The Five Diamond World Poker Classic of the World Poker Tour

The Five Diamond World Poker Classic is another important tournament of the World Poker Tour. This event serves as one of the qualifiers to the prestigious World Poker Tour Championship at the final event of each season. A sure seat at the championship event is guaranteed to the winner of this wonderful event. Several players have already used this tournament as a stepping stone to reach the most sought after poker glory.

A number of professional poker players have already won in the Five Diamond World Poker Classic to make their way to become poker champions. However, this tournament now also showcases these highly-skilled people but amateurs as well. This combination contributes to a fast paced action-packed poker action. Winning this tournament is an excellent opportunity for those who want to make a name in the poker world. This annual event is held at the Bellagio casino hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In the first season of the World Poker Tour, the Five Diamond World Poker Classic opened the inaugural tour. In the end, it was Gus Hansen who defied the odds and won this glorious tournament. He outlasted other poker greats like Scotty Nguyen, Chris Bigler, John Hennigan, Kassem Deeb. But it was his battle with John Juanda in the final round that kept everyone excited and at the edge of their feet. Later on, Hansen took home a grand total of $556,480.

Meanwhile, the second season of the tour saw Paul Phillips winning the tournament's grand pot amounting to a whopping $1,101,980. He defeated Dewey Tomko in the final round. To complete the list of poker players who made it to the final table of this event are Mel Judah, Tino Lechich, Abe Mosseri and Gus Hansen. All these players gave everything they got but it was Phillips' luck and skill that emerged triumphant in the end.

The third season had a different outcome than the first couple of seasons. This Las Vegas tournament was dominated by Daniel Negreanu most of the way. In the final round, he defeated Nam Le, Steve Rassi, Jennifer Harman, Vinny Landrum and runner up Humberto Brenes. All in all, he was able to take home a total of $1,795,218 in winnings.

Meanwhile, the fourth season of the World Poker Tour saw the tournament end up once again in a classic but very fast pace. This time, it was Rehne Pedersen who won the pot that amounted to a whopping $2,078,185. This value has been the biggest ever recorded for this particular tournament. The cast of the final table include Phil Laak, Darrell Dicken, J. J. Liu, Doyle Brunson and runner up Patrik Antonius.

The fifth season of the tour proved to be another successful year for the Five Diamond World Poker Classic. This time it was Joseph Hachem who bagged the pot against Jim Hanna in the final round. Among the other poker players he defeated are Edward Jordan, David Redlin, Mads Andersen and Daniel Negreanu.