Poker Superstars season 3 results
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Regular Season Results
- This season commenced on 12 March 2006.
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| Elimination Match #1 | Antonio Esfandiari Antonio Esfandiari Antonio Esfandiari is a professional poker player, known for his elaborate chip tricks.-Early life:When he was 9 years old his family moved to San Jose, California... ($10,000) |
Jennifer Tilly Jennifer Tilly Jennifer Tilly is an American actress and poker player. She is an Academy Award nominee, and a World Series of Poker Ladies' Event bracelet winner. She is the older sister of actress Meg Tilly.-Early life:... |
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| Elimination Match #2 | Jeff Shulman Jeff Shulman Jeff Shulman is the editor of Card Player Magazine, and an American poker player with a record of success in tournament play, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is the son of Jan Shulman and Barry Shulman... ($10,000) |
Barry Greenstein Barry Greenstein Barry Greenstein is a professional poker player. He has won a number of major events, including three at the World Series of Poker and two on the World Poker Tour. Greenstein donates his profit from tournament winnings to charities, primarily Children, Incorporated, earning him the nickname "the... |
Todd Brunson Todd Alan Brunson is an American professional poker player and the son of poker legend Doyle Brunson.Although Brunson's father Doyle is a poker player, Brunson did not learn the game when he was young. It was not until he was studying law at Texas Tech University that he learned on his own how to... Eli Elezra Eliahu Ilan Elezra is an Israeli professional poker player and a businessman, now living in Las Vegas, Nevada.While he was in Israel, Elezra was a lieutenant in the Golani Brigade. He was bedridden by a leg injury; during this time he began playing poker... Phil Ivey Phillip Dennis "Phil" Ivey Jr. is an American professional poker player who has won eight World Series of Poker bracelets, one World Poker Tour title and appeared at nine World Poker Tour final tables... 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... |
| Elimination Match #3 | Mike Sexton Mike Sexton Michael Richard Sexton is an American professional poker player and commentator. He is a member of the Poker Hall of Fame.-Early years:... ($10,000) |
Phil Hellmuth Jr Phil Hellmuth Phil Hellmuth is an American professional poker player. He is best known for holding a record 11 World Series of Poker bracelets, for winning the Main Event of the 1989 World Series of Poker and for his temperamental, "poker brat" personality... |
Gus Hansen Gustav "Gus" Hansen is a professional Danish poker player who lives in Monaco. In his poker career, Hansen has won three World Poker Tour open titles, the 2007 Aussie Millions main event and was the season one winner of the Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament... Jennifer Harman Jennifer C. Harman-Traniello is an American professional poker player.-Early life:Harman was born and raised in Reno, Nevada. She started playing poker in 1972 at the age of eight... Johnny Chan (poker player) Johnny Chan rather than his Chinese birth name. born in Guangzhou, China in 1957) is a Chinese American professional poker player. He has won 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, including 1987 and 1988 World Series of Poker main events consecutively.... |
| Elimination Match #4 | Daniel Negreanu Daniel Negreanu Daniel Negreanu is a Canadian professional poker player. He has won four World Series of Poker bracelets and two World Poker Tour Championship titles. He is currently ranked second in the all-time career earnings list and is the star of poker game show Million Dollar Challenge. He plays a big... ($10,000) |
Erick Lindgren Erick Lindgren Erick A. Lindgren is an American professional poker player. He has won two World Poker Tour titles, one World Series of Poker bracelet, and more than seven million dollars in tournament earnings during his poker career.-Poker career:He won his first major tournament at the Bellagio in 2002 and... |
Greg Raymer Gregory Raymer nicknamed "Fossilman," is a professional poker player. He is best known for winning the 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event.-Early life:... Ted Forrest Ted Forrest is an American professional poker player, currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada.- Tournament Wins:... Chris Moneymaker Christopher Bryan Moneymaker is an American poker player who won the main event at the 2003 World Series of Poker . His 2003 win is said to have revolutionized poker because he was the first person to become a world champion by qualifying at an online poker site... 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... |
| Elimination Match #5 | Chris Moneymaker ($10,000) | Antonio Esfandiari |
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| Elimination Match #6 | Daniel Negreanu ($10,000) | Jennifer Harman |
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| Elimination Match #7 | Todd Brunson($10,000) | Joe Hachem |
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| Elimination Match #8 | Kassem "Freddy" Deeb ($10,000) | Phil Hellmuth Jr |
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| Elimination Match #9 | Johnny Chan ($10,000) | Jeff Shulman |
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| Elimination Match #10 | Mike Matusow ($10,000) | Barry Greenstein |
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| Elimination Match #11 | Erick Lindgren ($10,000) | Juan Carlos Mortensen |
