“That performance, coupled with the Bellagio’s reputation as the home of high-stakes poker in Las Vegas, set the stage to make the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic one of poker’s most prestigious events.” “In 2002, a young newcomer named Gus Hansen set the poker world on fire with his aggressive style at World Poker Tour’s first televised final table,” said WPT President, Adam Pliska. Starting December 4, this year’s $10,300 tournament is again expected to draw some of the biggest names in poker to the beautiful Bellagio as they compete to become the next player to add their name to the prestigious WPT Champions Cup and put themselves in contention in the race to become the World Poker Tour Season XI Player of the Year. With an illustrious list of past champions, including Gus Hansen, Daniel Negreanu, Daniel Alaei, Antonio Esfandiari, and defending champion James Dempsey, this title is one of the most coveted in poker, and a crowning achievement for any player’s resume. Holding the honor of being the first-ever tournament broadcast on World Poker Tour, the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic has, like the WPT itself, grown in both size and prestige since 2002, earning a reputation as one of the world’s premier poker events.
Few tournaments are more renowned than the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic at Bellagio.
