The World Poker Tour kicks off its first season in dramatic style as Chris Bigler and pros Kaseem Deeb, Gus Hansen, John Hennigan, John Juanda and Scotty Nguyen duke it out on the felt for the lion's share of the $1.5 million prize pool.
The action is fast and furious from the first deal to the very last as Stan Goldstein, Can Kim Hua, Chris Karagulleyan, "The Kamikaze Kid" Hon Le, Kathy Liebert and Mark Seif battle it out in Los Angeles.
It's a three-ring circus of action as four online entrants square off to see how online skills translate in a live game. Then four of the world's top pros (Phil Gordon, Jennifer Harman, Phil Hellmuth, Jr. and Scotty Nguyen) battle for a winner-take-all $25,000 freeze out. For the grand finale, it's beginner's luck vs. veteran skill in heads-up competition between the online winner and the pro winner.
Poker gets wild in Costa Rica as high-stakes gambler Dewey Tomko, poker veteran Jose Rosenkrantz and casino owner Jamie Ligator face off against amateurs Jaime Anteneloff, R.A. Head, and Luis Milanes.
Talk about a rush! Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari, poker superstar Phil Hellmuth, Jr., Chris Bigler, hip=hop promoter Paul Darden, Vince Burgio and Tommy Garza make up one of the rowdiest tables ever assembled. The action is fast and the trash talking is over the top at this must-see final table.
The world's largest casino needs every inch of room to hold the talent at this WPT final table. With a million dollars on the line, young guns Layne Flack and Phil Ivey must face poker icon Howard Lederer, Ron Rose, Andy Bloch and Pete Giordano.
The banks of the mighty Mississippi call the World Poker Tour back to where it all began for a prize pool of over $1.5 million. David "Devilfish" Ulliott starts the day with a commanding chip lead and an intimidating style of play, but fortunes can change in an instant at the final table. And Phil Ivey, Buddy Williams, Jeremy Tinsley, Tommy Grimes and Johnny Donaldson are looking to do some changing. Here at the birthplace of poker, someone is going to make poker history.
Located on the most famous street in the world, the Aviation Club de France opens its exclusive doors to the WPT for a battle of international proportions. Three Frenchman have to overcome the aggressive California phenom Allen Cunningham, baby-faced Swede Chris Johansson and trash-talking Tony G to take home this prize pool.
Gus Hansen returns to center stage for a chance to do the improbable...repeat his inspiring performance and take home his second major WPT title. With more than $1.25 million on the line, Hansen aims to outlive Andy Bloch, David "The Dragon" Pham, Daniel Rentzer, Steven Shkolnik and short-stacked Vegas millionaire Bob Stupak.
From Don Cheadle to Lou Diamond Phillips to Mickey Rooney, the stars struck at the opportunity to play with the greatest poker players of all time. And a celebrity actually made it to the final table! Billionaire owner of the NBA L.A. Lakers, Dr. Jerry Buss, shares the limelight and a raucous final table with Layne Flack, poker legend Men "The Master" Nguyen, Tony Ma, David Chiu and "Poker Pundit" Andy Glazer. The stars are out, the cards are dealt and serious money is on the line.
Four online players and two Las Vegas pros (Howard Lederer and Chip Jett) meet on the high seas to battle over a million dollar prize pool.
The biggest little city in the world hosts the last chance to win a seat in the WPT Championship. Famed Texas rounder T.J. Cloutier takes on amateur Cal Dykes, Mark Edwards, Tony Le, math genius Paul Magriel and Ron Rose for the money.
This special episode is the ultimate insider's peek into the WPT's inaugural season. See the best plays and the worst beats, the rush of victory and the heartbreak of defeat all wrapped up in $10 million of cold hard cash.
With the largest buy-in in history, $25,000, the WPT Championship attracted 111 players, 12 champions and nearly $3 million in prize money. This final table includes the biggest names in poker, the brightest stars and a player who will literally gamble on anything. Watch as Doyle Brunson, Ted Forrest, Kiri!! Gerasimov, Alan Goehring, James Hoeppner and Phil Ivey vie for the first WPT Championship title.
With a raucous crowd on hand, the Legends of Poker hosts one of the wildest final tables of the year and promises a Hollywood ending that will have you on the edge of your seat. Prize Pool: $1,546,000 III First Place: $579,375 The players Farzad Bonyadi, T.J. Cloutier, Chip Jett, Mel Judah, Phil Laak, Paul Phillips.
