In Season 9 (IX), Antonio Esfandiari won the event which would be the first of his three consecutive final table appearances as he finished sixth in Season 10 (X) and fourth in Season 11 (XI). The $15,000 buy-in remained through to Season 8 (VIII) before it was reduced back to $10,000. In Season 3 (III) the buy-in was raised from $10,200 to $15,300 and Daniel Negreanu won the event. Season 2 (II) would see the date of the event shifted to December where it currently remains on the schedule every season. Gus Hansen was crowned the first champion and also became the first player to final table this event twice when he finished third in Season 2 (II) behind eventual winner Paul Phillips. The World Poker Tour's first-ever event was the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic that began on May 27, 2002. It has been part of every season of the World Poker Tour after being the inaugural event in Season 1 (I) in 2002. The WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic is an annual tournament as part of the World Poker Tour that is played out at Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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