World Poker Tour season 5 results
Below are the results of season five of the World Poker Tour (2006-2007).
Results
Mirage Poker Showdown
- Casino: The Mirage, Las Vegas
- Buy-in: $10,000
- 4-Day Event: May 14, 2006 to May 17, 2006
- Number of Entries: 384
- Total Prize Pool: $3,724,800
- Number of Payouts: 36
- Winning Hand: K-5
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Stanley Weiss |
$1,320,255 |
| 2nd |
Harry Demetriou |
$673,272 |
| 3rd |
Devin Porter |
$332,937 |
| 4th |
David Williams |
$221,958 |
| 5th |
Steve Frederick |
$166,469 |
| 6th |
Robert Mizrachi |
$129,476 |
Mandalay Bay Poker Championship
- Casino: Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas
- Buy-in: $10,000
- 5-Day Event: June 4, 2006 to June 8, 2006
- Number of Entries: 349
- Total Prize Pool: $3,385,300
- Number of Payouts: 50
- Winning Hand: 9♣ 8♥
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Joe Tehan |
$1,033,440 |
| 2nd |
Burt Boutin |
$604,765 |
| 3rd |
Brad Booth |
$319,180 |
| 4th |
Alex Outhred |
$184,745 |
| 5th |
Al Stonum |
$134,390 |
| 6th |
Steve Vincent |
$94,075 |
Grand Prix de Paris
- Casino: Aviation Club de France, Paris
- Buy-in: €10,000
- 5-Day Event: June 12, 2006 to June 16, 2006
- Number of Entries: 232
- Total Prize Pool: €2,320,000 ($2,805,856)
- Number of Payouts: 27
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Christian Grundtvig |
€712,500 ($907,066) |
| 2nd |
Jani Sointula |
€356,250 ($453,533) |
| 3rd |
Thomas Wahlroos |
€243,750 ($310,312) |
| 4th |
Henrik Witt |
€168,750 ($214,831) |
| 5th |
Phil Yeh |
€131,250 ($167,091) |
| 6th |
Pat Schuhl |
€93,750 ($119,351) |
Legends of Poker
- Casino: Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles
- Buy-in: $10,000
- 5-Day Event: August 26, 2006 to August 30, 2006
- Number of Entries: 466
- Total Prize Pool: $4,520,200
- Number of Payouts: 45
- Winning Hand: A♣ 7♣
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Joe Pelton |
$1,577,170 |
| 2nd |
Frankie O'Dell |
$776,385 |
| 3rd |
Hoyt Corkins |
$381,540 |
| 4th |
Kevin O'Donnell |
$226,260 |
| 5th |
Randy Holland |
$177,460 |
| 6th |
Scotty Nguyen |
$133,095 |
Borgata Poker Open
- Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City
- Buy-in: $10,000
- 5-Day Event: September 15, 2006 to September 19, 2006
- Number of Entries: 540
- Total Prize Pool: $5,238,000
- Number of Payouts: 54
- Winning Hand: Q♦ Q♥
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Mark Newhouse |
$1,519,020 |
| 2nd |
Chris McCormack |
$802,985 |
| 3rd |
David Sklansky |
$419,040 |
| 4th |
Anthony Argila |
$366,660 |
| 5th |
Chris Bell |
$314,280 |
| 6th |
Blaise Ingoglia |
$261,901 |
Festa Al Lago
- Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas
- Buy-in: $10,000
- 5-Day Event: October 16, 2006 to October 20, 2006
- Number of Entries: 433
- Total Prize Pool: $4,200,100
- Number of Payouts: 100
- Winning Hand: 2♦ 2♥
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Andreas Walnum |
$1,090,025 |
| 2nd |
Steve Wong |
$542,700 |
| 3rd |
Joe Pelton |
$292,220 |
| 4th |
Christopher Loveland |
$187,745 |
| 5th |
David Baker |
$125,240 |
| 6th |
Can Kim Hua |
$83,490 |
Canadian Open Championship
