Walt Lustgraaf outlasted a field of 341 players to win Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar Kansas City, taking down $111,370 in the process. Lustgraaf came back from being one of the shorter stacks at the final table to get his largest tournament cash to date by far — he previously only had about $20,000 in winnings total.
Official Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Lustgraaf | $111,370 |
| 2 | Nicholas Summervill | $70,502 |
| 3 | Keith Murrell | $47,211 |
| 4 | Chris Scott | $32,927 |
| 5 | Jon Hanner | $24,695 |
| 6 | Nam Phan | $19,369 |
| 7 | Garrett Riley | $16,367 |
| 8 | Ryan Gregor | $13,558 |
| 9 | Andrew Ernstein | $11,670 |
The tournament paid out 36 places.