Below are the results of season six of the World Poker Tour (2007-2008).
Towards the end of season 6 the World Poker Tour announced that they would award a Tiffany designed titanium and diamond championship bracelet for all previous 96 players.
Results
Mirage Poker Showdown
Casino: The Mirage, Las Vegas Buy-in: $10,000 5-Day Event: May 19, 2007 to May 23, 2007 Number of Entries: 309 Total Prize Pool: $2,907,381 Number of Payouts: 27 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Jonathan Little $1,091,295 2nd Cory Carroll $561,369 3rd Darrell Dicken $259,369 4th Richard Kirsch $172,912 5th Phil Ivey $129,684 6th Amnon Filippi $100,865
Mandalay Bay Poker Championship
Casino: Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas Buy-in: $10,000 5-Day Event: May 29, 2007 to June 2, 2007 Number of Entries: 228 Total Prize Pool: $2,211,600 Number of Payouts: 27 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Shawn Buchanan $768,775 2nd Jared Hamby $459,080 3rd David Levi $229,540 4th Thayer Rasmussen $131,170 5th David Haddad $98,375 6th Danny Wong $76,515
Bellagio Cup III
Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas Buy-in: $10,000 6-Day Event: July 10, 2007 to July 15, 2007 Number of Entries: 535 Total Prize Pool: $5,189,500 Number of Payouts: 100 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Kevin Saul $1,342,320 2nd Mike Matusow $671,320 3rd Danny Wong $361,480 4th Shane Schleger $232,490 5th Eric Panayioyou $154,920 6th Konstantin Puchkov $103,280
Legends of Poker
Casino: Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles Buy-in: $10,000 6-Day Event: August 25, 2007 to August 30, 2007 Number of Entries: 485 Total Prize Pool: $4,607,500 Number of Payouts: 45 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Dan Harrington $1,599,865 2nd David Pham $800,185 3rd Thu Nguyen $388,660 4th Tom Schneider $228,625 5th Michael McClain $182,900 6th Shi Jia Liu $137,175
Gulf Coast Poker Championship
Casino: Beau Rivage, Biloxi Buy-in: $10,000 4-Day Event: September 6, 2007 to September 9, 2007 Number of Entries: 256 Total Prize Pool: $2,463,200 Number of Payouts: 27 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Bill Edler $747,615 2nd David Robbins $411,185 3rd Hank Sitton $216,768 4th John Davidson $163,540 5th Tim Frazin $140,177 6th Tom Franklin $120,814
Borgata Poker Open
Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City Buy-in: $10,000 5-Day Event: September 16, 2007 to September 20, 2007 Number of Entries: 560 Total Prize Pool: $5,432,000 Number of Payouts: 54 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Roy Winston $1,575,280 2nd Heung Yoon $832,725 3rd Haralabos Voulgaris $434,560 4th Mark Weitzman $380,240 5th Eugene Todd $325,920 6th Mike Matusow $271,280
Turks & Caicos Poker Classic
Casino: Players Club, Turks and Caicos Islands Buy-in: $7,500 5-Day Event: September 26, 2007 to September 30, 2007 Number of Entries: 137 Total Prize Pool: $996,675 Number of Payouts: 10 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Rhynie Campbell $436,675 2nd Erik Cajelais $225,000 3rd Alan Sass $125,000 4th Chris Smith $70,000 5th Trevor Hebert $50,000 6th Nam Le $30,000
Spanish Championship
Casino: Casino Barcelona, Barcelona Buy-in: €7,500 5-Day Event: October 11, 2007 to October 16, 2007 Number of Entries: 226 Total Prize Pool: €1,665,500 Number of Payouts: 27 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Markus Lehmann €537,000 ($789,592) 2nd Ludovic Lacay €295,200 ($414,747) 3rd Christer Johansson €151,000 ($212,150) 4th Steve Sung €117,400 ($164,943) 5th Gus Hansen €100,600 ($141,340) 6th Vladimir Poleshchuk €83,900 ($117,877)
North American Poker Championship
Casino: Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Buy-in: Can$10,000 8-Day Event: October 26, 2007 to November 2, 2007 Number of Entries: 504 Total Prize Pool: Can$5,133,335 (US$5,305,060) Number of Payouts: 45 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Scott Clements Can$1,456,585 (US$1,505,312) 2nd Jonathan Little Can$714,905 (US$738,821) 3rd David Cloutier Can$372,772 (US$385,242) 4th Barry Greenstein Can$306,388 (US$316,638) 5th Kofi Farkye Can$229,791 (US$237,478) 6th Jeff Garza Can$178,727 (US$184,706)
World Poker Finals
