Big Names Headed to Bellagio for WPT Champions Week

World Poker Tour’s Champions Week kicks off Saturday with the start of the $25,000 WPT World Championships at Bellagio. As Season XI’s last official tour stop, Bellagio always draws an impressive roster of players who come out for the chance to win WPT’s most prestigious title and to add their name to the towering WPT…

Matt Clark
May 15, 2013
WPT Season XI Player of the Year front-runner Matt Salsberg
WPT Season XI Player of the Year Front-Runner Matt Salsberg

World Poker Tour’s Champions Week kicks off Saturday with the start of the $25,000 WPT World Championships at Bellagio. As Season XI’s last official tour stop, Bellagio always draws an impressive roster of players who come out for the chance to win WPT’s most prestigious title and to add their name to the towering WPT Champions Cup.

For those players with even deeper bankrolls, World Poker Tour will also be running its biggest buy-in event of the season when the $100,000 WPT Super High Roller Championship begins on Tuesday, May 21.

Below is a list of players who have already confirmed their attendance at these exciting tournaments.

  • Alex Phahurat
  • Allen Kessler
  • Anthony Gregg
  • Ben Hamnett
  • Chanracy Khun
  • Daniel Negreanu
  • Dan Shak
  •  Dominik Nitsche
  • Dwyte Pilgrim
  • Faraz Jaka
  • Giacomo Fundaro
  • Jake Cody
  • Jeremy Ausmus
  • Jonathan Roy
  • Josh Hale
  • Kai Chang
  • Kevin Eyster
  • Marvin Rettenmaier
  • Matt Giannetti
  • Matt Marafiotti
  • Matt Salsberg
  • Mohsin Charania
  • Noah Schwartz
  • Paul Klann
  • Ravi Raghavan
  • Rocco Palumbo
  • Will Failla