- Casino: Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
- Buy-in: C$2,500
- 3-Day Event: October 22, 2006 to October 24, 2006
- Number of Entries: 298
- Total Prize Pool: C$720,533 (US$639,913)
- Number of Payouts: 27
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Scott Clements |
C$250,027 (US$222,524) |
| 2nd |
Anthony O'Hagan |
C$115,285 (US$102,385) |
| 3rd |
Vince Sessa |
C$61,245 (US$554,392) |
| 4th |
Terris Preston |
C$43,232 (US$38,395) |
| 5th |
Steven Buttery |
C$32,424 (US$28,796) |
| 6th |
Gia Trinh |
C$25,219 (US$22,397) |
North American Poker Championship
- Casino: Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
- Buy-in: C$10,000
- 5-Day Event: October 25, 2006 to October 29, 2006
- Number of Entries: 497
- Total Prize Pool: C$4,829,332 (US$4,288,965)
- Number of Payouts: 45
- Winning Hand: K♥ 2♦
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Soren Turkewitsch |
C$1,380,378 (US$1,225,920) |
| 2nd |
Jason Sagle |
C$676,107 (US$600,456) |
| 3rd |
John Lam |
C$352,541 (US$313,094) |
| 4th |
Jim Worth |
C$289,760 (US$257,338) |
| 5th |
John Juanda |
C$217,320 (US$193,003) |
| 6th |
Marc Karam |
C$169,027 (US$150,114) |
World Poker Finals
- Casino: Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut
- Buy-in: $10,000
- 4-Day Event: November 12, 2006 to November 16, 2006
- Number of Entries: 609
- Total Prize Pool: $5,749,481
- Number of Payouts: 60
- Winning Hand: 7♣ 5♥
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Nenad Medic |
$1,717,194 |
| 2nd |
EG Harvin |
$904,389 |
| 3rd |
Mimi Tran |
$472,228 |
| 4th |
Michael Omelchuk |
$343,439 |
| 5th |
Kathy Liebert |
$257,579 |
| 6th |
Michael Perry |
$200,340 |
Doyle Brunson North American Poker Classic
- Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas
- Buy-in: $15,000
- 6-Day Event: December 14, 2006 to December 19, 2006
- Number of Entries: 583
- Total Prize Pool: $8,482,650
- Number of Payouts: 100
- Winning Hand: A♠ 6♣
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Joseph Hachem |
$2,207,575 |
| 2nd |
Jim Hanna |
$1,099,430 |
| 3rd |
Daniel Negreanu |
$592,000 |
| 4th |
Mads Andersen |
$380,630 |
| 5th |
David Redlin |
$253,715 |
| 6th |
Edward Jordan |
$169,145 |
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
- Casino: Atlantis, Paradise Island
- Buy-in: $7,800
- 6-Day Event: January 5, 2007 to January 10, 2007
- Number of Entries: 937
- Total Prize Pool: $7,063,842
- Number of Payouts: 180
- Winning Hand: A♦ 10♥
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Ryan Daut |
$1,535,255 |
| 2nd |
Isaac Haxton |
$861,789 |
| 3rd |
Robert Ford |
$550,980 |
| 4th |
Robert Mizrachi |
$409,703 |
| 5th |
Jonathan Little |
$317,873 |
| 6th |
Frank Rusnak |
$247,234 |
World Poker Open
- Casino: Gold Strike Resort and Casino, Tunica
- Buy-in: $10,000
- 5-Day Event: January 21, 2007 to January 25, 2007
- Number of Entries: 294
- Total Prize Pool: $2,812,000
- Number of Payouts: 27
- Winning Hand: 8♣ 8♦
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Bryan Sumner |
$913,986 |
| 2nd |
Daniel Negreanu |
$502,691 |
| 3rd |
Young Cho |
$257,058 |
| 4th |
Gary Kainer |
$199,934 |
| 5th |
Kido Pham |
$171,372 |
| 6th |
J.C. Tran |
$142,810 |
