Victory Poker pro, Antonio Esfandiari (32) clinched his second WPT title when he took down the 2010 WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic this week. Esfandiari took home a substantial paycheck of $ 870 124 bringing his total live tournament winnings to $4,300,000.
Leading the tournament from Day Two down to the final 15 players, Esfandiari lost the lead to Vanessa Rousso – Team PokerStars Pro on the penultimate day but finished up busting Rousso and entering heads-up play against online poker pro, Andrew “Good2cu” Robl.
“It doesn’t feel good not to make a final table for seven years, but to make it and come back and win after the rollercoaster ride I had to go through tonight, feels pretty damn good,” Esfandiari said.
438 players entered the event held at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino creating a $4 248 600 prize pool.
The final table cashed out as follows:
1 Antonio Esfandiari $ 870,124
2 Andrew Robl $ 549,003
3 Vanessa Rousso $ 358,964
4 John Racener $ 232,271
5 Kirk Morrison $ 168,924
6 Ted Lawson $ 126,693