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| Sport | Poker |
|---|---|
| Founded | May 27, 2002 |
| CEO | Adam Pliska |
| Country |  United States (Founded) |
| Most titles | Darren Elias (4) |
| TV partner(s) | Bally Sports, BT Sport (UK) |
| Official website | www.worldpokertour.com |
The World Poker Tour (WPT) is an internationally televised gaming and entertainment brand. Since 2002, the World Poker Tour has operated a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting playdown and the final table of each tournament.
The most prominent of World Poker Tour events belong to the WPT Main Tour. The WPT Main Tour focuses on the buy-in range of $3,500–$25,000, and winners of official WPT Main Tour events are awarded a membership to the WPT Champions Club. The WPT Champions Cup is the trophy awarded to all winners of WPT Main Tour events, and champions have their names engraved on the Cup.
Business
The World Poker Tour was started in 2002 in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises, Inc. (WPTE).
In November 2009, PartyGaming announced its acquisition of the World Poker Tour for $12.3 million.[1] In 2011, PartyGaming merged with bwin to form bwin.Party Digital Entertainment.
In December 2014, World Poker Tour announced an alliance with Ourgame, agreeing to license products and services on an exclusive basis in more than a dozen countries across Asia. In addition, Ourgame received the rights to use the WPT logo and trademark exclusively in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Korea, Nepal, Macau, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, and Vietnam and operate on pokermonster.com.[2]
In June 2015, The World Poker Tour (WPT) announced that bwin.party sold the company to Ourgame International Holdings Ltd. for a price of $35 million in cash.[3]
In 2021 the World Poker Tour was sold to Element Partners for $105 million.[4]
Television
The year-round WPT television show has broadcast globally in more than 150 countries and territories, and is currently producing its 21st season, which airs on Fox Sports Regional Networks in the United States. In August 2016, the World Poker Tour and Fox Sports announced a five-year deal to see Fox Sports broadcast the WPT through Season 19.[5]
The WPT television show currently features commentary and analysis by Tony Dunst and Vince Van Patten. Dunst joined the World Poker Tour as host of the WPT Raw Deal during Season 9 after winning the role through an open casting competition. Following the retirement of Mike Sexton[6] from the WPT commentary booth after 15 years, Dunst was elevated into the role alongside Van Patten.
Joining Dunst and Van Patten for all WPT televised broadcasts is anchor Lynn Gilmartin. Gilmartin's role focuses on hosting and presenting the show, as well as offering intimate interviews and sideline reporting. Gilmartin assumed the anchor role for Season 12[7] and remains the current anchor.
Prior to Gilmartin, Shana Hiatt served as the show host and sideline reporter in its first three seasons. Courtney Friel took over the host role for the fourth season, and Sabina Gadecki for the fifth. Layla Kayleigh and Kimberly Lansing began serving as hostesses in Season VI. Poker player and reporter Amanda Leatherman was the host for Season VII while Lansing was on maternity leave. Lansing returned as the anchor for Season 9 through 11.
The first season aired on the Travel Channel on American cable television in the spring of 2003. The show made its network debut on February 1, 2004, on NBC with a special "Battle of Champions" tournament, which aired against CBS coverage of the Super Bowl XXXVIII pre-game show. The Travel Channel aired the first five seasons of the Tour. In April 2007, WPTE announced that the series would move to GSN for its sixth season in the spring of 2008.[8] 'The first WPT tournament to air on GSN, the Mirage Poker Showdown, debuted on March 24, 2008. In July 2008, WPTE announced that the series would move to Fox Sports Regional Networks for its seventh season.
Following the November 2009 acquisition of the World Poker Tour by PartyGaming plc, the new owners added a second series of televised WPT events under their PartyPoker brand name. This series has, to date, focused on televising the European stops of the WPT. Mike Sexton continues to provide commentary, though he is partnered with Denmark-based American commentator Jesse May rather than Vince Van Patten. The role of female show host and sideline reporter has been served by a number of personalities, often from the country where the event is held. One exception is Canadian born poker player Kara Scott, who has served as host for a number of the PartyPoker branded telecasts of these European WPT events.[9]
The show's hosts, Tony Dunst and Vince Van Patten, sit at a booth near the final table, providing commentary and occasionally interacting with the players during the game. However, their specific comments about hole cards are recorded after the tournament takes place because gaming regulations prohibit them from observing a live feed of the "hole card cameras" while on the set. These cameras, built into the table, allow viewers to see the face-down hole cards dealt to each player.
In 2014, the World Poker Tour launched a high roller tournament series, WPT Alpha8, broadcasting on Fox Sports 1. The series originally featured commentary and analysis by Ali Nejad and Olivier Busquet, with Gilmartin serving as anchor. In later seasons, Vince Van Patten and Tony Dunst replaced Nejad and Busquet, while Lynn Gilmartin continued to serve as anchor.
The first three seasons of WPT are available on NTSC DVD.
In February 2019, WPT announced a deal with BT Sport to broadcast season XV of WPT. The deal expands WPT coverage to the UK and Ireland. During season XV, former WPT television commentator Mike Sexton won his first WPT event.[10]
In March 2019, WPT announced a deal with TV Azteca to bring WPT assets to Latin America.[11]
Professional Poker Tour
A series of spin-off tournaments, titled the Professional Poker Tour, began filming in 2004. Broadcast of the series was delayed, which was partly due to a dispute with the Travel Channel over rights. In the fall of 2005, WPTE announced that "a cable channel" (believed to be ESPN) had withdrawn from bidding for the PPT series, and that WPTE was negotiating with the Travel Channel to air the series. On January 30, 2006, WPTE and the Travel Channel announced that they had dismissed all open lawsuits. The series began regular broadcast July 5, 2006, but was suspended after one season as WPTE couldn't find a television home for a second season.
ClubWPT
In 2008, the WPT launched a new product called ClubWPT. It is a subscription-based club where members can pay a monthly fee to play in tournaments that award over $100,000 in cash and prizes each month.[12]
PlayWPT
In 2016, WPT launched a new social casino platform called PlayWPT, offering poker and slots.[13]
With PlayWPT Poker, players can participate in ring games, tournaments, and sit-n-gos, and players can represent themselves at the table with avatars animated emojis. PlayWPT is available on desktop and mobile.[14]
Sherman Act lawsuit
In July 2006, seven poker professionals sued WPTE, alleging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act, the California Cartwright Act, and intentional interference with contract. The professionals (Chris Ferguson, Andy Bloch, Annie Duke, Joe Hachem, Phil Gordon, Howard Lederer, and Greg Raymer) alleged that WPTE's standard release forms, required for participation in WPTE events, were anti-competitive and designed to interfere with their contractual obligations to other companies. The anti-competition claim was based on the fact that WPTE's contracts with the casinos that host its tournaments barred those casinos (and other casinos owned by the same parent companies) from hosting non-WPTE poker events. The claim of interference with contract was based on the releases' claim to perpetual rights to the players' likenesses for any use WPTE wished. The players claimed that this would put them in violation of other contracts (such as Ferguson's Activision Games contract or several players' contracts with online poker sites).[15]
Hachem and Raymer dropped out of the lawsuit before its eventual settlement.
