Classique mondiale de poker WPT Five Diamond

Par BJ Nemeth

If you're looking for the official chip counts for Sunday's 4:00 pm WPT Final Table (which can be seen on the WPT Live Stream here at WPT.com), you'll need to scroll to the bottom of this photo recap -- please enjoy the photos along the way.


Royal Flush Girls Ivey Teves (center) and Brittany Bell (right) chat with Braden Hall (seated left) and Rudy Maarek (seated center) as they prepare for Day 5 of the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic.


Le directeur du tournoi Bellagio, Jack McClelland, est rejoint par les Royal Flush Girls Ivy Teves (à gauche) et Brittany Bell alors qu'il accueille les joueurs avec le traditionnel « Shuffle up and deal ».


Defending champion Antonio Esfandiari had a "magical" run in this event last year, winning it on his birthday. One of the biggest storylines of the day would be whether or not fan-favorite Esfandiari would reach this year's final table in order to defend his title. If Esfandiari can hold on to win, he'll be the first player in WPT history to go back-to-back.


Vitor Coelho (right) holds up his pocket nines after doubling thru William Reynolds (left). They got it all in on a board of [AhKc9s4s], and the [AsJh] (pair of aces) of Reynolds was drawing dead. Reynolds was knocked down to just 10 big blinds, and he was eliminated in 13th place a few minutes later.


Anthony Yeh (au premier plan à droite) examine la situation après que Vanessa Selbst (à gauche) ait XNUMX-bet all in avant le flop.


After a flop of [KsJs3s], Soi Nguyen (foreground left) bet 79,000, Anthony Yeh (center left) called, and James Dempsey (right) check-raised to 225,000. Nguyen folded, and then Yeh studied Dempsey for about two minutes before he folded as well. Dempsey took this pot.


Avec le tableau montrant [7s5d2s6s], Antonio Esfandiari (foreground right) bets 107,000, David Williams (top left) raises to 307,000, and Esfandiari tanks for several minutes before he folds.


Kyle Julius was caught in a six-bet bluff with [7d5d] by Vanessa Selbst (right), who had [KdKs]. Oops.

La meilleure main levée (lire tous les détails en cliquant ici), and when the stacks were counted down, Julius had fewer chips and was eliminated in 12th place as Selbst catapulted up the leaderboard. Selbst's girlfriend Miranda Forster (background center) can be seen sitting behind her on the rail.


Rudy Maarek (pictured) four-bet all in with [Ac10c], but ran into the [JdJh] of Antonio Esfandiari. The board came [10h8d4sQD8s], and Maarek was eliminated in 11th place. (Read the full hand details by cliquant ici.)


Le final 10 players combined to a single table, continuing to play until the field was down to six. In seat order, clockwise from the dealer: (1) Larry Wells, (2) James Dempsey, (3) Braden Hall, (4) David Williams, (5) Vitor Coelho, (6) Antonio Esfandiari, (7) Andrew Lichtenberger, (8) Anthony Yeh, (9) Vanessa Selbst, (10) Soi Nguyen.


Dans le première main of the final table, Soi Nguyen (left) and Antonio Esfandiari (foreground right) battled over a preflop pot. Esfandiari raised to 65,000, Nguyen reraised to 219,000, Esfandiari made it 459,000, and Nguyen pushed it to 754,000 (the bet pictured here). At that point, Esfandiari forfeited the pot.


Dans cette main (Main #4) between David Williams (bottom left) and Vanessa Selbst (top right), Williams bet every street of a [Jc5d3s3d2h] board with [AsJs] (pair of jacks), but Selbst called him down with [QcQs] to win the pot vaut presque 1.8 millions de jetons.

Cette pot gave Selbst the chip lead and left Williams short stacked.


Trois mains plus tard (Main #7), David Williams (standing) got it all in preflop with [QcQd] against the [10c10s] of Soi Nguyen. But Nguyen flopped a set of tens to win the pot and eliminate Williams on a bad beat in 10ème place.

