In the world of American professional poker players, the card room at The Bellagio is sometimes referred to as ‘the office’ due to the high table limits. Like any other workplace, sometimes there are bullies and victims, sometimes there is a bit of sexual tension and occasionally it needs new faces to prevent the air becoming stale
So, with spring in the air, The Bellagio saw plenty of new players skipping over to play in WPT World Championship, a week long event that began on Saturday. The casino’s workforce, which is said to number up to 10,000, had its work cut out attending to the needs of the new recruits but, of 545 starters, there are only 188 still demanding drinks with their chips.
The remainder will all have their eyes on the whopping first prize when play resumes today. They will also be desperately hoping they don’t fall down on the chute in the dreaded 101st position and miss the minimum severance payout of $39,570.
As things stand, least likely to go home with a reduced bank balance is Robert Mizrachi, playing with a nose scraping stack of 523,200 and sniffing in dismissal at the tournament average of 145,000. Stay with us to discover who wouldn’t get out of bed for less than $3,389,140 and who could do with a raise.
So, with spring in the air, The Bellagio saw plenty of new players skipping over to play in WPT World Championship, a week long event that began on Saturday. The casino’s workforce, which is said to number up to 10,000, had its work cut out attending to the needs of the new recruits but, of 545 starters, there are only 188 still demanding drinks with their chips.
The remainder will all have their eyes on the whopping first prize when play resumes today. They will also be desperately hoping they don’t fall down on the chute in the dreaded 101st position and miss the minimum severance payout of $39,570.
As things stand, least likely to go home with a reduced bank balance is Robert Mizrachi, playing with a nose scraping stack of 523,200 and sniffing in dismissal at the tournament average of 145,000. Stay with us to discover who wouldn’t get out of bed for less than $3,389,140 and who could do with a raise.
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