Roger Teska Wins WPT Gardens Poker Festival ($368,475); Laszlo Molnar Eliminated in 2nd Place ($235,615)

Jul 25, 2019

Champion Roger Teska

Hand #229: Laszlo Molnar shoves the button for 1,475,000 and Roger Teska calls in the big blind.

Molnar: Club KClub Q
Teska: Heart AClub 6

Molnar is at risk and a slight underdog before the flop lands Club JDiamond 4Heart 9 to give him additional outs to a straight.

The Club 3 on the turn sees Molnar now improve to a flush and leave him drawing to any club, king, queen, or ten.

The river lands the Spade 2 and Molnar bricks out and is consequently eliminated in second place for a $235,615 payday.

Roger Teska wins the Season XVIII WPT Gardens Poker Festival for $368,475, along with the $15,000 entry into the season-ending Tournament of Champions, along with the 2019 BMW X1, worth an extra $40,000.

WPT Gardens Poker Festival Final Table Results
1st: Roger Teska – $368,475*
2nd: Laszlo Molnar – $235,615
3rd: Lior Orel – $172,770
4th: Lars Kamphues – $128,320
5th: Andrew Wisdom – $96,545
6th: Cord Garcia – $73,600
* First-prize amount includes the winner’s $15,000 entry into the season-ending Tournament of Champions.

Champion Roger Teska

Photography by Joe Giron / PokerPhotoArchive


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