World Poker Tour season 8 results
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WPT Venice
- Casino: Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy
- Buy-in: $5,302 + $530
- 5-Day Event: May 6, 2009 to May 10, 2009
- Number of Entries: 397
- Total Prize Pool: $2,035,237
- Number of Payouts: 45
Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Sven-Ragnar Arstrom $532,388 2nd Martin Jacobson $319,518 3rd Vincent Pasdeloup $213,699 4th Michael McDonald Michael McDonald (poker player)Mike McDonald is Canadian poker player. McDonald is the youngest person to win an event on the European Poker Tour and the youngest person to win an event on the Epic Poker League ....
$146,542 5th Michele Slama-Saad $116,013 6th Mario Adinolfi $89,552
WPT Spanish Championship
- Casino: Casino Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Buy-in: $6,988 + $419
- 5-Day Event: June 26, 2009 to June 30, 2009
- Number of Entries: 160
- Total Prize Pool: $1,121,815
- Number of Payouts: 9
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mark Flowers | $388,453 |
| 2nd | Per Sjogren | $200,515 |
| 3rd | Dan Bitsch | $117,785 |
| 4th | Roland van Morckhoven | $86,937 |
| 5th | Josef Samanek | $70,671 |
| 6th | Martin Wendt Martin Wendt Martin Wendt is a Danish professional poker player.In the 2005 Poker Million, Wendt was at one time the chip leader, but ended up finishing in 3rd place, earning $200,000... |
$58,894 |
Bellagio Cup V
- Casino: BellagioBellagioBellagio is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located on Lake Como. It has long been famous for its setting at the intersection of the three branches of the Y-shaped lake, which is also known as Lario....
, Las Vegas, NevadaLas 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 + $400
- 7-Day Event: July 13, 2009 to July 19, 2009
- Number of Entries: 268
- Total Prize Pool: $3,899,400
- Number of Payouts: 27
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alexandre Gomes Alexandre Gomes Alexandre Gomes is a Brazilian professional poker player born on July 24, 1982 in Curitiba. He is a World Series of Poker bracelet winner, a World Poker Tour champion and a Team PokerStars Pro.- World Series of Poker :... |
$1,187,670 |
| 2nd | Faraz Jaka Faraz Jaka Faraz Jaka is an American professional poker player and businessman who was World Poker Tour Player of the Year for Season VIII . He has reached two WPT final tables, two WSOP final tables and his lifetime tournament winnings exceed $4 million... |
$774,780 |
| 3rd | Justin Smith Justin Smith (poker player) Justin "Boosted J" Smith is an American professional poker player living in Los Angeles, CA. At 21 years old, Smith has been a participant in stateside poker tournaments for less than a year due to age requirements, winning nearly $900,000 in that time span.Smith began playing poker at the age of... |
$464,870 |
| 4th | Alec Torelli | $271,165 |
| 5th | Christoffer Sonesson | $203,385 |
| 6th | Erik Seidel Erik Seidel Erik Seidel is an American professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada who has won eight World Series of Poker bracelets and a World Poker Tour title.In 2010, he was inducted as a member of the Poker Hall of Fame.-Early life:... |
$164,640 |
Legends of Poker
- Casino: The Bicycle Casino, Bell Gardens, CaliforniaBell Gardens, CaliforniaBell Gardens is a city in Los Angeles County, California. The population was 42,072 at the 2010 census, down from 44,054 at the 2000 census.Bell Gardens is notable for being one of only five Los Angeles County cities to permit casino gambling...
