| The winner of the event, a male player from Ventnor City, New Jersey was be the controversial winner of the event. Abraham Korotki won the event amid very vocal objections from both Borgata management and players of the ladies event.
Objections and dirty looks aside, Korotki was considerate in victory, congratulating his opponents. He was unsure at the time, but planned on splitting the sum between charities focusing on breast cancer research, children and animals.
Korotki pocketed $20,982 for his third career win. He has earned over $650,000 lifetime including a gold ring in a World Series of Poker Circuit main event in Atlantic City.
Men entering “ladies-only” events is nothing new. Most states have banned casinos from applying sex-based discrimination to their poker tournaments, but a polite request is usually honored by male card room patrons.
However, there have been a few instances over the years, usually for the sake of comedy, where men have entered tournaments dressed in drag. The most famous examples include Phil Gordon and poker author John Vorhaus.
In 2007, former baseball player Jose Canseco made headlines when he and five other men demanded entry into a ladies event being held at the Commerce Casino in California.
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