The 2006 WPT World Championship at the Bellagio is now over and it was a historic event. There were a WPT record 605 entrants into the event. The prize pool ended up being a record setting $15 million. The winner was local Joe Bartholdi. His trip to the WPT World Championship started with a $25 satellite victory. He set a new WPT record by winning the most money as a $25 satellite entrant. Joe Bartholdi turned his $25 satellite entry into a whopping $3.76 million. He’s also the 2006 WPT Champion and has a guaranteed free entry into the 2007 WPT World Championship at the Bellagio.