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2010 WPT Festa al Lago Classic Starts Friday

$10,000 Championship event to begin October 15

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Tommy Vedes claimed the Festa al Lago title in 2009The World Poker Tour is set to return to the Bellagio on Friday for the Festa al Lago Classic.

The WPT will be making its eighth stop of its ninth season with the Festa al Lago Classic, running from October 8-October 20. There are 16 official events on the schedule, but none bigger than the 6-day $10,000 WPT championship event that kicks off on October 15 at noon.

Last year’s Festa al Lago Classic championship event was won by Tommy Vedes – who bested a field of 275 players to take home $1.2 million.

Here’s a look at the Festa al Lago Clasic events schedule:

Date Game Start Time
Event #1 Oct. 8 $500 NLHE Noon
Event #2 Oct. 9 $1,000 Omaha 8/b Noon
Event #3 Oct. 9 $1,000 NLHE w/ Re-buys 2 p.m.
Event #4 Oct. 10 $1,000 Seniors NLHE Noon
Event #5 Oct. 10 $500 NLHE 2 p.m.
Event #6 Oct. 11 $1,000 PLO w/ Re-buys Noon
Event #7 Oct. 11 $1,000 NLHE 2 p.m.
Event #8 Oct. 12 $1,000 LHE Noon
Event #9 Oct. 12 $1,000 NLHE w/ Re-buys 2 p.m.
Event #10 Oct. 13 $1,000 NLHE Noon
Event #11 Oct. 13 $5,000 NLHE 2 p.m.
Event #12 Oct. 14 $1,000 NLHE Super Satellite Noon
Event #13 Oct. 14 $1,000 NLHE Super Satellite 6 p.m
Event #14 Oct. 15 $10,000 NLHE Championship – Day 1 Noon
Event #15 Oct. 15 $1,000 NLHE Super Satellite 9 p.m.
Oct. 16 WPT Championship – Day 2 Noon
Oct. 17 WPT Championship – Day 3 Noon
Oct. 18 WPT Championship – Day 4 Noon
Event #16 Oct. 18 $5,000 NLHE 2 p.m.
Oct. 19 WPT Championship Day 5 Noon
Oct. 20 WPT Championship Final Table 4 p.m.