

WPT Festa al Lago: Drama and High Stakes at Bellagio
The WPT Festa al Lago tournament began with 294 players on the first day, and 335 players in total. Peyman Arya finished the first day with the largest stack of 217,875 chips. Phil Laak, Chino Reim, Eli Elezra, and Joseph Cheong were among the 80 players who did not make it to the second day.
Phil Ivey and Howard Lederer were among the last to register for the tournament. Phil Ivey was eliminated from the tournament in less than 30 minutes. Howard Lederer was eliminated in his first hand against Eric Seidel.
Vladimir Schmelev ended the second day in 11th place with a stack of 244,000 chips. Anette Obrestad dominated her table and ended the day with the second-largest stack of 536,800 chips. Matt Affleck ended the day with the largest stack of 585,300 chips.
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