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Players from around the world have gathered in beautiful Punta Cana, Dominican Republic for the second annual Punta Cana Poker Classic, which has just gotten under way at 3 pm local island time (1 hour before Eastern) Wednesday afternoon November 9.
Gambling911.com has been advised that BetDSI.com may be posting odds on which country representative wins the big prize come Sunday. BetDSI.com was among those that offered qualifiers for this event. They also sponsored the “first man or woman out” prize, a poker chip set that was awarded relatively fast Wednesday afternoon.
But get this….the player (whose pic we will feature here shortly) ran off to re-register. That’s right. For the first three hours, players who were knocked out of the tournament were permitted to re-enter.
Approximately 450 had registered but there were still a number of walk-ins so Gambling911.com will have a more accurate number come Thursday morning.
Here were your pros in attendance…
The first ever Punta Cana Poker Classic Champion: Peter Cross
Pro Players:
Humberto Brenes
Tatjana Pasalic (Bodog Pro)
Freddy Torres
Elliot Peterman
Amanda Leatherman (Bodog Pro)
Felipe “Improved” Montenegro
Evelyn Ng (Bodog Pro)
John Hewitt
The beautiful Punta Cana Hard Rock Hotel and Casino...typical room
Also in attendance, Phil Nagy, who finished second at last year’s Punta Cana Poker Classic and was attempting to take home the “Phil Hellmuth Award” for most second place finishes (Hellmuth had three at this year’s WSOP while Nagy has finished in second place at three Caribbean tournaments to date).
The Punta Cana Hard Rock Hotel and Casino with its 1800 rooms is jam packed, booked full. Players get to enjoy all-inclusive premium alcohol and a whole host of theme restaurants (pictured above is the fabulous Zen Japanese restaurant).
- Payton O’Brien, Gambling911.com Senior Editor
