Mercier Reclaims Lead in Weekly Global Poker Index
Mercier jumped two spots from third place thanks to his win in the $100,000 High Roller event at the Five Diamond World Poker Classic at Bellagio. Mercier earned $683,000 for that victory. Riding his 2011 WSOP bracelet win and a third-place finish in Epic’s inaugural event, Mercier has a stranglehold on the ranking until January ushers in a new year of major tournaments
EPL: Lichtenberger Leads Headed Into 5-Handed Final
Lichtenberger earned over $200,000 at Bellagio last week Andrew Lichtenberger is having one hell of a December. Just one week after finishing fourth in the WPT’s Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event, Lichtenberger is not only back at another big final table, he is the chip leader. Lichtenberger is one of just
Joe Hachem and PokerStars Part Ways
The Australian poker icon’s contract with Stars recently expired and the two parties have elected not to renew their agreement.
WPT: Antonio Esfandiari One Step Closer to the Repeat
Esfandiari finished the day third in chips Last year, Antonio Esfandiari got one of the best birthday presents a guy could ask for in the form of a second World Poker Tour title at the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event at Bellagio. This year, Esfandiari may not have picked up title
WPT: Clements Near the Top of Day 2 Bellagio Field
Clements found success at Venetian less than a month ago For the second year in a row, the field at the World Poker Tour’s Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic has surpassed 400 players and generated a more than $4 million prize pool. The total field size for the $10,000 buy-in event came in
WPT: Vanessa Selbst Off to Fast Start at Bellagio
Selbst cashed in her first WPT event at this year’s Borgata tournament Ten years ago, the World Poker Tour kicked off its very first season with the Five Diamond World Poker Classic at Bellagio.
Selbst Out Front as WPT Five Diamond Wraps Day 1
Selbst has built herself a stack of around 165,000 chips to start Day 2 – about 10k clear of the rest of the field. Following closely on her heels though are an elite top 20 that includes Allen Kessler (108,475), who held the chip lead for the first-time ever in a WPT event earlier in the day, Jack Schanbacher (108,100), Chris Klodnicki (106,750), Will Failla (101,325), Alec Torelli (100,500) and Antonio Esfandiari (97,350)
Esfandiari Leads, Ivey, Brunson Threaten at WPT Five Diamond
A total of 391 players entered the $10k event throughout the first day, but another 47 jumped in on the action on Day 2 by the time registration closed and the event’s ninth level began. A grand total of 438 players created a $4,248,600 prize pool that will pay 100 spots with $870,124 set aside for first. As the day wore on the field was whittled down to just 137 with big names like Phil Ivey, Doyle Brunson, Sorel Mizzi, Vanessa Rousso and Faraz Jaka among the leaders
Ivey Among Leaders as WPT Five Diamond Kicks Off
A total of 391 players entered the $10k event throughout the first day’s five 90-minute levels and more are expected with registration open until the end of the event’s eighth level at close to 5 p.m. PT Saturday. Many of poker’s biggest names were among the Day 1 starters, including Phil Ivey, Antonio Esfandiari, Chau Giang, Vanessa Rousso, Jason Mercier, Scotty Nguyen, Erik Seidel, Barry Greenstein and Freddy Deeb.