Williams immediately walked over to Bellagio's high-roller event to describe his misfortune to Jason Mercier (center left) and Daniel Negreanu (center right).


Soi Nguyen (right) studies Vitor Coelho (foreground left) after Coelho four-bet all in. Nguyen eventually folded, and Coelho showed [KcKd] as he took the pot.


Pendant l'une des pauses, James Dempsey (au centre) prend des photos de la journaliste du WPT Jessica Welman (à gauche) alors qu'elle se prépare à faire une interview avec Anthony Yeh (à droite).


In Main #21 of the final table, Antonio Esfandiari (standing left) three-bet all in after a flop of [QsJh3s]. Vanessa Selbst (top right) called with [Qh10s] for top pair, and Esfandiari turned over [Kh10h] for an open-ended straight draw. As the shorter stack, defending champion Esfandiari faced elimination.

But the turn card was the [9d], and Esfandiari let out a big exhale as he made his straight to stay alive and double up in chips.


En main #22, Andrew Lichtenberger (left) moved all in on a board of [Jd9c3d10d9h]. Vanessa Selbst (right) tanked for a few minutes, eventually asking, "What do you have, Chewy?" (Lichtenberger's online name is "LuckyChewy.") Lichtenberger didn't answer, and Selbst asked, "Do you know what I have?"

Wisely, Lichtenberger didn't answer either of her questions, and Selbst eventually folded.


En main #25, Larry Wells (left) moved all in after a flop of [10d5s3c], and remained motionless while Vitor Coelho (foreground right) considered the call. Coelho eventually folded, as did Vanessa Selbst, and Wells took this pot.


In one of the recurring themes of this final table, Braden Hall (right) would lift his shirt over half of his face whenever he raised. James Dempsey (left) studied Hall in Hand #39, though he eventually folded.


Dans un autre thème récurrent, Vitor Coelho (debout à gauche) a levé les bras en se pliant. Ici, dans Main #63, Coelho moved all in for his last five big blinds with [10h9s], and dominated by the [Ah9d] of Andrew Lichtenberger (right). But the board came [Qs5d4s10d7d], and Coelho paired his kicker on the turn to stay alive and double up.


Antonio Esfandiari (au premier plan à droite) a invité un grand groupe d'amis (en haut à gauche) à l'encourager et à fêter son anniversaire.


In Main #71, Anthony Yeh (standing) couldn't hide his disappointment as he was eliminated in ninth place. Yeh moved all in preflop with [As10s], but was he dominated by the [AcQd] of Larry Wells.


In Main #77, James Dempsey (left) raised preflop, and Braden Hall (center) once again pulled his shirt up to hide his face as he moved all in for 11 big blinds. Vitor Coelho (right) folded the big blind, and watched as Dempsey studied Hall.


Finalement, James Dempsey (à gauche) a sorti une pile de jetons pour suivre, et Braden Hall (au centre) n'a pu que grimacer, espérant clairement un repli de Dempsey.

Hall showed [Jc9c], Dempsey turned over [Ks10d], and the board came [QdQh8h2s10c]. Braden Hall was eliminated in eighth place as Dempsey moves into the chip lead.


Alors que sept joueurs s'affrontent sur la bulle de la table finale télévisée du WPT, le commentateur du WPT et membre du Temple de la renommée du poker, Mike Sexton (à gauche) se présente pour jeter un œil aux joueurs et suivre une partie de l'action.


Antonio Esfandiari (debout, au centre) discute avec Mike Sexton (debout, à gauche) avec sept joueurs restants. À ce stade, Esfandiari semble avoir d'excellentes chances de se qualifier pour la table finale télévisée pour défendre son titre, comme en témoigne son gros tapis à l'extrême droite.



There are too many photos of Vitor Coelho (top right) celebrating double-ups to post here, because he was short-stacked for much of the 10-handed final table, and won all of his all-in bets -- and there were quite a few of them.

In Main #86 (shown here), Coelho reraised all in for seven big blinds with [AcQc], and Soi Nguyen (bottom left) called with [Ad8d]. The board came [Jd10c2c7sQd], and Coelho's arms once again went up in the air to celebrate.


