Below are the results of season seven of the World Poker Tour (2008-2009). The WPT Celebrity Invitational had the first female winner of the WPT.
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Results[edit]
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Spanish Championship[edit]
- Casino: Casino Barcelona, Barcelona[1]
- 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
Final Table| 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[edit]
- Casino:Bellagio, Las Vegas[1]
- 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: Q♥9♠
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | Mike Watson | $1,673,770 |
| 2nd | David Benyamine | $840,295 |
| 3rd | Luke Staudenmaier | $452,465 |
| 4th | Ralph Perry | $290,900 |
| 5th | John Phan | $193,915 |
| 6th | Gabriel Thaler | $129,275 |
Legends of Poker[edit]
- Casino:Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles[1]
- 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: 3♠3♥
Final Table| 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[edit]
- Casino:Borgata, Atlantic City[1]
- 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: A♦J♠
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | Vivek Rajkumar | $1,424,500 |
| 2nd | Sang Kim | $750,000 |
| 3rd | Dan Heimiller | $387,500 |
| 4th | Jason Strochak | $337,500 |
| 5th | Mark Seif | $287,500 |
| 6th | Andrew Knee | $237,500 |
North American Poker Championship[edit]
- Casino: Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada[1]
- 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: A♠K♠
Final Table| 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 | C$319,337 (US$282,682) |
| 4th | Ryan Fisler | C$262,469 (US$232,341) |
| 5th | Marc Karam | C$196,851 (US$174,255) |
| 6th | James Trenholm | C$153,107 (US$135,533) |
Festa Al Lago[edit]
- Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas [1]
- 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: 10♥10♠
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | Bertrand Grospellier | $1,411,015 |
| 2nd | Nam Le | $943,215 |
| 3rd | Osmin Dardon | $506,245 |
| 4th | Nenad Medic | $373,010 |
| 5th | Adam Levy | $266,445 |
| 6th | Will Mietz | $186,510 |
Foxwoods World Poker Finals[edit]
- 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: A♣Q♥
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | Jonathan Little | $1,120,310 |
| 2nd | Jonathan Jaffe | $670,636 |
| 3rd | Charles Marchese | $337,256 |
| 4th | David Pham | $240,344 |
| 5th | Jack Schanbacher | $182,196 |
| 6th | Mike Matusow | $124,048 |
Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic[edit]
- 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:K♦K♠
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | David Rheem | $1,538,730 |
| 2nd | Justin Young | $936,760 |
| 3rd | Evan McNiff | $540,440 |
| 4th | Steve Sung | $396,205 |
| 5th | Amnon Filippi | $288,235 |
| 6th | Hoyt Corkins | $216,175 |
Southern Poker Championship[edit]
- Casino:Beau Rivage, Biloxi
- 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:A♦4♥
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | Allen Carter | $1,025,500 |
| 2nd | Bobby Suer | $501,028 |
| 3rd | Soheil Shamseddin | $263,725 |
| 4th | Hilbert Shirey | $184,607 |
| 5th | Tyler Smith | $134,500 |
| 6th | Chuck Kim | $105,490 |
L.A. Poker Classic[edit]
- Casino:Commerce Casino, 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: K♣5♣
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | Cornel Andrew Cimpan | $1,686,760 |
| 2nd | Binh Nguyen | $935,424 |
| 3rd | Mike Sowers | $654,797 |
| 4th | Chris Karagulleyan | $430,963 |
| 5th | Pat Walsh | $310,694 |
| 6th | Chris Ferguson | $240,538 |
Bay 101 Shooting Star[edit]
- Casino:Bay 101, San Jose, California
- 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: A♣9♥
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | Steve Brecher | $1,025,500 |
| 2nd | Kathy Liebert | $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[edit]
- 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: 7♠6♠
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | Vadim Trincher | $731,079 |
| 2nd | Amnon Filippi | $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[edit]
- 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: A♠3♣
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | Yevgeniy Timoshenko | $2,143,655 |
| 2nd | Ran Azor | $1,441,975 |
| 3rd | Bertrand Grospellier | $773,940 |
| 4th | Christian Harder | $570,265 |
| 5th | Shannon Shorr | $407,340 |
| 6th | Scotty Nguyen | $285,135 |
Other Events[edit]
During season 7 of the WPT there were two special events that did not apply to the Player of the Year standings:
- The LA Poker Classic Heads Up Championship - February 18-20, 2009 - Commerce Casino - prelude to Event #10: L.A. Poker Classic
- The WPT Celebrity Invitational - Feb 28 - Mar 2, 2009 - Commerce Casino - postscript to Event #10: L.A. Poker Classic
References[edit]
- ^ abcdef'World Poker Tour Season 7 results'. theHendonMob.com. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
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