The World Poker Tour (WPT) has operated a series of international poker tournaments since 2002 with winners of WPT Main Tour stops awarded a membership to the WPT Champions Club. The WPT Champions Cup is the trophy awarded to all winners of WPT Main Tour stops, and champions have their names engraved on the WPT Champions Cup.
On July 21, 2020, the WPT Champions Cup was renamed to the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup in honor of WPT commentator and WPT Champions Club member Mike Sexton. Sexton died on September 6, 2020, after battling prostate cancer.
World Poker Tour champions Winner of poker's Triple Crown.
Season 1 (I) The inaugural season of the WPT featured 13 events running from May 2002 to April 2003. + WPT Season 1(I) ResultsDateEventLocationWinnerPrizeRunner-upEntrantsBuy-inPrizepoolMay 27-June 1Five Diamond World Poker ClassicBellagio Resort & CasinoGus Hansen$556,460John Juanda146$10,000$1,416,200August 30–31Legends of PokerBicycle CasinoChris Karagulleyan$258,000Hon Le134$5,000$670,000October 9–11Aruba Poker ClassicThe Radisson Aruba Resort & CasinoJuha Helppi$50,000Anssi Tuulivirda100$300$350,000October 19Costa Rica ClassicCasinos EuropaJose Rosenkrantz$108,730Jamie Ligator134$500$234,858November 10–11Gold RushLucky Chances CasinoPaul Darden$146,000Chris Bigler152$3,000$456,000November 14–17World Poker FinalsFoxwoods Resort CasinoHoward Lederer$320,400Layne Flack89$10,000$915,000January 28–31World Poker OpenBinion's Horseshoe TunicaDave Ulliott$589,175Phil Ivey160$10,000$1,600,000February 12–15Euro Finals of PokerAviation Club de FranceChrister Johansson€500,000Claude Cohen86€10,000€831,000February 21–24L.A. Poker ClassicCommerce CasinoGus Hansen$532,490Daniel Rentzer136$10,000$1,360,000February 25–26Celebrity InvitationalCommerce CasinoLayne Flack$125,300Jerry Buss104$0$208,300March 6Party Poker Million IIHolland America CruiseHoward Lederer$289,150Chip Jett177$5,300$1,013,800March 31-April 2World Poker ChallengeReno HiltonRon Rose$168,298Cal Dykes87$5,000$421,746April 14–18WPT World ChampionshipBellagio Resort & CasinoAlan Goehring$1,011,886Kirill Gerasimov111$25,000$2,691,750
Costa Rica Classic was a $500 buy-in with $500 rebuys. Party Poker Million II was held a Limit Hold'em tournament. Party Poker Million II was held on Holland America's MS Zaandam cruise ship sailing from Port Canaveral, Florida, to the Virgin Islands. Gus Hansen became the first player to win two WPT titles. Howard Lederer won WPT Player of the Year for Season 1 (I).
Season 2 (II) The second season of the WPT featured 14 events running from July 2003 to April 2004. +WPT Season 2 (II) ResultsDateEventLocationWinnerPrizeRunner-upEntrantsBuy-inPrizepoolJuly 10–13Grand Prix de ParisAviation Club de FranceDavid Benyamine€357,000Jan Boubli96€10,000€894,400September 1–3Legends of PokerBicycle CasinoMel Judah$579,375Paul Phillips309$5,000$1,545,000September 20–22Borgata Poker OpenBorgata Hotel & CasinoNoli Francisco$470,000Charlie Shoten235$5,000$1,175,000October 18Ultimate Poker ClassicRadisson Aruba Resort & CasinoErick Lindgren$500,000Daniel Larsson436$4,000$1,697,460November 14–17World Poker FinalsFoxwoods Resort CasinoHoyt Corkins$1,089,200Mohamed Ibrahim313$10,000$3,155,000December 15–18Five Diamond World Poker ClassicBellagio Resort & CasinoPaul Phillips$1,101,908Dewey Tomko314$10,000$3,044,750January 25PokerStars Caribbean Poker AdventureRoyal CaribbeanGus Hansen$455,780Hoyt Corkins221$7,500$1,657,501January 26–29World Poker OpenHorseshoe Casino & HotelBarry Greenstein$1,278,370Randy Jensen367$10,000$3,455,050February 21–24L.A. Poker ClassicCommerce CasinoAntonio Esfandiari$1,399,135Vinnie Vinh382$10,000$3,781,500February 24Celebrity InvitationalCommerce CasinoPhil Laak$100,000Humberto Brenes196$0$200,000March 3–5Bay 101 Shooting StarBay 101Phil Gordon$360,000Chris Moneymaker243$5,000$1,125,000March 18PartyPoker Million IIICard Player CruiseErick Lindgren$1,000,000Daniel Negreanu546$7,500$3,682,337March 30-April 1World Poker ChallengeReno HiltonMike Kinney$629,469Paul Clark342$5,000$1,658,700April 19–23WPT World ChampionshipBellagio Resort & CasinoMartin de Knijff$2,728,356Hasan Habib343$25,000$8,342,000
PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure was held on Royal Caribbean Voyager of the Seas cruise ship. PartyPoker Million III was held as a Limit Hold'em tournament. PartyPoker Million III was held on a Card Player Cruise on the Sea of Cortez. Gus Hansen became the first player to win three WPT titles. Erick Lindgren won WPT Player of the Year for Season 2 (II).
