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Day 2 of the World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic saw 48 players take advantage of the late registration period, creating a total field of 413 at the $10,000 buy-in event at Bellagio. The number didn't quite reach last year's field of 438, but a prize pool of more than $4 million will be dispersed to the top 100 finishers.

Found among the late stragglers Wednesday: Phil Hellmuth, Ben Lamb, Jason Mercier, Eli Elezra and Doyle Brunson. Most spent Day 1 playing high-stakes mixed games at Bobby's Room. All survived the day except Lamb, who ran pocket kings into Blake...