The World Poker Tour’s inaugural Main Event at The Venetian is a success after Ben Palmer wins the 734-entrant Main Event, overcoming a final table including the likes of Tony Gargano, Danny Qutami and Will Givens.

There were a few arched eyebrows when one of our most beloved brands announced plans to enter the devil’s playground and organise a Main Event at the Venetian in Las Vegas.

The World Poker Tour (WPT) did what they did, and judging by the 734-entrant field, they weren’t the only ones who comfortably took a steak knife to their cognitive dissonance, slicing and dicing, so they could only focus on the icing.

Sheldon Adelson doesn’t bother Ben Palmer.