Jonathan Chen – the Last Registered HPT Participant, Won $160, 000

The last participant who registered for the Heartland Poker Tour Main Event was Jonathan Chen who turned out to be the winner who earned the sum of $160, 000 as well as a HPT recognition.

Jonathan Chen has graduated recently and although he had gained considerable experience as a professional poker player, he shared that his mother forced him to take up a more reliable job. He is 22 years old and he had played cash games but the Heartland Poker Tour Main Event was the first live tournament he had taken part in. Although he was hesitating whether to register or not, it seems like he had taken the right decision that brought him a significant income and made him even more convinced of his abilities.

The final day of the Tournament was a lucky one for Chen who was believed to be the chipleader. His first attempt to enter the live tournaments was really successful and profitable.

It didn’t take long before Chen defeated another promising player David Rosenbloom, who was ranked second and earned a bit over $110, 000. Later on, he shared that he is satisfied with his accomplishment.

Jeff Madsen, who won the Tournament in May was ranked 8th. Although he was said to be in a great physical and mental shape, he didn’t succeed in defeating his opponents, which resulted in an award, equal to more than $21, 000. Despite the fact that his fans consider his result to be disappointing, Madsen said that the Tournament was a place where he met skilful players and felt really comfortable.

Peter Hengsakul improved his result from last year. He was the fifth to finish and got $40, 000 for his performance.

The player who took the third place, Danny Geyser, was planning to earn a considerable amount of money and invest it into a new car. Luckily he succeeded in making his dream come true and earned over $70, 000.

Almost 600 players took part in the Main Event and shared the prize pool of $846, 000. Despite the fact that they come from different states, those who were ranked 1 to 9 are Californians.

Stan Jablonski, Shawn Motameni, Ron Jerkins were the other prominent players who were eliminated but nevertheless earned decent amounts of money.

The event that was held at the Commerce Casino in California was the second stop of the Tour and respectively the place where the Gold Rush Series take place. In brief, the rules are the following: every participant is trying to get as many points as possible at the qualifying events and the Main Event at every casino the Tour stops. The winner gets the exclusive opportunity to go to Las Vegas where the HPT’s Main Event will be held in November.