World Poker Tour season 7 results

Below are the results of season seven of the World Poker Tour (2008-2009). Results

Spanish Championship Casino: Casino Barcelona, Barcelona 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 Winning Hand:

+ 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 Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas 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:

+ 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 Casino: Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles 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:

+ 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 Casino: Borgata, 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:

+ 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 Casino: Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Buy-in: Can$10,000 (US$8,500) 7-Day Event: Friday, October 10, 2008 to Thursday, October 16, 2008 Number of Entries: 454 Total Prize Pool: Can$4,374,475 (US$3,829,391) Number of Payouts: 45 Winning Hand:

+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Glen Witmer Can$1,250,352 (US$1,084,256) 2nd Gavin Smith Can$612,427 (US$542,129) 3rd Kathy Liebert Can$319,337 (US$282,682) 4th Ryan Fisler Can$262,469 (US$232,341) 5th Marc Karam Can$196,851 (US$174,255) 6th James Trenholm Can$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:

+ 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 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:

+ 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 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:

+ 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 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:

+ 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 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:

+ 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

WPT Celebrity Invitational Casino: Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Buy-in: 2-Day Event: February 28, 2009 Number of Entries: 433 Total Prize Pool: $200,000 Number of Payouts: 6 Winning Hand: + Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Freddy Deeb $100,000 2nd Nicholas Gonzalez $50,000 3rd Tom Hall $20,000 4th Scott Clements $15,000 5th Ottavio Tassone $10,000 6th Jose Taveres $5,000

Bay 101 Shooting Star 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:

+ 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 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:

+ 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 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:

+ 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 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

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