Elio Fox Wins Bellagio Cup VII
The World Series of Poker Main Event wasnt the only major poker tournament happening in Las Vegas this past week. The Bellagio staff was wise enough to plan a major event of their own, giving knocked-out players from the WSOP Main Event a chance at yet another $10,000 buy-in tournament.
224 players in total registered for the Bellagio Cup VII, making for a massive prize pool of just over $2.2 million. $670k was reserved for the winner. Given that most of the roster consisted of top players from the WSOP, the competition was incredibly tough, making for a stacked final table of some of the top names in live tournament poker. The top eight players, in addition to their cash payouts, are listed below.
8. James Hess $48,314 7. Daniel Colman $69,787 6. Bryn Kenney $91,260 5. Ted Forrest $112,733 4. Brandon Meyers $150,311 3. William Thorson $288,350 2. Hafiz Khan $379,460 1. Elio Fox $669,692
In the end, Elio Fox took home the grand prize. In an interview with Bluff Magazine, Fox described how the win will make him a lot more comfortable playing $10,000 buy-in live tournaments in the future. He went on to say that the win gives him a new sense of freedom when it comes to committing to traveling to major tournaments. In addition to his massive first place prize, Fox will receive a free entry ticket into the 2012 edition of the WPT Championship.
A number of other noteworthy names broke the money bubble in the Bellagio Cup VII, including:
9. Brandon Cantu 11. David Williams 13. Nick Schulman 15. Thomas Marchese 17. Nenad Medic 18. Vitaly Lunkin 19. Lee Markholt 20. Michael McDonald 21. Justin Young 24. Bertrand Grospellier 25. David Benyamine 26. Isaac Haxton
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