In April 2008, WPT Enterprises, Inc. settled with the five players remaining in the lawsuit. Chris Ferguson said about the settlement, "We are happy to have come to an agreement that is fair to all players, and to have put in place a new release that clears up ambiguities in how players' images may be used. We are especially happy that this new release will apply to all poker players who wish to participate in WPT tournaments and events."[16]
WPT Player of the Year
While the winner of the season-ending WPT World Championship (simply the WPT Championship before season 9) is deemed that season's WPT Champion, the WPT also determines a Player of the Year to recognize the player who achieves consistent high finishes in WPT events throughout the entire season.
The Player of the Year is determined by a points system, with the player who earns the most points each season being named the WPT Player of the Year. The season-ending WPT World Championship is a points-earning event for the Player of the Year calculation.
Through the end of Season 9, no player has been named WPT Player of the Year and also captured the WPT Championship. The closest to date is Season 7 WPT Player of the Year Bertrand Grospellier, who finished 3rd in that season's WPT Championship.
In the first eight seasons of the World Poker Tour, only four players have finished in the money at least once. These players are Phil Hellmuth, Erik Seidel, Mark Seif, and Surinder Sunar.
| Season | Years | WPT Player of the Year | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002–2003 | Howard Lederer |
2 |
| 2 | 2003–2004 | Erick Lindgren |
2 |
| 3 | 2004–2005 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Daniel Negreanu |
2 |
| 4 | 2005–2006 | Gavin Smith |
1 |
| 5 | 2006–2007 |  J. C. Tran |
1 |
| 6 | 2007–2008 | Jonathan Little |
1 |
| 7 | 2008–2009 |  Bertrand Grospellier |
1 |
| 8 | 2009–2010 | Faraz Jaka |
0 |
| 9 | 2010–2011 | Andy Frankenberger |
1 |
| 10 | 2011–2012 | Joe Serock |
0 |
| 11 | 2012–2013 | Matthew Salsberg |
1 |
| 12 | 2013–2014 | Mukul Pahuja |
0 |
| 13 | 2014–2015 | Anthony Zinno |
2 |
| 14 | 2015–2016 | Mike Shariati |
1 |
| 15 | 2016–2017 | Benjamin Zamani |
0 |
| 16 | 2017–2018 | Art Papazyan |
2 |
| 17 | 2018–2019 | Erkut Yilmaz |
2 |
| 18 | 2019–2021 | Brian Altman |
1 |
| 19 | 2021 | Jake Ferro |
1 |
| 20 | 2022 | Chad Eveslage |
1 |
| 21 | 2023 | Bin Weng |
2 |
Points system
During the first 8 seasons, only the 6 players at the final table in each Open event, plus the last (7th) player eliminated before the final table, earned points as follows:
- Winner: 1,000 points
- Runner-up: 700 points
- 3rd place: 600 points
- 4th place: 500 points
- 5th place: 400 points
- 6th place: 300 points
- 7th place: 200 points (television final table bubble)
Starting with season 9, the points system was adjusted to recognize the number of entries and the size of the prize pool for each event:[17]
- Generally, 10% of the participants in each event will finish in the money (ITM), so the system now gives Player of the Year points to all ITM players.
- The maximum number of points awarded to the event winner are now scaled to the size of the prize pool, with 600 points to the winner of an event with a prize pool smaller than $500,000 and 1400 points to the winner of an event with a prize pool larger than $4,000,000. The season-ending WPT World Championship, no matter the prize pool, also starts at 1400 points to the winner.
- The system still operates on a descending scale, though the scale provides a minimum of 50 points to all the 'bottom' ITM players in any event.
WPT Main Event winners
| PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event winner. | |
| Winner of poker's Triple Crown. |
| Season | Years | Date | Event | Location | Main Event winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002–2003 | 27 May–1 June 2002 | Five Diamond World Poker Classic | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
 Gus Hansen |
$556,460 |
| 30–31 August 2002 | Legends of Poker | The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California |
 Chris Karagulleyan |
$258,000 | ||
| 9 October 2002 | Ultimate Poker Classic |  Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm Beach |
 Juha Helppi |
$50.000 | ||
| 19 October 2002 | Costa Rica Classic |  Casinos Europa, San José |
Jose Rosenkrantz |
$108,730 | ||
| 10–11 November 2002 | Gold Rush | Lucky Chances Casino, Colma |
Paul Darden |
$146,000 | ||
| 14–17 November 2002 | World Poker Finals | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket |
Howard Lederer |
$320,400 | ||
| 28–31 January 2003 | World Poker Open | Binion's Horseshoe, Tunica |
 Dave Ulliott |
$589,175 | ||
| 12–15 February 2003 | Euro Finals of Poker | Aviation Club de France, Paris |
 Christer Johansson |
$538,213 (€500,000) | ||
| 21–24 February 2003 | L.A. Poker Classic | Commerce Casino, Los Angeles |
Gus Hansen (2) |
$532,490 | ||
| 6 March 2003 | PartyPoker Million II |  Card Player Cruises |
Howard Lederer (2) |
$289,150 | ||
| 31 March–2 April 2003 | World Poker Challenge | Reno Hilton, Reno |
Ron Rose |
$168,298 | ||
| 14–18 April 2003 | WPT Championship | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Alan Goehring |
$1,011,886 | ||
| 2 | 2003–2004 | 10–13 July 2003 | Grand Prix de Paris | Aviation Club de France, Paris |
David Benyamine |
$410,886 (€357,200) |
| 1–3 September 2003 | Legends of Poker | The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mel Judah |
$579,375 | ||
| 20–22 September 2003 | Borgata Poker Open | Borgata, Atlantic City |
 Noli Francisco |
$470,000 | ||
| 18 October 2003 | Ultimate Poker Classic | Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm Beach |
Erick Lindgren |
$500,000 | ||
| 14–17 November 2003 | World Poker Finals | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket |
Hoyt Corkins |
$1,089,200 | ||
| 15–18 December 2003 | Five Diamond World Poker Classic | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Paul Phillips |
$1,101,908 | ||
| 25 January 2004 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure |  Royal Caribbean Voyager of the Seas |
Gus Hansen (3) |
$455,780 | ||
| 26–29 January 2004 | World Poker Open | Horseshoe Casino & Hotel, Tunica |
Barry Greenstein |
$1,278,370 | ||
| 21–24 February 2004 | L.A. Poker Classic | Commerce Casino, Los Angeles |
Antonio Esfandiari |
$1,399,135 | ||
| 3–5 March 2004 | Bay 101 Shooting Star | Bay 101, San José |
Phil Gordon |
$360,000 | ||
| 18 March 2004 | PartyPoker Million III | Card Player Cruises |
Erick Lindgren (2) |
$1,000,000 | ||
| 30 March–1 April 2004 | World Poker Challenge | Reno Hilton, Reno |
Mike Kinney |
$629,469 | ||
| 19–23 April 2004 | WPT Championship | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Martin de Knijff |
$2,728,356 | ||
| 3 | 2004–2005 | 17-20 July 2004 | Grand Prix De Paris | Aviation Club de France, Paris |
Surinder Sunar |
$828,956 (€679,860) |
| 29 July-1 August 2004 | Mirage Poker Showdown | The Mirage, Las Vegas |
 Eli Elezra |
$1,024,574 | ||
| 28-31 August 2004 | Legends of Poker | The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California |
Doyle Brunson |
$1,198,260 | ||
| 19-22 September 2004 | Borgata Poker Open | Borgata, Atlantic City |
Daniel Negreanu |
