Many times the action in the playoffs leading up to a championship turns out to be more impressive than the final game itself. Not so with the World Poker Tour Championship at Bellagio in Las Vegas. From start to finish, this game will be studied by experts and novices alike to pick up nuances on how to play. The final table includes Alan Goehring, the perpetual "bride's maid" of tournament poker; legend Doyle Brunson, author of poker's "Bible"; Phil Ivey, who makes his record 3rd appearance at a WPT final table; the young foreign "agent", Kirill Gerasimov, a Moscovite who learned his aggressive, bluffing style from Brunson's book; James Hoeppner, an accomplished tournament player who only learned about the event two weeks ago; and Ted Forrest, an aggressive, ultra-high stakes pro who has won and lost more than a million dollars at a single cash game. The entire season culminates with this ultimate show down, where players vie for almost $3 million in prize money. The action is fast, the stakes are high, and it's all for the first WPT Championship crown next week on the World Poker Tour.