The Poker Mag

The Bellagio Cup V Event is a prestigious event on the WPT circuit, and has attracted some big names who are fresh from the chaos of the WSOP in Las Vegas. Just last night the winner was finally decided for the 2009 Bellagio Cup V Event, after an exciting tournament featuring some great players.

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26 year old Brazilian Alexandre Gomes lifted the title after his duel with Faraz Jaka head up. Gomes had actually been one of the shorter stacks during the tournament as they went into the final table action, and did very well to fight back and win. His final hand was with (A,J) against Jakas (A,7), and netted him almost $1.2 million poker prize money.

Other notable players at the final table included Justin ‘BoostedJ’ Smith who is an accomplished online poker player, and also Erik Seidel, who has a wealth of experience and WSOP bracelets to his name. Seidel finished 6th place, and little known player Christoffer Sonesson finished a very commendable 5th. Pro player Alec Torelli was the next to fall in 4th place, after his (A,Q) lost it’s race against the (10,10) of a rapidly advancing Alexandre Gomes.

Justin Smith managed 3rd place, but it was Gomes who made it heads up and defeated a foe who had spent much of the time on the final table as chip leader. After this exciting final table, many will be looking forward to the next event scheduled on the WPT, but then there will be others who are simply glad of a rest after the hectic past 6 weeks.