The WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic is an annual tournament as part of the World Poker Tour that is played out at Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada .[ 1] It has been part of every season of the World Poker Tour after being the inaugural event in Season 1 (I) in 2002.[ 2]
History
The World Poker Tour 's first-ever event was the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic that began on May 27, 2002.[ 2] Gus Hansen was crowned the first champion and also became the first player to final table this event twice when he finished third in Season 2 (II) behind eventual winner Paul Phillips .[ 3] [ 4] Season 2 (II) would see the date of the event shifted to December where it currently remains on the schedule every season. In Season 3 (III) the buy-in was raised from $10,200 to $15,300 and Daniel Negreanu won the event.[ 5]
The $15,000 buy-in remained through to Season 8 (VIII) before it was reduced back to $10,000. In Season 9 (IX), Antonio Esfandiari won the event which would be the first of his three consecutive final table appearances as he finished sixth in Season 10 (X) and fourth in Season 11 (XI).[ 6] Andrew Lichtenberger also has three final tables in this event with two coming back-to-back in Season 10 (X) and Season 11 (XI).[ 7]
Two players have both won an event and finished runner-up. Ryan Tosoc finished second in Season 15 (XV) before winning in Season 16 (XVI), while Alex Foxen finished second in Season 16 (XVI) before winning in Season 18 (XVIII).[ 8] [ 9]
The event was moved to October for Season 20 (XX), which was the first time it wasn't held in December since the inaugural season.[ 10] Chad Eveslage won his second WPT title and $1,042,300 after he defeated Steve Buckner.[ 11]
From Season 16 (XVI), the final tables were streamed on PokerGO .[ 12]
Event winners
WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Event Winners
Season
Date
Winner
Prize
Runner-up
Entrants
Buy-in
Prize Pool
Payouts
Results
1 (I)
May 27-June 1, 2002
Gus Hansen
$556,460
John Juanda
146
$10,200
$1,416,200
18
Results [ 13]
2 (II)
December 15–18, 2003
Paul Phillips
$1,101,908
Dewey Temko
314
$10,200
$3,044,750
36
Results [ 14]
3 (III)
December 14–18, 2004
Daniel Negreanu
$1,770,218
Humberto Brenes
376
$15,300
$5,470,800
50
Results [ 15]
4 (IV)
December 12–16, 2005
Rehne Pedersen
$2,078,185
Patrik Antonius
555
$15,300
$8,075,250
100
Results [ 16]
5 (V)
December 14–19, 2006
Joe Hachem
$2,207,575
Jim Hanna
583
$15,400
$8,482,650
100
Results [ 17]
6 (VI)
December 12–18, 2007
Eugene Katchalov
$2,482,605
Ted Kearly
626
$15,400
$9,390,000
100
Results [ 18]
7 (VII)
December 13–19, 2008
David Rheem
$1,538,730
Justin Young
497
$15,400
$7,231,350
100
Results [ 19]
8 (VIII)
December 13–19, 2009
Daniel Alaei
$1,428,430
Josh Arieh
329
$15,400
$4,761,450
27
Results [ 20]
9 (IX)
December 3–8, 2010
Antonio Esfandiari
$870,124
Andrew Robl
438
$10,300
$4,261,267
100
Results [ 21]
10 (X)
December 6–11, 2011
James Dempsey
$821,612
Soi Nguyen
413
$10,300
$4,006,100
100
Results [ 22]
11 (XI)
December 4–9, 2012
Ravi Raghavan
$1,268,571
Shawn Buchanan
503
$10,300
$4,879,100
54
Results [ 23]
12 (XII)
December 6–11, 2013
Dan Smith
$1,161,135
Gary Benson
449
$10,300
$4,355,300
45
Results [ 24]
13 (XIII)
December 15–20, 2014
Mohsin Charania
$1,477,890
Garrett Greer
586
$10,300
$5,684,200
54
Results [ 25]
14 (XIV)
December 14–19, 2015
Kevin Eyster
$1,587,382
Bill Jennings
639
$10,400
$6,198,300
63
Results [ 26]
15 (XV)
December 5–10, 2016
James Romero
$1,938,118
Ryan Tosoc
791
$10,400
$7,672,700
72
Results [ 27]
16 (XVI)
December 5–10, 2017
Ryan Tosoc
$1,958,065
Alex Foxen
812
$10,400
$7,876,400
81
Results [ 28]
17 (XVII)
December 11–15, 2018
Dylan Linde
$1,631,468
Milos Skrbic
1,001
$10,400
$9,709,700
126
Results [ 29]
18 (XVIII)
December 16–21, 2019
Alex Foxen
$1,694,995
Toby Joyce
1,035
$10,400
$10,039,500
130
Results [ 30]
19 (XIX)
December 15–19, 2021
Taylor Black
$1,241,430
Vikenty Shegal
716
$10,400
$6,945,200
90
Results [ 31]
20 (XX)
October 19-23, 2022
Chad Eveslage
$1,042,300
Steve Buckner
569
$10,400
$5,519,300
72
Results [ 32]
Event results
Season 1 (I): WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