Season 3 (III) The third season of the WPT featured 16 events running from July 2004 to April 2005. +WPT Season 3 (III) ResultsDateEventLocationWinnerPrizeRunner-upEntrantsBuy-inPrizepoolJuly 17–21Grand Prix de ParisAviation Club de FranceSurinder Sunar€679,860Tony G205€10,000€1,957,750July 29-August 1Mirage Poker ShowdownThe MirageEli Elezra$1,024,574Lee Watkinson281$10,000$2,725,200August 28–31Legends of PokerBicycle CasinoDoyle Brunson$1,198,260Lee Watkinson667$5,000$3,335,000September 19–22Borgata Poker OpenBorgata Hotel & CasinoDaniel Negreanu$1,117,400David Williams302$10,000$3,020,000September 26-October 1Aruba Poker ClassicRadisson Aruba Resort & CasinoEric Brenes$1,000,000Layne Flack647$6,000$3,879,000October 19–22Festa al LagoBellagio Resort & CasinoCarlos Mortensen$1,000,000Kido Pham312$10,000$3,026,400November 13–17World Poker FinalsFoxwoods Resort CasinoTuan Le$1,549,588Temperance Hutter674$10,000$6,765,000December 14–18Five Diamond World Poker ClassicBellagio Resort & CasinoDaniel Negreanu$1,770,218Humberto Brenes376$15,000$5,470,800January 8–11PokerStars Caribbean Poker AdventureAtlantis Paradise IslandJohn Gale$890,600Alex Balandin461$8,000$3,487,200January 24–27World Poker OpenGold Strike Resort and CasinoJohnny Stolzmann$1,491,444Chau Giang512$10,000$3,832,773February 18–22L.A. Poker ClassicCommerce CasinoMichael Mizrachi$1,859,909Haralabos Voulgaris538$10,000$5,166,414February 23–24Celebrity InvitationalCommerce CasinoAlex Brenes$125,500Johan Storakers233$0$225,500March 7–11Bay 101 Shooting StarBay 101Danny Nguyen$1,025,000Jay Martens438$10,000$4,070,000March 19–25PartyPoker Million IVHolland America CruiseMichael Gracz$1,500,000David Minto735$10,000$7,430,000March 29-April 1World Poker ChallengeReno HiltonArnold Spee$633,880Blair Rodman345$5,000$1,725,350April 18–24WPT World ChampionshipBellagio Resort & CasinoTuan Le$2,856,150Paul Maxfield453$25,000$10,961,000
PartyPoker Million IV was held as a Limit Hold'em tournament. PartyPoker Million IV was held on Holland America's MS Oosterdam cruise ship on the Sea of Cortez. Daniel Negreanu and Tuan Le became the third and fourth players respectively to win two WPT titles in the same season after Gus Hansen and Howard Lederer each won two in Season 1 (I). Doyle Brunson became the first player to win both the WSOP Main Event and a WPT title. Daniel Negreanu won WPT Player of the Year for Season 3 (III).