America's playground swings as the World Poker Tour rolls into Atlantic City for the Borgata Poker Open. Down on the felt it's youth versus experience, novice versus pro, as six WPT hopefuls set their sights on the title and over a million in cash. Prize Pool: $1,175,000 4 First Place: $470,000 The Players: Randy Burger, Noli Francisco, Carlos Mortensen, David Oppenheim, Mickey Seagle, Charlie Shoten
Foxwoods Resort and Casino sets a record in this ultra high-stakes poker shoot-out for a staggering amount of cash — over $3 million. In the scramble for the money and the title are punishing Hoyt "All-In" Corkins, the baby-faced sensation Chris Ackerman and poker brat Phil Hellmuth, Jr. — a volatile former World champ determined to end his WPT winless streak. Prize Pool: $3,155,000 First Place: $1,089,000 The Players: Chris Ackerman, Hoyt Corkins, Brian Haveson, Phil Hellmuth, Jr., Mohamed Ibrahem, V. Senthil Kumar
In one of the most eagerly anticipated finals of the year, the charismatic champion "Gambling" Gus Hansen has his hands full withstanding the furious assault of WPT Legends champ Mel Judah, smooth Vegas veteran Dewey Tomko and the calculating genius of Paul "The Dot Com Kid" Phillips. Prize Pool: $3,044,750 First Place: $1,101,980 The Players: Gus Hansen, Mel Judah, Tino Lechich, Abraham Mosseri, Paul Phillips, Dewey Tomko
The World Poker Tour sets down in the City of Lights for an international poker mêlée, French-style, as six world-class players from four continents battle for pride, country and over a million U.S. dollars in cash. Prize tool: €919,000 First Place: €357,200 The Players: David Beyamine, Jan Boubli, Erick Lindgren, George Paravoliasakis, Jamie Posner, Lee Salem
On the tropical island of Aruba, the only things staying cool are the stone cold bluffs as six high-stakes poker players face off in the $1.7 million Ultimate Poker Classic. With girls in bikinis and cash on the table, big-time poker is heating up the ultimate bluffer's paradise. Prize Pool: $1,744,000 First Place: $500,000 The Players: Rick Casper, Anthony Fagan, Ted Harrington, Daniel Larson, Erick Lindgren, Barry Shulman
The WPT sets sail on an ocean of cash in this sun-drenched Caribbean poker cruise. Gus Hansen makes a record-setting fifth final table appearance but can't leave anyone in his wake as he faces Foxwoods champ Hoyt "All-In" Corkins, Canadian superstar Daniel "Kid Poker" Negreanu and three hungry rookies eager to take home the captain's share of a $1.6 million prize pool. Prize Pool: $1,657,498 First Place: $455,780 The Players Michael Benedetto, Hoyt Corkins, John D'Agostino, Gus Hansen, Daniel Negreanu, Remco Schrijvers DVD Commentary with Erick Lindgren and Daniel Negreanu
There are millions at stake on the shores of the Mighty Mississippi as this poker tournament promises to come down the river. Barry Greenstein, known as the Robin Hood of Poker, takes aim against five other hopefuls, all vying for a boatload of cash — nearly $3.5 million. Prize Pool: $3,455,050 First Place: $1,278,370 The Players: Barry Greenstein, Tony Hartman, Can Kim Hua, Randy Jensen, David Reese, James Tippin
It's poker heaven in the City of Angels when the Commerce Casino serves up a prize pool of nearly $4 million for the L.A. Poker Classic. An amazing 382 contenders each dropped $10,000 for a chance to capture a WPT title and the life-changing $1.4 million first prize. Prize Pool: $3,871,500 First Place: $1,399,135 The Players: David Benyamine, Antonio Esfandiari, Bill Gazes, Mike Keohan, Adam Schoenfield, Vinny Vinh DVD Commentary with Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Laak
It's poker heaven in the City of Angels when the Commerce Casino serves up a prize pool of nearly $4 million for the L.A. Poker Classic. An amazing 382 contenders each dropped $10,000 for a chance to capture a WPT title and You're invited to the most exclusive event in poker as 192 famous faces square off at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles for the raucous fun of the WPT Invitational. It's a wild Hollywood poker party behind the velvet ropes, but once the stardust settles, six top-notch players are left in the fight for a coveted World Poker Tour title. Prize Pool: $200,000 First Place: $100,000 The Players: Humberto Brenes, Joe,Cassidy, Harry Demetriou, Antonio Esfandiari, John Juanda, Phil Laak DVD Commentary with Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Laak
