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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
Spanish Championship
- 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
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 [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: Q♥ 9♠
Legends of Poker
- 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: 3♠ 3♥
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 [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: A♦ J♠
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 [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: A♠ K♠
Final Table
Place
|
Name
|
Prize
|
1st |
Glen Witmer |
C$1,250,352 (US$1,084,256)
|
2nd |
Gavin Smith |
C$612,427 (US$542,129)
|
3rd |
Kathy Liebert |
C$319,337 (US$282,682)
|
4th |
Ryan Fisler |
C$262,469 (US$232,341)
|
5th |
Marc Karam |
C$196,851 (US$174,255)
|
6th |
James Trenholm |
C$153,107 (US$135,533)
|
Festa Al Lago
- 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: 10♥ 10♠
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: A♣ Q♥
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
|
- 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: K♦ K♠
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: A♦ 4♥
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: K♣ 5♣
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
|
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: A♣ 9♥
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: 7♠ 6♠
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: A♠ 3♣
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
References