Bellagio: $50 Million and Counting

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Bellagio has given away more than $50 million in poker tournament prize money over the last two years. The third-annual Festa al Lago, well underway, promises to add considerably to that total.

The final event will be the first annual Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship, a $10,000-buy-in no-limit event. Tournament director Jack McClelland stated that he expects a $3 million prize pool for that event. The winner of each event of this all-no-limit hold'em series will receive, in addition to prize money, a $25,500 seat in the World Poker Tour Championship at Bellagio in April 2005.

The remaining Festa al Lago schedule follows:

Fri Oct. 15, 2004 No-limit hold'em *$2,000 + $80

Sat Oct. 16, 2004 No-limit hold'em *$2,500 + $100

Sun Oct. 17, 2004 No-limit hold'em *$3,000 + $100

Mon Oct. 18, 2004 Supersatellite no-limit hold'em **$1,000 + $60

Tue-Thu Oct. 19-21, 2004 Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship no-limit hold'em *$10,000 + $200

All tournaments start at noon. * Champion receives $25,000 + $500 entry (nonnegotiable, nonrefundable, nontransferable) into the 2005 WPT Championship at Bellagio.

Championship is based on $200,000 prize money. ** Supersatellite will award as many $10,200 entries as possible for the Oct. 19, 2004, tournament. Oct. 8-Oct. 18, 7:15 p.m. daily, $500 + $40 supersatellite. Five Diamond World Poker Classic Bellagio will hold the third-annual Five Diamond World Poker Classic Nov. 29-Dec. 18, 2004. It includes a $25,000-buy-in heads-up limit hold'em event. Each winner of the five no-limit hold'em events will receive, in addition to prize money, a $25,500 seat in the World Poker Tour Championship at Bellagio in April 2005. The complete Five Diamond World Poker Classic schedule follows:

Mon Nov. 29, 2004 Satellites begin

Tue Nov. 30, 2004 No-limit hold'em *$2,000 + $80

Wed Dec. 1, 2004 7-card stud $1,500 + $70

Dec. 1-Dec. 12 Heads-up limit hold'em $25,000 + $300

Thu Dec. 2, 2004 Limit hold'em $1,500 + $70

Fri Dec. 3, 2004 Omaha high-low $1,500 + $70

Sat Dec. 4, 2004 Pot-limit hold'em $1,500 + $70

Sun Dec. 5, 2004 No-limit hold'em *$2,000 + $80

Mon Dec. 6, 2004 7-card stud high-low $1,500 + $70

Tue Dec. 7, 2004 No-limit hold'em *$3,000 + $100

Wed Dec. 8, 2004 Pot-limit Omaha $2,500 + $100

Thu Dec. 9, 2004 Pot-limit hold'em $2,500 + $100

Fri Dec. 10, 2004 Limit Hold'em $2,500 + $100

Sat Dec. 11, 2004 No-limit hold'em *$3,000 + $100

Sun Dec. 12, 2004 Pot-limit Omaha $3,000 + $100

Mon Dec. 13, 2004 Supersatellite no-limit hold'em **$1,500 + $70

Tue-Sat Dec. 14-18, 2004 WPT no-limit hold'em championship *$15,000 + $300

All tournaments start at noon. * Champion receives $25,000 + $500 entry (nonnegotiable, nonrefundable, nontransferable) into the 2005 WPT Championship at Bellagio.

** Supersatellite will award as many $15,300 entries as possible for the Dec. 14, 2004, tournament. Nov. 29-Dec. 13, 7:15 p.m. daily, $750 + $50 supersatellite.

Über Bellagio Resort & Casino:

Das Hotel Bellagio ist ein Luxushotel am Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas im US- Bundesstaat Nevada.

Die Anlage des Hotels ist der italienischen Landschaft des Comer Sees nachempfunden. Zur Hotelanlage gehören ein 3,2 Hektar grosser See, die Ladenpassage „Via Bellagio“, ein Casino sowie zwei Hochzeitskapellen.

Das Hotel besass bei seiner Eröffnung 1998 3.015 Zimmer im 36-stöckigen Main Tower (151 m), 2004 kamen durch den Bau des 33-stöckigen, südlicher gelegenen Spa Towers (119 m) 935 Zimmer und Suiten hinzu.

Die Bellagio Towers zählen zu den Leading Hotels of the World und wurden mehrmals bereits mit dem bekannten AAA Five Diamond Award ausgezeichnet. Zwei der Restaurants, Le Cirque und das Picasso, tragen ebenfalls diese Auszeichnung. Darüber hinaus erhielten die Restaurants Picasso (zwei Sterne) sowie Le Cirque und Michael Mina (je ein Stern) Auszeichnungen des Guide Michelin.

Der Cirque du Soleil gastiert mit der Wassershow O in einem eigens errichteten Theater im Hotel.

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