Six poker gunslingers ride into town for a final table that's filled with high-stakes action. Phil Gordon tries to prove his skills are the real thing against Susan Kim (the first female finalist of the year) and a poker champion with the unlikely name of Chris Moneymaker. All are vying for their first WPT title, but only Chris has a target on his back — anyone who knocks him out becomes a moneymaker by bagging an extra $5,000 bounty. Prize Pool: $1,100,000 First Place: $360,000 The Players: Phil Gordon, Susan Kim, Mark Mache, Chris Moneymaker, Masoud Shojaei, Scott Wilson
Aboard a luxury cruise liner in the Sea of Cortez, five poker sharks and one lone amateur have their eyes on the $1 million first place prize. Don't miss the star-studded final table as the Great American Card Game takes to the high seas. Prize Pool: $3,847,000 First Place: $1,000,000 The Players: Barry Greenstein, Chris Hinchcliffe, Erick Lindgren, Daniel Negreanu, Scotty Nguyen, Steve Zolotow DVD Commentary with Erick Lindgren and Daniel Negreanu
Over 340 players began this poker showdown, but only six flinty-eyed poker stalwarts are left with their sights set on the $600,000-plus first prize and a last chance at a seat at the WPT Championship in Las Vegas. Prize Pool: $1,633,700 First Place: $629,469 The Players: Tony Bloom, Paul Clarke, Michael Kinney, Harry Knopp, Peter Muller, Phan Young
It's the record-shattering finale to a record-setting season when the World Poker Tour crowns the King of Poker and the WPT Championship pays out the largest prize pool in North American sports history: $8.3 million. Prize Pool: $8,342,000 First Place: $2,728,356 The Players: Steve Brecher, Martin de Knijff, Richard Grijalva, Hasan Habib, Matt Matros, Russell Rosenblum
Premiere episode of Poker Corner Special. Guests Daniel Negreanu, Annie Duke, and Phil Helmuth join host Mike Sexton to analyse the WPT Season 2 Championship final table play.
Hall of Famer "Texas Dolly" Doyle Brunson, the godfather of poker, gives a master class in winning as he battles young Pete Lawson, Vegas pro Joe Awada and the smokin' hot Lee Watkinson, the only man ever to pull up a seat in consecutive WPT finals. Prize Pool: $3,335,000 First Place: $1,198,290 The Players: Joe Awada, Doyle Brunson, Grant Helling, Peter Lawson, Tom Lee, Lee Watkinson
Four-time WPT finalist Phil Ivey squares off against Canadian superstar Daniel "Kid Poker" Negreanu, 24-year-old rising star David Williams and trash-talking Vegas pro Josh Arieh. Prize Pool: $3,020,000 First Place: $1,117,400 The Players: Josh Arieh, Phil Ivey, Brandon Moran, Daniel Negreanu, Chris Tsiprailidis, David Williams
He's back. Trash-talking Tony G. has once again made the final table in Paris and the motor-mouthed Australian hasn't mellowed with time. Can anyone withstand the verbal assault of a determined Tony G., or is his bark much, much worse than his bite? Prize Pool: €2,050,000 First Place: €679,860 The Players: Dave Colclough, Tony G., Jim Overman, Ben Roberts, Peter Roche, Surinder Sunar
Six-and-a-half million dollars. Even the world's largest casino is barely big enough to contain this final table at one of the largest poker tournaments in history. In the hunt are a couple of reckless young pros, two experienced poker veterans and one mild-mannered tax advisor who might just be the one to take the money and run. Prize Pool: $6,795,000 First Place: $1,549,588 The Players: Bradley Berman, Humberto Brenes, Temp Hutter, Tuan Le, David "The Dragon" Pham, JC Tran
It's an epic David vs. Goliath battle in Mississippi as three young guns go up against three of the biggest names in poker for a river of cash--almost $5,000,000. Prize Pool: $4,832,773 First Place: $1,465,944 The Players : Chau Giang, Raja Kattamuri, Mike "The Grinder" Mizrachi, Daniel Negreanu, Scotty Nguyen, John Stolzmann
