World Poker Tour season 7 results
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Spanish Championship
- Casino: Casino Barcelona, BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
- Buy-in: €5,000
- 5-Day Event: Friday, May 23, 2008 to Tuesday, May 27, 2008
- Number of Entries: 253
- Total Prize Pool: €1,278,396 ($1,993,072)
- Number of Payouts: 27
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Casper Hansen | €425,000 ($662,592) |
| 2nd | Stefan Mattsson | €220,000 ($342,989) |
| 3rd | Thiago Nishijima | €112,300 ($175,080) |
| 4th | Andres Vidal | €87,400 ($136,260) |
| 5th | Guy Sitbon | €75,000 ($116,928) |
| 6th | Martin Lundenius | €62,300 ($97,128) |
Bellagio Cup IV
- Casino: BellagioBellagio (hotel and casino)Bellagio is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in the Paradise area of unincorporated Clark County, Nevada, USA and a member of The Leading Hotels of the World. It is owned by MGM Resorts International and was built on the site of the demolished Dunes hotel and casino.Inspired by the...
, Las VegasLas Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... - Buy-in: $15,000
- 7-Day Event: Friday, July 11, 2008 to Thursday, July 17, 2008
- Number of Entries: 446
- Total Prize Pool: $6,489,300
- Number of Payouts: 100
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Watson Mike Watson (poker player) Michael Watson is a Canadian professional online poker player from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador who won a World Poker Tour title in July 2008.- World Poker Tour :... |
$1,673,770 |
| 2nd | David Benyamine David Benyamine David Benyamine is a French professional poker player with a World Poker Tour title. Benyamine was a professional tennis player in his early career but had to retire because of shoulder pain. He was also a successful top ten billiards player in France. He learned poker at the age of 12 and plays... |
$840,295 |
| 3rd | Luke Staudenmaier | $452,465 |
| 4th | Ralph Perry Ralph Perry (poker player) Rafael "Ralph" Perry is a professional poker player originally from Russia. He has been playing professionally since 1992.In 2006, Perry represented Russia at the inaugural Intercontinental Poker Championship and reached the semi-finals, during which he was the target of some much-publicised... |
$290,900 |
| 5th | John Phan | $193,915 |
| 6th | Gabriel Thaler | $129,275 |
Legends of Poker
- Casino: Bicycle CasinoBicycle CasinoThe Bicycle Casino is the world's second largest poker cardroom.Founded by George Hardie Sr. in 1984, located in Bell Gardens, California, the Bicycle Casino offers a wide variety of poker games and limits, as well as pai gow poker, panguingue and California blackjack.Financing to build the casino...
, Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... - Buy-in: $10,000
- 6-Day Event: Saturday, August 23, 2008 to Thursday, August 28, 2008
- Number of Entries: 373
- Total Prize Pool: $3,520,738
- Number of Payouts: 36
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Phan | $1,116,428 |
| 2nd | Amit Makhija | $563,320 |
| 3rd | Zachary Clark | $281,645 |
| 4th | Paul Smith | $246,450 |
| 5th | Trong Nguyen | $211,245 |
| 6th | Kyle Wilson | $176,035 |
Borgata Poker Open
- Casino: BorgataBorgataThe Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa is a luxury hotel, casino, and spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. It is owned by Marina District Development, a joint venture between Boyd Gaming and a divesture trust established by MGM Resorts International...
, Atlantic City - Buy-in: $10,000
- 5-Day Event: Sunday, September 14, 2008 to Thursday, September 18, 2008
- Number of Entries: 516
- Total Prize Pool: $5,000,000
- Number of Payouts: 54
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vivek Rajkumar Vivek Rajkumar Vivek Rajkumar is an Indian American poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada.In 2008, he won the World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open Main Event, securing a cash prize of $1,424,500. He defeated a final table that included tournament veterans Dan Heimiller and Mark Seif to win the title.Rajkumar has... |
$1,424,500 |
| 2nd | Sang Kim | $750,000 |
| 3rd | Dan Heimiller Dan Heimiller Daniel Heimiller in is an American professional poker player who won the ½ Hold'em - ½ Seven-Card Stud event at the 2002 World Series of Poker. His total live tournament winnings exceed $2.2 million.... |
$387,500 |
| 4th | Jason Strochak | $337,500 |
| 5th | Mark Seif Mark Seif Mark Seif is an Egyptian American attorney and professional poker player.-Personal life:Seif was born in Cairo, Egypt before moving with his family at the age of two, to Southern California... |
$287,500 |
| 6th | Andrew Knee | $237,500 |
North American Poker Championship
- Casino: Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, OntarioNiagara Falls, OntarioNiagara Falls is a Canadian city on the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario. The municipality was incorporated on June 12, 1903...
