Below are the results of season five of the World Poker Tour (2006–2007). Following on from his win in the 2001 World Series of Poker Main Event Carlos Mortensen won the 2007 WPT Championship. This meant he became the first player to win both the World Series of Poker Main Event and WPT Championship.
Results
Mirage Poker Showdown
Casino: The Mirage, Las Vegas Buy-in: $10,000 4-Day Event: May 14, 2006 to May 17, 2006 Number of Entries: 384 Total Prize Pool: $3,724,800 Number of Payouts: 36 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Stanley Weiss $1,320,255 2nd Harry Demetriou $673,272 3rd Devin Porter $332,937 4th David Williams $221,958 5th Steve Frederick $166,469 6th Robert Mizrachi $129,476
Mandalay Bay Poker Championship
Casino: Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas Buy-in: $10,000 5-Day Event: June 4, 2006 to June 8, 2006 Number of Entries: 349 Total Prize Pool: $3,385,300 Number of Payouts: 50 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Joe Tehan $1,033,440 2nd Burt Boutin $604,765 3rd Brad Booth $319,180 4th Alex Outhred $184,745 5th Al Stonum $134,390 6th Steve Vincent $94,075
Grand Prix de Paris
Casino: Aviation Club de France, Paris Buy-in: €10,000 5-Day Event: June 12, 2006 to June 16, 2006 Number of Entries: 232 Total Prize Pool: €2,320,000 ($2,805,856) Number of Payouts: 27 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Christian Grundtvig €712,500 ($907,066) 2nd Jani Sointula €356,250 ($453,533) 3rd Thomas Wahlroos €243,750 ($310,312) 4th Henrik Witt €168,750 ($214,831) 5th Philip Yeh €131,250 ($167,091) 6th Patrick Schuhl €93,750 ($119,351)
Legends of Poker
Casino: Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles Buy-in: $10,000 5-Day Event: August 26, 2006 to August 30, 2006 Number of Entries: 466 Total Prize Pool: $4,520,200 Number of Payouts: 45 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Joe Pelton $1,602,670 2nd Frankie O'Dell $776,385 3rd Hoyt Corkins $381,540 4th Kevin O'Donnell $226,260 5th Randy Holland $177,460 6th Scotty Nguyen $133,095
Borgata Poker Open
Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City Buy-in: $10,000 5-Day Event: September 15, 2006 to September 19, 2006 Number of Entries: 540 Total Prize Pool: $5,238,000 Number of Payouts: 54 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Mark Newhouse $1,519,020 2nd Chris McCormack $802,985 3rd David Sklansky $419,040 4th Anthony Argila $366,660 5th Chris Bell $314,280 6th Blaise Ingoglia $261,901
Festa Al Lago
Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas Buy-in: $10,000 5-Day Event: October 16, 2006 to October 20, 2006 Number of Entries: 433 Total Prize Pool: $4,200,100 Number of Payouts: 100 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Andreas Walnum $1,090,025 2nd Steve Wong $542,700 3rd Joe Pelton $292,220 4th Christopher Loveland $187,745 5th David Baker $125,240 6th Can Kim Hua $83,490
Canadian Open Championship
Casino: Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Buy-in: Can$2,500 3-Day Event: October 22, 2006 to October 24, 2006 Number of Entries: 298 Total Prize Pool: Can$720,533 (US$639,913) Number of Payouts: 27
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Scott Clements Can$250,027 (US$222,524) 2nd Anthony O'Hagan Can$115,285 (US$102,385) 3rd Vince Sessa Can$61,245 (US$554,392) 4th Terris Preston Can$43,232 (US$38,395) 5th Steven Buttery Can$32,424 (US$28,796) 6th Gia Trinh Can$25,219 (US$22,397)
North American Poker Championship
Casino: Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Buy-in: Can$10,000 5-Day Event: October 25, 2006 to October 29, 2006 Number of Entries: 497 Total Prize Pool: Can$4,829,332 (US$4,288,965) Number of Payouts: 45 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Soren Turkewitsch Can$1,380,378 (US$1,225,920) 2nd Jason Sagle Can$676,107 (US$600,456) 3rd John Lam Can$352,541 (US$313,094) 4th Jim Worth Can$289,760 (US$257,338) 5th John Juanda Can$217,320 (US$193,003) 6th Marc Karam Can$169,027 (US$150,114)
World Poker Finals
Casino: Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut Buy-in: $10,000 4-Day Event: November 12, 2006 to November 16, 2006 Number of Entries: 609 Total Prize Pool: $5,749,481 Number of Payouts: 60 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Nenad Medic $1,717,194 2nd EG Harvin $904,389 3rd Mimi Tran $472,228 4th Michael Omelchuk $343,439 5th Kathy Liebert $257,579 6th Michael Perry $200,340
