Five Diamonds Poker Main Event victory for last year’s runner up.

By RP, December 12, 2017

Las Vegas professional poker player Ryan Tosoc (27), who finished second in the World Poker Tour Five Diamonds main event last year for a cool $1.12 million, had another crack at the contest this year and made sure he took home the top prize and the respect that goes with this prestigious title.

Tosoc bested a record field of 812 top players to claim the 2017 main prize of $1.96 million in the $10,000 buy-in event, along with a $15,000 seat in the upcoming WPT Tournament of Champions.

It took five days of action to form Sunday’s final table of six; Tosoc had the second largest chip stack when the final table formed, and survived some tough and competitive poker to last through to the heads up, holding a 3 to 2 advantage against 26-year-old Alex Foxen.

The heads up stage lasted for almost 50 hotly contested hands, with Foxen taking the lead in the early stages, only to lose it back to a determined Tosoc. In the end Foxen was unable to overcome Tosoc’s skill, cards and chip advantage and had to be content with the runner up prize of $1.13 million.

Other final table cashes included:

Mike Del Vecchio $752,196
Sean Perry $504,090
Ajay Chabra $350,500
Richard Kirsch $271,736