Everywhere you turn at the Casino Barrière de Deauville, you're bound to run into a World Series bracelet winner. Today's field includes three 2009 winners. Vitaly Lunkin picked up $1.89 million for conquering the 40th Anniversary $40k tournament. Marc Naalden dominated this year's Limit Hold'em events, winning one, finishing second in another, and cashing in a third. Peter Traply also picked up a bracelet this summer.
Also in today's field are 2008 winners Rob Hollink, Dario Minieri, and Davidi Kitai. Main Event winner Peter Eastgate is registered for the tournament but has yet to make an appearance.
Other WSOP bracelet owners currently gracing the Deauville felt include Alexander Kravchenko, Praz Bansi, Ivo Donev, Freddy Deeb, and 2004 Main Event winner Greg Raymer.