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Heartland Poker Tour - Leg 2

No Limit Hold'em

March 4, 2007 at 08:00 AM
Lucky Nugget Card Club
Tournament Schedule

Buy-In	$1,500 + $150
Prize Pool	$279,000
Entries	186
Report Available

Sam Britton

Place	Name	Prize
1	Sam Britton (Gillette, WY, USA)	$75,006
2	Chris Bedowitz AKA "Louis" (Denver, CO, USA)	$37,503
3	James Mutchler (Brighton, CO, USA)	$24,109
4	Chris Hennum (Minneapolis, MN, USA)	$18,751
5	Jason Webber (Emery, SD, USA)	$16,073
6	Dennis Dubey (Menominee, MI, USA)	$13,394
7	Robert Spaid (Blont, SD, USA)	$10,715
8	Martin Gannon (Vivian, SD, USA)	$9,376
9	Ross Reichert (Sturgis, SD, USA)	$8,036
10	John Morgan (Minneapolis, MN, USA)	$6,697
11	Gary Stuard (Box Elder, SD, USA)	$5,358
12	Will Pogue (Torrington, WY, USA)	$4,688
13	Jeff Young (Rapid City, SD, USA)	$4,018
14	Bret Hamm (Rapid City, SD, USA)	$3,348
15	Dana Dowler (Alliance, NE, USA)	$2,679
16	Thomas Adlesich (Coon Rapids, MN, USA)	$2,143
17	Kent Biel (Gillette, SD, USA)	$2,143
18	Leonard Memola (Deadwood, SD, USA)	$2,143
19	Jimmy Skorgard (Laramie, WY, USA)	$2,143
20	Rosie Paules (Torrington, WY, USA)	$2,143
21	Jeff Swaim AKA "AXNJXN23" (Denver, CO, USA)	$1,875
22	Ross Oakland (Glendive, MT, USA)	$1,875
23	Shane Snellgrove (Rapid City, SD, USA)	$1,875
24	Jeff Johnson (Rapid City, SD, USA)	$1,875
25	Scott Drill (Edina, MN, USA)	$1,875
26	Janet Neuroth (Caper, WY, USA)	$1,607
27	Aaron Gerlach (Ethan, SD, USA)	$1,607
28	Tom Lynde (Harrisburg, SD, USA)	$1,607
29	Donavon Sparrow (Henderson, CO, USA)	$1,607
30	Russell Spaid (Pierre, SD, USA)	$1,607

Tournament Report

'Heartland Poker Tour' Brings Big Action to Deadwood

Deadwood, SD -- The Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) made its first appearance March 1-4 in America's most legendary poker town, Deadwood South Dakota, at the Lucky Nugget Card Club.
The Final Table championship event was filmed just steps away from the very spot that Wild Bill Hickok was gunned down while playing draw poker at the Number 10 saloon in 1876, holding the now infamous 'dead man's hand,' aces and eights. The Lucky Nugget is now located over that very spot, with a Wild Bill memorial room in the casino.
The Heartland Poker Tour was a successful and significant event in the historic frontier town. Hundreds of poker players from all over the United States scrapped their way to the Lucky Nugget, despite blizzard conditions for the first two days of the event.
HPT Tournaments are customarily five days long. Preliminary events are held the first four days and the Championship event concludes on the fifth day. The elimination of the last nine players, the 'Final Table', of the Championship event is televised.
By Saturday, March 3, 629 players had entered preliminary qualifying events for a chance to play in the Sunday Championship main event. With an additional 60 direct-buy-ins, the first HPT Championship event in Deadwood started early Sunday morning with a field of 186 players and a prize pool of $279,000.
Sixteen hours later, nearby Gillette, Wyoming resident Sam Britton, took down the $75,000 first place prize. Britton caught the right cards to enable him to come from behind to claim his victory.
Denver resident, and experienced player, Chris Bedowitz, controlled the final table for most of the night, raising early and often, aggressively taking down pot after pot. Bedowitz looked to be coasting to a championship in his first ever HPT event until momentum swung in favor of Britton, who finally prevailed when his pocket 3's held up against two over-cards.
2006 Heartland Poker Tour 'Player of the Year', Dennis Dubey, continued his amazing run at HPT events by earning yet another final table appearance and a sixth place finish for $13,394. Another final table veteran, Jason Weber (Emory SD), finished in fifth place for $16,073.
Deadwood South Dakota, and the Lucky Nugget Card Club were exceptional hosts the HPT event. First time visitors were enchanted by this small gambling town nestled in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. Deadwood foregoes the usual casino glitz and glitter in favor of character driven shops and casinos, friendly people, and a relaxing, casual atmosphere. And according to the National Weather Service, those blizzards are few and far between, as Deadwood lies in the 'banana belt' of the Midwest.
'Wow, what an incredible week we had in Deadwood' said HPT co-founder Todd Anderson. 'I think all the players had a great time and the event was flawless. I know for a fact that Deadwood South Dakota is now a favorite stop for all the players on the Heartland Poker Tour, including me. It's just a fantastic place.'
Lucky Nugget owner Matt Ramsey took a gamble of his own by bringing the HPT to his 20 table room in Deadwood. Some told him he wouldn't get the needed turnout but in the end, this event was one of the largest fields ever and will no doubt be the site of a return engagement.
'I think this has been the biggest event in Deadwood since Wild Bill was shot' joked Ramsey.
The Heartland Poker Tour continues its third season in just a few days with a first ever visit to Meskwaki Casino/Hotel, in Tama Iowa March 15-18th. The very next week, the HPT will return to the site of its largest prize pool ever, the Majestic Star Casino in Gary Indiana.