An earth-shattering $5,000,000 is up for grabs at the Commerce Casino as chip leader and reigning WPT player of the year, Erick Lindgren battles it out with reckless Vegas gambler Ted Forrest and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi - a 24-year-old phenom making his second straight WPT final table. Prize Pool: $5,166,414 First Place: $1,859,909 The Players: Ted Forrest, Harley Hall, Hung La, Erick Lindgren, Mike "The Grinder" Mizrachi, Haralabos Voulgaris
The one-man poker dynasty known as Gus Hansen aims for an unprecedented fourth World Poker Tour title. But no one is going to roll over for the Great Dane, especially not Men "The Master" Nguyen. Prize Pool: $4,070,000 First Place: $1,000,000 The Players: Corey Cheresnick, Gus Hansen, Jay Martens, Danny Nguyen, Men "The Master" Nguyen, Shandor Szentkuti
This unprecedented three-hour episode barely contains all the action at the WPT World Championship. Six-time WPT finalist Phil Ivey is hungry for his first victory, but he'll have to get past last season's championship runner-up, Hasan Habib, WPT Foxwoods champ Tuan Le and three other talented hopefuls to win the biggest prize pool in WPT history. Prize Pool: $10,961,000 First Place: $2,856,150 The Players: Hasan Habib, Rob Hollink, Phil Ivey, Paul Maxfield, Tuan Le, John Phan
Gold Strike - Tunica, Mississippi
Borgata - Atlantic City, New Jersey
Bay 101 San Jose, California Seat 1 Brandon Cantu Seat 2 Steve Sung Seat 3 Jennifer Harman Seat 4 Mike Baker Seat 5 Noah Jefferson Seat 6 John Phan
Grand Sierra Resort - Reno, Nevada Seat 1: Bryan Devonshire Seat 2: Zachary Hyman Seat 3: Lee Markholt Seat 4: David Pham Seat 5: Jason Potter Seat 6: Jeff DeWitt
Foxwoods Resort Casino Mashantucket, Connecticut Seat 1 Erik Seidel Seat 2 Robert Richardson Seat 3 Andrew Barta Seat 4 Frank Cieri Seat 5 Adam Katz Seat 6 Ted Forrest
$1,500 buy-in Ladies Tournament - 150 entries Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada Cindy Kerslake Janice Kim Van Nguyen Vanessa Selbst Nancy Todd Tyner Donna Varlotto
Bellagio Las Vegas, Nevada Final Table Players (By Seated Position) Seat 1 David Chiu Seat 2 Gus Hansen Seat 3 John Roveto Seat 4 Cory Carroll Seat 5 Tommy Le Seat 6 Jeff King
Final table of the Bellagio Cup IV: M Watson D Benyamine J Phan L Staudenmaier R Perry G Thaler
Conclusion of the Bellagio Cup IV: L Staudenmaier M Watson D Benyamine R Perry
Amit Makhija John Phan Zach Clark Paul Smith Kyle Wilson Mikey Nguyen
Amit Makhija John Phan Zach Clark
Vivek Rajkumar Mark Seif Dan Heimiller Jason Strochak Andrew Knee Sang Kim
V Rajkumar J Strochak D Heimiller S Kim M Seif
Glen Witmer Gavin Smith Ryan Fisler Mark Karam Kathy Keibert Jim Trenholm
Glen Witmer Gavin Smith Ryan Fisler Kathy Leibert
Elky Grospellier Nenad Medic Oddie Dardon William Mietz Nam Le Adam Levy
Elky Grospellier Oddie Dardon Nam Le Nenad Medic
J Jaffee J Little C Marchese D Pham J Schanbacher M Matusow
J Little J Jaffee C Marchese D Pham
S Sung E McNiff C Rheem A Filippi J Young Hoyt Corkins
J Young E McNiff C Rheem S Sung A Filippi
S Shamseddin A Carter H Shirey T Smith B Suer C Kim Beau Rivage Biloxi, Mississippi Jan 14 - 17, 2009 Number of Players: 283 Prize Pool: $2,662,747 First Prize: $1,025,500 Buy In: $9,700 + $300 Final Table Date: Jan 17, 2009
S Shamseddin B Suer H Shirey T Smith A Carter
C Karagulleyan M Sowers P Walsh B Nguyen C Cimpan C Ferguson Commerce Casino Commerce, California Feb 21 - 26, 2009 Number of Players: 696 Prize Pool: $6,681,600 First Prize: $1,686,760 Buy In: $9,600 + $400 Final Table Date: Feb 26, 2009
C Cimpan B Nguyen C Karagulleyan M Sowers P Walsh Commerce Casino Commerce, California Feb 21 - 26, 2009 Number of Players: 696 Prize Pool: $6,681,600 First Prize: $1,686,760 Buy In: $9,600 + $400 Final Table Date: Feb 26, 2009
T Hall J Tavers Freddie Deeb Nicholas Gonzalez Scott Clemens O Tassone Commerce Casino Commerce, California Feb 28 - Mar 2, 2009 Number of Players: 433 Prize Pool: $200,000 First Prize: $100,000 Buy In: N/A Final Table Date: Mar 2, 2009
