2016 World Poker Tour Five Diamond Poker Classic Series PreviewSeries Runs From Nov. 25 - Dec. 10 With Several Massive Tournaments On Offer |
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The final World Poker Tour tournament series of 2016 kicked off the day after Thanksgiving at the Bellagio Poker Room in Las Vegas. The 16-event series is set to run from Nov. 25 – Dec. 5 and will play host to several huge events, including the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic $10,400 no-limit hold’em main event which kicks off at noon local time on Dec. 5 and continues until a champion is decided on Dec. 10 at the televised final table.
In 2015 a total of 639 players turned out for this event, the second largest field in the tournament’s 140year-history. In the end Kevin Eyster emerged victorious, capturing his second WPT title and the first-place prize of $1,587,382.
Eyster topped a tough final table on his way to securing the win, outlasting the likes of Ben Yu (3rd – $607,433), Jake Schwartz (4th – $412,187) and Cate Hall (5th – $291,320).
In addition to the main event the series will also host two $25,000 buy-in high roller events on Dec. 8 and 9, each set to play out over the course of a single day. A two-day $100,000 buy-in super high roller event will get underway on Dec. 10.
In 2015 the super high roller drew 45 entries to build a $4,414,500 prize pool. German superstar Fedor Holz came out on top to win $1,589,219.
Here is a look at the complete schedule of tournaments:
| Event | Date | No. of Days | Buy-In + Entry Fee |
| $1,090 No-Limit Hold’em | 11/25/16 | 2 | $1,000 + $90 |
| $1,090 No-Limit Hold’em | 11/26/16 | 2 | $1,000 + $90 |
| $560 No-Limit Hold’em | 11/27/16 | 2 | $500 + $60 |
| $1,090 No-Limit Hold’em Seniors | 11/28/16 | 2 | $1,000 + $90 |
| $1,090 No-Limit Hold’em Shot Clock | 11/29/16 | 2 | $1,000 + $90 |
| $1,600 No-Limit Hold’em Seniors | 11/30/16 | 2 | $1,500 + $100 |
| $1,600 No-Limit Hold’em Six Max | 11/30/16 | 2 | $1,500 + $100 |
| $1,090 Pot-Limit Omaha | 12/1/16 | 2 | $1,000 + $90 |
| $5,200 Pot-Limit Omaha | 12/2/16 | 2 | $5,000 + $200 |
| $5,200 No-Limit Hold’em | 12/3/16 | 2 | $5,000 + $200 |
| $10,400 No-Limit Hold’em | 12/5/16 | 6 | $10,000 + $400 |
| $5,200 No-Limit Hold’em | 12/7/16 | 2 | $5,000 + $200 |
| $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em | 12/8/16 | 1 | $25,000 |
| $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em | 12/9/16 | 1 | $25,000 |
| $1,090 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo | 12/10/16 | 1 | $1,000 + $90 |
| $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em | 12/10/16 | 2 | $100,000 |
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