Around 600 top poker players from all over the world are expected to converge at the The Bellagio Hotel and Casino for the World Poker Tour’s Season IV finale, The WPT World Championship. The prize pool is expected to reach anywhere between $12 - $15 million, with the winner taking home as much as $3.5 million.

The tournament event will be held April 18-24 with a $25,500 buy-in. It is expected to lure about 600 players and if the payout reaches $15 million, the final three spots will pay over $1 million each.

Among the top names expected to take to the felt are Phil "The Unabomber" Laak, Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari, Doyle Brunson, Jennifer Harman, Phil Ivey and Jennifer Tilly, among many others.

Doug Dalton, Bellagio’s director of poker operations, says, "We are excited to host the WPT World Championship for the fourth consecutive year. The pots are getting higher and the number of participants is growing with every tournament. Bellagio is proud to be a part of this phenomenon."

Last year’s world champion, Tuan Le, conquered a field of 452 players and took home $2.8 million. Second place Paul Maxfield of the UK pocketed $1.6 million.

Bellagio will begin running tournaments April 5 that will award seats in the event and will offer two $2,500 Super Satellite Tournaments.