The World Poker Tour sets in for their first tournament in the 2010 year. The $10,000 No-Limit WPT Championship event began today as players hit the felt in Biloxi, Mississippi. 208 players showed up in Biloxi to participate in the event making first place a whopping $739,486 in cold hard cash. The tournament will last until Wednesday when 6 players will battle it out on the ‘final table’. Right now Dan O’Brien is leading the pack as he jumped out to an early lead, but he shouldn’t feel to comfortable. Close behind him consist of Dwyte Pilgrim, James Mackey, Hoyt Corkins, and Daniel Negreanu rounds out the top 5. Play will continue until 2 A.M. tonight so these players are in for the long haul.



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