World Poker Tour season 8 results
Below are the results of season eight of the World Poker Tour (2009-2010)
Results
WPT Venice
- Casino: Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy
- Buy-in: $5,302 + $530
- 5-Day Event: May 6, 2009 to May 10, 2009
- Number of Entries: 397
- Total Prize Pool: $2,035,237
- Number of Payouts: 45
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Sven-Ragnar Arstrom |
$532,388 |
| 2nd |
Martin Jacobson |
$319,518 |
| 3rd |
Vincent Pasdeloup |
$213,699 |
| 4th |
Michael McDonald |
$146,542 |
| 5th |
Michele Slama-Saad |
$116,013 |
| 6th |
Mario Adinolfi |
$89,552 |
WPT Spanish Championship
- Casino: Casino Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Buy-in: $6,988 + $419
- 5-Day Event: June 26, 2009 to June 30, 2009
- Number of Entries: 160
- Total Prize Pool: $1,121,815
- Number of Payouts: 9
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Mark Flowers |
$388,453 |
| 2nd |
Per Sjogren |
$200,515 |
| 3rd |
Dan Bitsch |
$117,785 |
| 4th |
Roland van Morckhoven |
$86,937 |
| 5th |
Josef Samanek |
$70,671 |
| 6th |
Martin Wendt |
$58,894 |
Bellagio Cup V
- Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Buy-in: $15,000 + $400
- 7-Day Event: July 13, 2009 to July 19, 2009
- Number of Entries: 268
- Total Prize Pool: $3,899,400
- Number of Payouts: 27
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Alexandre Gomes |
$1,187,670 |
| 2nd |
Faraz Jaka |
$774,780 |
| 3rd |
Justin Smith |
$464,870 |
| 4th |
Alec Torelli |
$271,165 |
| 5th |
Christoffer Sonesson |
$203,385 |
| 6th |
Erik Seidel |
$164,640 |
Legends of Poker
- Casino: The Bicycle Casino, Bell Gardens, California
- Buy-in: $9,800 + $200
- 5-Day Event: August 22, 2009 to August 26, 2009
- Number of Entries: 279
- Total Prize Pool: $2,625,000
- Number of Payouts: 27
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Prahlad Friedman |
$1,009,000 |
| 2nd |
Kevin Schaffel |
$471,670 |
| 3rd |
Todd Terry |
$231,300 |
| 4th |
Alfredo Leonidas |
$144,600 |
| 5th |
Sam Stein |
$116,225 |
| 6th |
Mike Krescanko |
$89,220 |
WPT Slovakia
- Casino: Golden Vegas, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Buy-in: €4,000 + €400
- 5-Day Event: August 31, 2009 to September 4, 2009
- Number of Entries: 100
- Total Prize Pool:
- Number of Payouts: 18
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Richard Toth |
€104,000 |
| 2nd |
Boris Zeleny |
€66,000 |
| 3rd |
Sasa Standé |
€42,000 |
| 4th |
Alec Torelli |
€31,000 |
| 5th |
Peter Traply |
€25,000 |
| 6th |
Marek Tatar |
€20,000 |
WPT Merit Cyprus Classic
- Casino: Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino, Cyprus
- Buy-in: $10,000 + $300
- 7-Day Event: September 6, 2009 to September 12, 2009
- Number of Entries: 181
- Total Prize Pool: $1,810,000
- Number of Payouts: 18
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Thomas Bichon |
$579,165 |
| 2nd |
Uri Keider |
$380,645 |
| 3rd |
Steven Fung |
$216,275 |
| 4th |
Rep Porter |
$121,115 |
| 5th |
Janar Kiivramees |
$90,835 |
| 6th |
Rony Jazzar |
$73,535 |
Borgata Poker Open
- Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City, New Jersey
- Buy-in: $3,300 + $200
- 6-Day Event: September 19, 2009 to September 24, 2009
- Number of Entries: 1,018
- Total Prize Pool: $3,359,400
- Number of Payouts: 100
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Olivier Busquet |
$925,514 |
| 2nd |
Jeremy Brown |
$453,519 |
| 3rd |
Ivan Mamuzic |
$251,955 |
| 4th |
Yanick Brodeur |
$216,681 |
| 5th |
Keith Crowder |
$188,126 |
| 6th |
Kenny Nguyen |
$156,212 |
WPT Marrakech
- Casino: Casino De Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco
- Buy-in: €4,500
- 8-Day Event: October 12, 2009 to October 19, 2009
- Number of Entries: 416
- Total Prize Pool: €1,812,000
- Number of Payouts: 54
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Christophe Savary |
€377,262 |
| 2nd |
Eoghan O'Dea |
€262,446 |
| 3rd |
Ludovic Lacay |
€164,182 |
| 4th |
Julien Arneodo |
€105,077 |
| 5th |
Adrian Marin |
€72,240 |
| 6th |
Benny Spindler |
€55,828 |
Festa al Lago
- Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Buy-in: $15,000 + $400
- 7-Day Event: October 20, 2009 to October 26, 2009
- Number of Entries: 275
- Total Prize Pool: $4,001,250
- Number of Payouts: 27
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Tommy Vedes |
