Five Diamond World Poker Classic Starts
Published: Friday, December 17, 2004 Online-Casinos.com
FIVE DIAMOND WORLD POKER CLASSIC STARTS
376 players, $5.47 million in the prize pool...
The eighth stop on the World Poker Tour (WPT) hummed into action at the Bellagio, Las Vegas this week.
This year's event attracted 376 players for a $5,470,800 prize pool, a $2,426,050 increase over last year's event which drew 314 players.
The winner of this year's $15,000 buy-in event will take home $1,795,218 and will advance to the WPT World Championship when the Tour's season culminates at Bellagio in April 2005.
The World Poker Tour is the highest rated series in the history of the Travel Channel, airing Wednesday nights at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Season's Three's total prize pool has already topped the $30 million mark at $30,456,770, a $13,736,490 increase over Season Two stops to date. The high stakes No- Limit Texas Hold'em tournaments are increasing the number of players at every stop on the Tour and are averaging a "poker millionaire a month." This season's prize pool is anticipated to reach $70 million.
Many recognizable faces were spotted at the tables this week, including the likes of Annie Duke, Gus Hansen, Chris Ferguson, and John Juanda.
If you're in Vegas this weekend, the Five Diamond World Poker Classic concludes at Bellagio on Saturday, December 18. Admission for spectators is free and seating is first come, first serve; viewing party doors open at 3:30 p.m. and seating begins at 4:30 p.m.
The ninth stop of the World Poker Tour's 16-tournament season will be the PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure from January 5-12 at Atlantis Resort in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