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... - Buy-in: C$10,000 (US$8,500)
- 7-Day Event: Friday, October 10, 2008 to Thursday, October 16, 2008
- Number of Entries: 454
- Total Prize Pool: C$4,374,475 (US$3,829,391)
- Number of Payouts: 45
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Glen Witmer | C$1,250,352 (US$1,084,256) |
| 2nd | Gavin Smith | C$612,427 (US$542,129) |
| 3rd | Kathy Liebert Kathy Liebert Kathleen H. Liebert is an American professional poker player.- Poker :Liebert started her professional poker career as a prop player in Colorado... |
C$319,337 (US$282,682) |
| 4th | Ryan Fisler | C$262,469 (US$232,341) |
| 5th | Marc Karam Marc Karam Marc Karam is a Canadian professional poker player. In addition to playing in major international poker tournaments he makes his living playing online poker at various stakes against a wide range of opponents.... |
C$196,851 (US$174,255) |
| 6th | James Trenholm | C$153,107 (US$135,533) |
Festa Al Lago
- Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas
- Buy-in: $15,000
- 7-Day Event: Monday, October 20, 2008 to Sunday, October 26, 2008
- Number of Entries: 368
- Total Prize Pool: $5,354,000
- Number of Payouts: 50
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bertrand Grospellier Bertrand Grospellier Bertrand Grospellier , also known as ElkY is a poker player and former pro gamer from France who has won a World Poker Tour , a World Series of Poker bracelet and a European Poker Tour title... |
$1,411,015 |
| 2nd | Nam Le | $943,215 |
| 3rd | Osmin Dardon | $506,245 |
| 4th | Nenad Medic Nenad Medic Nenad Medić is a Serbian-Canadian professional poker player with a World Series of Poker bracelet and World Poker Tour Championship title. He resides in Niagara Falls, Ontario... |
$373,010 |
| 5th | Adam Levy | $266,445 |
| 6th | Will Mietz | $186,510 |
Foxwoods World Poker Finals
- Casino: Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut
- Buy-in: $10,000
- 7-Day Event: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 to Tuesday, November 11, 2008
- Number of Entries: 412
- Total Prize Pool: $3,876,508
- Number of Payouts: 50
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jonathan Little Jonathan Little Jonathan Little is an American professional poker player who won both the World Poker Tour's Season VI Mirage Poker Showdown and Season VII Foxwoods World Poker Finals and won the WPT Season VI Player of the Year award.- Biography :Little was a student at the University of West Florida studying... |
$1,120,310 |
| 2nd | Jonathan Jaffe | $670,636 |
| 3rd | Charles Marchese | $337,256 |
| 4th | David Pham David Pham David Pham , is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player from Bell Gardens, California with two World Series of Poker bracelets and has made seven final tables at the World Poker Tour.- Early life :... |
$240,344 |
| 5th | Jack Schanbacher | $182,196 |
| 6th | Mike Matusow Mike Matusow Michael Matusow is an American professional poker player, residing in Henderson, Nevada. Matusow's nickname of "The Mouth" reflects his reputation for trash-talking at the poker table... |
$124,048 |
Doyle BrunsonDoyle BrunsonDoyle F. Brunson is an American professional poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. He is the first two-time World Series of Poker main event champion to win consecutively, a Poker Hall of Fame inductee, and the author of several books on poker.Brunson is the first player to...
Five Diamond World Poker Classic
- Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas
- Buy-in: $15,000
- 7-Day Event: Saturday, December 13, 2008 to Friday, December 19, 2008
- Number of Entries: 497
- Total Prize Pool: $7,231,350
- Number of Payouts: 100
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | David Rheem David Rheem Chino Rheem is a poker player from Los Angeles, California, and a reputed welcher. In November 2008, Rheem finished in seventh place at the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event, cashing for $1,772,650. He went out of this event on to Peter Eastgate's with Eastgate flopping a pair of queens on a... |
$1,538,730 |
| 2nd | Justin Young | $936,760 |
| 3rd | Evan McNiff | $540,440 |
| 4th | Steve Sung Steve Sung Suk-Min "Steve" Sung is a Korean professional poker player residing in Torrance, California who is a three time final tablist of World Poker Tour Championships.... |
$396,205 |
| 5th | Amnon Filippi Amnon Filippi Amnon Eric Filippi is a professional poker player based in New York City.Filippi's significant achievement to date was his first place finish in the 2005 $10,000 No Limit Texas hold 'em Bellagio Challenge Cup poker tournament held at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada from July 18, 2005 through... |
$288,235 |
| 6th | Hoyt Corkins Hoyt Corkins Hoyt Bricken Corkins is an American professional poker player.He also has three children in Chelsei Corkins, Brittney Corkins, and Ashley Roundtre... |
$216,175 |
Southern Poker Championship
- Casino: Beau Rivage, BiloxiBiloxi, MississippiBiloxi is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the United States. The 2010 census recorded the population as 44,054. Along with Gulfport, Biloxi is a county seat of Harrison County....