T Hall Freddie Deeb Nicholas Gonzalez Commerce Casino Commerce, California Feb 28 - Mar 2, 2009 Number of Players: 433 Prize Pool: $200,000 First Prize: $100,000 Buy In: N/A Final Table Date: Mar 2, 2009
S Brecher T Behari C Moore K Liebert T Le C Vu Bay 101 San Jose, California Mar 16 - 20, 2009 Number of Players: 391 Prize Pool: $3,714,500 First Prize: $1,025,500 Buy In: $9,600 + $400 Final Table Date: Mar 20, 2009
K Liebert S Brecher C Moore T Behari Bay 101 San Jose, California Mar 16 - 20, 2009 Number of Players: 391 Prize Pool: $3,714,500 First Prize: $1,025,500 Buy In: $9,600 + $400 Final Table Date: Mar 20, 2009
The Bicycle Casino Bell Gardens, California Aug 22 - 26, 2009 Number of Players: 279 Prize Pool: $2,650,500 First Prize: $1,034,500 Buy In: $9,800 + $200 Final Table Date: Aug 26, 2009
$3,500 buy-in 19 September 2009 to 24 September 2009 1018 Entries
$3,500 buy-in 19 September 2009 to 24 September 2009 1018 Entries
Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA $15,000 buy-in 20 October 2009 to 26 October 2009 275 Entries Jason Burt Craig Crivello Shawn Cunix Freedy Deeb Jason Lavallee Tommy Vedes
Foxwoods Casino & Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA $10,000 buy-in 05 November 2009 to 10 November 2009 353 Entries Cornel Cimpan Eric Froehlich Curt Kohlbert Lee Markholt Soheil Shamseddin Matt Stout
Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA $15,000 buy-in 13 December 2009 to 19 December 2009 329 Entries Daniel Alaei Josh Arieh Shawn Buchanan Faraz Jaka Scotty Nguyen Steve O'Dwyer
Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA $10,000 buy-in 24 January 2010 to 27 January 2010 208 Entries Hoyt Corkins Jarad Jaffee Johnathan Kantor James Reed Tyler Smith Jerry Van Strydonck
Commerce Casino, Las Angeles, California, USA $10,000 buy-in 26 February 2010 to 04 March 2010 745 Entries Raymond Dolan Tri Huynh Michael Kamran Gevork Kasabyan Andras Koroknai Jean-Claude Moussa
Commerce Casino, Las Angeles, California, USA Freeroll 20 February 2010 to 03 March 2010 567 Entries Neev Baram Trishelle Cannatella Steve Elliot Thor Hansen Sean Urban Leron Washington
Bay 101, San Jose, California, USA $9,600 + $400 08 March 2010 to 12 March 2010 333 Entries Hasan Habib Phil Hellmuth McLean Karr Matt Keikoan Dan O'Brien Andy Seth
Hollywood Casino, Lawrenceburg, Indiana, USA $9,600 + $400 20 March 2010 to 24 March 2010 144 Entries Chris Bell Frank Calo Carlos Mortensen Mike Mustafa Jerry Payne Ravi Raghavan
Bellagio Las Vegas, Nevada $25,600 + $500 17 April 2010 to 24 April 2010 195 Entries Eric Baldwin Billy Baxter David Benyamine Shawn Buchanan John O'Shea David Williams
Choctaw Casino Resort | Durant, OK Part 1
Choctaw Casino Resort | Durant, OK Part 2
Choctaw Casino Resort | Durant, OK Part 3
The Bicycle Hotel & Casino | Bell Gardens, CA Part 1
The Bicycle Hotel & Casino | Bell Gardens, CA Part 2
The Bicycle Hotel & Casino | Bell Gardens, CA Part 3
The Borgata | Atlantic City, NJ Part 1
The Borgata | Atlantic City, NJ Part 2
The Borgata | Atlantic City, NJ Part 3
bestbet | Jacksonville, FL Part 1
bestbet | Jacksonville, FL Part 2
bestbet | Jacksonville, FL Part 3
Playground Poker Club | Montreal Canada Part 1
Playground Poker Club | Montreal Canada Part 2
Playground Poker Club | Montreal Canada Part 3
Bellagio | Las Vegas Part 1
Bellagio | Las Vegas Part 2
The Commerce Casino | Poker Casino & Hotel Near Los Angeles California Part 1
The Commerce Casino | Poker Casino & Hotel Near Los Angeles California Part 2
Bay 101 | San Jose, CA Part 1
Bay 101 | San Jose, CA Part 2
Bay 101 | San Jose, CA Part 3
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Hollywood, FL Part 1
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Hollywood, FL Part 2
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Hollywood, FL Part 3
Six savvy poker pros – all of them tournament winners culled from the WPT's inaugural season of thirteen high-stakes, fast-action tournaments – meet on the green felt at the beautiful Bellagio Las Vegas to battle over a prize pool of $250,000, and the right to be called the WPT Champion of Champions
