Below are the results of season three of the World Poker Tour television series (2004–2005).
Results
Grand Prix de Paris
Casino: Aviation Club de France, Paris Buy-in: €10,000 5-Day Event: July 17, 2004 to July 21, 2004 Number of Entries: 205 Total Prize Pool: €1,957,750 Number of Payouts: 27 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Surinder Sunar €679,860 ($828,956) 2nd Tony G €339,930 ($414,478) 3rd Jim Overman €203,960 ($248,689) 4th Peter Roche €135,970 ($165,789) 5th Ben Roberts €101,980 ($124,345) 6th Dave Colclough €84,890 ($103,507)
Mirage Poker Showdown Casino: The Mirage, Paradise, Nevada Buy-in: $10,000 4-Day Event: July 29, 2004 to August 1, 2004 Number of Entries: 281 Total Prize Pool: $2,725,200 Number of Payouts: 27 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Eli Elezra $1,024,574 2nd Lee Watkinson $513,038 3rd Gabe Kaplan $256,519 4th John Juanda $162,012 5th Scotty Nguyen $121,509 6th Jim Meehan $94,507
Legends of Poker
Casino: Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles Buy-in: $5,000 4-Day Event: August 28, 2004 to August 31, 2004 Number of Entries: 667 Total Prize Pool: $3,335,000 Number of Payouts: 63 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Doyle Brunson $1,198,260 2nd Lee Watkinson $578,375 3rd Pete Lawson $272,665 4th Grant Helling $170,175 5th Joe Awada $132,200 6th Tom Lee $99,150
Borgata Poker Open
Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City Buy-in: $10,000 4-Day Event: September 19, 2004 to September 22, 2004 Number of Entries: 302 Total Prize Pool: $3,020,000 Number of Payouts: 27 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Daniel Negreanu $1,117,400 2nd David Williams $573,800 3rd Josh Arieh $286,900 4th Chris Tsiprailidis $181,200 5th Brandon Moran $135,900 6th Phil Ivey $105,700
Ultimate Poker Classic
Casino: Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm Beach, Aruba Buy-in: $6,000 6-Day Event: September 26, 2004 to October 1, 2004 Number of Entries: 647 Total Prize Pool: $3,879,000 Number of Payouts: 200 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Eric Brenes $1,000,000 2nd Layne Flack $500,000 3rd Mike Matusow $250,000 4th Pat McMillan $170,000 5th John Juanda $130,000 6th Vic Fey $105,000
Festa Al Lago (Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship)
Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas Buy-in: $10,000 4-Day Event: October 19, 2004 to October 22, 2004 Number of Entries: 312 Total Prize Pool: $3,026,400 Number of Payouts: 50 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Carlos Mortensen $1,000,000 2nd Kido Pham $496,400 3rd David Pham $255,000 4th Erik Seidel $165,000 5th Hung La $120,000 6th John Juanda $84,000
World Poker Finals
Casino: Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut Buy-in: $10,000 5-Day Event: November 13, 2004 to November 17, 2004 Number of Entries: 674 Total Prize Pool: $6,765,000 Number of Payouts: 60 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Tuan Le $1,549,588 2nd Temperance Hutter $973,256 3rd Humberto Brenes $636,930 4th Bradley Berman $470,452 5th J.C. Tran $353,850 6th David Pham $277,014
Five Diamond World Poker Classic
Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas Buy-in: $15,000 5-Day Event: December 14, 2004 to December 18, 2004 Number of Entries: 376 Total Prize Pool: $5,470,800 Number of Payouts: 50 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Daniel Negreanu $1,770,218 2nd Humberto Brenes $923,475 3rd Vinny Landrum $462,851 4th Jennifer Harman $299,492 5th Steve Rassi $217,812 6th Nam Le $152,468
PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure
Casino: Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas Buy-in: $7,800 4-Day Event: January 8, 2005 to January 11, 2005 Number of Entries: 461 Total Prize Pool: $3,485,000 Number of Payouts: 75 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st John Gale $890,000 2nd Alex Balandin $484,000 3rd Mikael Westerlund $306,000 4th Patrick Hocking $207,000 5th John Cernuto $155,800 6th Nenad Medic $112,000
World Poker Open
Casino: Gold Strike Tunica Buy-in: $10,000 4-Day Event: January 24, 2005 to January 27, 2005 Number of Entries: 512 Total Prize Pool: $4,832,773 Number of Payouts: 44 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Johnny Stolzmann $1,491,444 2nd Chau Giang $773,448 3rd Daniel Negreanu $384,322 4th Scotty Nguyen $336,282 5th Michael Mizrachi $288,241 6th Raja Kattamuri $240,201
L.A. Poker Classic
Casino: Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Buy-in: $10,000 5-Day Event: February 18, 2005 to February 22, 2005 Number of Entries: 538 Total Prize Pool: $5,166,414 Number of Payouts: 45 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Michael Mizrachi $1,859,909 2nd Haralabos Voulgaris $904,122 3rd Hung La $444,312 4th Ted Forrest $263,487 5th Erick Lindgren $206,657 6th Harley Hall $154,992
WPT Invitational Casino: Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Buy-in: 2-Day Event: February 24, 2005 Number of Entries: 238 Total Prize Pool: $200,000 Number of Payouts: Winning Hand: + Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Alex Brenes $100,000 2nd Johan Storåkers $50,000 3rd Tom Everett Scott $20,000 4th Chris Ferguson $15,000 5th Chau Giang $10,000 6th Bruce Buffer $5,000
Bay 101 Shooting Star
Casino: Bay 101, San Jose, California Buy-in: $10,000 5-Day Event: March 7, 2005 to March 11, 2005 Number of Entries: 438 Total Prize Pool: $4,070,000 Number of Payouts: 45 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Danny Nguyen $1,025,000 2nd Jay Martens $600,000 3rd Gus Hansen $320,000 4th Shandor Szentkuti $280,000 5th Corey Cheresnick $240,000 6th Men Nguyen $200,000
Party Poker Million
Buy-in: $10,000 5-Day Event: March 19, 2005 to March 23, 2005 Number of Entries: 735 Total Prize Pool: $7,430,000 Number of Payouts: 180 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Michael Gracz $1,525,500 2nd David Minto $1,000,000 3rd Matthew Cherackal $700,000 4th Adam Csallany $500,000 5th Paul Darden $300,000 6th Richard Kain $200,000
This event, which was limit hold 'em, had the largest prize pool in history for a tournament that was not played at no-limit hold 'em.
World Poker Challenge
Casino: Reno Hilton, Reno Buy-in: $5,000 4-Day Event: March 29, 2005 to April 1, 2005 Number of Entries: 345 Total Prize Pool: $1,725,350 Number of Payouts: 27 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Arnold Spee $633,880 2nd Blair Rodman $327,815 3rd Phil Ivey $163,908 4th Michael Yoshino $103,521 5th Russ Carlson $77,641 6th Mark Chapic $60,387
WPT Championship
Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas Buy-in: $25,000 7-Day Event: April 18, 2005 to April 24, 2005 Number of Entries: 453 Total Prize Pool: $10,961,000 Number of Payouts: 100 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Tuan Le $2,856,150 2nd Paul Maxfield $1,698,390 3rd Hasan Habib $896,375 4th John Phan $518,920 5th Rob Hollink $377,420 6th Phil Ivey $264,195
Other Events During season 3 of the WPT there was one special event that did not apply to the Player of the Year standings: The WPT Invitational - February 23–24, 2005 - Commerce Casino - postscript to Event #11: L.A. Poker Classic - won by Alex Brenes
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