Stephen Chidwick and Justin Bonomo Win Bellagio High Rollers

The PokerGO Tour (PGT) high-roller action continued at 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.

The high-roller action began on Saturday, October 8, with the first five winners including Steve Zolotow, Nick Schulman, Eli Elezra, Justin Bonomo, and Michael Duek. Five more high rollers would play out this past week before the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic taking center stage starting on Wednesday, October 19.

Event #7: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em would attract 18 entrants as Stephen Chidwick and Steve Zolotow collected their second cash of the series, while Pete Chen emerged victorious to collect the $97,200 first-place prize. Saturday's $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha attached 20 entrants and saw 2022 Poker Masters Event #3 winner Ronald Keijzer scoring another victory by taking home the $108,000 first-place prize.

On Sunday, Stephen Chidwick would claim his first win of the series and third cash, while Monday would see the stakes raised to $25,000 with a 23-entrant field taking a seat in the Pot-Limit Omaha event. Keijzer finished third, while Isaac Kempton took home the win and $264,500 first-place prize. Tuesday's $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em saw 17 entrants create a $425,000 prize pool as Justin Bonomo won his second event of the series and the $229,500 first-place prize.

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
Event #7: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em	18	$180,000	Pete Chen	$97,200
Event #8: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	20	$200,000	Ronald Keijzer	$108,000
Event #9: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em	4	$40,000	Stephen Chidwick	$25,000
Event #10: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	23	$575,000	Isaac Kempton	$264,500
Event #11: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em	17	$425,000	Justin Bonomo	$229,500

Remaining Bellagio High Rollers Schedule 

Date	Time	Event	Starting Stack
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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