The Heartland Poker Tour Daytona Beach Kennel Club & Poker Room $1,650 Main Event attracted 389 runners, which created a $575,720 prize pool. It marked the tour's seventh visit to the property dating back to 2011, and this year's turnout was larger than any of the previous six stops.
On Monday, Florida's Corey Thompson more than tripled his previous best live tournament cash by winning the tournament for $131,720. Prior to the win, Thompson's best cash was $38,453 for a 270th-place finish in the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event. Aside from that, it was $6,153 for a 102nd-place finish in the 2011 WSOP $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em.