Latest Heartland Poker Tour champion

Sean Sananikone was facing unemployment in March when the factory where he works is scheduled to close, but he won’t have to worry about money for a while. The Fort Smith, Arkansas resident made his first live tournament cash at the latest Heartland Poker Tour, scoring a victory and a $127,404 cash prize. Sananikone and his wife and three kids will benefit from his poker prowess and, as he put it, it couldn’t have come at a better time for his family. The event broke two records, with 457 players and the longest final table in HPT history.