Kranich strikes it rich at Bellagio Cup VI

Moritz Kranich took down the World Poker Tour’s Bellagio Cup VI title and boosted his earnings by a tasty $875,000 after tasting victory on the first US stop of the 2010-2011 WPT season. Justin Smith helped himself to $594,755 for coming second, while Phil Ivey, who busted out of the World Series Main Event last week, made up for lost time by coming third in what was a record setting ninth World Poker Tour final table. Clearly, poker really is just a game of luck. Read more.