Such is the footfall over the thresholds of Las Vegas casinos in June due to the WSOP that there are impressive prize pools to be had almost everywhere on the Strip.
Take the Bellagio.
It competes with Hurrah’s Rio Hotel & Casino by offering tournaments that cater for the group of poker hungry individuals who may have arrived to sample the WSOP but crave the unique atmosphere offered by the Bellagio.
It offers a basic NL tournament on Friday and Saturday but the $2000 buy in has been snapped up by the tourists, the WSOP outcasts and the people keen to feel like they are on the set of the Ocean movies.
The likelihood of yet another well-groomed film featuring Pitt and Clooney proving popular with the masses may be small but it is has a far greater chance of winning hearts and minds than the decision to force a three month hiatus on the WSOP.
Such is the cultural cachet of the WSOP that it will survive that imbecilic decision but, with the Bellagio offering a $316,220 pool on a Saturday night, poker’s finest tournament may yet see an adverse effect of its suspended sentence.
$2000 NL – Bellagio – Saturday – June 21
1. Leo Kam – CAN - $87,355
2. Max Lee – USA - $67,000
3. Ben Callinan – UK - $67,000
4. Steven Florentini – USA - $18,970
5. Timothy Finne – USA - $14,230
6. Brandon Kennedy – USA - $11,070
7. Jeff Wagner – USA - $7,905
8. Gary Haglund – USA - $6,325
9. Ziad Saad – USA - $,060
2. Max Lee – USA - $67,000
3. Ben Callinan – UK - $67,000
4. Steven Florentini – USA - $18,970
5. Timothy Finne – USA - $14,230
6. Brandon Kennedy – USA - $11,070
7. Jeff Wagner – USA - $7,905
8. Gary Haglund – USA - $6,325
9. Ziad Saad – USA - $,060
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