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The WPT Invitational got underway yesterday with a 5pm reception. Open bars, free buffet, dj spinning some tunes, celebs excited to meet poker pros, poker pros excited to meet celebs, media enjoying the food and drink…
It was quite fun and not the normal introduction to a poker tournament. Everyone seemed to be enjoying the atmosphere and the company. And when players took their seats at 7pm for the freeroll tourney, the fun continued. While most people wouldn\’t mind doing well and taking home their share of the $200k prize pool, it was predominantly a room full of drunks not-too-serious poker playing.
Within the first few hours, my personal fav Mekhi Phifer was eliminated AND didn\’t say goodbye to me, so the night was pretty much over. Some other stuff probably happened, but you\’ll have to check WPT Live Updates, PokerPages, or PokerListings for actual results.
Day 2 begins today at 2pm with only 112 remaining players out of the original 400-420-somewhere in that range.