While the PKR download has plenty of good multi-table tournaments, there’s nothing quite like winning a live prize. The Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic attracted plenty of amateurs, all keen to battle the pros and cash for a huge amount of money. When the final table was formed, however, it was dominated by pros.

Many of the pros were very well known to the poker community. One of the chip leaders going into the final table was Soi Nguyen, a former November Niner. He has done quite well, having enjoyed several large cashes since making the Main Event final table in 2010.

Well known poker pro Antonio Esfandiari entered the final table hoping to add another title to his resume as he won the tournament back in 2010. Andrew Lichtenberger, who amassed his poker winnings on the best US poker sites, joined Esfandiari at the final table, as did female pro Vanessa Selbst. The only amateur at the final table was Vitor Coelho, and things didn’t look good for him as he was the shortest stack.

The last member of the final table was British poker pro James Dempsey. He was in Vegas as a favor to fellow pro Chris Moorman and hadn’t even planned on playing the event. It’s a good thing he played, though, because you will soon see that he was destined to run good!

Coelho’s short stack was a recipe for 6th place, but he got lucky and watched Esfandiari get 3-outered by Dempsey. After this successful ladder, Coelho tried to double up his 4bb stack with 88, but he could not win the 3-way pot and busted 5th.

4-handed was a very tough battle, and Lichtenberger was the first to succumb as he got coolered preflop with 88 versus Nguyen’s 99. Then during 3-handed play, Selbst got it all-in preflop with K9 versus A9 and couldn’t suck out. She settled for third place.

When the heads-up match began, the stacks were an incredible 100bb deep. It comes as no surprise that Nguyen and Dempsey battled each other for 80 hands over a two hour period with these stacks. Nguyen took a big chip lead at the start of the match, but Dempsey took it back near the end of the event.

In the final hand of the night, Dempsey managed to get it all-in preflop dominating and then was able to hold. Nguyen busted in 2nd place and Dempsey was the winner of the 2011 Five Diamond World Poker Classic!

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