Casino: Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut Buy-in: $10,000 7-Day Event: November 7, 2007 to November 13, 2007 Number of Entries: 575 Total Prize Pool: $5,404,075 Number of Payouts: 50 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Mike Vela $1,704,986 2nd Nick Schulman $864,652 3rd Nenad Medic $486,367 4th Tom Dwan $324,244 5th Michael White $243,184 6th Mark Weitzman $189,142
Doyle Brunson Classic Championship
Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas Buy-in: $15,000 7-Day Event: December 12, 2007 to December 18, 2007 Number of Entries: 626 Total Prize Pool: $9,390,000 Number of Payouts: 100 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Eugene Katchalov $2,482,605 2nd Ted Kearly $1,252,640 3rd Dave Ulliott $674,500 4th Kenneth Rosen $433,675 5th Jordan Rich $289,070 6th Ryan Daut $192,715
World Poker Open
Casino: Gold Strike Tunica Buy-in: $10,000 5-Day Event: January 20, 2008 to January 24, 2008 Number of Entries: 259 Total Prize Pool: $2,512,300 Number of Payouts: 27 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Brett Faustman $892,413 2nd Hoyt Corkins $458,267 3rd Men Nguyen $241,193 4th Freddy Deeb $168,835 5th Gabe Costner $123,008 6th John Spadavecchia $96,477
Borgata Winter Open
Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City Buy-in: $10,000 5-Day Event: January 27, 2008 to January 31, 2008 Number of Entries: 507 Total Prize Pool: $4,917,900 Number of Payouts: 54 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Gavin Griffin $1,401,109 2nd David Tran $737,685 3rd Thomas Hare $381,137 4th Noah Schwartz $331,958 5th Lee Watkinson $282,779 6th Ervin Prifti $233,600
L.A. Poker Classic
Casino: Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Buy-in: $10,000 6-Day Event: February 23, 2008 to February 28, 2008 Number of Entries: 665 Total Prize Pool: $6,288,000 Number of Payouts: 63 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Phil Ivey $1,596,100 2nd Quinn Do $909,400 3rd Woody Moore $625,630 4th Nam Le $411,770 5th Scott Montgomery $296,860 6th Phil Hellmuth $229,820
WPT Invitational Casino: Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Buy-in: 2-Day Event: March 1, 2008 Number of Entries: 445 Total Prize Pool: $225,500 Number of Payouts: 6 Winning Hand: + Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Van Nguyen $125,500 2nd Ethan Ruby $50,000 3rd Billy Baxter $20,000 4th Justin Marchand $15,000 5th Elias Madias $10,000
Van Nguyen became the first female to win a WPT title.
Bay 101 Shooting Star
Casino: Bay 101, San Jose, California Buy-in: $10,000 5-Day Event: March 10, 2008 to March 14, 2008 Number of Entries: 376 Total Prize Pool: $3,336,000 Number of Payouts: 45 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Brandon Cantu $1,000,000 2nd Steve Sung $585,000 3rd Jennifer Harman $330,000 4th Noah Jefferson $265,000 5th Michael Baker $200,000 6th John Phan $135,000
World Poker Challenge
Casino: Reno Hilton, Reno Buy-in: $7,500 4-Day Event: March 25, 2008 to March 28, 2008 Number of Entries: 261 Total Prize Pool: $1,873,275 Number of Payouts: 27 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Lee Markholt $493,815 2nd Bryan Devonshire $271,625 3rd Zachary Hyman $149,862 4th Jason Potter $103,030 5th David Pham $93,664 6th Jeff DeWitt $84,297
Foxwoods Poker Classic
Casino: Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut Buy-in: $10,000 6-Day Event: April 4, 2008 to April 9, 2008 Number of Entries: 346 Total Prize Pool: $3,230,014 Number of Payouts: 40 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Erik Seidel $992,890 2nd Robert Richardson $558,792 3rd Andrew Barta $281,011 4th Frank Cieri $200,261 5th Adam Katz $151,811 6th Ted Forrest $103,360
WPT Championship
Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas Buy-in: $25,000 7-Day Event: April 19, 2008 to April 26, 2008 Number of Entries: 545 Total Prize Pool: $13,216,250 Number of Payouts: 100 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st David Chiu $3,389,140 2nd Gus Hansen $1,714,800 3rd John Roveto $923,355 4th Cory Carroll $593,645 5th Tommy Le $395,725 6th Jeff King $263,815
Other Events During season 6 of the WPT there was one special event that did not apply to the Player of the Year standings: The WPT Celebrity Invitational - March 1–3, 2008 - Commerce Casino - postscript to Event #14: L.A. Poker Classic
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