Après que Vitor Coelho (au centre) se soit plié en deux et se soit assis, Antonio Esfandiari (à droite) a déclaré : "Tu ne meurs jamais. Tu ne meurs jamais, hein ?" Coelho a simplement souri et a serré le poing d'Esfandiari.


En main #102, Andrew Lichtenberger (left) studies Soi Nguyen after a bet on the turn with the board showing [Ac8d4s8s]. Lichtenberger would fold, and Nguyen took down another pot.

Le chipleader du début de journée, Soi Nguyen, a cédé la tête à plusieurs reprises, mais il n'a jamais été très loin du sommet du classement.


In Main #104, with the board showing [6h4h3d10h], Larry Wells (center left) bet nearly enough to put Vitor Coelho (bottom right) all in. Coelho tanked for more than five minutes, causing James Dempsey to step away from the table and say, "I think we might be going for the longest hand in poker history."

Coelho would eventually fold [8h8s] face up, forfeiting the pot to Wells.


In Main #112, Vitor Coelho (foreground left) would double up again, this time thru Vanessa Selbst (center). Coelho check-raised all in after a flop of [As6h5c] with [Ad9h] (pair of aces), and Selbst called the additional four big blinds with [8s7s] for an open-ended straight draw. Selbst missed her outs, and Coelho doubled up.

See that guy on the rail behind Selbst? That's Joe Hachem, the 2005 WSOP Main Event champion who also won this WPT title back in 2006.


In Main #122, Larry Wells (pictured) and Soi Nguyen battled over a board of [Ac7d6c5hAs]. Nguyen had bet every street, and he moved all in on the river. Wells called all in with [AdJs] for trip aces, but Nguyen turned over [9d8d] pour gagner le pot avec une quinte à neuf hauteurs.

Larry Wells a été éliminé à la septième place, devenant ainsi le malheureux TV Bubble Boy. Mais comme vous pouvez le voir ici, Wells était toujours de bonne humeur lorsqu'il a donné une interview de sortie aux caméras du WPT.


The final six players joyfully bag and tag their chips before filling out their WPT bio sheets. Here are the official chip counts for Sunday's televised WPT Final Table:

Places assises 1.  James Dempsey  -   3,860,000   (64 BB)
Places assises 2. Vitor Coelho -   560,000  (9 BB)
Places assises 3. Antonio Esfandiari -   1,255,000   (20 BB)
Places assises 4. Andrew Lichtenberger -   3,605,000  (60 BB)
Places assises 5. Vanessa Selbst -   2,250,000  (37 BB)
Places assises 6. Soi Nguyen -   4,995,000  (83 BB)

By winning the final hand of the night, Soi Nguyen enters the final table with a considerable chip lead. But the lead storyline has to be defending champion Antonio Esfandiari's attempt to become the first player in WPT history to go back-to-back.

La table finale télévisée du WPT commence à 4:00 pm PT, and the WPT Live Stream begins on a 30-minute delay (with hole cards) at 4:30 pm PT. Both can be found right here at WorldPokerTour.com.

On this episode of the Jess and BJ Show, Jessica Welman and BJ Nemeth go back-to-back, bet the Bookie's Over/Under on how many hands until the first all-in with a call at the final table, recap Day 5 of the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, and answer the question, "What is your favorite repeat?"

Photo Les six derniers joueurs comptent leurs jetons et remplissent leur fiche bio WPT.

Les six derniers joueurs ont emballé et étiqueté leurs jetons et rempli leur fiche bio WPT. Voici le nombre de jetons officiel :

Places assises 1.  James Dempsey  -  3,860,000  (64 BB)
Places assises 2. Vitor Coelho -  560,000  (9 BB)
Places assises 3. Antonio Esfandiari -  1,255,000  (20 BB)
Places assises 4. Andrew Lichtenberger -  3,605,000  (60 BB)
Places assises 5. Vanessa Selbst -  2,250,000  (37 BB)
Places assises 6. Soi Nguyen -  4,995,000  (83 BB)

The televised WPT Final Table begins tomorrow (Sunday) at 4:00 pm PT, with the WPT Live Stream (with hole cards) featuring commentary from Tony Dunst, Dan O'Brien, and David Sands beginning on a 30-minute de retard à 4:30 pm PT. We will also be providing complete hand-for-hand coverage of all the action, without a delay.

