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With 50,000 starting chips the play is moving slowly or perhaps better said cautiously. There over 300+ players in the field today with a similiar number anticipated for tomorrow. This is a seven day tournament.
WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio
WPT Championship Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$15,495,750
Total Entries
639
Level
33
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
300,000
Players Left 1 / 639
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With 50,000 starting chips the play is moving slowly or perhaps better said cautiously. There over 300+ players in the field today with a similiar number anticipated for tomorrow. This is a seven day tournament.
, Hoyt Corkins was the first player to act. The always talkative Jamie Gold told Corkins that no matter what was bet, that he was going to call. Corkins reached into his stack and tossed out a couple of chips. The dealer went to figure out the amount and Gold said, "I have to call." He did and tabled 
while Corkins showed 
. Corkin's Big Slick bested Gold's Ace-rag.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
on a board of 
. All the money went in on the turn when the 
fell. Townsend had 
and the river did not help him. Townsend is the first player eliminated. If he's not playing at that high stakes mixed game in Bobby's Room, expect to find him playing online very shortly.
and a large pot at stake Tuan Le checks to Jamie Gold who pushes all in. Tuan Le deliberates for a lenghty amount of time while Jamie Gold stays very active and verbal; getting up from his chair, walking away from the table, coming back to his chair and standing behind it (looking like he's preparing to leave the tournament), asking nearby press if he'll be the first one to bust out of the tournament and then announcing to Tuan, "I've got a huge hand. I don't know if it's taking you this long maybe you have a huge hand, too. If you do have me beat it'll be an amazing call." Finally Tuan folds his hand and Jamie proudly shows a complete bluff with 
. After scooping up the large pot Jamie tells the table, "He was about a minute away from sending me home. It wasn't looking good."
