if a black hole is a infinatesimal point in space, how does all of the matter to create the mass go in the black hole,

Question: if a black hole is a infinatesimal point in space, how does all of the matter to create the mass go in the black hole, and what if there was a black hole with infinte mass, would its event horison be infinate?
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Asked by Robin M to Anaïs, Peter, Shreesha on 21 Mar 2015.
- Peter Maskell answered on 21 Mar 2015:
  
  at the center of a black hole there is infinite mass. so the event horizon would not be infinite.

Question: if a black hole is a infinatesimal point in space, how does all of the matter to create the mass go in the black hole, and what if there was a black hole with infinte mass, would its event horison be infinate?