WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio

WPT Championship Main Event
Day: 6
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Event Info

WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♥j♥
Prize
$3,970,415
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$15,495,750
Entries
639
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
300,000

Tentative Play

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The first few hands of any WPT final table usually features tentative and tight play. Even seasoned veterans have a tough time getting used to playing under the bright lights of the WPT stage. Generally, the first player to raise in the first few hands wins the pot uncontested. With the added pressure of the WPT Championship (including all the hoopla surrounding the taping of their 100th episode), this final table is no different.

Plus players don't want to bust out early on. They also want to get plenty of "face time" on the TV broadcast so they play a little more tentatively than normal for a six-handed table. During the first six hands tonight, the original raiser won five out of the first six pots.