$1,117,400 | ||
| 26 September-1 October 2004 | Aruba Poker Classic | Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm Beach |
Eric Brenes |
$1,000,000 | ||
| 19-22 October 2004 | Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
 Carlos Mortensen |
$1,000,000 | ||
| 13-17 November 2004 | Foxwood World Poker Finals | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket |
Tuan Le |
$1,549,588 | ||
| 14-18 December 2004 | Five Diamond Poker Classic | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Daniel Negreanu (2) |
$1,770,218 | ||
| 5-12 January 2005 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | Atlantis Casino and Resort, Paradise Island |
John Gale |
$890,000 | ||
| 24-27 January 2005 | World Poker Open | Horseshoe Casino & Hotel, Tunica |
Johnny Stolzmann |
$1,491,444 | ||
| 18-22 February 2005 | L.A. Poker Classic | Commerce Casino, Los Angeles |
Michael Mizrachi |
$1,859,909 | ||
| 23-24 February 2005 | WPT Celebrity Invitational | Commerce Casino, Los Angeles |
Alex Brenes |
$100,000 | ||
| 7-11 March 2005 | Bay 101 Shooting Star | Bay 101, San José |
Danny Nguyen |
$1,025,000 | ||
| 19-24 March 2005 | Cruisin' Mexico with PartyPoker Million IV | MS Oosterdam - Holland America Line |
 Michael Gracz |
$1,525,500 | ||
| 29 March-1 April 2005 | World Poker Challenge | Reno Hilton, Reno |
Arnold Spee |
$633,880 | ||
| 18-24 April 2005 | World Championship | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Tuan Le (2) |
$2,856,150 | ||
| 4 | 2005–2006 | 23-26 May 2005 | Mirage Poker Showdown | The Mirage, Las Vegas |
Gavin Smith |
$1,153,778 |
| 25-29 July 2005 | Grand Prix De Paris | Aviation Club de France, Paris |
Roland De Wolfe |
$574,419 (€479,680) | ||
| 27-31 August 2005 | The Bicycle Casino Legends of Poker | The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California |
Alex Kahaner |
$1,150,900 | ||
| 19-22 September 2005 | Borgata Poker Open | Borgata, Atlantic City |
Al Ardebili |
$1,498,650 | ||
| 26 September-3 October 2005 | Aruba Poker Classic | Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm Beach |
Freddy Deeb |
$1,000,000 | ||
| 18-21 October 2005 | Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Minh Ly |
$1,060,050 | ||
| 13-18 November 2005 | World Poker Finals | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket |
Nick Schulman |
$2,167,500 | ||
| 12-16 December 2005 | Five Diamond Poker Classic | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Rehne Pedersen |
$2,078,185 | ||
| 5-10 January 2006 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | Atlantis Casino and Resort, Paradise Island |
Steve Paul-Ambrose |
$1,388,600 | ||
| 19-23 January 2006 | World Poker Open | Horseshoe Casino & Hotel, Tunica |
Scotty Nguyen |
$969,421 | ||
| 29 January-1 February 2006 | Borgata Poker Classic | Borgata, Atlantic City |
Michael Mizrachi (2) |
$1,173,373 | ||
| 16-21 February 2006 | L.A. Poker Classic | Commerce Casino, Los Angeles |
Alan Goehring (2) |
$2,391,550 | ||
| 22-24 February 2006 | WPT Celebrity Invitational | Commerce Casino, Los Angeles |
Barry Greenstein (2) |
$100,000 | ||
| 10-14 March 2006 | Bay 101 Shooting Star | Bay 101, San José |
Nam Le |
$1,198,300 | ||
| 27-30 March 2006 | World Poker Challenge | |
Mike Simon |
$1,052,890 | ||
| 6-9 April 2006 | Foxwoods Poker Classic | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket |
 Victor Ramdin |
$1,331,889 | ||
| 18-24 April 2006 | World Championship | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Joe Bartholdi Jr. |
$3,760,165 | ||
| 5 | 2006–2007 | 14-17 May 2006 | Mirage Poker Showdown | The Mirage, Las Vegas |
Stanley Weiss |
$1,320,255 |
| 4-8 June 2006 | Mandalay Bay Poker Championship | Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino |
Joseph Tehan |
$1,033,440 | ||
| 12-16 June 2006 | Grand Prix De Paris | Aviation Club de France, Paris |
Christian Grundtvig |
$907,066 (€712,500) | ||
| 26-30 August 2006 | Bicycle Casino Legends of Poker | The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California |
Joe Pelton |
$1,602,670 | ||
| 15-19 September 2006 | Borgata Poker Open | Borgata, Atlantic City |
Mark Newhouse |
$1,519,020 | ||
| 16-20 October 2006 | Festa Al Lago | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
 Andreas Walnum |
$1,090,025 | ||
| 22-30 October 2006 | Canadian Poker Open | Fallsview Casino Resort |
Scott Clements |
$222,524 (C$250,027) | ||
| 25-29 October 2006 | North American Poker Championship | Fallsview Casino Resort |
Soren Turkewitsch |
$1,225,920 (C$1,380,378) | ||
| 12-16 November 2006 | World Poker Finals | Foxwoods Resort Casino |
 Nenad Medić |
$1,717,194 | ||
| 14-19 December 2006 | Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Joe Hachem |
$2,207,575 | ||
| 5-10 January 2007 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | Atlantis Casino and Resort, Paradise Island |
Ryan Daut |
$1,535,255 | ||
| 21-25 January 2007 | World Poker Open | Binion's Horseshoe, Tunica |
Bryan Sumner |
$913,986 | ||
| 26-30 January 2007 | Borgata Poker Classic | Borgata, Atlantic City |
John Hennigan |
$1,606,223 | ||
| 24 February-1 March 2007 | L.A. Poker Classic | Commerce Casino, Los Angeles |
Eric Hershler |
$2,429,970 | ||
| 3-5 March 2007 | WPT Celebrity Invitational | Commerce Casino, Los Angeles |
Adam Weinraub |
$125,000 | ||
| 12-16 March 2007 | Bay 101 Shooting Star | Bay 101, San José |
Ted Forrest |
$1,100,000 | ||
| 25-28 March 2007 | World Poker Challenge | Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada |
J. C. Tran |
$683,473 | ||
| 30 March-4 April 2007 | Foxwoods Poker Classic | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut |
Raj Patel |
$1,298,405 | ||
| 21-27 April 2007 | WPT World Championship | Bellagio Resort & Casino, Las Vegas |
Carlos Mortensen (2) |
$3,970,415 | ||
| 6 | 2007–2008 | 19-23 May 2007 | WPT Mirage Poker Showdown | The Mirage, Las Vegas |
Jonathan Little |
$1,091,295 |
| 29 May-2 June 2007 | Mandalay Bay Poker Championship | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas |
Shawn Buchanan |
$768,775 | ||
| 10-15 July 2007 | Bellagio Cup III | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Kevin Saul |
$1,342,320 | ||
| 25-30 August 2007 | WPT Legends of Poker | The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California |
Dan Harrington |
$1,599,865 | ||
| 6-9 September 2007 | Gulf Coast Poker Championship | Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi |
William Edler |
$747,615 | ||
| 16-20 September 2007 | WPT Borgata Poker Open | Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Roy Winston |
$1,575,280 | ||
| 25-30 September 2007 | WPT Turks & Caicos Poker Classic |  The Players Club, Turks and Caicos Islands |
Rhynie Campbell |
$436,675 | ||
| 11-16 October 2007 | WPT Spanish Championship |  Casino Barcelona, Barcelona Spain |
 Markus Lehmann |
$789,592 (€537,000) | ||
| 26 October-2 November 2007 | North American Poker Championships | Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario |
Scott Clements (2) |
$1,505,312 (C$1,456,585) | ||
| 7-13 November 2007 | WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut |
Michael Vela |
$1,704,986 | ||
| 12-18 December 2007 | Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
 Eugene Katchalov |