Tout cela peut être trouvé ici sur WPT.com.

Main #122 - Soi Nguyen relance à 120,000 from under the gun and Larry Wells calls from middle position.  The flop comes [Ac7d6c] et Nguyen parie 130,000.  Wells calls.

Le tour est le [5h] et Nguyen parie 275,000.  Wells, once again, calls.  The river brings the [As] and Nguyen announces that he is all-in, having Wells covered.  Wells calls with [AdJs] for trip aces, but Nguyen shows [8d9d] for a nine-high straight to take the pot, eliminate Wells, and take the chip lead into tomorrow's action.

Wells is eliminated just shy of the televised final table.  The remaining six players are now bagging and tagging their chips and getting instructions about tomorrow's televised and live streamed final table. 

Soi Nguyen - 5,000,000 (100 BB)
Larry Wells - éliminé dans 7ème place ($91,544)

Main #118 - Vanessa Selbst relance à 120,000 depuis le cutoff, en remportant les blinds et les antes.

Main #119 - Antonio Esfandiari relance à 125,000 sous le feu des projecteurs, en remportant les blinds et les antes.

Main #120 - Vanessa Selbst relance à 120,000 depuis la position médiane, en remportant les blinds et les antes.

Main #121 - Vanessa Selbst relance à 120,000 from under the gun and James Dempsey reraises to 300,000 from the cutoff.  Selbst folds and Dempsey takes the pot. 

Main #117 - James Dempsey relance à 125,000 from under the gun and Vitor Coelho calls behind him.  Andrew Lichtenberger is in the cutoff and reraises to 375,000 total.  Dempsey folds and Coelho thinks for quite a while before folding pocket nines face-up.

Les neufs ont bien fonctionné pour Coelho à plusieurs reprises dans ce tournoi, mais il décide que ce n'est pas le moment de leur faire confiance et Lichtenberger prend le pot.

Vitor Coelho - 740,000 (12 BB)

The final seven players are back in their seats and Level 26 est en cours. Les stores sont à la hauteur 30,000-60,000 ante 5,000.  Here is a look at the chip counts from the break:

Places assises 1: Larry Wells - 1,595,000 (27 BB)
Places assises 2: James Dempsey - 3,860,000 (64 BB)
Places assises 3: -vide- 
Places assises 4: Vitor Coelho - 795,000 (13 BB)
Places assises 5: -vide- 
Places assises 6: Antonio Esfandiari - 1,325,000 (22 BB)
Places assises 7:Andrew Lichtenberger - 3,280,000 (55 BB)
Places assises 8: -vide- 
Places assises 9: Vanessa Selbst - 2,110,000 (35 BB)
Places assises 10: Soi Nguyen - 3,460,000 (58 BB) 

Main #113  - James Dempsey relance depuis le bouton pour 100,000, gagner les blinds et les antes.

Main #114  -  James Dempsey raises from the cutoff to 100,000, and Andrew Lichtenberger calls from the big blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of [KsQd6h7d], Lichtenberger checks, Dempsey bets 150,000, and Lichtenberger folds. Dempsey takes the pot.

Main #115  - Antonio Esfandiari relance depuis le bouton pour 110,000, and Vanessa Selbst calls from the big blind. The flop comes [6d4s3s], Selbst checks, Esfandiari best 140,000, and Selbst check-raises to 310,000.

Esfandiari thinks for a while before he folds, and Vanessa Selbst takes the pot.

Main #116  -  Larry Wells raises under the gun to 100,000, gagner les blinds et les antes.