- Buy-in: $9,800 + $200
- 5-Day Event: August 22, 2009 to August 26, 2009
- Number of Entries: 279
- Total Prize Pool: $2,625,000
- Number of Payouts: 27
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Prahlad Friedman Prahlad Friedman Prahlad S. Friedman is an American professional poker player from Los Angeles, California. He has played under the screen names "Spirit Rock" on Full Tilt Poker, "Mahatma" on Ultimate Bet, "Zweig" on Prima Network, and "Prefontaine" on PokerStars... |
$1,009,000 |
| 2nd | Kevin Schaffel | $471,670 |
| 3rd | Todd Terry | $231,300 |
| 4th | Alfredo Leonidas Toto Leonidas Alfredo C. "Toto" Leonidas is an American Poker player with over $3,200,000 in live tournament lifetime winnings. His 24 cashes as the WSOP account for $812,218 of those winnings.... |
$144,600 |
| 5th | Sam Stein Sam Stein Samuel "Sam" Stein is an American professional poker player from Los Angeles who lives in Henderson, Nevada. He won his first World Series of Poker bracelet at the 2011 World Series of Poker where he made two final tables and three in the money finishes... |
$116,225 |
| 6th | Mike Krescanko | $89,220 |
WPT Slovakia
- Casino: Golden Vegas, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Buy-in: €4,000 + €400
- 5-Day Event: August 31, 2009 to September 4, 2009
- Number of Entries: 100
- Total Prize Pool:
- Number of Payouts: 18
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Richard Toth | €104,000 |
| 2nd | Boris Zeleny | €66,000 |
| 3rd | Sasa Standé | €42,000 |
| 4th | Alec Torelli | €31,000 |
| 5th | Peter Traply Peter Traply Peter Traply is Hungarian poker player. Traply is the first ever Hungarian to win a WSOP bracelet.As of 2010 his total live tournament winnings exceed $750,000.-References:... |
€25,000 |
| 6th | Marek Tatar | €20,000 |
WPT Merit Cyprus Classic
- Casino: Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino, CyprusCyprusCyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
- Buy-in: $10,000 + $300
- 7-Day Event: September 6, 2009 to September 12, 2009
- Number of Entries: 181
- Total Prize Pool: $1,810,000
- Number of Payouts: 18
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Thomas Bichon | $579,165 |
| 2nd | Uri Keider | $380,645 |
| 3rd | Steven Fung | $216,275 |
| 4th | Rep Porter Rep Porter Ralph "Rep" Porter is an American professional poker player who won the 2008 World Series of Poker $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event.Porter graduated from the University of Washington and worked as an equity options trader prior to becoming a professional poker player.- World Series of Poker... |
$121,115 |
| 5th | Janar Kiivramees | $90,835 |
| 6th | Rony Jazzar | $73,535 |
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, New JerseyAtlantic City, New JerseyAtlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast... - Buy-in: $3,300 + $200
- 6-Day Event: September 19, 2009 to September 24, 2009
- Number of Entries: 1,018
- Total Prize Pool: $3,359,400
- Number of Payouts: 100
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Olivier Busquet | $925,514 |
| 2nd | Jeremy Brown | $453,519 |
| 3rd | Ivan Mamuzic | $251,955 |
| 4th | Yanick Brodeur | $216,681 |
| 5th | Keith Crowder | $188,126 |
| 6th | Kenny Nguyen | $156,212 |
WPT Marrakech
- Casino: Casino De Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco
- Buy-in: €4,500
- 8-Day Event: October 12, 2009 to October 19, 2009
- Number of Entries: 416
- Total Prize Pool: €1,812,000
- Number of Payouts: 54
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Christophe Savary | €377,262 |
| 2nd | Eoghan O'Dea | €262,446 |
| 3rd | Ludovic Lacay | €164,182 |
| 4th | Julien Arneodo | €105,077 |
| 5th | Adrian Marin | €72,240 |
| 6th | Benny Spindler | €55,828 |
Festa al Lago
- Casino: BellagioBellagioBellagio is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located on Lake Como. It has long been famous for its setting at the intersection of the three branches of the Y-shaped lake, which is also known as Lario....
, Las Vegas, NevadaLas 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 + $400
- 7-Day Event: October 20, 2009 to October 26, 2009
- Number of Entries: 275
- Total Prize Pool: $4,001,250
- Number of Payouts: 27
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tommy Vedes | $1,218,225 |
| 2nd | Jason Lavallee | $795,150 |
| 3rd | Craig Crivello | $477,090 |
| 4th | Freddy Deeb Freddy Deeb Kassem Ibrahim "Freddy" Deeb is a professional poker player who emigrated from Lebanon to the United States at the age of 19.-Before poker:... |
$278,300 |
| 5th | Jason Burt | $208,725 |
| 6th | Shawn Cunix | $168,970 |
World Poker Finals
- Casino: Foxwoods Resort CasinoFoxwoods Resort CasinoFoxwoods Resort Casino is a hotel-casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States. Together with the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, it is one of the largest casino complexes in the world in terms of floor space for gaming. The entire resort comprises of space. The casino has over 380 gaming tables...