$2,482,605 | ||
| 20-24 January 2008 | World Poker Open | Gold Strike Casino & Resort, Tunica County, Mississippi |
Brett Faustman |
$892,413 | ||
| 27-31 January 2008 | WPT Borgata Poker Classic | Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Gavin Griffin |
$1,401,109 | ||
| 23-28 February 2008 | WPT L.A. Poker Classic | Commerce Casino, Los Angeles |
Phil Ivey |
$1,596,100 | ||
| 1-3 March 2008 | WPT Celebrity Invitational | Commerce Casino, Los Angeles |
Van Tuyet Nguyen |
$125,500 | ||
| 10-14 March 2008 | Bay 101 Shooting Star | Bay 101, San Jose, California |
Brandon Cantu |
$1,000,000 | ||
| 25-28 March 2008 | World Poker Challenge | Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada |
Lee Markholt |
$493,815 | ||
| 4-9 April 2008 | Foxwoods Poker Classic | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut |
Erik Seidel |
$992,890 | ||
| 19-26 April 2008 | WPT World Championship | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
 David Chiu |
$3,389,140 | ||
| 7 | 2008–2009 | 23-27 May 2008 | WPT Spanish Championship 2008 | Casino Barcelona, Barcelona Spain |
Casper Hansen |
$662,592 (€425,000) |
| 11-17 July 2008 | WPT Bellagio Cup IV | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Mike Watson |
$1,673,770 | ||
| 23-28 August 2008 | WPT Legends of Poker | The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California |
John Phan |
$1,116,428 | ||
| 14-18 September 2008 | WPT Borgata Poker Open | Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
 Vivek Rajkumar |
$1,424,500 | ||
| 10-16 October 2008 | North American Poker Championships | Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario |
Glen Witmer |
$1,084,256 (C$1,224,852) | ||
| 20-25 October 2008 | WPT Festa al Lago | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Bertrand Grospellier |
$1,411,015 | ||
| 5-11 November 2008 | WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut |
Jonathan Little (2) |
$1,120,310 | ||
| 13-19 December 2008 | Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
David Rheem |
$1,538,730 | ||
| 14-17 January 2009 | WPT Southern Poker Championship | Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi |
Allen Carter |
$1,025,500 | ||
| 21-26 February 2009 | WPT L.A. Poker Classic | Commerce Casino, Los Angeles |
Cornel Andrew Cimpan |
$1,686,760 | ||
| 28 February-2 March 2009 | WPT Celebrity Invitational | Commerce Casino, Los Angeles |
Freddy Deeb (2) |
$100,000 | ||
| 16-20 March 2009 | WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star | Bay 101, San Jose, California |
Steve Brecher |
$1,025,500 | ||
| 3-8 April 2009 | WPT Foxwoods Poker Classic | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut |
Vadim Trincher |
$731,079 | ||
| 18-25 April 2009 | WPT World Championship | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Yevgeniy Timoshenko |
$2,143,655 | ||
| 8 | 2009–2010 | 6-10 May 2009 | WPT Venice |  Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy |
Sven-Ragnar Arstrom |
$532,388 |
| 26-30 June 2009 | WPT Spanish Championship 2008 | Casino Barcelona, Barcelona Spain |
Mark Flowers Jr |
$386,170 (€277,0000 | ||
| 13-19 July 2009 | WPT Bellagio Cup V | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
 Alexandre Gomes |
$1,187,670 | ||
| 22-26 August 2009 | WPT Legends of Poker | The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California |
Prahlad Friedman |
$1,009,000 | ||
| 31 August-4 September 2009 | WPT Slovakia |  Golden Vegas, Bratislava, Slovakia |
 Richard Toth |
$148,756 (€104,000) | ||
| 6-12 September 2009 | WPT Merit Cyprus Classic |  Merit Crystal Cove Hotel-Casino, Kyrenia, Cyprus |
Thomas Bichon |
$579,165 | ||
| 19-24 September 2009 | WPT Borgata Poker Open | Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Olivier Busquet |
$925,514 | ||
| 16-18 October 2009 | WPT Marrakech |  Casino de Marrakesh, Marrakesh, Morocco |
Christophe Savary |
$558,515 (€379,014) | ||
| 21-26 October 2009 | WPT Festa al Lago | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Tommy Vedes |
$1,218,225 | ||
| 5-10 November 2009 | WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut |
Cornel Andrew Cimpan (2) |
$910,058 | ||
| 14-19 December 2009 | Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Daniel Alaei |
$1,428,430 | ||
| 24-27 January 2010 | WPT Southern Poker Championship | Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi |
Hoyt Corkins (2) |
$739,486 | ||
| 20 February 2010 | WPT Celebrity Invitational | Commerce Casino, Los Angeles |
Leron Washington |
$100,000 | ||
| 26 February-4 March 2010 | WPT L.A. Poker Classic | Commerce Casino, Los Angeles |
Andras Koroknai |
$1,788,001 | ||
| 8-12 March 2010 | WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star | Bay 101, San Jose, California |
McLean Karr |
$878,500 | ||
| 20-24 March 2010 | WPT Hollywood Poker Open | Hollywood Casino, Lawrenceburg, Indiana |
Carlos Mortensen (3) |
$391,212 | ||
| 27 March-2 April 2010 | WPT Bucharest |  Regent Casino, Bucharest, Romania |
Guillaume Darcourt |
$193,387 (€144,530) | ||
| 18-24 April 2010 | WPT World Championship | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
David Williams |
$1,530,537 | ||
| 9 | 2010–2011 | 8-15 May 2010 | WPT Grand Prix de Paris | Aviation Club de France, Paris, France |
Theo Jørgensen |
$848,736 (€638,377) |
| 19-23 May 2010 | WPT Spanish Championship 2010 | Casino Barcelona, Barcelona Spain |
Ali Tekintamgac |
$343,307 (€278,000) | ||
| 11-15 July 2010 | WPT Bellagio Cup VI | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Moritz Kranich |
$875,150 | ||
| 20-25 August 2010 | WPT Legends of Poker | The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California |
Andy Frankenberger |
$750,000 | ||
| 30 August-4 September 2010 | WPT London | Palm Beach Casino, London, UK |
Jake Cody |
$425,492 (£273,783) | ||
| 18-23 September 2010 | WPT Borgata Poker Open | Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Dwyte Pilgrim |
$733,802 | ||
| 15-20 October 2010 | WPT Festa al Lago | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Mark Flowers Jr (2) |
$831,500 | ||
| 28 October-2 November 2010 | WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut |
Jeff Forrest |
$548,752 | ||
| 2-6 November 2010 | WPT Amneville | Casino Tranchant Seven, Amnéville, France |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sam El Sayed |
$594,627 (€426,425) | ||
| 27-30 November 2010 | WPT Marrakech | Casino de Marrakesh, Marrakesh, Morocco |
Sébastian Homann |
$341,798 (€250,196) | ||
| 3-8 December 2010 | Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Antonio Esfandiari (2) |
$870,124 | ||
| 23-27 January 2011 | WPT Southern Poker Championship | Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi |
 Alexander Kuzmin |
$575,969 | ||
| 3-8 February 2011 | WPT Venice | Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy |
Alessio Isaia |
$518,382 (€380,000) | ||
| 19-20 February 2011 | WPT Celebrity Invitational | Commerce Casino, Los Angeles |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Davidi Kitai |
$100,000 | ||
| 25 February-3 March 2011 | WPT L.A. Poker Classic | Commerce Casino, Los Angeles |
Gregory Brooks |
$1,654,120 | ||
| 14-18 March 2011 | WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star | Bay 101, San Jose, California |
