2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open

Event #7: $340 OE H/L 8B
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Hal Rotholz
Winning Hand
7655
Prize
$7,408
Event Info
Buy-in
$340
Entries
67
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
67
Players Left
1

Event #7: $340 OE H/L 8B

Day 1 Completed

Hal Rotholz Takes Down Event #7: OE H/L 8B for $7,408!

Level 25
Event #7 Champion Hal Rotholz
Event #7 Champion Hal Rotholz

The seventh event of the 2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open is now in the books after a grueling day of mixed game action, and reigning supreme is Hal Rotholz who bested a 67 player field to take home the $7,408 first-place prize, along with a prestigious Borgata trophy.

Rotholz took down a star-studded final table that included the likes of JJ Liu, Roland Israelashvili and Gary Kosakowski. Rotholz had some stiff competition but held his own and showed why he has over a quarter of a million in live tournament earnings.

The heads-up play saw Marc Tholheim duel with Rotholz in a heated exchange of two and three-bets as the pendulum swung back and forth. Tholheim almost knocked Rotholz down a few times but failed to fade the split pot cards during crucial moments. Tholheim put up a good fight but in the end, he came up just short and had to settle for a respectable second-place finish worth $4,289.

PlacePlayerPayout
1Hal Rotholz$7,408
2Marc Tholheim$4,289
3Gary Kosakowski$2,340
4Dennis Kratzer$1,560
5JJ Liu$1,365
6Jason Shapot$1,170
7Stephanie Anderson$780
8Roland Israelashvili$580

That wraps it up for the PokerNews coverage of Event #7: OE H/L 8B, but tune in tomorrow for all of the action in the $300+40 Senior.

Tags: Gary KosakowskiHal RotholzJJ LiuRoland Israelashvili

Marc Tholheim Eliminated in 2nd Place ($4,289)

Level 25
Marc Tholheim
Marc Tholheim

Omaha Hi-Lo

Hal Rotholz limped the button, Marc Tholheim checked his option and the dealer spread out {10-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} on the flop. Tholheim bet, Rotholz made it two and Tholheim moved all in, Rotholz called.

Marc Tholheim: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{7-Clubs}
Hal Rotholz: {7-Hearts}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}

The {7-Spades} peeled off on the turn, smashing Rotholz with a full house and Tholheim now needed to fill up as well or he was going to be finishing as runner up. A {4-Diamonds} landed on the felt, cementing the pot for Rotholz as Tholheim was sent packing in second for a respectable $4,289.

Player Chips Progress
Hal Rotholz us
Hal Rotholz
10,340,000
340,000
340,000
Marc Tholheim us
Marc Tholheim
Busted

Tags: Hal RotholzMarc Tholheim

Level: 25

Limits - 50,000/100,000 - Ante 10,000 - Bring In 20,000

Gary Kosakowski Eliminated in 3rd ($2,340)

Level 24
Gary Kosakowski
Gary Kosakowski

Stud Hi-Lo

Gary Kostakowsi moved all in for the rest of his chips against Marc Tholheim who found two pair on seventh street. Kosakowski had a low draw for half the pot but missed and was sent home in third place for $2,340.

Player Chips Progress
Hal Rotholz us
Hal Rotholz
700,000
-70,000
-70,000
Marc Tholheim us
Marc Tholheim
640,000
385,000
385,000
Gary Kosakowski us
Gary Kosakowski
Busted

Tags: Gary KosakowskiMarc Tholheim

Dennis Kratzer Eliminated in 4th Place ($1,560)

Level 24
Dennis Kratzer
Dennis Kratzer

Omaha Hi-Lo

Dennis Kratzer raised and Hal Rotholz moved him all-in. Kratzer called and the two tabled their hands with Kratzer at risk.

Dennis Kratzer: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{3-Spades}
Hal Rotholz: {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Hearts}

The board came down {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and Rotholz scooped the entire pot, eliminating Kratzer from the tournament in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
Hal Rotholz us
Hal Rotholz
770,000
Dennis Kratzer us
Dennis Kratzer
Busted

Tags: Hal RotholzDennis Kratzer

Level: 24

Limits - 40,000/80,000 - Ante 5,000 - Bring In 15,000