Just before the Thanksgiving weekend started, Travis Hartshorn served himself a pile of money by winning the $2,700 Borgata Fall Poker Open Championship for $302,978. Hartshorn defeated a field of 489 entries in the event, which ended Wednesday night after a heads-up battle with David Johnston that lasted about six hours.
The cash is worth nearly double Johnston's previous live poker tournament earnings of about $160,000.
Official Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Hartshorn | $302,978 |
| 2 | David Johnston | $174,909 |
| 3 | Gloria Jackson | $106,724 |
| 4 | David Butkus | $85,972 |
| 5 | Elio Fox | $67,592 |
| 6 | Christopher O'Hara | $56,327 |
| 7 | Daniel Fischer | $45,061 |
| 8 | Roger Dickerman | $34,389 |
| 9 | Valerie Novak | $23,717 |
The event carried a $1 million guarantee and managed to surpass that total with a prize pool of $1,222,500.