Newton native wins nearly $66K in recent poker tourney
Imagine winning nearly $66,000. What would you spend it on?
For 31-year-old Newton resident Joe Illingworth, who recently won $65,742 at the BLUFF Mid-States Poker Tour at Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells, the money first went toward necessities.
“After taxes I ended up pulling home about $42,000,” he said, noting that going into the tournament he had made only one payment on his new car — which he has since paid off entirely.
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