FIVE DIAMOND WORLD POKER CLASSIC

December 03-8 | Bellagio | Las Vegas, Nevada
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The Magician's Reappearing Act

01:42 PM, 12/09/10

Kimberly Lansing Talks to Two-time WPT Champ Antonio Esfandiari

06:25 AM, 12/09/10

Hand #181: Antonio Esfandiari Wins! ($870,124)

03:15 AM, 12/09/10

Hand #123: Vanessa Rousso Eliminated in 3rd Place ($358,964)

12:38 AM, 12/09/10

Hand #109: Antonio Esfandiari Doubles Thru Vanessa Rousso

11:56 PM, 12/08/10

Hand #88: Vanessa Rousso Wins a 4.6 Million Pot vs. Antonio Esfandiari

10:17 PM, 12/08/10

Hand #85: Vanessa Rousso Doubles Thru Andrew Robl

10:07 PM, 12/08/10

Hand #82: Andrew Robl Takes a 5.1 Million Pot vs. Antonio Esfandiari

09:50 PM, 12/08/10

Hand #81: Antonio Esfandiari Takes a 3.5 Million Pot vs. Vanessa Rousso

09:28 PM, 12/08/10

Hand #76: Vanessa Rousso Doubles Thru Andrew Robl in Dramatic Fashion

09:11 PM, 12/08/10

Hand #72: John Racener Eliminated in 4th Place ($232,271)

08:48 PM, 12/08/10

Hand #47: Kirk Morrison Eliminated in 5th Place ($168,924)

07:47 PM, 12/08/10

Hand #40: Antonio Esfandiari Takes a Big Pot Against Kirk Morrison

07:08 PM, 12/08/10

Hand #38: Andrew Robl Takes the Chip Lead From Vanessa Rousso

06:56 PM, 12/08/10

Hand #34: Andrew Robl Doubles Thru Vanessa Rousso

06:39 PM, 12/08/10

Hand #2: Ted Lawson Eliminated in 6th Place ($126,693)

04:38 PM, 12/08/10

The BJ Show with Your Mom and Jess

10:58 AM, 12/08/10

Photo Recap: Day 5 of WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic

10:30 AM, 12/08/10

WPT Final Table: Official Seating & Chip Counts

09:07 PM, 12/07/10

Hand #89: Kia Mohajeri Eliminated in 7th Place ($97,131)

09:02 PM, 12/07/10

Hand #88: Andrew Robl Doubles Thru Kirk Morrison

08:57 PM, 12/07/10

Hand #71: Ted Lawson Doubles Thru John Racener

08:00 PM, 12/07/10

Hand #68: Andrew Lichtenberger Eliminated in 8th Place ($67,570)

07:54 PM, 12/07/10

Hand #44: Vanessa Rousso Extends Her Chip Lead

06:15 PM, 12/07/10

Hand #36: Antonio Esfandiari Doubles Thru Andrew Robl

05:46 PM, 12/07/10

Hand #32: Sorel Mizzi Eliminated in 9th Place ($59,123)

05:13 PM, 12/07/10

Hand #29: Does Kirk Morrison Have the Best Tournament ROI?

05:07 PM, 12/07/10

Hands #20-23: Ray Dehkharghani Eliminated in 10th Place ($50,677)

04:43 PM, 12/07/10

Is Sorel Headed for Another TV Bubble?

04:37 PM, 12/07/10

Kimberly Catches Up Kirk Morrison

04:10 PM, 12/07/10

Final Ten Players: Official Seating & Chip Counts

03:03 PM, 12/07/10

Amit Makhija Eliminated in 13th Place ($42,231)

02:24 PM, 12/07/10

Kirk Morrison Puts Antonio Esfandiari to the Test

02:18 PM, 12/07/10

Kirk Morrison Doubles Thru Amit Makhija

01:41 PM, 12/07/10

Amit Makhija Doubles Thru Antonio Esfandiari

01:16 PM, 12/07/10

Vanessa Rousso Doubles Thru Antonio Esfandiari

01:13 PM, 12/07/10

Photo Recap: Day 4 of WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic

11:56 AM, 12/07/10

Doyle Brunson Diamond Dodecahedron Web-Based Poker Classic With Jess and BJ

05:27 AM, 12/07/10

RISE Clothing's Player of the Day - John Racener

11:21 PM, 12/06/10

Andy Frankenberger Eliminated in 16th Place ($33,785)

