Five Diamond Bellagio Preliminaries – List of Winners
The World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic began on November 28, 2008. Held at the Bellagio, the popular tournament series culminates with the $15,400 + 900 buy-in Doyle Brunson Classic Championship. This WPT Main Event has been won by the likes of Eugene Katchalov (2007) and Joe Hachem (2006).
Currently underway, a slew of poker luminaries are still in the hunt for the 2008 title including Liz Lieu, Phil Hellmuth and Juan Carlos Mortensen.
Following is a list of the preliminary event winners for your easy reference:
*Winners of these events also received a $25,500 seat into the WPT Championship in April 2009, also to be held at the Bellagio.