Photo This has become a recurring sight -- Vitor Coelho (top right) celebrating a double-up with his arms in the air.

Main #112 - Vanessa Selbst relance à 100,000 from middle position and Vitor Coelho calls from the small blind, leaving just 310,000 derrière.

Le flop arrive [Comme6h5c] et Coelho check. Selbst mise 100,000, then Coelho moves all-in for 210,000 more.  Selbst calls with [7s8s] for an open-ended straight draw.  Coelho shows [Ad9h] for top pair.

Le [6c] on the turn pairs the board and the [Kd] on the river gives the pot et le doublé pour Coelho.

Vitor Coelho - 875,000 (18 BB)
Vanessa Selbst - 1,900,000 (38 BB)

Hand  #109 - Antonio Esfandiari relance à 110,000 from the cutoff, Vanessa Selbst calls in the small blind, and Soi Nguyen calls from the big blind.

The flop comes [AdQhJs] and Selbst checks.  Nguyen bets 150,000, both Esfandiari and Selbst fold, and Nguyen takes the pot.

Main #110 - Vanessa Selbst relance à 100,000 sur le bouton, remportant les blinds et les antes.

Main #111 - Andrew Lichtenberger relance à 100,000 from middle position, winning the blind and antes. 

Main #108 - Antonio Esfandiari relance à 110,000 on the button, Andrew Lichtenberger calls from the small blind, and Vanessa Selbst calls from the big blind.  

The three players check the [AcKs4s] flop and the turn brings the [Qd].  Action checks to Esfandiari, who bets 210,000.  Lichtenberger calls and Selbst folds.

La rivière apporte le [5d] and Lichtenberger checks again.  Esfandiari bets 460,000 and Lichtenberger calls.  Lichtenberger shows [KdQc] for two pair, kings and queens, and Esfandiari mucks.

André Lichtenberger - 3,400,000 (68 BB)
Antonio Esfandiari- 1,740,000 (35 BB)

Main #105 - Action folds to James Dempsey in the small blind and he raises to 500,000, which is enough to put Vitor Coelho all-in from the big blind.  Coelho folds, flashing the [As] before he mucks.

Main #106 - Soi Nguyen relance à 100,000 depuis la position médiane, en remportant les blinds et les antes.

Main #107 - James Dempsey relance à 100,000 depuis le cutoff et Antonio Esfandiari sur-relance à 250,000 from the big blind.  Dempsey four-bets 525,000, Esfandiari folds, and Dempsey takes the pot.

Photo Vitor Coelho (à droite) tank pendant des minutes et des minutes alors qu'il considère la mise de Larry Wells (au centre) sur le tournant.

Main #104 - Vitor Coelho limps in from under the gun and action folds around to Larry Wells in the small blind. Wells completes from the small blind, and James Dempsey checks his option in the big blind.

Le flop arrive [6h4h3d] and action checks to Coelho, who bets 175,000. Wells calls and Dempsey folds. The turn brings the [10h] and Wells bets out 325,000. This bet sends Coelho deep in thought, as the bet represents the majority of his remaining 440,000 chips, and he silently deliberates for a good five minutes.

In the midst of Coelho's deliberation, James Dempsey steps away from the table and remarks, "I think we might be going for the longest hand in poker history."  Coelho doesn't think too much longer before holding [8h8s] face up, giving Wells the pot.

Larry Wells - 1,600,000 (32 BB)
Vitor Coelho - 440,000 (9 BB)

Photo Andrew Lichtenberger studies Soi Nguyen (foreground right) after Nguyen bets the turn in Hand #102.

Main #102  -  Andrew Lichtenberger min-raises from the button to 100,000, Soi Nguyen reraises from the button to 200,000, and Lichtenberger calls. The flop comes [Ac8d4s], Nguyen parie 200,000, et Lichtenberger appelle. 

La carte tournante associe le plateau avec le [8s], Nguyen parie 325,000, and Lichtenberger folds. Soi Nguyen takes the pot.

