Travis Hartshorn Wins Borgata Fall Poker Open ($302,978)

Travis HartshornJust 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

PlacePlayerPrize 1Travis Hartshorn$302,978 2David Johnston$174,909 3Gloria Jackson$106,724 4David Butkus$85,972 5Elio Fox$67,592 6Christopher O'Hara$56,327 7Daniel Fischer$45,061 8Roger Dickerman$34,389 9Valerie Novak$23,717 The…