Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott has reached the final table of the World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Classic championship at Bellagio, Las Vegas, guaranteeing him a payday of $192,715 for his efforts. The winner will pick up $2,482,605 for beating the other 625 entrants.
The final six players and their chip counts heading into tomorrow are:
Seat 1 – Ken Rosen – 1,135,000
Seat 2 – Ted Kearly – 1,620,000
Seat 3 – Jordan Rich – 6,585,000
Seat 4 – Eugene Katchalov – 8,360,000
Seat 5 – Ryan Daut – 330,000
Seat 6 – David Ulliott – 1,900,000
Ulliott, a former WPT champion, is one of the most popular and recognizable players in European poker, and was aided in his attempt to make the final table by a timely double-up in the final stages of play yesterday.
In hand 63 after the break, Ulliott raised under the gun to 230,000, and Ryan Daut moved all in from the big blind. The Englishman quickly called all in for 1.45 million with K
K
. Daut showed A
J.
The board came 7 4
3 7 8, and Ulliott's pocket kings held up.
The tournament resumes at midnight GMT, and readers can follow the action hand-by-hand at CardPlayer.com