Alan Sternberg |
$1,039,000 | ||
| 25-29 March 2011 | WPT Vienna |  Montesino Wien, Vienna, Austria |
Dmitry Gromov |
$636,733 (€447,840) | ||
| 30 March-3 April 2011 | WPT Slovakia | Golden Vegas, Bratislava, Slovakia |
Roberto Romanello |
$197,861 (€140,685) | ||
| 9-13 April 2011 | WPT Hollywood Poker Open | Hollywood Casino, Lawrenceburg, Indiana |
Michael Scarborough |
$273,664 | ||
| 27 April-2 May 2011 | WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida |
Taylor von Kriegenbergh |
$1,122,340 | ||
| 14-20 May 2011 | WPT World Championship | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Scott Seiver |
$1,618,344 | ||
| 10 | 2011–2012 | 25-29 May 2011 | WPT Spanish Championship 2010 | Casino Barcelona, Barcelona Spain |
Lukas Berglund |
$327,546 (€231,500) |
| 17-21 July 2011 | WPT Slovenia |  Grand Casino Portorož, Slovenia |
Miha Travnik |
$144,399 (€102,623) | ||
| 25-30 August 2011 | WPT Legends of Poker | The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California |
Will Failla |
$758,085 | ||
| 5-10 September 2011 | WPT Grand Prix de Paris | Aviation Club de France, Paris, France |
Matthew Waxman |
$721,178 (€500,000) | ||
| 18-23 September 2011 | WPT Borgata Poker Open | Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Bobby Oboodi |
$922,441 | ||
| 20-24 September 2011 | WPT Malta |  Portomaso#Portomaso Casino, St. Julian's, Malta |
Matt Giannetti |
$276,457 (€200,000) | ||
| 27 October-1 November 2011 | WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut |
Daniel Santoro |
$449,910 | ||
| 1-6 November 2011 | WPT Amneville | Casino Tranchant Seven, Amnéville, France |
Adrien Allain |
$471,025 (€336,133) | ||
| 18-22 November 2011 | WPT Jacksonville | BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida |
Anthony Ruberto |
$325,928 | ||
| 24-27 November 2011 | WPT Marrakech | Casino de Marrakesh, Marrakesh, Morocco |
Mohamed Ali Houssam |
$214,983 (€159,150) | ||
| 1-5 December 2011 | WPT Prague |  King's Casino, Prague, Czech Republic |
Andrey Pateychuk |
$599,720 (€450,000) | ||
| 6-10 December 2011 | Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
James Dempsey |
$821,612 | ||
| 13-18 December 2011 | WPT Venice | Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy |
Edoardo Alescio |
$234,597 (€175,000) | ||
| 5-8 January 2012 | WPT Dublin |  Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland |
David Shallow |
$289,032 (€222,280) | ||
| 6-10 February 2012 | WPT Venice Grand Prix | Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy |
Rinat Bogdanov |
$301,939 (€229,800) | ||
| 10-14 February 2012 | Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida |
Matt Juttelstad |
$268,444 | ||
| 24-29 February 2012 | WPT L.A. Poker Classic | Commerce Casino, Los Angeles |
Sean Jazayeri |
$1,370,240 | ||
| 5-9 March 2012 | WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star | Bay 101, San Jose, California |
 Moon Kim |
$960,900 | ||
| 10-15 April 2012 | WPT Vienna | Montesino Wien, Vienna, Austria |
Morten Christensen |
$417,458 (€313,390) | ||
| 18-23 April 2012 | WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida |
Tommy Vedes (2) |
$779,520 | ||
| 27 April-2 May 2012 | WPT Jacksonville | BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida |
Shawn Cunix |
$426,100 | ||
| 19-26 May 2012 | WPT World Championship | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Marvin Rettenmaier |
$1,196,858 | ||
| 11 | 2012–2013 | 4-9 August 2012 | WPT Merit Cyprus Classic | Merit Crystal Cove Hotel-Casino, Kyrenia, Cyprus |
Marvin Rettenmaier (2) |
$287,784 |
| 10-15 August 2012 | WPT Parx Open Poker Classic | Parx Casino, Bensalem, Pennsylvania |
Anthony Gregg |
$416,127 | ||
| 24-28 August 2012 | WPT Legends of Poker | The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California |
Josh Hale |
$500,000 | ||
| 10-15 September 2012 | WPT Grand Prix de Paris | Aviation Club de France, Paris |
Matthew Salsberg |
$478,415 (€380,000) | ||
| 16-20 September 2012 | WPT Malta | Portomaso#Portomaso Casino, St. Julian's, Malta |
Yorane Kerignard |
$155,049 (€120,000) | ||
| 18-21 September 2012 | WPT Borgata Poker Open | Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Ben Hamnett |
$818,847 | ||
| 22-26 October 2012 | WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic |  Emperors Palace Hotel Casino, Johannesburg, South Africa |
Dominik Nitsche |
$206,153 | ||
| 9-13 November 2012 | WPT Jacksonville bestbet Fall Poker Scramble | BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida |
Noah Schwartz |
$402,972 | ||
| 12-17 November 2012 | WPT Copenhagen | Casino Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Emil Olsson |
$230,036 (DKr1,346,000) | ||
| 23-26 November 2012 | WPT Montreal | Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Canada |
Jonathan Roy |
$779,210 | ||
| 27 November-1 December 2012 | WPT Mazagan | Mazagan Beach Resort, El Jadida, Morocco |
Giacomo Fundaro |
$166,704 (درهم 4,731,700) | ||
| 3-9 December 2012 | WPT Prague | King's Casino, Prague, Czech Republic |
Marcin Wydrowski |
$413,667 (€318,295) | ||
| 4-9 December 2012 | Five Diamond World Poker Classic | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Ravi Raghavan |
$1,268,571 | ||
| 27 January-1 February 2013 | WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open | Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Yung Hwang |
$730,053 | ||
| 8-12 February 2013 | Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida |
Matt Giannetti (2) |
$298,304 | ||
| 19-24 February 2013 | WPT Baden | Casinos Austria, Baden, Austria |
Vladimir Bozinovic |
$247,588 (€185,000) | ||
| 23-28 February 2013 | WPT L.A. Poker Classic | Commerce Casino, Los Angeles |
Paul Klann |
$1,004,090 | ||
| 4-8 March 2013 | WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star | Bay 101, San Jose, California |
WeiKai Chang |
$1,138,350 | ||
| 25-30 March 2013 | Gioco Digitale WPT Venice Grand Prix | Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy |
Rocco Palumbo |
$180,692 (€140,000) | ||
| 5-10 April 2013 | bwin WPT Barcelona | Casino Barcelona, Barcelona Spain |
Chanracy Khun |
$232,487 (€181,400) | ||
| 11-16 April 2013 | WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida |
Kevin Eyster |
$660,395 | ||
| 26-30 April 2013 | WPT Jacksonville bestbet Open | BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida |
Mike Linster |
$296,521 | ||
| 3-9 May 2013 | partypoker WPT Canadian Spring Championship | Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Canada |
Amir Babakhani |
$430,986 (C$442,248) | ||
| 18-24 May 2013 | WPT World Championship | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
David Rheem (2) |
$1,150,297 | ||
| 12 | 2013–2014 | 16-21 August 2013 | bwin WPT Merit Cyprus Classic | Merit Crystal Cove Hotel-Casino, Kyrenia, Cyprus |
Alexey Rybin |
$258,000 |
| 29 August-4 September 2013 | WPT Legends of Poker | The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California |
Jordan Cristos |
$613,355 | ||
| 15-20 September 2013 | WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open | Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Anthony Zinno |
$825,099 | ||
