Hand #126: James Dempsey Wins! ($821,612)

James Dempsey min-raises to 300,000, Soi Nguyen moves all in for about 3.6 million, and Dempsey quickly calls with [KhQc]. Nguyen turns over [KcJd], and he’s dominated as he faces elimination.

The flop comes [Jc9h6c], and Nguyen’s rail cheers as he flops top pair to take the lead. However, Dempsey picks up a gutshot straight draw for extra outs.

The turn card is the [4h], and Nguyen will double up with any card but a queen or a ten.

The river card is — the [10d]!

James Dempsey wins the pot — and the tournament — with a king-high straight.

Soi Nguyen finishes as the runner-up earning $517,478.

James Dempsey wins the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, earning $821,612 (which includes a $25,500 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship). Dempsey will have his name engraved on the WPT Champions Cup, and receive a WPT Champions Trophy of his own.

1st:  James Dempsey  –  $821,612
2nd:  Soi Nguyen  –  $517,478
3rd:  Vanessa Selbst  –  $338,351
4th:  Andrew Lichtenberger  –  $218,933
5th:  Vitor Coelho  –  $159,224
6th:  Antonio Esfandiari  –  $119,418