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| Elimination Match #12 | Chris Ferguson ($10,000) | Phil Ivey |
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| Elimination Match #13 | Eli Elezra ($10,000) | Mike Matusow |
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| Elimination Match #14 | Barry Greenstein ($10,000) | Phil Ivey |
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| Elimination Match #15 | Jennifer Tilly ($10,000) | Antonio Esfandiari |
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| Elimination Match #16 | Jeff Shulman ($10,000) | Cyndy Violette |
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| Elimination Match #17 | Chris Ferguson ($10,000) | Jennifer Harman |
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| Elimination Match #18 | Jeff Shulman ($10,000) | Mike Matusow |
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| Elimination Match #19 | Todd Brunson ($10,000) | Joe Hachem |
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| Elimination Match #20 | Gus Hansen ($10,000) | Antonio Esfandiari |
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| Super 16, Group A, Match 1 | Mike Matusow ($15,000) | Jeff Shulman |
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| Super 16, Group A, Match 2 | Jeff Shulman ($15,000) | Eli Elezra |
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| Super 16, Group B, Match 1 | Johnny Chan ($15,000) | Antonio Esfandiari |
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| Super 16, Group B, Match 2 | Antonio Esfandiari ($15,000) | Phil Hellmuth |
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| Super 16, Group C, Match 1 | Freddy Deeb ($15,000) | Barry Greenstein |
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| Super 16, Group C, Match 2 | Gus Hansen ($15,000) | Erick Lindgren |
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| Super 16, Group D, Match 1 | Todd Brunson($15,000) | Daniel Negreanu |
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| Super 16, Group D, Match 2 | Carlos Mortensen ($15,000) | Daniel Negreanu |
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| Quarter-Finals, Group A, Match 1 | Antonio Esfandiari ($30,000) | Johnny Chan ($15,000) |
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| Quarter-Finals, Group A, Match 2 | Johnny Chan ($30,000) | Freddy Deeb ($15,000) |
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| Quarter-Finals, Group B, Match 1 | Todd Brunson ($30,000) | Mike Matusow ($15,000) |
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| Quarter-Finals, Group B, Match 2 | Gus Hansen ($30,000) | Mike Matusow ($15,000) |
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| Semi-Finals, Group A | Antonio Esfandiari ($50,000) | Gus Hansen ($30,000) | |
| Semi-Finals, Group B | Todd Brunson ($50,000) | Johnny Chan ($30,000) | |
| Final | Todd Brunson ($400,000) |
Antonio Esfandiari ($140,000) |
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Group & Chip Setup
The players whose names appear in bold have qualified to advance to the next round.Finals
- Champion - Todd Brunson (2,000,000 chips) (Won 3 of 5)
- Antonio Esfandiari (2,000,000 chips) (Won 0 of 5)
Semifinals
Group A:
- Antonio Esfandiari (1,500,000 chips) (Won 2 of 3)
- Gus Hansen (1,000,000 chips) (Won 1 of 3)
Group B:
- Todd Brunson (1,500,000 chips) (Won 2 of 3)
- Johnny Chan (1,000,000 chips) (Won 1 of 3)
Quarterfinals
Group A:
- Johnny Chan (600,000 chips)
- Freddy Deeb (600,000 chips)
- Antonio Esfandiari (400,000 chips)
- Carlos Mortensen (400,000 chips)
Group B:
- Todd Brunson (600,000 chips)
- Mike Matusow (600,000 chips)
- Jeff Shulman (400,000 chips)
- Gus Hansen (400,000 chips)
Super Sixteen
Group A:
- Jeff Shulman (840,000 chips)
- Eli Elezra (480,000 chips)
- Mike Matusow (480,000 chips)
- Mike Sexton (380,000 chips)
Group B:
- Antonio Esfandiari (720,000 chips)
- Chris Ferguson (520,000 chips)
- Johnny Chan (420,000 chips)
- Phil Hellmuth (400,000 chips)
Group C:
- Erick Lindgren (600,000 chips)
- Barry Greenstein (540,000 chips)
- Gus Hansen (420,000 chips)
- Freddy Deeb (400,000 chips)
Group D:
- Todd Brunson (580,000 chips)
- Daniel Negreanu (540,000 chips)
- Phil Ivey (420,000 chips)
- Carlos Mortensen (420,000 chips)
Final standings after the Elimination Round:
Qualify for the Super 16
- 42 - Jeff Shulman (1st, 3rd, 2nd, 1st, 1st)
- 36 - Antonio Esfandiari (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 2nd, 2nd)
- 30 - Erick Lindgren (2nd, 3rd, 1st, 3rd, 4th)
- 29 - Todd Brunson (3rd, 1st, 5th, 4th, 1st)
- 27 - Daniel Negreanu (1st, 1st, 4th, 5th, 4th)
- 27 - Barry Greenstein (2nd, 4th, 2nd, 1st, 6th)
- 26 - Chris Ferguson (6th, 4th, 1st, 4th, 1st)
- 24 - Mike Matusow (6th, 6th, 1st, 2nd, 2nd)
- 24 - Eli Elezra (4th, 5th, 3rd, 1st, 3rd)
- 21 - Johnny Chan (6th, 3rd, 1st, 3rd, 5th)
- 21 - Gus Hansen (3rd, 4th, 4th, 6th, 1st)
- 21 - Phil Ivey (5th, 5th, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd)
- 21 - Juan Carlos Mortensen (4th, 4th, 2nd, 4th, 3rd)
- 20 - Kassem "Freddy" Deeb (4th, 1st, 4th, 5th, 4th)
- 20 - Phil Hellmuth Jr. (2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th)
- 19 - Mike Sexton (1st, 5th, 6th, 3rd, 4th)
Eliminated
- 19 - Joe Hachem (6th, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 2nd)
- 19 - Jennifer Harman (5th, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 2nd)
- 17 - Jennifer Tilly (2nd, 6th, 6th, 1st, 6th)
- 15 - Mimi Tran (3rd, 5th, 5th, 4th, 3rd)
- 15 - Cyndy Violette (5th, 3rd, 5th, 2nd, 5th)
- 13 - Chris Moneymaker (5th, 1st, 5th, 6th, 5th)
- 10 - Greg Raymer (3rd, 6th, 6th, 3rd, 6th)
- 4 - Ted Forrest (4th, 6th, 6th, 6th, 5th)