, Mashantucket, Connecticut - Buy-in: $9,700 + $300
- 6-Day Event: November 5, 2009 to November 10, 2009
- Number of Entries: 353
- Total Prize Pool: $3,424,100
- Number of Payouts: 36
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cornel Andrew Cimpan | $910,058 |
| 2nd | Soheil Shamseddin | $463,332 |
| 3rd | Matt Stout | $265,710 |
| 4th | Eric Froehlich Eric Froehlich Eric Froehlich is an American professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of 2009, Froehlich's total live tournament winnings exceed $1,300,000. His 16 cashes at the WSOP account for $867,783 of those winnings.... |
$232,496 |
| 5th | Curt Kohlberg | $199,283 |
| 6th | Lee Markholt Lee Markholt Lee Markholt Jr. is a professional poker player from Eatonville, Washington. He previously worked as a meat cutter for a family business and has been playing poker professionally for more than 13 years.... |
$166,069 |
Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
- Casino: BellagioBellagioBellagio is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located on Lake Como. It has long been famous for its setting at the intersection of the three branches of the Y-shaped lake, which is also known as Lario....
, Las Vegas, NevadaLas 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 + $400
- 7-Day Event: December 13, 2009 to December 19, 2009
- Number of Entries: 329
- Total Prize Pool: $4,761,450
- Number of Payouts: 27
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Daniel Alaei Daniel Alaei Siblings=Devon VafaiDaniel Christopher Alaei is a professional poker player from Santa Fe Springs, California. He is of Assyrian Iranian descent.... |
$1,428,430 |
| 2nd | Josh Arieh Josh Arieh Joshua Arieh is an American professional poker player. Arieh has been competing in poker competitions since 1999... |
$952,290 |
| 3rd | Faraz Jaka Faraz Jaka Faraz Jaka is an American professional poker player and businessman who was World Poker Tour Player of the Year for Season VIII . He has reached two WPT final tables, two WSOP final tables and his lifetime tournament winnings exceed $4 million... |
$571,374 |
| 4th | Shawn Buchanan Shawn Buchanan Shawn Buchanan is a Canadian poker player from Vancouver, British Columbia who won the World Poker Tour Mandalay Bay Poker Championship in 2007, earning $768,775.... |
$333,302 |
| 5th | 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... |
$249,976 |
| 6th | Steve O'Dwyer | $202,362 |
Southern Poker Championship
- Casino: Beau Rivage, Biloxi, MississippiBiloxi, 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: $9,700 + $300
- 4-Day Event: January 24, 2010 to January 27, 2010
- Number of Entries: 208
- Total Prize Pool: $1,930,000
- Number of Payouts: 18
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 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... |
$739,486 |
| 2nd | Jonathan Kantor | $366,643 |
| 3rd | Jerry Van Strydonck | $196,829 |
| 4th | Jared Jaffee | $135,079 |
| 5th | James Reed | $106,134 |
| 6th | Tyler Smith | $86,837 |
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...
, Commerce, CaliforniaCommerce, CaliforniaCommerce is a city located in southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 12,823 at the 2010 census, up from 12,568 at the 2000 census. It is bordered by Vernon on the west, Los Angeles on the northwest, East Los Angeles on the north, Montebello on the east, Downey... - Buy-in: $9,600 + $400
- 6-Day Event: February 26, 2010 to March 4, 2010
- Number of Entries: 745
- Total Prize Pool: $7,152,000
- Number of Payouts: 72
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Andras Koroknai | $1,788,001 |
| 2nd | Raymond Dolan | $1,002,710 |
| 3rd | Tri Huynh | $665,136 |
| 4th | Gevork Kasabyan | $450,576 |
| 5th | Jean-Claude Moussa | $321,840 |
| 6th | Michael Kamran | $246,744 |
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: $9,600 + $400
- 5-Day Event: March 8, 2010 to March 12, 2010
- Number of Entries: 333
- Total Prize Pool: $3,163,500
- Number of Payouts: 36
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | McLean Karr | $878,500 |
| 2nd | Andy Seth | $521,500 |
| 3rd | Dan O'Brien | $292,800 |
| 4th | Hasan Habib Hasan Habib Hasan Habib is a Pakistani American professional poker player.During his early years in Pakistan, Habib was the Pakistan 14-and-under National Tennis Champion. Habib went to America at the age of 18 to study business at the University of Redlands. He also once owned a nationwide chain of video... |
$234,300 |
| 5th | Matt Keikoan Matt Keikoan Matt Keikoan is an American professional poker player who has won two World Series of Poker bracelets; his first was in the 2008 World Series of Poker $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event and his second was in the 2010 World Series of Poker $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship.- World Series of Poker... |
$175,700 |
| 6th | Phil Hellmuth 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... |
$117,000 |
Hollywood Poker Open
- Casino: Hollywood Casino, Lawrenceburg, IndianaLawrenceburg, IndianaLawrenceburg is a city in Dearborn County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,042 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Dearborn County...