5-Day Event: May 27-June 1, 2002
Buy-in: $10,200
Number of Entrants: 146
Total Prize Pool: $1,416,200
Number of Payouts: 18
Winning Hand: K ♠ K ♣ [ 3]
Season 2 (II): WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
4-Day Event: December 15–18, 2003
Buy-in: $10,200
Number of Entrants: 314
Total Prize Pool: $3,044,750
Number of Payouts: 36
Winning Hand: 7 ♦ 7 ♥ [ 4]
Season 3 (III): WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
5-Day Event: December 14–18, 2004
Buy-in: $15,300
Number of Entrants: 376
Total Prize Pool: $5,470,800
Number of Payouts: 50
Winning Hand: K ♣ 7 ♦ [ 5]
Season 4 (IV): WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
5-Day Event: December 12–16, 2005
Buy-in: $15,300
Number of Entrants: 555
Total Prize Pool: $8,075,250
Number of Payouts: 100
Winning Hand: 8 ♣ 8 ♠ [ 4]
Season 5 (V): WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
6-Day Event: December 14–19, 2006
Buy-in: $15,400
Number of Entrants: 583
Total Prize Pool: $8,482,650
Number of Payouts: 100
Winning Hand: A ♠ 6 ♣ [ 3]
Final Table Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Joe Hachem
$2,207,575
2nd
Jim Hanna
$1,099,430
3rd
Daniel Negreanu
$592,000
4th
Mads Andersen
$380,630
5th
David Redlin
$253,715
6th
Edward Jordan
$169,145
Season 6 (VI): WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
7-Day Event: December 12–18, 2007
Buy-in: $15,400
Number of Entrants: 626
Total Prize Pool: $9,390,000
Number of Payouts: 100
Winning Hand: J ♥ 10 ♦ [ 5]
Final Table Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Eugene Katchalov
$2,482,605
2nd
Ted Kearly
$1,252,640
3rd
Dave Ulliott
$674,500
4th
Kenneth Rosen
$433,675
5th
Jordan Rich
$289,070
6th
Ryan Daut
$192,715
Season 7 (VII): WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
7-Day Event: December 13–19, 2008
Buy-in: $15,400
Number of Entrants: 497
Total Prize Pool: $7,231,350
Number of Payouts: 100
Winning Hand: K ♦ K ♠ [ 33]
Season 8 (VIII): WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
7-Day Event: December 13–19, 2009
Buy-in: $15,400
Number of Entrants: 329
Total Prize Pool: $4,761,450
Number of Payouts: 27
Winning Hand: 10 ♥ 8 ♦ [ 34]
Season 9 (IX): WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
6-Day Event: December 3–8, 2010
Buy-in: $10,300
Number of Entrants: 438
Total Prize Pool: $4,261,267
Number of Payouts: 100
Winning Hand: K ♣ J ♦ [ 6]
Season 10 (X): WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
6-Day Event: December 6–11, 2011
Buy-in: $10,300
Number of Entrants: 413
Total Prize Pool: $4,006,100
Number of Payouts: 100
Winning Hand: K ♥ Q ♣ [ 35]
Season 11 (XI): WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
6-Day Event: December 4–9, 2012
Buy-in: $10,300
Number of Entrants: 503
Total Prize Pool: $4,879,100
Number of Payouts: 54
Winning Hand: 7 ♥ 7 ♣ [ 7]
Season 12 (XII): WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
6-Day Event: December 6–11, 2013
Buy-in: $10,300
Number of Entrants: 449
Total Prize Pool: $4,355,300
Number of Payouts: 45
Winning Hand: K ♠ 10 ♦ [ 36]
Final Table Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Dan Smith
$1,161,135
2nd
Gary Benson
$672,685
3rd
Eddy Sabat
$436,160
4th
Shaun Suller
$303,793
5th
Barry Hutter
$219,165
6th
Joe Serock
$175,766
Season 13 (XIII): WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
6-Day Event: December 15–20, 2014
Buy-in: $10,300
Number of Entrants: 586
Total Prize Pool: $5,684,200
Number of Payouts: 54
Winning Hand: 9 ♥ 6 ♦ [ 37]
Final Table Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Mohsin Charania
$1,477,890
2nd
Garrett Greer
$869,683
3rd
Brett Shaffer
$562,736
4th
Ryan Julius
$383,684
5th
Ryan Fee
$272,842
6th
Tobias Reinkemeier
$218,842
Season 14 (XIV): WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
6-Day Event: December 14–19, 2015
Buy-in: $10,400
Number of Entrants: 639
Total Prize Pool: $6,198,300
Number of Payouts: 63
Winning Hand: A ♦ Q ♣ [ 38]
Final Table Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Kevin Eyster
$1,587,382
2nd
Bill Jennings
$929,745
3rd
Ben Yu
$607,433
4th
Jake Schwartz
$412,187
5th
Cate Hall
$291,320
6th
Eddie Ochana
$226,238
Season 15 (XV): WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
