Gulfreund wins Soaring Eagle HPT title
The Heartland Poker Tour rolled into Soaring Eagle Casino in Mount Pleasant on Nov. 14-23 for its final trip to Michigan in 2014. More than 440 players generated a $666,600 prize pool as David Gulfreund of Chicag captured the historic title and $156,649. It was Gulfreund’s fourth HPT final table in about three years, each […]
Fiorenza dominates HPT at Daytona Beach
The Heartland Poker Tour returned to Daytona Beach Kennel Club and Poker Room with a bang in October and with it 343 of the South’s finest players. The $1,650 event garnered a $512K prize pool and saw nothing but Sunshine State players at the final table. While no victory at a final table is easy, […]
Agua Caliente’s poker promotions stay hot in December
This last month of regular-season football is going to be hot at Aqua Caliente’s poker room. On Thursdays before 5:30 p.m., play in a live game and you’ll have a chance to win a share of $3,200 or more by picking the combined scores of both teams for each quarter of the NFL contest. On […]
HPT continues hot run at Gates
The Heartland Poker Tour headlined September poker activities in Colorado, bringing big names and an energetic poker buzz to the Golden Gates Casino in Black Hawk. The HPT has become Colorado’s most lucrative tournament, now boasting seven straight million-dollar-plus prize pools. Of the many events from Sept. 5-15, the nationally televised main event started Sept. […]
Christman, Massey win local Heartland Poker Tour titles
Prize money was pumping through the veins of Northern California recently with action spreading throughout the region. Much of the prize money came from the Heartland Poker Tour, which had stops at Thunder Valley Casino Resort (Lincoln) and Club One Casino (Fresno). The HPT and Thunder Valley have had amazing turnouts in the past and […]
Der Gregorian’s first cash is a big one at Agua Caliente
Raffi Der Gregorian listed his career earnings at $0 before he outlasted the field in the Heartland Poker Tour Main Event at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa to join the elite club of HPT champions. He can adjust his earnings to $74,276 now. Der Gregorian found himself among the final nine under the lights at […]
Massey beats record field for $177K payday
Aaron Massey worked his way through a Chicagoland-record 538 entrants during the Heartland Poker Tour at East Chicago and won $177K after a lengthy heads-up battle with tour regular Stan Jablonski. Massey, who held the chip lead for most of the final day, faced tough competition with Mike Mustafa at the final table, 2013 HTP […]
Ultimate poker victory for Ultimate’s Kampmann
Peppermill Casino, in conjunction with Ultimate Poker, hosted the NV Poker Challenge’s $100K main event on May 17, and featured a somewhat poetic ending. Ultimate Poker, the first legal online gambling site in Nevada, is owned by Ultimate Fighting, so it was quite fitting that Ultimate Fighter Martin Kampmann would take the title and $52,700. […]
Ameristar Kansas City happy with its first HPT
Ameristar Kansas City hosted its first Heartland Poker Tour (April 25-May 5) and poker room manager Ken Long was happy with the maiden voyage. “We had a great result and Jen Mastrud with HPT told me we were the third-largest event this season,” he said. “This is great for a first-time event. The cash games […]
Jones takes care of fine field for Agua Caliente title
Mark Jones had his work cut out for him at Heartland Poker Tour’s latest stop at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa. The business owner from Canyon Lake, Calif., faced a tough field of 260-plus players, including top pros Phil Hellmuth, Greg Raymer and HPT Player of the Year Allen Kessler. “I am a recreational player,” […]