Phil Ivey was one of the last players to enter the Bellagio Cup VI, but his outstanding performance increased his chip stack and he was able to reach the final table. Unfortunately he was not able to win the tournament but managed to take third place for $363K.

The Mizrachi brothers have definitely had a very successful year at the poker tables and to add to their remarkable performance , their earnings at the WSOP events amassed to more than $2 million. Michael Mizrachi is still in contention at the main event with 78 players remaining.

Johnny Chan is not only still alive at the main event, but he has put on a strong performance and has managed to increment his chip stack to 2.5 million. He currently sits in 9th place on the chip count with 200 players remaining.

Despite entering the tournament on day 3, Phil Ivey managed to put on a strong performance and enter the final table. He is among the two shortest stacks but Phil certainly has the skills to take down the tournament.

Phil Ivey registered late on day 3 at the Bellagio Cup VI, but that was enough for him to finish the day in eighth position in the chip count with only 32 players remaining. Day 4 will narrow the field down to six players.

A total of 34 events have been scheduled and $19 million will be awarded among those players that reach the money positions in each tournament. The first event is scheduled to start on August 4th and the main event will be played out on August 15th.

The attendance has improved this year at the Bellagio Cup VI, the idea of implementing late registration has had it’s success and some of the big names in the poker world have taken the time to participate in the tournament.

Johnny Chan is having an outstanding performance this year at the WSOP main event, he will be entering day 4 among the top ten players in the chip lead and if things continue on the uprise he could be surprising everyone.

Peter Eastgate has announced that he will be quitting poker for an undefined time period and that he needs time to focus on other things in his life besides poker.

Players that participate in Rush Poker games will be rewarded with extra cash starting on July 12th and ending on July 18th. The amount of money won will be determined by the amount of FTPs earned during the specified time period.