Season 4 (IV) The fourth season of the WPT featured 16 events running from May 2005 to April 2006. +WPT Season 4 (IV) ResultsDateEventLocationWinnerPrizeRunner-upEntrantsBuy-inPrizepoolMay 23–26Mirage Poker ShowdownThe MirageGavin Smith$1,153,778Ted Forrest317$10,000$3,074,900July 25–29Grand Prix de ParisAviation Club de FranceRoland de Wolfe€479,680Juha Helppi160€10,000€1,520,000August 27–31Legends of PokerBicycle CasinoAlex Kahaner$1,150,900Kenna James839$5,000$4,195,000September 19–22Borgata Poker OpenBorgata Hotel & CasinoAl Ardebili$1,498,650Ricardo Festejo515$10,000$4,995,500September 26-October 1Aruba Poker ClassicRadisson Aruba Resort & CasinoFreddy Deeb$1,000,000Josh Schlein647$5,000$3,235,000October 18–21Festa al LagoBellagio Resort & CasinoMinh Ly$1,060,050Dan Harrington420$10,000$4,074,000November 13–18World Poker FinalsFoxwoods Resort CasinoNick Schulman$2,167,500Anthony Licastro783$10,000$7,855,000December 12–16Five Diamond World Poker ClassicBellagio Resort & CasinoRehne Pedersen$2,078,185Patrik Antonius555$15,000$8,075,250January 5–10PokerStars Caribbean Poker AdventureAtlantis Paradise IslandSteve Paul-Ambrose$1,388,600Brook Lyter724$7,800$5,647,200January 19–23World Poker OpenGold Strike Resort and CasinoScotty Nguyen$969,421Michael Mizrachi327$10,000$3,171,900January 29-February 1Borgata Winter Poker OpenBorgata Hotel & CasinoMichael Mizrachi$1,173,373John D'Agostino381$10,000$3,695,700February 16–21L.A. Poker ClassicCommerce CasinoAlan Goehring$2,391,550Daniel Quach692$10,000$6,643,200February 22–23InvitationalCommerce CasinoBarry Greenstein$100,000Blair Rodman315$0$200,000February 27-March 3Bay 101 Shooting StarBay 101Nam Le$1,198,300Ravi Udayakumar518$10,000$4,702,800March 27–30World Poker ChallengeReno HiltonMike Simon$1,052,890Jason Stern592$5,000$2,845,700April 6–9Foxwoods Poker ClassicFoxwoods Resort CasinoVictor Ramdin$1,331,889Alex Jacob431$10,000$4,175,200April 18–24WPT World ChampionshipBellagio Resort & CasinoJoe Bartholdi$3,760,165Davidson Matthew605$25,000$14,671,250
Gavin Smith won WPT Player of the Year for Season 4 (IV).
Season 5 (V) The fifth season of the WPT featured 18 events running from May 2006 to April 2007. +WPT Season 5 (V) ResultsDateEventLocationWinnerPrizeRunner-upEntrantsBuy-inPrizepoolMay 14–17Mirage Poker ShowdownThe MirageStanley Weiss$1,320,255Harry Demetriou384$10,000$3,724,800June 4–8Mandalay Bay Poker ChampionshipMandalay BayJoe Tehan$1,033,440Burt Boutin349$10,000$1,033,440June 12–16Grand Prix de ParisAviation Club de FranceChristian Grundtvig€712,500Jani Sointula232€10,000€2,320,000August 26–30Legends of PokerBicycle CasinoJoe Pelton$1,602,670Frankie O'Dell466$10,000$4,520,200September 15–19Borgata Poker OpenBorgata Hotel & CasinoMark Newhouse$1,519,020Chris McCormack540$10,000$5,238,000October 16–20Festa al LagoBellagio Resort & CasinoAndreas Walnum$1,090,025Steve Wong433$10,000$4,200,100October 22–24Canadian Open ChampionshipFallsview Casino ResortScott ClementsC$250,027Anthony O'Hagan298C$2,500C$720,533October 25–29North American Poker ChampionshipFallsview Casino ResortSoren TurkewitschC$1,380,378Jason Sagle497C$10,000C$4,829,332November 12–16World Poker FinalsFoxwoods Resort CasinoNenad Medic$1,717,194EG Harvin609$10,000$5,749,481December 14–19Five Diamond World Poker ClassicBellagio Resort & CasinoJoe Hachem$2,207,575Jim Hanna583$15,000$8,482,650January 5–10PokerStars Caribbean AdventureAtlantis Paradise IslandRyan Daut$1,535,255Isaac Haxton937$7,800$7,063,842January 21–25World Poker OpenGold Strike Resort and CasinoBryan Sumner$913,986Daniel Negreanu294$10,000$2,812,000January 26–30Borgata Winter Poker OpenBorgata Hotel & CasinoJohn Hennigan$1,606,223Chuck Kelley571$10,000$5,529,000February 24-March 1L.A. Poker ClassicCommerce CasinoEric Hershler$2,429,970J.C. Tran791$10,000$7,593,600March 3–5Celebrity InvitationalCommerce CasinoAdam Weinraub$125,000John Cernuto420$0$200,000March 12–16Bay 101 Shooting StarBay 101Ted Forrest$1,100,000J.J. Liu450$10,000$4,490,000March 25–28World Poker ChallengeReno HiltonJ.C. Tran$683,473J.C. Alvarado475$5,000$2,278,250March 30-April 4Foxwoods Poker ClassicFoxwoods Resort CasinoRaj Patel$1,298,405Paul Matteo415$10,000$3,898,635April 21–27WPT World ChampionshipBellagio Resort & CasinoCarlos Mortensen$3,970,415Kirk Morrison639$25,000$15,495,750
J.C. Tran won WPT Player of the Year for Season 5 (V).
Season 6 (VI) The sixth season of the WPT featured 19 events running from April 2007 to April 2008.