| 25-30 October 2013 | bwin WPT Grand Prix de Paris | Aviation Club de France, Paris |
Mohsin Charania |
$449,856 (€328,750) | ||
| 7-11 November 2013 | WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic | Emperors Palace Hotel Casino, Johannesburg, South Africa |
Daniel Brits |
$132,128 | ||
| 15-19 November 2013 | WPT Jacksonville bestbet Fall Poker Scramble | BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida |
Jared Jaffee |
$252,749 | ||
| 19-24 November 2013 | WPT Caribbean |  Casino Royale, St. Maarten |
Tony Dunst |
$145,000 | ||
| 29 November-5 December 2013 | partypoker WPT Montreal | Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Canada |
Derrick Rosenbarger |
$517,049 | ||
| 6-11 December 2013 | Five Diamond World Poker Classic | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Dan Smith |
$1,161,135 | ||
| 15-19 December 2013 | WPT Korea | Ramada Hotel, Jeju, South Korea |
 Masato Yokosawa |
$100,000 | ||
| 15-21 December 2013 | bwin WPT Prague | Andel's Hotel & Card Casino, Prague, Czech Republic |
Julian Thomas |
$280,097 (€206,230) | ||
| 26-31 January 2014 | WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open | Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Robert Merulla |
$842,379 | ||
| 7-11 February 2014 | Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open | Seminole Casino, Coconut Creek, Florida |
James Calderaro |
$271,103 | ||
| 22-24 February 2014 | WPT Fallsview Poker Classic | Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario |
Matthew Lapossie |
$326,235 (C$363,197) | ||
| 1-6 March 2014 | WPT L.A. Poker Classic | Commerce Casino, Los Angeles |
Chris Moorman |
$1,015,460 | ||
| 10-14 March 2014 | WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star | Bay 101, San Jose, California |
James Carroll |
$1,256,550 | ||
| 10-15 March 2014 | Gioco Digitale WPT Venice Carnival | Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy |
Andrea Dato |
$145,439 (€104,822) | ||
| 15-19 March 2014 | WPT Rolling Thunder | Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, California |
J. C. Tran (2) |
$302,750 | ||
| 21-25 March 2014 | WPT Jacksonville bestbet Open | BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida |
Nabil Hirezi |
$206,041 | ||
| 10-16 April 2014 | WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida |
Eric Afriat |
$1,081,184 | ||
| 21-26 April 2014 | WPT World Championship | Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Keven Stammen |
$1,350,000 | ||
| 13 | 2014–2015 | 1-6 July 2014 | partypoker presents WPT500 Aria | Aria Resort and Casino, Las Vegas |
Sean Yu |
$260,000 |
| 23-29 August 2014 | WPT Legends of Poker | The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California |
Harry Arutyunyan |
$560,969 | ||
| 5-10 September 2014 | partypoker WPT Merit Classic North Cyprus | Merit Crystal Cove Hotel-Casino, Kyrenia, Cyprus |
Alexander Lakhov |
$325,400 | ||
| 14-19 September 2014 | WPT Borgata Poker Open | Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Darren Elias |
$843,744 | ||
| 3-7 November 2014 | WPT Caribbean | Casino Royale, St. Maarten |
Darren Elias (2) |
$127,680 | ||
| 7-11 November 2014 | WPT Jacksonville bestbet Bounty Scramble | BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida |
Ryan Van Sanford |
$421,668 | ||
| 9-16 November 2014 | partypoker presents WPT500 Nottingham |  Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham, England |
Eleanor Gudger |
$222,176 (£140,000) | ||
| 14-16 November 2014 | WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic | Emperors Palace Hotel Casino, Johannesburg, South Africa |
Dylan Wilkerson |
$145,836 | ||
| 18-23 November 2014 | partypoker WPT Nottingham | Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham, England |
 Matas Cimbolas |
$313,327 (£200,000) | ||
| 20-26 November 2014 | partypoker WPT Montreal | Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Canada |
Jonathan Jaffe |
$409,657 (C$464,252) | ||
| 15-20 December 2014 | Five Diamond World Poker Classic | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Mohsin Charania (2) |
$1,177,890 | ||
| 25-30 January 2015 | WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open | Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Aaron Mermelstein |
$712,305 | ||
| 5-11 February 2015 | WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida |
Brian Altman |
$723,008 | ||
| 13-16 February 2015 | WPT Fallsview Poker Classic | Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario |
Anthony Zinno (2) |
$302,235 (C$380,021) | ||
| 28 February-5 March 2015 | WPT L.A. Poker Classic | Commerce Casino, Los Angeles |
Anthony Zinno (3) |
$1,015,860 | ||
| 9-13 March 2015 | WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star | Bay 101, San Jose, California |
Taylor Paur |
$1,214,200 | ||
| 12-17 March 2015 | partypoker WPT Vienna | Montesino Wien, Vienna, Austria |
 Konstantinos Nanos |
$159,464 (€150,000) | ||
| 15-19 March 2015 | WPT Rolling Thunder | Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, California |
Ravee Mathi Sundar |
$266,857 | ||
| 16-22 April 2015 | WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida |
Griffin Paul |
$1,000,000 | ||
| 25-29 April 2015 | WPT World Championship | Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Asher Conniff |
$973,683 | ||
| 14 | 2015–2016 | 1-6 May 2015 | partypoker WPT Canadian Spring Championship | Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Canada |
Sheraz Nasir |
$197,025 (C$237,390) |
| 11-16 May 2015 | WPT Amsterdam |  Holland Casino Amsterdam City centre, Netherlands |
Farid Yachou |
$225,073 (€201,000) | ||
| 31 May-6 July 2015 | partypoker presents WPT500 Aria | Aria Resort and Casino, Las Vegas |
Craig Varnell |
$185,800 | ||
| 31 July-4 August 2015 | WPT Choctaw | Choctaw Casinos & Resorts, Durant, Oklahoma |
Jason Brin |
$667,575 | ||
| 29 August-4 September 2015 | WPT Legends of Poker | The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California |
Mike Shariati |
$675,942 | ||
| 20-25 September 2015 | WPT Borgata Poker Open | Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
David Paredes |
$723,227 | ||
| 25-29 September 2015 | WPT Maryland Live | Live! Casino & Hotel, Hanover, Maryland |
Aaron Mermelstein (2) |
$250,222 | ||
| 24 October-3 November 2015 | partypoker presents WPT500 Nottingham | Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham, England |
 Richard Harris |
$230,641 (£150,000) | ||
| 30 October-1 November 2015 | WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic | Emperors Palace Hotel Casino, Johannesburg, South Africa |
Ben Cade |
$100,218 (ZAR1,382,000) | ||
| 3-8 November 2015 | partypoker WPT Nottingham | Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham, England |
Iaron Lightbourne |
$308,766 (£200,000) | ||
| 6-10 November 2015 | WPT Jacksonville bestbet Bounty Scramble | BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida |
Tyler Patterson |
$375,270 | ||
| 13-19 November 2015 | partypoker WPT Montreal | Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Canada |
Jared Mahoney |
$341,332 (C$453,122) | ||
| 1-6 December 2015 | partypoker WPT Prague | King's Casino, Prague, Czech Republic |
Javier Gomez |
$185,110 (€175,000) | ||
| 14-19 December 2015 | Five Diamond World Poker Classic | Bellagio, Las Vegas |