Borgata Winter Poker Open
- Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City
- Buy-in: $10,000
- 5-Day Event: January 26, 2007 to January 30, 2007
- Number of Entries: 571
- Total Prize Pool: $5,529,000
- Number of Payouts: 54
- Winning Hand: A♣ 5♥
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
John Hennigan |
$1,606,223 |
| 2nd |
Chuck Kelley |
$849,082 |
| 3rd |
John Gale |
$443,096 |
| 4th |
Joe Simmons |
$387,709 |
| 5th |
Michael Sukonik |
$332,322 |
| 6th |
Jon James |
$276,935 |
L.A. Poker Classic
- Casino: Commerce Casino, Los Angeles
- Buy-in: $10,000
- 6-Day Event: February 24. 2007 to March 1, 2007
- Number of Entries: 791
- Total Prize Pool: $7,593,600
- Number of Payouts: 54
- Winning Hand: J♦ 6♦
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Eric Hershler |
$2,429,970 |
| 2nd |
J.C. Tran |
$1,177,010 |
| 3rd |
Jacobo Fernandez |
$607,490 |
| 4th |
Paul Wasicka |
$455,615 |
| 5th |
Chau Giang |
$341,710 |
| 6th |
David Bach |
$257,425 |
Bay 101 Shooting Star
- Casino: Bay 101, San José, California
- Buy-in: $10,000
- 5-Day Event: March 12, 2007 to March 16, 2007
- Number of Entries: 450
- Total Prize Pool: $4,490,000
- Number of Payouts: 45
- Winning Hand: 7♣ 7♦
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Ted Forrest |
$1,100,000 |
| 2nd |
J. J. Liu |
$600,000 |
| 3rd |
Amir Shayesteh |
$314,500 |
| 4th |
James Van Alstyne |
$250,000 |
| 5th |
Vince Shaw |
$200,000 |
| 6th |
Bill Edler |
$160,000 |
World Poker Challenge
- Casino: Reno Hilton, Reno
- Buy-in: $5,000
- 4-Day Event: March 25, 2007 to March 28, 2007
- Number of Entries: 475
- Total Prize Pool: $2,278,250
- Number of Payouts: 45
- Winning Hand: 10♠ 10♣
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
J.C. Tran |
$683,473 |
| 2nd |
Juan Carlos Alvarado |
$366,798 |
| 3rd |
David Pham |
$182,260 |
| 4th |
Mark Seif |
$159,478 |
| 5th |
John Hom |
$136,695 |
| 6th |
Danny Wong |
$113,913 |
Foxwoods Poker Classic
- Casino: Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut
- Buy-in: $10,000
- 6-Day Event: March 30, 2007 to April 4, 2007
- Number of Entries: 415
- Total Prize Pool: $3,898,635
- Number of Payouts: 40
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Raj Patel |
$1,298,405 |
| 2nd |
Paul Matteo |
$643,275 |
| 3rd |
Antonio Cavezza |
$370,370 |
| 4th |
Fred Goldberg |
$233,918 |
| 5th |
Seth Berger |
$175,439 |
| 6th |
Allen Kessler |
$136,452 |
WPT Championship
- Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas
- Buy-in: $25,000
- 7-Day Event: April 21, 2007 to April 27, 2007
- Number of Entries: 639
- Total Prize Pool: $15,495,750
- Number of Payouts: 100
- Winning Hand: K♥ J♥
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Carlos Mortensen |
$3,970,415 |
| 2nd |
Kirk Morrison |
$2,011,135 |
| 3rd |
Paul Lee |
$1,082,920 |
| 4th |
Guy Laliberté |
$696,220 |
| 5th |
Tim Phan |
$464,110 |
| 6th |
Mike Wattel |
$309,405 |
Other Events
During season 5 of the WPT there was one special event that did not apply to the Player of the Year standings:
- The WPT Celebrity Invitational - March 3-5, 2007 - Commerce Casino - postscript to Event #14: L.A. Poker Classic
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