$1,218,225 |
| 2nd |
Jason Lavallee |
$795,150 |
| 3rd |
Craig Crivello |
$477,090 |
| 4th |
Freddy Deeb |
$278,300 |
| 5th |
Jason Burt |
$208,725 |
| 6th |
Shawn Cunix |
$168,970 |
World Poker Finals
- Casino: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut
- Buy-in: $9,700 + $300
- 6-Day Event: November 5, 2009 to November 10, 2009
- Number of Entries: 353
- Total Prize Pool: $3,424,100
- Number of Payouts: 36
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Cornel Andrew Cimpan |
$910,058 |
| 2nd |
Soheil Shamseddin |
$463,332 |
| 3rd |
Matt Stout |
$265,710 |
| 4th |
Eric Froehlich |
$232,496 |
| 5th |
Curt Kohlberg |
$199,283 |
| 6th |
Lee Markholt |
$166,069 |
Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
- Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Buy-in: $15,000 + $400
- 7-Day Event: December 13, 2009 to December 19, 2009
- Number of Entries: 329
- Total Prize Pool: $4,761,450
- Number of Payouts: 27
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Daniel Alaei |
$1,428,430 |
| 2nd |
Josh Arieh |
$952,290 |
| 3rd |
Faraz Jaka |
$571,374 |
| 4th |
Shawn Buchanan |
$333,302 |
| 5th |
Scotty Nguyen |
$249,976 |
| 6th |
Steve O'Dwyer |
$202,362 |
Southern Poker Championship
- Casino: Beau Rivage, Biloxi, Mississippi
- Buy-in: $9,700 + $300
- 4-Day Event: January 24, 2010 to January 27, 2010
- Number of Entries: 208
- Total Prize Pool: $1,930,000
- Number of Payouts: 18
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Hoyt Corkins |
$739,486 |
| 2nd |
Jonathan Kantor |
$366,643 |
| 3rd |
Jerry Van Strydonck |
$196,829 |
| 4th |
Jared Jaffee |
$135,079 |
| 5th |
James Reed |
$106,134 |
| 6th |
Tyler Smith |
$86,837 |
L.A. Poker Classic
- Casino: Commerce Casino, Commerce, California
- Buy-in: $9,600 + $400
- 6-Day Event: February 26, 2010 to March 4, 2010
- Number of Entries: 745
- Total Prize Pool: $7,152,000
- Number of Payouts: 72
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Andras Koroknai |
$1,788,001 |
| 2nd |
Raymond Dolan |
$1,002,710 |
| 3rd |
Tri Huynh |
$665,136 |
| 4th |
Gevork Kasabyan |
$450,576 |
| 5th |
Jean-Claude Moussa |
$321,840 |
| 6th |
Michael Kamran |
$246,744 |
Bay 101 Shooting Star
- Casino: Bay 101, San Jose, California
- Buy-in: $9,600 + $400
- 5-Day Event: March 8, 2010 to March 12, 2010
- Number of Entries: 333
- Total Prize Pool: $3,163,500
- Number of Payouts: 36
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
McLean Karr |
$878,500 |
| 2nd |
Andy Seth |
$521,500 |
| 3rd |
Dan O'Brien |
$292,800 |
| 4th |
Hasan Habib |
$234,300 |
| 5th |
Matt Keikoan |
$175,700 |
| 6th |
Phil Hellmuth |
$117,000 |
Hollywood Poker Open
- Casino: Hollywood Casino, Lawrenceburg, Indiana
- Buy-in: $9,600 + $400
- 5-Day Event: March 20, 2010 to March 24, 2010
- Number of Entries: 144
- Total Prize Pool: $1,331,616
- Number of Payouts: 12
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Carlos Mortensen |
$391,212 |
| 2nd |
Mike Mustafa |
$222,040 |
| 3rd |
Frank Calo |
$166,530 |
| 4th |
Chris Bell |
$124,081 |
| 5th |
Ravi Raghavan |
$104,489 |
| 6th |
Jerry Payne |
$88,163 |
WPT Bucharest
- Casino: Regent Casino, Bucharest, Romania
- Buy-in: € 3,000 + € 300
- 8-Day Event: March 27, 2010 to April 2, 2010
- Number of Entries: 161
- Total Prize Pool: €449,450
- Number of Payouts: 18
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Guillaume Darcourt |
€144,530 |
| 2nd |
Simon Münz |
€93,400 |
| 3rd |
Joseph Ebanks |
€59,750 |
| 4th |
Jose Guardia |
€36,600 |
| 5th |
Abdula Atila |
€30,550 |
| 6th |
Eva Iosif |
€23,150 |
WPT Championship
- Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Buy-in: $25,000 + $500
- 8-Day Event: April 17, 2010 to April 24, 2010
- Number of Entries: 195
- Total Prize Pool: $4,728,750
- Number of Payouts: 18
Final Table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
David Williams |
$1,530,537 |
| 2nd |
Eric Baldwin |
$1,034,715 |
| 3rd |
Shawn Buchanan |
$587,906 |
| 4th |
David Benyamine |
$329,228 |
| 5th |
Billy Baxter |
$246,921 |
| 6th |
John O'Shea |
$199,888 |
Other Events
During season 8 of the WPT there was one special event that did not apply to the Player of the Year standings:
- The WPT Celebrity Invitational - February 20-21, 2010 - Commerce Casino - prelude to Event #13: L.A. Poker Classic
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