The WPT has found a way to host more poker tournaments. They have joined forces with Classic Gaming Cruises to host a number of trips with WPT tournaments on board. Trips are scheduled from Alaska, New England, Mexico, and the Caribbean. They run from mid-July until late November and range in price from $429 to as much as $979 for the Alaskan trips, not bad for a week of luxury. Sounds like a great way to soak up some sun and play lots of poker for a week.

The tournaments on the cruises will be satellites into a $10,000 WPT main event. You’ll also be able to enjoy other tournament action as well as cash games. You’ll be able to play poker whenever you want to, especially if your wife likes to play as well. Hurry if you want to play on one of these cruises; cabins are filling up fast.

It’s been a long road to the final 27, with Days 1 and 2 churning out some unexpected busts and bad beats. Among the professionals lost during those first two days were Eugene Todd, Tom Schneider, and Brandon Cantu, followed by Huck Seed, Bob Stupak, Steve Sung, and Bill Edler. “Bodog” Ari Engel, Hasan Habib, David Redlin, and Arnold Spee were the next to fall, and then the last to go were Erick Lindgren, Ted Forrest an Eli Elezra.

Team Bodog’s Johnathan “UFPokerStar” Westra made it through to Day 3. All players remaining 27 players are now in the money guaranteed a minimum payout of $18,733. Johnathan is sitting with 69,300 chips, putting him 19th in chips.

Play today will get down to 6 players, setting up what could be a great looking final table. The final table will take place on Friday, March 28th at 5 p.m. PST. Here are the top 10 players on the leaderboard:

1. Jason Potter — 351,700
2. Jordan Rich — 327,900
3. Ron Linden — 301,400
4. Zachary Hyman — 298,000
5. Phil Ivey — 286,100
6. Michael Mizrachi — 255,900
7. Chris Back — 244,300
8. David Pham — 195,100
9. Lee Markholt — 183,700
10. Bryan Devonshire — 182,500

The first place winner in this tournament will take home a sweet $493,815! To follow updates throughout the day, please visit Poker On World Poker Tour - Live Updates.

1. The Borgata Winter Open, Jan. 15 to 31. There will be 13 events with a $10,000 Main Event.

2. The Aussie Millions, Jan. 5 to 20 at the Crown Casino in Melbourne.

3. WSOP Harrah’s New Orleans, May 9-21. They’ll have 10 events including the $5000 Main Event.

4. WPT L.A. Poker Classic, Jan. 24 to Mar. 3. There will be 30 events including the $10,000 Main Event.

5. WPT Bay 101 in San Jose March 10-14 will also have a $10,000 Main Event.

6. WPT World Championship in Las Vegas on April 19-25 will have a $25,000 Main Event.

7. EPT Grand Final Monte Carlo Bay Resort April 12-17 will have a 10,000 Euro buy-in.

8. WSOP Las Vegas May 30 – July 17 will have 55 events this year.

9. PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure Atlantis, Bahamas, Jan. 5-10.

10. EPT Scandinavian Open Casino Copenhagen, Denmark, February 19-23.