- Buy-in: $10,000
- 4-Day Event: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 to Saturday, January 17, 2009
- Number of Entries: 283
- Total Prize Pool: $2,662,747
- Number of Payouts: 27
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Allen Carter | $1,025,500 |
| 2nd | Bobby Suer | $501,028 |
| 3rd | Soheil Shamseddin | $263,725 |
| 4th | Hilbert Shirey Hilbert Shirey Hilbert Shirey is an American professional poker player.Shirey has won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker and has also cashed in more than 20 other WSOP events.Shirey won his first WSOP bracelet in 1987 in a No Limit Hold'em event... |
$184,607 |
| 5th | Tyler Smith | $134,500 |
| 6th | Chuck Kim | $105,490 |
L.A. Poker Classic
- Casino: Commerce CasinoCommerce CasinoCommerce Casino is a cardroom located in the Los Angeles suburb of Commerce. With over 240 tables on site, Commerce Casino is the largest cardroom in the world...
, Los Angeles - Buy-in: $10,000
- 6-Day Event: Saturday, February 21, 2009 to Thursday, February 26, 2009
- Number of Entries: 696
- Total Prize Pool: $6,681,600
- Number of Payouts: 63
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cornel Andrew Cimpan | $1,686,760 |
| 2nd | Binh Nguyen | $935,424 |
| 3rd | Mike Sowers | $654,797 |
| 4th | Chris Karagulleyan Chris Karagulleyan Chris Karagulleyan is a professional gambler now living in Glendale, California, United States. Before becoming a gambler, he worked as a taxi driver and as a baker.... |
$430,963 |
| 5th | Pat Walsh | $310,694 |
| 6th | Chris Ferguson Chris Ferguson Christopher Philip Ferguson is an American professional poker player. He has won five World Series of Poker events, including the 2000 WSOP Main Event, and the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. On September 20, 2011, the U.S... |
$240,538 |
Bay 101 Shooting Star
- Casino: Bay 101Bay 101Bay 101 is a cardroom in San Jose, California. Like other California cardrooms, Bay 101 offers poker cash games and tournaments as well as special "California" style table games....
, San Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay... - Buy-in: $10,000
- 5-Day Event: Monday, March 16, 2009 to Friday, March 20, 2009
- Number of Entries: 391
- Total Prize Pool: $3 714 500
- Number of Payouts: 45
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steve Brecher Steve Brecher Steve Brecher is an American professional poker player.-Poker career:In 1999, Brecher placed 8th in the World Series of Poker $2.5K No-Limit Hold'em event for $15K. In 2004, he reached the final table of the World Poker Tour $25K No Limit Championship, finishing in 6th place and winning $232K... |
$1,025,500 |
| 2nd | Kathy Liebert Kathy Liebert Kathleen H. Liebert is an American professional poker player.- Poker :Liebert started her professional poker career as a prop player in Colorado... |
$550,000 |
| 3rd | Chris Moore | $291,500 |
| 4th | Tony Behari | $230,000 |
| 5th | Thao Le | $180,000 |
| 6th | Chau Vu | $135,000 |
Foxwoods Poker Classic
- Casino: Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut
- Buy-in: $10,000
- 6-Day Event: Friday, April 3, 2009 to Wednesday, April 8, 2009
- Number of Entries: 259
- Total Prize Pool: $2,436,930
- Number of Payouts: 30
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vadim Trincher | $731,079 |
| 2nd | Amnon Filippi Amnon Filippi Amnon Eric Filippi is a professional poker player based in New York City.Filippi's significant achievement to date was his first place finish in the 2005 $10,000 No Limit Texas hold 'em Bellagio Challenge Cup poker tournament held at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada from July 18, 2005 through... |
$409,405 |
| 3rd | Lenny Cortellino | $214,449 |
| 4th | Matt Casterella | $138,905 |
| 5th | Alex Perelberg | $106,007 |
| 6th | Joe Raposa | $85,292 |
WPT World Championship
- Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas
- Buy-in: $25,000
- 8-Day Event: Saturday, April 18, 2009 to Saturday, April 25, 2009
- Number of Entries: 338
- Total Prize Pool: $8,172,250
- Number of Payouts: 50
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Yevgeniy Timoshenko Yevgeniy Timoshenko Yevgeniy Timoshenko is an American poker player. Born in 1988 in Kharkiv, Ukraine Timoshenko moved to Mukilteo, Washington when he was 8 years old... |
$2,143,655 |
| 2nd | Ran Azor | $1,441,975 |
| 3rd | Bertrand Grospellier Bertrand Grospellier Bertrand Grospellier , also known as ElkY is a poker player and former pro gamer from France who has won a World Poker Tour , a World Series of Poker bracelet and a European Poker Tour title... |
$773,940 |
| 4th | Christian Harder | $570,265 |
| 5th | Shannon Shorr Shannon Shorr Shannon Shorr is a professional poker player from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Shorr grew up in Birmingham, where he was a baseball player at Shades Valley High School.... |
$407,340 |
| 6th | Scotty Nguyen Scotty Nguyen Thuận B. "Scotty" Nguyễn is a Vietnamese American professional poker player who is a five time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, most notably as the winner of the 1998 World Series of Poker Main Event and the 2008 WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship... |
$285,135 |