Kevin Eyster (2) |
$1,587,382 | ||
| 31 January-5 February 2016 | WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open | Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Christopher Leong |
$816,246 | ||
| 21-24 February 2016 | WPT Fallsview Poker Classic | Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario |
David Ormsby |
$278,426 (C$383,407) | ||
| 27 February-3 March 2016 | WPT L.A. Poker Classic | Commerce Casino, Los Angeles |
Dietrich Fast |
$1,000,800 | ||
| 7-11 March 2016 | WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star | Bay 101, San Jose, California |
Stefan Schillhabel |
$1,298,000 | ||
| 12-16 March 2016 | WPT Rolling Thunder | Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, California |
Harrison Gimbel |
$275,112 | ||
| 15-20 March 2016 | partypoker WPT Vienna | Montesino Wien, Vienna, Austria |
Vlad Darie |
$174,735 (€157,000) | ||
| 15-20 April 2016 | WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida |
Justin Young |
$669,161 | ||
| 17-21 April 2016 | WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Finale | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida |
David Rheem (3) |
$705,885 | ||
| 22-24 April 2016 | Monster WPT Tournament of Champions | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida |
Farid Yachou (2) |
$381,600 | ||
| 15 | 2016–2017 | |
Seth Davies |
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Andjelko Andrejevic |
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James Mackey |
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Pat Lyons |
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Jesse Sylvia |
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Zachary Smiley |
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Sam Panzica |
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Luis Rodriguez Cruz |
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Mike Sexton |
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Niall Farrell |
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Oleg Vasylchenko |
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James Romero |
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Daniel Weinman |
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Ema Zajmović |
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Darren Elias (3) |
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Daniel Strelitz |
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Sam Panzica (2) |
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Mike Del Vecchio |
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Tony Sinishtaj |
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Ryan Riess |
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Daniel Weinman (2) |
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| 16 | 2017–2018 | |
 Pete Chen |
$ | ||
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 Daniel Daniyar |
$ | ||||
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Jay Lee |
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Art Papazyan |
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Guo Liang Chen |
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Art Papazyan (2) |
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Paul Petraglia |
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Maxime Heroux |
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Ryan Tosoc |
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Ole Schemion |
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Darryll Fish |
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Eric Afriat (2) |
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Mike Leah |
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Dennis Blieden |
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David Larson |
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Scott Margereson |
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Rens Feenstra |
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Larry Greenberg |
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Darren Elias (4) |
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Matthew Waxman (2) |
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| 17 | 2018–2019 | |
Simon Lam |
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Brady Holiman |
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Erkut Yilmaz |
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Tony Ruberto |
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Tony Tran |
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Patrick Serda |
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 Pavel Plesuv |
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Dylan Linde |
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Frank Stepuchin |
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Denys Shafikov |
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Vinicius Lima |
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Demo Kiriopoulos |
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David "ODB" Baker |
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Ben Palmer |
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Craig Varnell |
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Matthew Wantman |
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Ole Schemion (2) |
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| 18 | 2019–2021 | |
Roger Teska |
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Aaron Van Blarcum |
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Donald Maloney |
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Nitis Udornpim |
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Simon Brändström |
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Josh Adkins |
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Geoffrey Hum |
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Alex Foxen |
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Markus Gonsalves |
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Aleksey Badulin |
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Veerab Zakarian |
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Christopher Puetz |
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Eric Afriat (3) |
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Balakrishna Patur |
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Tony Tran (2) |
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Christian Jeppsson |
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Gavin Cochrane |
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Nick Petrangelo |
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Daniel Smyth |
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Andrey Kotelnikov |
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Maksim Sekretarev |
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Qing Liu |
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Brek Schutten |
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Christian Rudolph |
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Chad Eveslage |
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Records
Information correct as of ...?
