The Bellagio Cup III Tournament of the World Poker Tour Season 6
Held at one of the premiere casino hotels in the entire city of Las Vegas in Nevada, the Bellagio Cup III tournament lived up to the prestige and legacy of the World Poker Tour for providing some of the best poker events available in the whole wide world. From July 10 to 15, 2007, the entire poker industry lays its eyes on this glorious display of some of the excellent talents and skills in the game today.
The luxurious setting of the tournament at the Bellagio seems to fit perfectly to the outstanding display of first-class poker competition among the various participants. With a total of 535 tough poker contenders, the road to this illustrious title seems to be very bleak at first. With a $10,000 buy-in set for this prestigious tournament alone, the prize pool for the event ballooned to $5,189,500. With lots of money at stake, every participant became eager to give their best shot for the right to be called the Bellagio Cup III tournament champion for 2007.
With the enormity of talent present at the Bellagio Cup III, the six-day event proved to be long and arduous for all the participants. Because of the huge number of individuals partaking at this event, it was really hard to come up with a favored player to win this elusive title. Shane Schleger, Danny Wong, and Mike Matusow comprise the first half of contenders. Meanwhile, Kevin Saul, Konstantin Puchkov, and Eric Panayiotou complete the finalists to have the opportunity to take home the title.
From the very first day, the action is anticipated to pick up fast. Things did not really shape up until the very last moments of the Bellagio Cup III final table. By committing some untimely and costly moves, the event saw Puchkov being eliminated first from the competition. Soon to follow was Panayiotou, who failed to move his way past a crucial round, which eventually led to the end of his chances to win the title. With low hands to contend with, Schleger was the third casualty in the game, leaving Matusow, Wong, and Saul to fight for the title.
The three remaining contenders of the Bellagio Cup III showed that they belong at the top of the World Poker Tour. With no signs of giving in, each of them displayed impressive strategies and highly effective moves that made it so hard to predict the possible outcome of the event. With very low hands to contend with, Wong exited the tournament third overall for his second consecutive crack at a World Poker Tour tournament title.
With Saul going head-to-head with Matusow at the final moments of the Bellagio Cup III, the classic battle between these two outstanding poker contenders ended with Saul getting the best out of Matusow's impressive run for the title. Equipped with better plays and strategies, Saul proved to be very tough for his adversary. This win gave him a World Poker Tour title while taking home a big pot amounting to $1,342,320.