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Below are the results of season seven of the World Poker Tour (2008-2009). The WPT Celebrity Invitational had the first female winner of the WPT.

Results[edit]

Spanish Championship[edit]

  • Casino: Casino Barcelona, Barcelona[1]
  • 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
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stCasper Hansen€425,000 ($662,592)
2ndStefan Mattsson€220,000 ($342,989)
3rdThiago Nishijima€112,300 ($175,080)
4thAndres Vidal€87,400 ($136,260)
5thGuy Sitbon€75,000 ($116,928)
6thMartin Lundenius€62,300 ($97,128)

Bellagio Cup IV[edit]

  • Casino:Bellagio, Las Vegas[1]
  • 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: Q9
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stMike Watson $1,673,770
2ndDavid Benyamine$840,295
3rdLuke Staudenmaier$452,465
4thRalph Perry$290,900
5thJohn Phan$193,915
6thGabriel Thaler$129,275

Legends of Poker[edit]

  • Casino:Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles[1]
  • 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: 33
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stJohn Phan$1,116,428
2ndAmit Makhija$563,320
3rdZachary Clark$281,645
4thPaul Smith$246,450
5thTrong Nguyen$211,245
6thKyle Wilson$176,035

Borgata Poker Open[edit]

  • Casino:Borgata, Atlantic City[1]
  • 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: AJ
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stVivek Rajkumar$1,424,500
2ndSang Kim$750,000
3rdDan Heimiller$387,500
4thJason Strochak$337,500
5thMark Seif$287,500
6thAndrew Knee$237,500

North American Poker Championship[edit]

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  • Casino: Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada[1]
  • Buy-in:C$10,000 (US$8,500)
  • 7-Day Event: Friday, October 10, 2008 to Thursday, October 16, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 454
  • Total Prize Pool: C$4,374,475 (US$3,829,391)
  • Number of Payouts: 45
  • Winning Hand: AK
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stGlen WitmerC$1,250,352 (US$1,084,256)
2ndGavin SmithC$612,427 (US$542,129)
3rdKathy LiebertC$319,337 (US$282,682)
4thRyan FislerC$262,469 (US$232,341)
5thMarc KaramC$196,851 (US$174,255)
6thJames TrenholmC$153,107 (US$135,533)

Festa Al Lago[edit]

World Poker Finals 1997
  • Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas [1]
  • 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: 1010
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stBertrand Grospellier$1,411,015
2ndNam Le$943,215
3rdOsmin Dardon$506,245
4thNenad Medic$373,010
5thAdam Levy$266,445
6thWill Mietz$186,510

Foxwoods World Poker Finals[edit]

  • 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: AQ
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stJonathan Little$1,120,310
2ndJonathan Jaffe$670,636
3rdCharles Marchese$337,256
4thDavid Pham$240,344
5thJack Schanbacher$182,196
6thMike Matusow$124,048

Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic[edit]

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  • 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:KK
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stDavid Rheem$1,538,730
2ndJustin Young$936,760
3rdEvan McNiff$540,440
4thSteve Sung$396,205
5thAmnon Filippi$288,235
6thHoyt Corkins$216,175
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Southern Poker Championship[edit]

  • 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:A4
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stAllen Carter$1,025,500
2ndBobby Suer$501,028
3rdSoheil Shamseddin$263,725
4thHilbert Shirey$184,607
5thTyler Smith$134,500
6thChuck Kim$105,490

L.A. Poker Classic[edit]

  • 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: K5
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stCornel Andrew Cimpan$1,686,760
2ndBinh Nguyen$935,424
3rdMike Sowers$654,797
4thChris Karagulleyan$430,963
5thPat Walsh$310,694
6thChris Ferguson$240,538

Bay 101 Shooting Star[edit]

  • 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: A9
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stSteve Brecher$1,025,500
2ndKathy Liebert$550,000
3rdChris Moore$291,500
4thTony Behari$230,000
5thThao Le$180,000
6thChau Vu$135,000

Foxwoods Poker Classic[edit]

  • 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: 76
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stVadim Trincher$731,079
2ndAmnon Filippi$409,405
3rdLenny Cortellino$214,449
4thMatt Casterella$138,905
5thAlex Perelberg$106,007
6thJoe Raposa$85,292

WPT World Championship[edit]

  • 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: A3
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stYevgeniy Timoshenko$2,143,655
2ndRan Azor$1,441,975
3rdBertrand Grospellier$773,940
4thChristian Harder$570,265
5thShannon Shorr$407,340
6thScotty Nguyen$285,135

Other Events[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ abcdef'World Poker Tour Season 7 results'. theHendonMob.com. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Poker_Tour_season_7_results&oldid=962374460'

Below are the results of season seven of the World Poker Tour (2008-2009). The WPT Celebrity Invitational had the first female winner of the WPT.

