According to Bodogbeat.Com, a poker blog, billionaire Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Lalimberté has become one of the final six poker players at the WPT World Championship tournament. The prize? A $3.97 million dollar payday.
- In only his third tournament after picking up the game 16 months ago, Guy Laliberté has shown at the poker tables this week the same focus he’s used to develop his Cirque entertainment empire, outlasting more than 630 poker players to begin play today at the TV final table with the third most poker chips ($4,690,000). Laliberté, 47, started with cash games at the Bellagio and got to know some of the high-stakes players who frequent the poker room and learned by watching them play. He took that knowledge and entered a $2,500 super-satellite at the Bellagio earlier this month to win his seat into the WPT World Championship.
Guy Laliberté currently stands as #3 with $4,690,000 in winnings. In comparisson, Paul Lee holds the top of the chip count chart with $11,828,000 in winnings.
Good luck Guy!
{ SOURCE: Bodogbeat.com }
