The illustrious history of the World Poker Tour (WPT)’s flagship tournament, the Five Diamond World Poker Classic added one of its most epic chapters Sunday. The $10,400 buy-in tournament attracted 569 entries, which surpassed the $5 million guarantee by offering up a $5,519,300 prize pool.
After a record-breaking 399 hands at the official final table, Chad Eveslage defeated Steve "Cuz" Buckner heads-up to win his second plaque on the Mike Sexton Champions Cup and a $1,042,300 top prize.
Play began at noon local time and lasted until almost midnight before Eveslage finally finished off his pesky opponent after a back-and-forth heads-up match that lasted just under four hours, despite accelerated 30-minute blind levels once heads-up play began.