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The PokerGO Tour (PGT) high-roller action made its way to Bellagio Resort & Casino this week for a series of 13 high-roller tournaments that are part of the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic festival.

Action kicked off on Saturday, October 8, with the $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em event attracting nine entrants. Steve Zolotow defeated Mikita Badziakouski heads-up to win the $135,000 first-place prize while securing his seventh-lifetime tournament victory. Event #2 on Sunday was canceled, but Monday hosted the first $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament that saw Nick Schulman chop with Sean Winter to take home the lion's share of the prize pool with the $68,256 first-place prize.

Tuesday hosted the only mixed game tournament of the series as Eli Elezra chopped with PokerGO President Mori Eskandani to capture the $57,000 first-place prize. Another chop occurred in Event #5 as Justin Bonomo secured his second cash of the series and the $75,792 first-place prize ahead of Stephen Chidwick. The first of three Pot-Limit Omaha events ran on Thursday as 23 entrants created the biggest prize pool of the series. Michael Duek defeated Dylan Weisman heads-up and won the $105,800 first-place prize for his first PGT win of 2022.

Bellagio High Rollers Results

Event Entries Prize Pool Winner 1st Prize
Event #1: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em 9 $225,000 Steve Zolotow $135,000
Event #3: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 15 $150,000 Nick Schulman $68,256
Event #4: $10,000 8-Game 12 $120,000 Eli Elezra $57,000
Event #5: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 16 $160,000 Justin Bonomo $75,792
Event #6: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 23 $230,000 Michael Duek $105,800

Remaining Bellagio High Rollers Schedule 

Date Time Event Starting Stack
Friday, October 14 12 p.m. PT Event #7: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 100,000
Saturday, October 15 12 p.m. PT Event #8: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 125,000
Sunday, October 16 12 p.m. PT Event #9: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 100,000
Monday, October 17 12 p.m. PT Event #10: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 125,000
Tuesday, October 18 12 p.m. PT Event #11: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em 125,000
Wednesday, October 19 12 p.m. PT WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic 50,000
Friday, October 21 12 p.m. PT Event #12: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em 125,000
Saturday, October 22 12 p.m. PT Event #13: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 100,000

This tournament series is part of the PokerGO Tour (PGT), with players earning points based on the amount they cash for once the buy-ins reach $10,000 or more. The full PGT schedule can be found here, and the current PGT leaderboard is available here.

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