| Rank | Name | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Elias |
4 |
| 2 | Eric Afriat |
3 |
| Brian Altman | ||
| Gus Hansen | ||
| Carlos Mortensen | ||
| David Rheem | ||
| Anthony Zinno |
| Rank | Name | Final tables |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Elias |
12 |
| 2 | Phil Ivey |
9 |
| 3 | Scotty Nguyen |
8 |
| 4 | Eric Afriat |
7 |
| Gus Hansen | ||
| Michael Mizrachi | ||
| Daniel Negreanu | ||
| David Pham | ||
| J.C. Tran | ||
| Anthony Zinno |
| Rank | Name | Money finishes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Elias |
41 |
| 2 | Anthony Zinno |
32 |
| 3 | Mohsin Charania |
31 |
| 4 | Jared Jaffee |
28 |
| Jonathan Little | ||
| Lee Markholt |
Record winnings
The largest win in a WPT event is the $3,970,415 paid to Carlos Mortensen for winning the season-ending WPT Championship for season 5.
Progression of largest winnings
The progression of the "highest payout" through the history of the WPT, starting with the win by Gus Hansen in Event 1 of WPT Season 1. Entries have declined since the poker boom ended, with no increase in "highest payout" for a number of years – the highest has not increased since an event in 2007.
| Season | Event | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 – Five Diamond World Poker Classic 2002 | Gus Hansen |
$556,480 |
| 1 | #6 – World Poker Open 2003 | Dave Ulliott |
$589,175 |
| 2 | #5 – World Poker Finals 2003 | Hoyt Corkins |
$1,089,200 |
| 2 | #6 – Five Diamond World Poker Classic 2003 | Paul Phillips |
$1,101,980 |
| 2 | #8 – World Poker Open 2004 | Barry Greenstein |
$1,278,370 |
| 2 | #9 – LA Poker Classic 2004 | Antonio Esfandiari |
$1,399,135 |
| 3 | #7 – World Poker Finals 2004 | Tuan Le |
$1,549,588 |
| 3 | #8 – Five Diamond World Poker Classic 2004 | Daniel Negreanu |
$1,759,218 |
| 3 | #11 – LA Poker Classic 2005 | Michael Mizrachi |
$1,859,909 |
| 4 | #7 – World Poker Finals 2005 | Nick Schulman |
$2,142,000 |
| 4 | #12 – LA Poker Classic 2006 | Alan Goehring |
$2,391,550 |
| 5 | #14 – LA Poker Classic 2007 | Eric Hershler |
$2,429,970 |
| 6 | #11 – Doyle Brunson Classic 2007 | Eugene Katchalov |
$2,482,605 |
WPT World Championship ($25,000 buy-in)
Each WPT season culminates with the $25,000 buy-in WPT World Championship (simply the WPT Championship before season 9). As with regular events, the prize pool has declined since the poker boom ended: participants dropped from a peak of 639 in 2007, to 146 in 2013. The WPT organizers reacted by dropping the buy-in to $15,000 from 2014 onwards, limiting participation to winners of WPT events since the start of the series, and changing the name again, to WPT Tournament of Champions. There has been no increase in "highest payout" since the $3,970,415 at the 2005 World Championship, and the top prize has consistently been under $500,000 since the 2016 World Championship.
WPT Ladies
In January 2008, the WPT announced a set of tournaments for women, known as WPT Ladies.[18] The first season had five events, with buy-ins ranging from $300 to $1,500. Nancy Todd finished first in the Ladies Championship with Vanessa Selbst finishing second. There are currently no WPT Ladies events scheduled.
WPT Walk of Fame
The World Poker Tour Walk of Fame was designed to honor those poker players who have played the game well at the highest levels as well as those who have promoted the spread of it through film, television, and literature.
The first inductees were poker legends Doyle Brunson and Gus Hansen, as well as actor James Garner.[19]
In February 2004, the World Poker Tour Walk of Fame inducted its second members at the Commerce Casino in a ceremony before top pros and celebrities in town for the World Poker Tour Invitational Poker Tournament. The induction ceremony was staged on the doorstep of Commerce Casino.
No new players have been inducted since 2004.
WPT Honors Award
The WPT Honors Award launched in early 2017, with Ms. Linda Johnson named as the first recipient.[20] Later that year, 15-year WPT commentator Mike Sexton and gaming industry icon Bruno Fitoussi became the second and third honorees.[21] In 2018, Steve Lipscomb and Lyle Berman each received the fourth and fifth honors.[22]
The WPT Honors Award is the WPT's highest honor, awarded to members of the poker industry in celebration and appreciation of exceptional contributions made to the World Poker Tour and the poker community as a whole. Presented as determined by WPT CEO Adam Pliska and the World Poker Tour, the WPT Honors Award is given in recognition to those who distinguish themselves by excellence and dedication beyond expectations.
WPT Honors Award Recipients
- 2017: Bruno Fitoussi, Linda Johnson, Mike Sexton
- 2018: Lyle Berman, Steve Lipscomb
- 2019: Deb Giardina, Matt Savage
- 2022: Isai Scheinberg, Vincent Van Patten
Deal
A fictional WPT championship match is the setting for the 2007 feature film Deal. Sexton, Van Patten, and Friel play themselves and a number of other poker professionals and poker-playing celebrities are reportedly in the cast. The WPT set was shipped to New Orleans for filming following the season 4 championship.
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