10:07 PM, 12/06/10

Luis Velador Doubles Thru Kirk Morrison

08:16 PM, 12/06/10

Andrew Lichtenberger Talks Doyle Brunson

08:01 PM, 12/06/10

Michael Gracz Out in 29th ($25,339); Vanessa Rousso vs. Luis Velador

05:32 PM, 12/06/10

Andrew Robl's Tough Table

05:09 PM, 12/06/10

Former Five Diamond Winner Eugene Katchalov

02:45 PM, 12/06/10

Vanessa Rousso vs. Bryn Kenney in a LOOOOOONG Hand

01:07 PM, 12/06/10

BJ Nemeth and Jessica Welman Star in 'For Your Consideration'

11:10 AM, 12/06/10

Photo Recap: Day 3 of WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic

11:00 AM, 12/06/10

RISE Clothing Player of the Day - Andy Frankenberger

02:14 AM, 12/06/10

Day 3 Seating Assignments

02:04 AM, 12/06/10

Official Chip Counts

01:44 AM, 12/06/10

Monday Tournament: $5,000 NLHE @ 2:00 pm

06:55 PM, 12/05/10

Dwyte Pilgrim Doesn't Have Fans, He Has Friends

06:36 PM, 12/05/10

Jason Mercier Remains Calm on the Bubble

06:18 PM, 12/05/10

John Juanda Eliminated in 92nd Place ($12,669)

05:24 PM, 12/05/10

Eric Mizrachi Survives the Bubble, Ready For a Comeback

05:15 PM, 12/05/10

101st-Place Bubble Boy: Ali Eslami

04:58 PM, 12/05/10

Jason Mercier Doubles Thru Luis Velador on the Money Bubble

04:56 PM, 12/05/10

John Juanda Doubles Through Isaac Baron - On the Bubble

04:55 PM, 12/05/10

False Alarm: Still 438 Entrants For This Event

03:53 PM, 12/05/10

Matt Berkey Eliminated in a Huge Pot on a Bad Beat

03:29 PM, 12/05/10

Photo Recap: Day 2 of WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic

12:16 PM, 12/05/10

Poker Headlines with Jess with Jess and BJ

10:55 AM, 12/05/10

RISE Clothing Player of the Day - Antonio Esfandiari

03:39 AM, 12/05/10

Official Chip Counts and Seating Assignments

03:27 AM, 12/05/10

Antonio Esfandiari Ends the Day on Top

09:15 PM, 12/04/10

Official Numbers: 438 Players

07:47 PM, 12/04/10

Phil Hellmuth vs. Sorel Mizzi, Part 2

07:24 PM, 12/04/10

Doyle Brunson On A Roll In His Own Tournament

07:00 PM, 12/04/10

Phil Ivey Loves Atlantic City

03:51 PM, 12/04/10

Mini-Photo Blog From Day 1

03:05 PM, 12/04/10

Faraz Jaka Looking to Repeat His 5 Diamond Success

02:31 PM, 12/04/10

Jess and BJ: It's Not a Sequel, It's a Reboot!

10:27 AM, 12/04/10

Official Chips Count and Seating Assignments

08:00 AM, 12/04/10

Day 1 Ends With Ryan D'Angelo Leading

08:50 PM, 12/03/10

Lighting Fires with Antonio Esfandiari

08:40 PM, 12/03/10

Kimberly and Madsen Freestylin'

08:14 PM, 12/03/10

Shuffle Up & Deal!

12:46 PM, 12/03/10

Day 1 Underway

12:19 PM, 12/03/10

Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic About to Begin

12:03 PM, 12/03/10

Live Tournament Updates

Adam Levy Eliminated

Level 6: 300-600, 75 ante

Well that was quick. Won KJo vs KK for 10k then lost AJdd vs 77 for another 10k and then got Corkins'ed with KK vs his AQo for the rest.less than a minute ago via TweetDeck

Sorted In: Adam Levy, Bellagio, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, Tournaments, Season IX
01:13 PM, 12/04/10

More Late Arrivals

Level 6: 300-600, 75 ante

Add John Juanda and Bryn Kenney to the list of late arrivals.  Registration is up to 419 players, but someone very notable is still missing from the line-up.

