6 of the top women players in the Poker world are competing for $25,000 and a seat at the World Poker Tour Championship.
The third installment of the Ladies Night tournament, Isabelle Mercier, the winner of the second Ladies Tournament, is back to defend her title against actress Jennifer Tilly and 4 other top women poker players.
At seat number 3 in 6Th place sits Alex Brenes with 576 000$ in chips, 5Th in position at seat number 6 sits Daniel Negreanu with 673 000$ in chips, 4Th in position is John Stotzmann at seat number 5 with 700 000$ in chips. 3rd in position is Eli Elezra at seat number 2 with 915 000$ in chips, in second position at seat number 4 sits Michael Gracz with 1 137 000$ in chips and finally in the chip lead in seat number 1 sits Tuan Le
317 players took their chance at The Mirage Casino in Las Vegas with a buy-in of $10000 leading to a total prizepool of $3,074,900.
In the end 6 players remained:
At seat number 2 in 6Th place sits Mark Ellerbe with 353 000$ in chips, 5Th in position at seat number 5 sits Gavin Smith with 687 000$ in chips, 4Th in position is Gene Todd at seat number 3 with 763 000$ in chips. 3rd in position is Ted Forrest at seat number 1 with 1 370 000$ in chips, in 2nd position at seat number 4 sits Chris Bell with 1 417 000$ in chips and finally in the chip lead in seat number 6 sits Thang Pham.
858 players took their chance at The Bicycle Casino Bell Gardens, CA with a buy-in of $500 leading to a total prizepool of $4,196,565.
In the end 6 players remained:
At seat number 4 in 6Th place sits Kevin O'Donnel with 500 000$ in chips, 5Th in position at seat number 5 sits Tim Phan with 1 085 000$ in chips, 4Th in position is Jake Minter at seat number 3 with 1 525 000$ in chips. 3rd in position is Kenna James at seat number 1 with 1 540 000$ in chips, in 2Nd position at seat number 6 sits Alex Kahaner with 1 855 000$ in chips and finally the chip leader with a small lead in seat number 2 sits Todd Philips.
589 players took their chance at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City with a buy-in of $9700 leading to a total prizepool of $4,983,145.
In the end 6 players remained:
At seat number 6 in 6Th place sits Ricardo Q Festejo with 540 000$ in chips, 5Th in position at seat number 4 sits Kathy Liebert with 1 045 000$ in chips, 4Th in position is Al Ardebili at seat number 3 with 1 425 000$ in chips. 3rd in position is Robert Hwang at seat number 1 with 1 795 000$ in chips, in 2nd position at seat number 5 sits John D'Agostino with 2 295 000$ in chips and finally in the chip lead at seat number 2 sits David Singer.
180 players took their chance With a buy-in of $12,250 leading to a total prize pool of 1 520 000$.
In the end 6 players remained:
At seat number 3 in 6Th place sits Tim Anders with 116 000 in chips, 5Th in position at seat number 2 sits Curt Kohlberg with 126 000 in chips, 4Th in position is Alan Goehring at seat number 2 with 327 000 in chips. 3rd in position is Finish player Juha Helppi at seat number 5 with 352 000 in chips, in 2nd position at seat number 4 sits Roland De Wolfe with 728 000 in chips and finally in the chip lead at seat number 6 sits Michel Zajdenberg.
452 players took their chance With a buy-in of $5000 leading to a total prize pool of $3,078,950
In the end 6 players remained:
At seat number 2 in 6Th place sits Robert Border with 356,000 in chips, 5Th in position at seat number 1 sits Stacy Matuson with 619,000 in chips, 4Th in position is Josh Schlein at seat number 6 with 867,000 in chips. 3rd in position is Johan Storakers at seat number 3 with 933,000 in chips, in 2nd position at seat number 5 sits Devin Porter with 1,769,000 in chips and finally in the chip lead at seat number 4 sits Freddy Deeb.
The fourth WPT Invitational is held at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. Players at the final table include Barry Greenstein, Blair Rodman, Uger Marangoz, Allen Kessler, Thomas Martin Lock and Jesse Jones.
The Bay 101 Shooting Stars of Poker in San Jose, where six players are at the final table, including Nam Le, Ravi Udayakumar, Danny Smith, Fabrice Soulier, David Williams and Chad Brown, vying for an ultimate prize of $1,172,800.
Players at final table at the Foxwoods New England Poker Classic in Mashantucket, Conn., include Bruce Kater, Alex Jacob, John F. Russell, Ed Jordan, Victor Ramdin and Larry Klur.
Players at the Reno Hilton's World Poker Challenge include Barry Greenstein, Greg Mueller, Tom Schneider, Michael Simon, Jason Stern and Jonas Norrman.
Players at the WPT Bad Boys of Poker II at California's Commerce Casino include Tony G, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Men Nguyen, Bobby Bellande and Gus Hansen.
The WPT World Championship at the Bellagio in Las Vegas begins with 605 entrants and has a $25,000 buy-in. Players at the final table are Joseph Bartholdi, Roland De Wolf, Men Nguyen, Claus Nielsen, James Van Alstyne and David Matthew.
A father-and-son tournament includes Barry Greenstein, Joe Sebok, Doyle Brunson, Todd Brunson, Jeff Shulman, Barry Shulman, Mike Simon, Romeo Simon, John Stolzmann, Steve Stolzmann, Dick Van Patten and Vince Van Patten. From the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut.
The World Poker Open at the Gold Strike Casino Resort in Tunica, Miss., where Bryan Sumner, Daniel Negreanu, Young Cho, Gary Kainer, Kido Pham and JC Tran vie for a first prize of $913,986.
The Borgata Poker Classic in Atlantic City features John Hennigan, Chuck Kelly, John Gale, Joe Simmons, Michael Sukonik and Jon James Jr. vying for a $1,606,223 first prize
Competition at the Commerce Casino in the L.A. Poker Classic includes Eric Hershler, JC Tran, Jacobo Fernandez, Paul Wasicka, Chau Tu Giang and David Bach, as they vie for a first prize of $2,429,970.
The WPT Invitational at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles features Eric Hershler, JC Tran, Jacobo Fernandez, Paul Wasicka, Chau Tu Giang and David Bach, who vie for a first prize of $2,429,970.
From the Bay 101 in San Jose, players vying for a $1,100,000 first prize include Ted Forrest, Joanne “JJ” Liu, Amir Shayesteh, James Van Alstyne, Vincent Shaw and Bill Elder.
The World Poker Challenge at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno includes JC Tran, JC Alvarado, David Pham, Mark Seif, John Hom and Danny Wong, vying for a $2,278,250 prize pool.
Action at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., features Raj Patel, Paul Matteo, Antonio Cavezza, Fred Goldberg, Seth Berger and Allen Kessler, vying for a $1,298,405 first prize.
Action from the WPT World Championship at the Bellagio in Las Vegas features Carlos Mortensen, Kirk Morrison, Paul Lee, Guy Laliberte, Tim Phan and Mike Wattel vying for a $3,970,415 first prize.
Competition from the Bellagio in Las Vegas includes Daniel Negreanu, Barry Greenstein, Johnny Chan, Dan Harrington, Antonio Esfandiari and Tom McEvoy vying for a prize pool of $25,500.