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Already in his mid-50's, Greg "FossilMan" Raymer proved this week that age doesn't matter in the world of poker as he took down the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Ameristar East Chicago $1,650 Main Event. This latest victory is actually his record fifth HPT Main Event title, and with that he won the prize money worth $171,411 plus a $3,500 Championship Package for the HPT Season XVI Championship at the end of the season.

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Greg "Fossilman" Raymer, the winner of the 2004 WSOP Main event, has had an incredible winnings streak at the 2012 Heartland Poker Tour. On Monday, he won the year-end HPT Championship Open at Belterra Casino Resort in Indian for $106,030. This was his fourth title of the year and now he's HPT's all-time money leader with $371,967. He was also named the 2012 HPT Player of the Year after the victory last Monday.