Back in September 2015, Travis Lauson came agonizingly close to winning Mid-States Poker Tour Potawatomi when he took a chip lead into heads-up play with Dan Goepel, only to fall in second. It was a painful experience, one he was determined not to repeat after again making it to the heads-up match when the tour rolled into town again on Friday.
Lauson finished things this time, defeating Brandon Byrne to secure $129,077 for topping the 556-player field.
"I needed redemption from that second place," he said. "It's simply amazing.