Doyle Brunson North American Poker Classic
Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas Buy-in: $15,000 6-Day Event: December 14, 2006 to December 19, 2006 Number of Entries: 583 Total Prize Pool: $8,482,650 Number of Payouts: 100 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Joseph Hachem $2,207,575 2nd Jim Hanna $1,099,430 3rd Daniel Negreanu $592,000 4th Mads Andersen $380,630 5th David Redlin $253,715 6th Edward Jordan $169,145
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Casino: Atlantis, Paradise Island Buy-in: $7,800 6-Day Event: January 5, 2007 to January 10, 2007 Number of Entries: 937 Total Prize Pool: $7,063,842 Number of Payouts: 180 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Ryan Daut $1,535,255 2nd Isaac Haxton $861,789 3rd Robert Ford $550,980 4th Robert Mizrachi $409,703 5th Jonathan Little $317,873 6th Frank Rusnak $247,234
World Poker Open
Casino: Gold Strike Tunica Buy-in: $10,000 5-Day Event: January 21, 2007 to January 25, 2007 Number of Entries: 294 Total Prize Pool: $2,812,000 Number of Payouts: 27 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Bryan Sumner $913,986 2nd Daniel Negreanu $502,691 3rd Young Cho $257,058 4th Gary Kainer $199,934 5th Kido Pham $171,372 6th J.C. Tran $142,810
Borgata Winter Poker Open
Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City Buy-in: $10,000 5-Day Event: January 26, 2007 to January 30, 2007 Number of Entries: 571 Total Prize Pool: $5,529,000 Number of Payouts: 54 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st John Hennigan $1,606,223 2nd Chuck Kelley $849,082 3rd John Gale $443,096 4th Joe Simmons $387,709 5th Michael Sukonik $332,322 6th Jon James $276,935
L.A. Poker Classic
Casino: Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Buy-in: $10,000 6-Day Event: February 24. 2007 to March 1, 2007 Number of Entries: 791 Total Prize Pool: $7,593,600 Number of Payouts: 54 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Eric Hershler $2,429,970 2nd J.C. Tran $1,177,010 3rd Jacobo Fernandez $607,490 4th Paul Wasicka $455,615 5th Chau Giang $341,710 6th David Bach $257,425
WPT Celebrity Invitational Casino: Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Buy-in: 2-Day Event: March 3, 2007 Number of Entries: 420 Total Prize Pool: $200,000 Number of Payouts: Winning Hand: + Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Adam Weinraub $100,000 2nd John Cernuto $50,000 3rd Timothy West $20,000 4th David Mosikian $15,000 5th Nick Cassavetes $10,000 6th Glenn Morshower $5,000
Bay 101 Shooting Star
Casino: Bay 101, San Jose, California Buy-in: $10,000 5-Day Event: March 12, 2007 to March 16, 2007 Number of Entries: 450 Total Prize Pool: $4,490,000 Number of Payouts: 45 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Ted Forrest $1,100,000 2nd J. J. Liu $600,000 3rd Amir Shayesteh $314,500 4th James Van Alstyne $250,000 5th Vince Shaw $200,000 6th Bill Edler $160,000
World Poker Challenge
Casino: Reno Hilton, Reno Buy-in: $5,000 4-Day Event: March 25, 2007 to March 28, 2007 Number of Entries: 475 Total Prize Pool: $2,278,250 Number of Payouts: 45 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st J.C. Tran $683,473 2nd Juan Carlos Alvarado $366,798 3rd David Pham $182,260 4th Mark Seif $159,478 5th John Hom $136,695 6th Danny Wong $113,913
Foxwoods Poker Classic
Casino: Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut Buy-in: $10,000 6-Day Event: March 30, 2007 to April 4, 2007 Number of Entries: 415 Total Prize Pool: $3,898,635 Number of Payouts: 40 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Raj Patel $1,298,405 2nd Paul Matteo $643,275 3rd Antonio Cavezza $370,370 4th Fred Goldberg $233,918 5th Seth Berger $175,439 6th Allen Kessler $136,452
WPT Championship
Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas Buy-in: $25,000 7-Day Event: April 21, 2007 to April 27, 2007 Number of Entries: 639 Total Prize Pool: $15,495,750 Number of Payouts: 100 Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Carlos Mortensen $3,970,415 2nd Kirk Morrison $2,011,135 3rd Paul Lee $1,082,920 4th Guy Laliberté $696,220 5th Tim Phan $464,110 6th Mike Wattel $309,405
Other Events During season 5 of the WPT there was one special event that did not apply to the Player of the Year standings: The WPT Celebrity Invitational - March 3–5, 2007 - Commerce Casino - postscript to Event #14: L.A. Poker Classic
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