Main #103  - Vanessa Selbst relance au minimum depuis le bouton pour 100,000, gagner les blinds et les antes.

Photo Andrew Lichtenberger (en haut à gauche), Vanessa Selbst (en haut au centre) et James Dempsey (au premier plan à droite) regardent le croupier sortir la carte de la rivière.

Main #101 - James Dempsey relance à 100,000 from middle position and Andrew Lichtenberger raises to 250,000 out of the small blind. Vanessa Selbst is in the big blind and thinks a bit before folding.

Dempsey doesn't take too long to annnounce that he is all-in, having Lichtenberger well-covered.  Lichtenberger snap-calls all-in for his 1.45 million-chip stack with [10c10s] and Dempsey trails with [8d8s].

Lichtenberger's hand holds as the board runs out [Kh9d3a2h] et il prend le pot to double to second in chips.  Even after losing the hand, Dempsey is still the chip leader with more than 3.3 millions.

André Lichtenberger - 2,950,000 (59 BB)
James Dempsey - 3,370,000 (67 BB)

Main #98 - Antonio Esfandiari relance à 105,000 En début de position, James Dempsey suit en small blind et Vitor Coelho suit en big blind. Le flop est [3s32d] et l'action vérifie pour Esfandiari, qui parie 165,000Dempsey appelle et Coelho se couche.

Le turn amène le [Kc] et les deux joueurs checkent. La rivière est le [4d] et Dempsey parie 250,000. Esfandiari réfléchit une minute avant de se coucher, donnant à Dempsey la pot.

Main #99 - Soi Nguyen relance à 100,000 depuis la position intermédiaire, James Dempsey suit sur le bouton, et Vitor Coelho suit depuis la petite blinde. Le flop arrive [Js3c2c] et Coelho check. Nguyen mise 165,000, puis Dempsey relance, ce qui fait 380,000 à jouer. Coelho et Nguyen se couchent tous les deux et Dempsey prend le pot.

Main #100 - Antonio Esfandiari relance à 130,000 sort de la petite blinde et Andrew Lichtenberger se couche à la grosse blinde. Esfandiari prend la pot.

Voici le nombre approximatif de jetons après la main n°98:

Places assises 1.  Larry Wells  -  1,400,000  (28 BB)
Places assises 2.  James Dempsey  -  4,150,000  (83 BB)
Places assises 3.  
Places assises 4. Vitor Coelho -  760,000  (15 BB)
Places assises 5.  
Places assises 6. Antonio Esfandiari -  2,800,000  (56 BB)
Places assises 7. Andrew Lichtenberger -  1,500,000  (30 BB)
Places assises 8.  
Places assises 9. Vanessa Selbst -  2,400,000  (48 BB)
Places assises 10. Soi Nguyen -  2,950,000  (59 BB)

Main #92  -  Andrew Lichtenberger raises under the gun to 100,000, gagner les blinds et les antes.

Main #93  -  James Dempsey raises from the cutoff to 100,000, gagner les blinds et les antes.

Main #94  -  James Dempsey raises from late position to 100,000, gagner les blinds et les antes.

Main #95  - Andrew Lichtenberger relance depuis le bouton pour 100,000, Vanessa Selbst reraises from the small blind to 240,000, and Lichtenberger folds. Selbst takes the pot.

Main #96  - Antonio Esfandiari relance de fin de position à 110,000, Andrew Lichtenberger reraises from the cutoff to 210,000, and Esfandiari folds. Lichtenberger takes the pot.

Main #97  -  Soi Nguyen raises from the button to 100,000, gagner les blinds et les antes.

Main #90  - Vanessa Selbst relance depuis le cutoff à 100,000, and Larry Wells calls from the small blind. The flop comes [Ad10h4s], and Wells moves all in for about 1.2 million. Selbst folds, and Wells takes the pot.

Main #91  -  James Dempsey raises from the small blind to 125,000, and Vitor Coelho calls from the big blind. The flop comes [Qh7h5c], Dempsey bets 175,000, and Coelho folds. Dempsey takes the pot.