Results[edit]

Spanish Championship[edit]

  • Casino: Casino Barcelona, Barcelona[1]
  • 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
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stCasper Hansen€425,000 ($662,592)
2ndStefan Mattsson€220,000 ($342,989)
3rdThiago Nishijima€112,300 ($175,080)
4thAndres Vidal€87,400 ($136,260)
5thGuy Sitbon€75,000 ($116,928)
6thMartin Lundenius€62,300 ($97,128)

Bellagio Cup IV[edit]

  • Casino:Bellagio, Las Vegas[1]
  • 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: Q9
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stMike Watson $1,673,770
2ndDavid Benyamine$840,295
3rdLuke Staudenmaier$452,465
4thRalph Perry$290,900
5thJohn Phan$193,915
6thGabriel Thaler$129,275

Legends of Poker[edit]

  • Casino:Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles[1]
  • 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: 33
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stJohn Phan$1,116,428
2ndAmit Makhija$563,320
3rdZachary Clark$281,645
4thPaul Smith$246,450
5thTrong Nguyen$211,245
6thKyle Wilson$176,035

Borgata Poker Open[edit]

  • Casino:Borgata, Atlantic City[1]
  • 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: AJ
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stVivek Rajkumar$1,424,500
2ndSang Kim$750,000
3rdDan Heimiller$387,500
4thJason Strochak$337,500
5thMark Seif$287,500
6thAndrew Knee$237,500

North American Poker Championship[edit]

  • Casino: Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada[1]
  • Buy-in:C$10,000 (US$8,500)
  • 7-Day Event: Friday, October 10, 2008 to Thursday, October 16, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 454
  • Total Prize Pool: C$4,374,475 (US$3,829,391)
  • Number of Payouts: 45
  • Winning Hand: AK
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stGlen WitmerC$1,250,352 (US$1,084,256)
2ndGavin SmithC$612,427 (US$542,129)
3rdKathy LiebertC$319,337 (US$282,682)
4thRyan FislerC$262,469 (US$232,341)
5thMarc KaramC$196,851 (US$174,255)
6thJames TrenholmC$153,107 (US$135,533)

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Festa Al Lago[edit]

  • Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas [1]
  • 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: 1010
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stBertrand Grospellier$1,411,015
2ndNam Le$943,215
3rdOsmin Dardon$506,245
4thNenad Medic$373,010
5thAdam Levy$266,445
6thWill Mietz$186,510

Foxwoods World Poker Finals[edit]

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  • 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: AQ
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stJonathan Little$1,120,310
2ndJonathan Jaffe$670,636
3rdCharles Marchese$337,256
4thDavid Pham$240,344
5thJack Schanbacher$182,196
6thMike Matusow$124,048

Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic[edit]

  • 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:KK
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stDavid Rheem$1,538,730
2ndJustin Young$936,760
3rdEvan McNiff$540,440
4thSteve Sung$396,205
5thAmnon Filippi$288,235
6thHoyt Corkins$216,175

Southern Poker Championship[edit]

  • 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:A4
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stAllen Carter$1,025,500
2ndBobby Suer$501,028
3rdSoheil Shamseddin$263,725
4thHilbert Shirey$184,607
5thTyler Smith$134,500
6thChuck Kim$105,490

L.A. Poker Classic[edit]

  • 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: K5
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stCornel Andrew Cimpan$1,686,760
2ndBinh Nguyen$935,424
3rdMike Sowers$654,797
4thChris Karagulleyan$430,963
5thPat Walsh$310,694
6thChris Ferguson$240,538

Bay 101 Shooting Star[edit]

  • 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: A9
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stSteve Brecher$1,025,500
2ndKathy Liebert$550,000
3rdChris Moore$291,500
4thTony Behari$230,000
5thThao Le$180,000
6thChau Vu$135,000

Foxwoods Poker Classic[edit]

  • 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: 76
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stVadim Trincher$731,079
2ndAmnon Filippi$409,405
3rdLenny Cortellino$214,449
4thMatt Casterella$138,905
5thAlex Perelberg$106,007
6thJoe Raposa$85,292

WPT World Championship[edit]

  • 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: A3
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stYevgeniy Timoshenko$2,143,655
2ndRan Azor$1,441,975
3rdBertrand Grospellier$773,940
4thChristian Harder$570,265
5thShannon Shorr$407,340
6thScotty Nguyen$285,135

Other Events[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ abcdef'World Poker Tour Season 7 results'. theHendonMob.com. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Poker_Tour_season_7_results&oldid=962374460'