World Poker Tour season 5 results

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Below are the results of season five of the World Poker Tour (2006–2007).

Event Casino Final Table Played[1] Episode Aired[2] Winner Prize Runner-Up Other Finalists
Battle of Champions IV ? ? August 26, 2006 Nick Schulman[3] $25,500 Kassem "Freddy" Deeb
Mirage Poker Showdown The Mirage May 17, 2006 April 4, 2007 Stanley Weiss $1,294,755 Harry Demetriou
Mandalay Bay Poker Championship Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino June 8, 2006 May 16, 2007 Joe Tehan $1,033,440 Burt Boutin
Grand Prix de Paris Aviation Club de France June 16, 2006 May 2, 2007 Christian Grundtvig 712,500 Jani Sointula
  • Thomas Wahlroos
  • Henrik Witt
  • Philip Yeh
  • Patrick Schuhl
Legends of Poker Bicycle Casino August 30, 2006 April 11, 2007 Joe Pelton $1,577,170 Frankie O'Dell
Ladies Night IV Bicycle Casino August 31, 2006 November 6, 2006 J. J. Liu[3] $25,500 Kelli Griggs
Borgata Poker Open Borgata Sep 19, 2006 April 18, 2007 Mark Newhouse $1,519,020 Chris McCormack
Festa Al Lago Bellagio October 20, 2006 April 25, 2007 Andreas Walnum $1,090,025 Steve Wong
North American Poker Championship Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort October 29, 2007 May 9, 2007 Soren Turkewitsch $1,352,224 Jason Sagle
WPT Canadian Open Championship Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort October 30, 2007 ? Scott Clements $250,027 Tony O'Hagan
  • Vince Sessa
  • Terris Preston
  • Steven Buttery
  • Gia Trinh
World Poker Finals Foxwoods Resort Casino Nov 16, 2006 May 23, 2007 Nenad Medic $1,717,194 EG Harvin
Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic Bellagio Dec 16, 2006 May 30, 2007 Joseph Hachem $2,182,075 Jim Hanna
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Paradise Island January 10, 2007 June 6, 2007 Ryan Daut $1,535,255 Isaac Haxton
World Poker Open Gold Strike January 25, 2007 June 20, 2007 Bryan Sumner $913,986 Daniel Negreanu
  • Young Cho
  • Gary Kainer
  • Thang "Kido" Pham
  • J. C. Tran
Borgata Poker Classic Borgata January 30, 2007 June 27, 2007 John Hennigan $1,606,223 Chuck Kelley
  • John Gale
  • Joe Simmons
  • Michael Sukonik
  • John James
L.A. Poker Classic Commerce Casino March 1, 2007 July 4, 2007 Eric Hershler $2,429,970 J.C. Tran
WPT Invitational Commerce Casino March 5, 2007 July 11, 2007 Adam Weinraub $125,000 John Cernuto
Bay 101 Shooting Star Bay 101 March 16, 2007 July 18, 2007 Ted Forrest $1,125,500 J.J. Liu
World Poker Challenge Reno Hilton March 28, 2007 July 25, 2007 J.C. Tran $683,473 Juan Carlos Alvarado
Foxwoods Poker Classic Foxwoods Resort Casino April 4, 2007 August 1, 2007 Raj Patel $1,298,405 Paul Matteo
WPT Championship Bellagio April 27, 2007 August 8, 2007 Carlos Mortensen $3,970,415 Kirk Morrison
Poker by the Book: Chapter II ? ? August 15, 2007 Barry Greenstein[4] $25,000 Tom McEvoy

[edit] References

  1. ^ Season 5 Schedule
  2. ^ TV Schedule
  3. ^ a b Nick Schulman and J. J. Liu won single table invitation tournaments, qualifying for end of season $25,000 WPT Championship event, but not for season 5 Battle of Champions event (presumably to be held during season 6).
  4. ^ Barry Greenstein won a single table invitational tournament, qualifying for the season 6 $25,000 WPT Championship event.