The Borgata Fall Poker Open Championship, a tournament that attracted 557 runners and created a prize pool of more than $1.3 million, came to a close in the early morning hours of Thanksgiving Day. In the end, poker pro Mike Dentale emerged as the last man standing to capture the $336,331 first-place prize, the largest score of his career.
Prior to the win, Dentale had $909,807 in lifetime earnings with his largest being $101,800 for runner-up finish in the Parx Casino Big Stax II back in May 2013. Other highlights on his poker résumé include finishing third in the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge XVII in August 2010 for $58,533, and winning the 2011 Borgata Spring Poker Open $350 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack for $57,267.