The Outcome of the Legends of Poker Tournament in World Poker Tour Season 6
Conducted at the very charming Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California, the Legends of Poker tournament highlighted another impressive presentation of outstanding poker competition. With 485 entrants, this exciting event promises to go down the wire as the biggest names of the game compete in highly competitive and action-filled poker games. Each participant paid $9,700 to be able to join this prestigious poker spectacle, which has an estimated prize pool of about $4,642,500.
The event proved to be a great one as the true legends of the game gathered in one ultimate display of pure poker fun and talent. From a start of 485 participants, the final table was limited to six of the top contenders for the Legends of Poker title. Being true to its name, this poker tournament paraded some of the most established players of the game. Well renowned players like Dan Harrington, Tom Schneider, and David Pham spearheaded the event with their highly effective techniques and strategies. Fellow finalists such as Jack Liu, Michael McClain, and Thu Nguyen would not be left behind, bringing in their potent poker skills and talents.
Entering the final table of the Legends of Poker tournament, these players earned the most number of chips, making them eligible for the title run. Garnering a total of 1,305,000 worth of chips, Liu occupied the first seat of the table. Meanwhile, the second seat belonged to Harrington, who earned the second highest number of chips with 2,230,000. Schneider, the tournament leader after the highly competitive elimination round, occupied the third seat with 3,495,000 chips.
The second half of the final table roster in the Legends of Poker tournament was filled with the most recent and excellent poker contenders. With 1,475,000 chips at hand, the fourth seat was given to Nguyen. Meanwhile, Pham, who was nicknamed as the Dragon, entered the fifth seat with a decent 470,000 worth of poker chips. On the other hand, McClain completes the final roster by occupying the sixth and final seat of the game with a chip total of 725,000.
From August 25 to 30, 2007, these were the poker standouts who emerged on top of the overall rankings for the Legends of Poker tournament. For days, they outsmarted and outwitted their opponents to gain direct seats into the final table of the competition. At the final event date, Liu became the primary casualty in the game after he was booted out of the tournament. McClain closely followed by being eliminated second overall at the final table.
With four players left for title contention at the Legends of Poker tournament, the event proved to be tougher than ever. Tournament leader Schneider was the third participant to be busted out of the game. After committing some crucial errors, Nguyen soon followed Schneider to be eliminated, leaving Pham and Harrington to compete for the title. While both players showed that they truly deserved to be in the final round, only one of them would be declared victorious in the end. In the final show-off, it was Harrington over Pham for the title and the $1,600,365-pot.