Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates in Colorado, always a flagship stop for the poker tour, wrapped up earlier this week. It ended Monday with poker pro Alex Greenblatt taking down a $179,274 first-place prize, the biggest live cash in a career that's surpassed $1 million now in live earnings.
Greenblatt's big win wasn't the only story to come out of the event, though. Colorado native and poker community favorite Kevin "Phwap" Boudreau, who suffered through a horrific health occurrence in 2013, also made the final table. That continued a series of strong results for Boudreau in his home state since he made his return to poker.