Hellmuth Continues Lead at WPT Poker Championship at Bellagio

LAS VEGAS – As reported by Bodog Beat: "Phil Hellmuth is on fire and on a mission. Yesterday, the poker pro who has created a brand around his over-the-top personality and is commonly referred
  to as the 'Poker Brat' finished Day 3 of the WPT World Championship atop the leaderboard stacked at just over 1.8 million in chips with only 54 players remaining.

"The one thing missing from the ten-time WSOP bracelet winner’s list of accolades is that of WPT champion, and this could be his time. Hellmuth has come close in the past, reaching two previous non-invite WPT final tables including a third-place finish at the World Poker Finals in 2003, his best WPT finish to date.

"Other pros still in the running for the $3.97 million first-place payout include Day 2 chipleader Roland de Wolfe (1.287 million), 2001 WSOP M.E. champ Carlos Mortensen (939,000), 2007 NBC Heads-Up champ Paul Wasicka (558,000), and Patrik Antonius who finished Day 2 near the top of the leaderboard but is now hanging on for dear life stacked at 38,000.

"The online poker community still continues to shine in this tournament with top-ranked online players Sorel 'imper1um' Mizzi (703,000) and Justin 'zeejustin' Bonomo (625,000) both in the top 20 followed by Jared 'TheWacoKidd' Hamby (494,000), who’s already won two events this month at the Bellagio, and James 'KrazyKanuck' Worth (230,000).

"Anna Wrobleski’s run finished late in the day after a run of cards that definitely did not favor her; however she walks with $46,410 and as the last woman left in tournament. Add those winnings to the $337,395 that she won at the Bellagio Five Star World Poker Open and that makes for a solid week’s work. Needless to say she probably will not be going back to her $10/hr service job.

"Day 3 continues today at noon where the 54-player field will play down to 27. Bodog Beat will have more updates for you so keep coming back to see how Hellmuth fairs in his quest to take down the WPT’s biggest event ever.

"Head over to the Bodog Poker Room and win a chance at a $12,000 WPT/WSOP prize package through any number of satellites going on daily. Just think, catch a few cards and you too could leave your $10/hr service job, or even your $75,000/yr middle-management cubicle.