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Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006
Negreanu chip leader at Bellagio WPT final table
By Erin Warner
With Daniel Negreanu claiming big stack and Joe Hachem on his heels, there's some star power at the World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship final table.
Negreanu's chips sit at $4,670,000 to nearest competitor Mad Andersen's $4,315,000 pile going into the championship event at 5 p.m. PT. Hachem, the 2005 World Series of poker Main Event winner, is currently fourth in the chip standings with $2,345,000.
As Day 3 of the four-day WPT tournament unfolded at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Negreanu crawled his way up the standings, from 31st out of 33 players to the leader of the pack.
The final table chip count is as follows:
| Seat | Name | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Daniel Negreanu | $4,670,000 |
| 2. | Mads Andersen | $4,315,000 |
| 3. | David Redlin | $2,400,000 |
| 4. | Joe Hachem | $2,345,000 |
| 5. | Ed Jordan | $2,320,000 |
| 6. | Jim Hanna | $1,280,000 |
Blinds are set at $40,000/$80,000 and the ante is $10,000 in the fight for $2,182,075 in prize money.
PokerListings.com will be live at tonight's event, reporting play-by-play action as the game develops. Be the first to know the results by visiting our WPT Live Tournament Section.
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