The Five Diamond World Poker Classic, a stop on the World Poker Tour (WPT), wrapped up on Wednesday night with two Victory Poker pros battling for the title. In the end, Antonio Esfandiari earned his second WPT championship after besting fellow team pro Andrew good2cu Robl (pictured). Esfandiari picked up $870,000 for the win, while Robl’s runner-up finish was worth $549,000. Let’s check out all of the action from the Bellagio in Las Vegas.

Ted Lawson, who came armed to the finale with just 10 big blinds, was the first elimination of the evening. Lawson peeked down at pocket nines on the second hand of final table play and committed his stack, but PokerStarspro Vanessa Rousso woke up with pocket queens. Lawson flopped a nine to take a commanding lead with a set, but Rousso hit her two-outer on the turn for a higher set. The river was a blank and Lawson collected $126,000.

Forty-five hands later, Kirk Morrison was bumped from the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic. On a board of A-10-5-9, Robl pushed all-in and Morrison called for his tournament life, tabling A-J for top pair. However, Robl rolled over pocket fives for a set and Morrison was drawing dead. Morrison, the prankster of the group, earned $168,000.

John $JMONEY$ Racener (pictured) was eliminated in fourth place from his first WPT final table. Racener was all-in before the flop with Q-8 and up against Esfandiari’s K-Q. Esfandiari hit a pair of kings on the flop and no help came for Racener on the turn or river. Racener’s fourth place finish was worth $232,000. He’s fresh off a runner-up showing in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event last month.

Rousso was ousted in third place from the Five Diamond World Poker Classic. A short-stacked Rousso pushed her stack in before the flop with Q-2 of hearts and Esfandiari made the call with A-Q. No draw-out was in store and Rousso was ousted in third place from her first ever WPT final table. She had previously finished seventh in two tournaments, but WPT final tables are played six-handed.

Robl and Esfandiari entered heads-up play nearly even in chips, but it was Esfandiari, who at one point was down to just 10 big blinds during the course of the Five Diamond final table, claiming victory. On the last hand of the night, Robl was all-in with Q-10 and Esfandiari held K-J. A flop of A-K-6, all diamonds, gave Esfandiari the lead in the hand with a pair of kings, but it also gave Robl a diamond flush draw. However, the turn and the river were both blanks and Esfandiari scored his second WPT title.

On his relationship with Robl, who is also a Victory Poker pro, Esfandiari (pictured) told WPT hostess Kimberly Lansing, “Andrew and I are really good friends. It was kind of tough [for our fans] to pick what side to go on.” Wednesday also marked Esfandiari’s birthday, making for an even more memorable experience.

Here’s how the final table cashed out at the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic:

1. Antonio Esfandiari – $870,124
2. Andrew good2cu Robl – $549,003
3. Vanessa Rousso – $358,964
4. John $JMONEY$ Racener – $232,271
5. Kirk Morrison – $168,924
6. Ted Lawson – $126,693

Next up for the WPT is a trip to the Southern Poker Championship in Biloxi, Mississippi. The $10,000 buy-in tournament will begin on January 23rd and crown a champion four days later. Stay tuned to PocketFives.com for the latest WPT coverage of online poker players.