Frenchman David Benyamine, who recently won his first World Series of Poker bracelet, has stormed to near the chip lead at the final table in the prestigious $15,000 buy-in WPT Bellagio Cup.
Benyamine, who made three final tables at this year’s WSOP, tops the remaining field which includes Ralph Perry and
John Phan.
The chip counts are:
Seat 1: Ralph Perry — 1,635,000
Seat 2: Luke Staudenmaier — 3,495,000
Seat 3: John Phan — 3,495,000
Seat 4: David Benyamine — 4,860,000
Seat 5: Gabriel Thaler — 1,550,000
Seat 6: Michael Watson — 5,060,000
Other Europeans who went deep in the event include:
7th Place: Per Ummer — $116,350
10th Place: Henning Granstad — $77,565
11th Place: John Gale — $64,640
22nd Place: Aliaksandr Dzianisau — $38,785
24th Place: Mathias Andersson — $38,785
Check back at CardPlayer.com regularly for blow-by-blow updates of the final table action at Bellagio.