6-Day Event: December 5–10, 2016
Buy-in: $10,400
Number of Entrants: 791
Total Prize Pool: $7,672,700
Number of Payouts: 72
Winning Hand: K ♦ K ♥ [ 39]
Final Table Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
James Romero
$1,938,118
2nd
Ryan Tosoc
$1,124,051
3rd
Jake Schindler
$736,579
4th
Alex Condon
$494,889
5th
Justin Bonomo
$345,272
6th
Igor Yaroshevskyy
$268,545
Season 16 (XVI): WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
6-Day Event: December 5–10, 2017
Buy-in: $10,400
Number of Entrants: 812
Total Prize Pool: $7,876,400
Number of Payouts: 81
Winning Hand: Q ♣ 10 ♥ [ 8]
Final Table Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Ryan Tosoc
$1,958,065
2nd
Alex Foxen
$1,134,202
3rd
Mike Del Vecchio
$752,196
4th
Sean Perry
$504,090
5th
Ajay Chabra
$350,500
6th
Richard Kirsch
$271,736
Season 17 (XVII): WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
5-Day Event: December 11–15, 2018
Buy-in: $10,400
Number of Entrants: 1,001
Total Prize Pool: $9,709,700
Number of Payouts: 126
Winning Hand: J ♠ J ♥ [ 40]
Final Table Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Dylan Linde
$1,631,468
2nd
Milos Skrbic
$1,087,603
3rd
Andrew Lichtenberger
$802,973
4th
Ping Liu
$599,147
5th
Lisa Hamilton
$451,880
6th
Barry Hutter
$344,529
Season 18 (XVIII): WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
5-Day Event: December 16–21, 2019
Buy-in: $10,400
Number of Entrants: 1,035
Total Prize Pool: $10,039,500
Number of Payouts: 130
Winning Hand: A ♣ J ♠ [ 9]
Final Table Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Alex Foxen
$1,694,995
2nd
Toby Joyce
$1,120,040
3rd
Seth Davies
$827,285
4th
Peter Neff
$617,480
5th
Daniel Park
$465,780
6th
Jonathan Jaffe
$355,125
Season 19 (XIX): WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
5-Day Event: December 15–19, 2021
Buy-in: $10,400
Number of Entrants: 716
Total Prize Pool: $6,945,200
Number of Payouts: 90
Winning Hand: A ♥ K ♠ [ 41]
Final Table Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Taylor Black
$1,241,430
2nd
Vikenty Shegal
$827,620
3rd
Gianluca Speranza
$609,960
4th
Lorenzo Lavis
$454,590
5th
Mohsin Charania
$342,645
6th
David Kim
$261,235
Season 20 (XX): WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
5-Day Event: October 19-23, 2022
Buy-in: $10,400
Number of Entrants: 569
Total Prize Pool: $5,519,300
Number of Payouts: 72
Winning Hand: 7 ♥ 5 ♦ [ 42]
Final Table Results
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Chad Eveslage
$1,042,300
2nd
Steve Buckner
$690,000
3rd
Michael Gathy
$505,000
4th
Brian Kim
$377,000
5th
Albert Calderon
$283,000
6th
David Kim
$216,000
7th
Zachary Donovan
$166,000
Multiple final tables
Both Antonio Esfandiari and Andrew Lichtenberger have made three final tables each. Esfandiari made three consecutive final tables from Season 9 (IX) to Season 11 (XI) , while two of Lichtenberger's final tables came back-to-back in Season 10 (X) and Season 11 (XI) .[ 43]
Biggest payouts
Below is a list of players that have cashed for over $1,000,000 at the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic in a single event.
WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Biggest Payouts
Rank
Player
Prize
Place
Season
1
Eugene Katchalov
$2,482,605
1st
6 (VI)
2
Joe Hachem
$2,207,575
1st
5 (V)
3
Rehne Pedersen
$2,078,185
1st
4 (IV)
4
Ryan Tosoc
$1,958,065
1st
16 (XVI)
5
James Romero
$1,938,118
1st
15 (XV)
6
Daniel Negreanu
$1,770,218
1st
3 (III)
7
Alex Foxen
$1,694,995
1st
18 (XVIII)
8
Dylan Linde
$1,631,468
1st
17 (XVII)
9
Kevin Eyster
$1,587,382
1st
14 (XIV)
10
David Rheem
$1,538,730
1st
7 (VII)
11
Mohsin Charania
$1,477,890
1st
13 (XIII)
12
Daniel Alaei
$1,428,430
1st
8 (VIII)
13
Ravi Raghavan
$1,268,571
1st
11 (XI)
14
Ted Kearly
$1,252,640
2nd
6 (VI)
15
Taylor Black
$1,241,430
1st
19 (XIX)
15
Dan Smith
$1,161,135
1st
12 (XII)
16
Alex Foxen
$1,134,202
2nd
16 (XVI)
17
Ryan Tosoc
$1,124,051
2nd
15 (XV)
18
Toby Joyce
$1,120,040
2nd
18 (XVIII)
19
Paul Phillips
$1,101,908
1st
2 (II)
20
Jim Hanna
$1,099,430
2nd
5 (V)
21
Milos Skrbic
$1,087,603
2nd
17 (XVII)
22
Patrik Antonius
$1,046,470
2nd
4 (IV)
23
Chad Eveslage
$1,042,300
1st
20 (XX)
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