This tournament's namesake, Doyle Brunson, still isn't sure if he is going to play this event or not.  He is not completely missing in action though, as he was spotted sitting in Bobby's Room likely waiting for some cash game action to get underway.

Sorted In: Doyle Brunson, Bellagio, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, Tournaments, Season IX
01:11 PM, 12/04/10

Barry Greenstein Eliminated

Level 6: 300-600, 75 ante

Pretty much got colddecked out of wpt with 1010 small blind vs QQ big blind for 55BB.less than a minute ago via txt

Sorted In: Barry Greenstein, Bellagio, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, Tournaments, Season IX
12:48 PM, 12/04/10

Late Arrivals

Level 6: 300-600, 75 ante

With registration still open, players are trickling into the Fontana Lounge and Poker Room to take their seats still.  Some of the late arrivals include Brent Roberts, Craig Bergeron, and Jason Koon, who finished in third place at the Bellagio's last WPT event, the Festa al Lago in October.

Sorted In: Bellagio, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, Tournaments, Season IX
12:46 PM, 12/04/10

Another Day of Overflow in the Poker Room

Level 6: 300-600, 75 ante

The field size continues to grow on Day 2, as registration remains open until the beginning of Level 9 (around 5:00 pm). Bellagio's Fontana Lounge has a full house, and once again the poker room is handling the overflow.

This photo from Day 1 shows the poker room from a railbirds' perspective. Having Erica Schoenberg front and center definitely improves the view.


Erica Schoenberg (1)

Sorted In: Erica Schoenberg, Bellagio, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, Tournaments, Season IX
12:29 PM, 12/04/10

Day 2 Begins

Level 5: 200-400, 50 ante

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic.  

After ending Day 1 with 391 registered players, the field is already up to 410 players with registration still open thru the end of Level 8.  The players are currently on Level 6 with blinds at 300-600 ante 75.

Once again, we will be playing five 90-minute levels, then wrapping up play for the day around 8:00pm.

Sorted In: Bellagio, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, Tournaments, Season IX
12:15 PM, 12/04/10

 

RANKING

1
Antonio Esfandiari
$870,124
2
Andrew Robl
$549,003
3
Vanessa Rousso
$358,964
4
John Racener
$232,271
5
Kirk Morrison
$168,924
6
Ted Lawson
$126,693

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Payout Structure

Place Prize
1 $870,124
2 $549,003
3 $358,964
4 $232,271
5 $168,924
6 $126,693
7 $97,131
8 $67,570
9 $59,123
10 $50,677
11 - 15 $42,231
16 - 20 $33,785
21 - 30 $25,339
31 - 40 $21,116
41 - 49 $16,892
50 - 52 $14,780
53 - 69 $13,725
70 - 71 $13,197
71 - 100 $12,669

Blind Structure

Level Blinds Ante
1 50-100 0
2 100-200 0
3 100-200 25
4 150-300 25
5 200-400 50
6 300-600 75
7 400-800 100
8 500-1,000 100
9 600-1,200 200
10 800-1,600 200
11 1,000-2,000 300
12 1,200-2,400 300
13 1,500-3,000 400
14 2,000-4,000 400
15 2,500-5,000 500
16 3,000-6,000 500
17 4,000-8,000 1,000
18 5,000-10,000 1,000
19 6,000-12,000 2,000
20 8,000-16,000 2,000
21 10,000-20,000 3,000
22 12,000-24,000 3,000
23 15,000-30,000 4,000
24 20,000-40,000 4,000
25 25,000-50,000 5,000
26 30,000-60,000 5,000
27 40,000-80,000 10,000
28 50,000-100,000 10,000
29 60,000-120,000 15,000
30 80,000-160,000 15,000
31 100,000-200,000 20,000
32 120,000-240,000 20,000
33 150,000-300,000 25,000
34 200,000-400,000 25,000
35 300,000-600,000 50,000
36 400,000-800,000 75,000
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