Justin Bonomo Heads Into Day 2 of Bellagio Cup IV

Bodog poker pro Justin Bonomo at the 2008 WSOP because we haven't been over to the Bellagio to take pictures yet. (Bodog Beat Image)"]

Just in case you though that the 2008 WSOP Main Event was the only game in town right now, you're wrong. The $15,000 WPT Bellagio Cup IV is going on just down the road at the, you know, Bellagio and has pulled in quite an impressive field, mainly because everybody that busted out of the WSOP Main Event went down and bought into that event.

So, there are 446 participants in that tournament and they have generated a $1,673,770 first-place prize and there are currently 228 players left. A lot of big names have shown up for the event and there are still quite a few still out in the field, including Joe Sebok, Barry Greenstein, Gavin Smith, Tom "durrrr" Dwan, Isaac Haxton and Phil Laak, all with above-average stacks.

Team Bodog poker pro Justin Bonomo is sitting on a stack of 39,500, which puts him just below average but with plenty of room to move. Payouts start at 100th place, so there's still a way to go. If we get a chance to tear ourselves away from the Rio and head down to the Bellagio, we'll keep you posted on all of the happenings. And don't forget that you can qualify online for WPT events on Bodog Poker with the Player's Choice packages.