- Buy-in: $9,600 + $400
- 5-Day Event: March 20, 2010 to March 24, 2010
- Number of Entries: 144
- Total Prize Pool: $1,331,616
- Number of Payouts: 12
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Carlos Mortensen Carlos Mortensen Juan Carlos Mortensen is an Ecuadorian professional poker player of Danish descent and the only Hispanic Main Event winner of the World Series of Poker. Mortensen is known for his loose play, bluffing tactics, and interesting chip-stacking style.Mortensen moved from Spain to the United States in... |
$391,212 |
| 2nd | Mike Mustafa | $222,040 |
| 3rd | Frank Calo | $166,530 |
| 4th | Chris Bell Chris Bell (poker player) Christopher Bell is an American professional poker player from Raleigh, North Carolina who won the 2010 World Series of Poker $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event. He has also made three final tables at the World Poker Tour... |
$124,081 |
| 5th | Ravi Raghavan | $104,489 |
| 6th | Jerry Payne | $88,163 |
WPT Bucharest
- Casino: Regent Casino, Bucharest, Romania
- Buy-in: € 3,000 + € 300
- 8-Day Event: March 27, 2010 to April 2, 2010
- Number of Entries: 161
- Total Prize Pool: €449,450
- Number of Payouts: 18
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Guillaume Darcourt | €144,530 |
| 2nd | Simon Münz | €93,400 |
| 3rd | Joseph Ebanks | €59,750 |
| 4th | Jose Guardia | €36,600 |
| 5th | Abdula Atila | €30,550 |
| 6th | Eva Iosif | €23,150 |
WPT Championship
- Casino: BellagioBellagioBellagio is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located on Lake Como. It has long been famous for its setting at the intersection of the three branches of the Y-shaped lake, which is also known as Lario....
, Las Vegas, NevadaLas 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: $25,000 + $500
- 8-Day Event: April 17, 2010 to April 24, 2010
- Number of Entries: 195
- Total Prize Pool: $4,728,750
- Number of Payouts: 18
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | David Williams David Williams (card player) David Anthony Williams is a professional poker player and popular Magic: The Gathering player.-Personal life:Williams was born in Arlington, Texas. He briefly attended Princeton University before switching to study economics at Southern Methodist University... |
$1,530,537 |
| 2nd | Eric Baldwin Eric Baldwin Eric Baldwin is a professional poker player from Henderson, Nevada who won the 2009 World Series of Poker $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event earning $521,991 and was the runner-up in the World Poker Tour $25,000 No Limit Hold'em WPT Championship Event, earning $1,034,715 and is the 2009 Winner of the... |
$1,034,715 |
| 3rd | Shawn Buchanan Shawn Buchanan Shawn Buchanan is a Canadian poker player from Vancouver, British Columbia who won the World Poker Tour Mandalay Bay Poker Championship in 2007, earning $768,775.... |
$587,906 |
| 4th | 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... |
$329,228 |
| 5th | Billy Baxter Billy Baxter (poker player) William E. Baxter, Jr. is an American professional poker player and sports bettor. He has won numerous tournament titles in his career as a professional poker player, including seven World Series of Poker bracelets.... |
$246,921 |
| 6th | John O'Shea | $199,888 |