her past tournament cashes. 

Throughout the final table, Ilagan was hovering around the top chip stack while Lana O'Brien was holding a commanding lead of the table. Ilagan eventually found a couple of clashes with her that would see O'Brien taking third place while Ilagan took a sizable lead into the heads up portion of the tournament. 

"I was just trying to hang on," Ilagan said after fact in regards to her strategy of dealing with a super big stack. She now becomes one of the final three players to be awarded trophies for the Borgata Winter Poker Open. 

Final Table Results

• Lee Ilagen - $9,195
• Emily Flax - $5,930
• Lana O'Brien - $4,080
• Mai Heynh - $2,895
• Anna Klepack - $2,150
• Shavonne Gilbert - $1,730
• Tina Stafford - $1,470
• Kimberly Burkert - $1,260
• Dina Graham - $1,080

Stay tuned to Poker.Org for all of the live updates on the ground. 

Emily Flax

Level 26: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 Ante

Both of the players saw a flop of and Emily Flax in the big blind moved all in for 600,000. Lee Ilagan thought for a few seconds then decided to call to put Flax at risk. 

• Emily Flax:
• Lee Ilagan:

The board ran out and the turned straight gave Ilagan the pot and the title. Flax finishes in second place in this event she won 19 years ago. 

Stay tuned to Poker.Org to see a full recap. 

• Lee Ilagan - 4,530,000 (56 bb)
• Emily Flax - Eliminated in 2nd place for $5,930

The twenty-sixth level of play has begun with blinds escalating to 40,000/80,000, with an 80,000 big blind ante. 

Play will continue two more levels before they go on a break.