The first day of play at the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic ($10,000+$300 re-entry event at Bellagio, Las Vegas) attracted 374 players. After several hours of play, Day 1 concluded with 306 survivors and Jeremy Kottlet as the overnight chip leader with 134,975. Lots of well-known pros made it through the day with healthy stacks - just to mention a few of them: Joe Serock (77k)[...] Read more » WPT Bellagio
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Tight launching in this year’s WPT Bellagio, with only 68 players running out in the first day. The big names aren’t still taking over the lead, but, strategically or not, the truth is they are there to win, and players like Antonio Esfandiari don’t enter at an event like this just to book presence, I guess we will hear about him until the reach of the final table.
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The bellagio is a beatiful casino. Even the outside where the dancing water display is located will put you in a ttrance for over an hour. I know this is about the tournament and not the Bellagio, but what a great place to have a poker tournament. Anyway I'm hoping Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari takes it although he don't need the money.
