World Poker Tour season 3 results
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 [1]
- 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
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 [1]
- 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
Legends of Poker
- Casino: Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles [1]
- 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: Q♥ 9♥
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 [1]
- 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: A♠ A♦
Ultimate Poker Classic
- Casino: Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm Beach, Aruba [1]
- 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
Festa Al Lago (Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship)
- Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas [1]
- 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: K♣ 10♣
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 [1]
- 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: 6-7
Five Diamond World Poker Classic
- Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas [1]
- 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: K-7
PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure
- Casino: Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas [1]
- Buy-in: $7,800
- 4-Day Event: January 8, 2005 to January 11, 2005
- Number of Entries: 461
- Total Prize Pool: $3,595,600
- Number of Payouts: 75
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 Resort and Casino, Tunica [1]
- 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: A-10
L.A. Poker Classic
- Casino: Commerce Casino, Los Angeles [1]
- 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: A-9
Bay 101 Shooting Star
- Casino: Bay 101, San José, California [1]
- 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: 4-3
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 [1]
- 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: J-2
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 |
World Poker Challenge
- Casino: Reno Hilton, Reno [1]
- 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: 4♠ 3♠
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 [1]
- 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: K-J
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
References