Chino Rheem begins his title defense at the Bellagio's Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic today at Noon PT. Check back for hand-for-hand, coverage, chip counts, photos, and player interviews with Amanda Leatherman.

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RANKING

1	Daniel Alaei	$1,453,930
2	Josh Arieh	$952,290
3	Faraz Jaka	$571,374
4	Shawn Buchanan	$333,302
5	Scotty Nguyen	$249,976
6	Steve O'Dwyer	$202,362

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Payout Structure

Place	Prize
1	$1,453,930
2	$952,290
3	$571,374
4	$333,302
5	$249,976
6	$202,362
7	$154,747
8	$107,133
9	$76,183
10 - 12	$57,137
13 - 15	$47,615
16 - 18	$38,092
19 - 27	$28,569

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

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DOYLE BRUNSON FIVE DIAMOND WORLD POKER CLASSIC

Daniel Alaei Captures First WPT Title

Hand #154: Daniel Alaei Wins WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic ($1,428,430)

Hand #151: Josh Arieh Doubles Through Daniel Alaei

Hand #124: Daniel Alaei Doubles Through Josh Arieh

Hand #122: Faraz Jaka Eliminated in 3rd Place ($571,374)

Hand #109: Shawn Buchanan Eliminated in 4th Place ($333,302)

Hand #108: Daniel Alaei Doubles Through Josh Arieh

Hand #107: Josh Arieh Takes a 7.2 Million Pot Against Faraz Jaka

Hand #104: Scotty Nguyen Eliminated in 5th Place ($249,976)

Hand #98: Faraz Jaka Doubles Through Daniel Alaei

Hand #76: Josh Arieh Calls a River Bluff by Faraz Jaka in a 3.3 Million Pot

Hand #66: Josh Arieh Doubles Through Scotty Nguyen

Hand #58: Daniel Alaei Wins a 2.4 Million Pot Against Shawn Buchanan

Hand #47: Steve O'Dwyer Eliminated in 6th Place ($202,362)

Hand #39: Josh Arieh Doubles Through Daniel Alaei

Hand #11: Faraz Jaka Wins a 2.9 Million Pot Against Daniel Alaei

WPT Bio: Daniel Alaei

WPT Bio: Faraz Jaka

WPT Bio: Josh Arieh

WPT Bio: Steve O'Dwyer

WPT Bio: Scotty Nguyen

WPT Bio: Shawn Buchanan

Blue Diamond Almonds Bold Player of the Day - Faraz Jaka

WPT Final Table: Official Chip Counts

Three-Way All In: Joe Cassidy Out in 7th Place ($154,747)

Eric Hershler Eliminated in 8th Place ($107,133)

Curt Kohlberg Eliminated in 9th Place ($76,183)

Chad Batista Eliminated in 10th Place ($57,137)

Biggest Pot Yet: Faraz Jaka Doubles Through Curt Kohlberg

Controversy: Juanda Out; Batista Pissed; Scotty Nguyen Triples Up

Best Ever to Play Shortstacked According to Scotty Nguyen, Baby

Lee Salem Eliminated in 12th Place ($57,137)

Mike Sowers Eliminated in 13th Place ($47,615)

Who Does Faraz Jaka Not Want at the FT? He's Not Telling

Carter King Eliminated in 14th Place ($47,615)

Curt Kohlberg Extends His Chip Lead Against John Juanda

Matt Waxman Eliminated in 15th Place ($47,615)

Joe Elpayaa Eliminated in 16th Place ($38,092)

Blue Diamond Almonds Bold Player of the Day - Curt Kohlberg

Day 4: Curt Kohlberg Leads the Final 16

Biggest Pot Yet: Faraz Jaka Doubles Through Scotty Nguyen

Joe Cassidy on the Move

Shawn Buchanan Taking Money From Friends

Bluff Player of the Year: Jason Mercier

Bubble Boy: Hasan Habib Eliminated by Jeremy Brown

Brent Hanks Mobbed By Mr. T

Blue Diamond Almonds Bold Player of the Day - Daniel Alaei

Day 3: Official Chip Counts

Biggest Pot of the Tournament: Daniel Alaei Doubles Through Bryan Devonshire

Yevgeniy Timoshenko Eliminated; Eric Baldwin Effectively Wins 2009 POY

Prop Bet: How Many WPT Champions Are Still in the Field?

Cold Deck: Toto Leonidas Five-Bets Preflop Against David Pham, Cornel Cimpan, and Matt Stout

Day 2: Late Registration Bumps Field Size to 329

Day 3 Chipcounts and Seating Assignments

Blue Diamond Almonds Bold Player of the Day - Sorel Mizzi

Chipleader Brent Hanks with Dan O'Brien

Official Numbers: 329 Players, $1.4 Million First Prize

The Toughest Table in History and the Phantom Phil Ivey

Update & Clarification on "Lodden Thinks"

Lodden Thinks: How Much For a Masseuse to Shave Her Head?

Eli Elezra's New Look

Who Was Knocking On Amanda's Door Last Night?

Doyle Brunson Shaves His Head For Thuy Doan

Day 2 of WPT Bellagio

Blue Diamond Almonds Bold Player of the Day - Darryll Fish

Phil and Antonio

The Bored Duo - Justin Bonomo and Isaac Haxton

Defending Champion Chino Rheem Eliminated By Darryll Fish

To Register On Time, Or Register Late? That is the Question ...

Mark Newhouse Sunday Million Winner

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated by Billy Kopp in a HUGE Pot

Freddy Deeb Shows Up "Early," But He's Only Bluffing

Jason Mercier Trying To Figure Out the Mystery of Soheil

Card Player's Player of the Year Race

Jonathan Little Eliminated After a Rough First Level

Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic Today at Noon PT

Live Tournament Updates

Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic Today at Noon PT