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Heartland Poker Tour Event

No Limit Hold'em

September 16, 2007 at 12:00 PM
Northern Lights Casino
Tournament Schedule

Buy-In	$1,500 + $150
Prize Pool	$193,500
Entries	129
Report Available

Mark Sandness

Place	Name	Prize
1	Mark Sandness (Minneapolis, MN, USA)	$53,199
2	Lawrence Barbetta (Wayzetta, MN, USA)	$26,600
3	Joe Big Bear (Stacy, MN, USA)	$17,100
4	David Baxter (Fargo, ND, USA)	$13,300
5	Ray Babb (Soldiers Grove, WI, USA)	$11,400
6	James Mutchler (Brighton, CO, USA)	$9,500
7	Tomasz Kalembasa	$7,600
8	Michael Nguyen (San Fransico, CA, USA)	$6,650
9	Jason McGough (Valley City, ND, USA)	$5,700
10	Jimmy Paulenko (Winnipeg, MB, Canada)	$4,750
11	Dennis Elkin	$3,800
12	Kimberly Edwards	$3,325
13	Joan Golden	$2,850
14	Greg Lessard (St Cloud, MN, USA)	$2,375
15	Chris Burke	$1,900
16	Michelle Orton (Yakima, WA, USA)	$1,520
17	Mario Hudson (St. Paul, MN, USA)	$1,520
18	Al Wojewnik (Park Ridge, IL, USA)	$1,520
19	Darin Minkel (Redwood, MN, USA)	$1,520
20	Chris Pierce	$1,520
21	Tony Uhlir	$1,330
22	Timothy McKane	$1,330
23	Heath Gillen	$1,330
24	David Danielson	$1,330
25	James Kroll (New Lenox, IL, USA)	$1,330
26	Kris Peterson	$1,140
27	Krishna Miranda	$1,140
28	Glenn Marek	$1,140
29	Ronald Thompson	$1,140
30	Duane Whyte	$1,140

Tournament Report

Mark Sandness Wins HPT at Northern Lights Casino

Walker, MN- Mark Sandness, of Moorhead, Minnesota, was the champion of the no-limit hold ‘em contest Sunday, September 16th, during the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Tournament at Northern Lights Casino. Mark collected $53,1999 and a $3,000 seat to the HPT Championship Open Tournament.
From September 12-15, hundreds of players came to fish in the prize pool worth $192,998 and snag themselves a seat in the HPT Championship Open Tournament held December 1-10th at the Majestic Star in Gary, Indiana.
Mark Sandness came to the final table as a big stack. He passed up a few early pots then caught a hand that made him chip leader. Mark went on to claim it all with a K-8 against opponent Larry Barbetta's A-4. 'I guess it worked out,' a tired Mark smiles. 'It was really a grind but it was fun.'
This was the second trip the HPT has taken to Northern Lights Casino who hosted the first HPT event in June 2005. 'We had a great time with all of the players,' commented Rob Premo, Northern Lights Vice President of Table Games. 'This was an exciting event and it brought in a lot of action.'
Next stop for the HPT is at the Golden Gates Casino, in Colorado. There are five more events left on the 2007 schedule including the HPT Championship. 'I think we can safely predict a record prize pool at the Majestic to finish off the year,' said HPT co-founder Todd Anderson.
For more information contact Heartland Poker Tour at www.heartlandpokertour.com.