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Edit linksThe 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

Televisionedit

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 Bally’s Sports Regional Networks in the United States. In August 2016, the World Poker Tour and Fox Sports (now Bally’s 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 Sexton6 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 127 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 Americancable 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 NTSCDVD.

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

WPT now airs on streaming platforms such as Pluto TV, Samsung TV Plus, Vizo WatchFree+, Fubo, Tubi and is in syndication all around the world.

Professional Poker Touredit

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.

ClubWPTedit

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

PlayWPTedit

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 lawsuitedit

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 Yearedit

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.

SeasonYearsWPT Player of the YearWins
12002–2003United StatesHoward Lederer2
22003–2004United StatesErick Lindgren2
32004–2005Daniel Negreanu2
42005–2006Gavin Smith1
52006–2007VietnamJ. C. Tran1
62007–2008United StatesJonathan Little1
72008–2009FranceBertrand Grospellier1
82009–2010United StatesFaraz Jaka0
92010–2011United StatesAndy Frankenberger1
102011–2012United States Joe Serock0
112012–2013Matthew Salsberg1
122013–2014United States Mukul Pahuja0
132014–2015United StatesAnthony Zinno2
142015–2016United States Mike Shariati1
152016–2017United States Benjamin Zamani0
162017–2018United States Art Papazyan2
172018–2019United States Erkut Yilmaz2
182019–2021United StatesBrian Altman1
192021United States Jake Ferro1
202022United States Chad Eveslage1
212023United States Bin Weng2

Points systemedit

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 winnersedit

PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event winner.
Winner of poker’s Triple Crown.
SeasonYearsDateEventLocationMain Event winnerPrize
12002–200327 May–1 June 2002Five Diamond World Poker ClassicUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasDenmarkGus Hansen$556,460
30–31 August 2002Legends of PokerUnited StatesThe Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, CaliforniaLebanonChris Karagulleyan$258,000
9 October 2002Ultimate Poker ClassicAruba Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm BeachFinlandJuha Helppi$50.000
19 October 2002Costa Rica ClassicCosta Rica Casinos Europa, San JoséCosta Rica Jose Rosenkrantz$108,730
10–11 November 2002Gold RushUnited States Lucky Chances Casino, ColmaUnited StatesPaul Darden$146,000
14–17 November 2002World Poker FinalsUnited StatesFoxwoods Resort Casino, MashantucketUnited StatesHoward Lederer$320,400
28–31 January 2003World Poker OpenUnited StatesBinion’s Horseshoe, TunicaUnited KingdomDave Ulliott$589,175
12–15 February 2003Euro Finals of PokerFrance Aviation Club de France, ParisSwedenChrister Johansson$538,213 (€500,000)
21–24 February 2003L.A. Poker ClassicUnited States Commerce Casino, Los AngelesDenmarkGus Hansen (2)$532,490
6 March 2003PartyPoker Million II Card Player CruisesUnited StatesHoward Lederer (2)$289,150
31 March–2 April 2003World Poker ChallengeUnited StatesReno Hilton, RenoUnited StatesRon Rose$168,298
14–18 April 2003WPT ChampionshipUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasUnited StatesAlan Goehring$1,011,886
22003–200410–13 July 2003Grand Prix de ParisFrance Aviation Club de France, ParisFranceDavid Benyamine$410,886 (€357,200)
1–3 September 2003Legends of PokerUnited StatesThe Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, CaliforniaMel Judah$579,375
20–22 September 2003Borgata Poker OpenUnited StatesBorgata, Atlantic CityPhilippinesNoli Francisco$470,000
18 October 2003Ultimate Poker ClassicAruba Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm BeachUnited StatesErick Lindgren$500,000
14–17 November 2003World Poker FinalsUnited StatesFoxwoods Resort Casino, MashantucketUnited StatesHoyt Corkins$1,089,200
15–18 December 2003Five Diamond World Poker ClassicUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasUnited StatesPaul Phillips$1,101,908
25 January 2004PokerStars Caribbean AdventureThe BahamasRoyal CaribbeanVoyager of the SeasDenmarkGus Hansen (3)$455,780
26–29 January 2004World Poker OpenUnited StatesHorseshoe Casino & Hotel, TunicaUnited StatesBarry Greenstein$1,278,370
21–24 February 2004L.A. Poker ClassicUnited StatesCommerce Casino, Los AngelesUnited StatesAntonio Esfandiari$1,399,135
3–5 March 2004Bay 101 Shooting StarUnited StatesBay 101, San JoséUnited StatesPhil Gordon$360,000
18 March 2004PartyPoker Million III Card Player CruisesUnited StatesErick Lindgren (2)$1,000,000
30 March–1 April 2004World Poker ChallengeUnited StatesReno Hilton, RenoUnited States Mike Kinney$629,469
19–23 April 2004WPT ChampionshipUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasSwedenMartin de Knijff$2,728,356
32004–200517-20 July 2004Grand Prix De ParisFrance Aviation Club de France, ParisUnited Kingdom Surinder Sunar$828,956 (€679,860)
29 July-1 August 2004Mirage Poker ShowdownUnited StatesThe Mirage, Las VegasIsraelEli Elezra$1,024,574
28-31 August 2004Legends of PokerUnited StatesThe Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, CaliforniaUnited StatesDoyle Brunson$1,198,260
19-22 September 2004Borgata Poker OpenUnited StatesBorgata, Atlantic CityDaniel Negreanu$1,117,400
26 September-1 October 2004Aruba Poker ClassicAruba Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm BeachCosta RicaEric Brenes$1,000,000
19-22 October 2004Doyle Brunson North American Poker ChampionshipUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasEcuadorCarlos Mortensen$1,000,000
13-17 November 2004Foxwood World Poker FinalsUnited StatesFoxwoods Resort Casino, MashantucketVietnamTuan Le$1,549,588
14-18 December 2004Five Diamond Poker ClassicUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasDaniel Negreanu (2)$1,770,218
5-12 January 2005PokerStars Caribbean AdventureThe Bahamas Atlantis Casino and Resort, Paradise IslandUnited KingdomJohn Gale$890,000
24-27 January 2005World Poker OpenUnited StatesHorseshoe Casino & Hotel, TunicaUnited States Johnny Stolzmann$1,491,444
18-22 February 2005L.A. Poker ClassicUnited StatesCommerce Casino, Los AngelesUnited StatesMichael Mizrachi$1,859,909
23-24 February 2005WPT Celebrity InvitationalUnited StatesCommerce Casino, Los AngelesCosta Rica Alex Brenes$100,000
7-11 March 2005Bay 101 Shooting StarUnited StatesBay 101, San JoséVietnamDanny Nguyen$1,025,000
19-24 March 2005Cruisin’ Mexico with PartyPoker Million IV MS Oosterdam - Holland America LinePolandMichael Gracz$1,525,500
29 March-1 April 2005World Poker ChallengeUnited StatesReno Hilton, RenoUnited States Arnold Spee$633,880
18-24 April 2005World ChampionshipUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasVietnamTuan Le (2)$2,856,150
42005–200623-26 May 2005Mirage Poker ShowdownUnited StatesThe Mirage, Las VegasGavin Smith$1,153,778
25-29 July 2005Grand Prix De ParisFrance Aviation Club de France, ParisUnited KingdomRoland De Wolfe$574,419 (€479,680)
27-31 August 2005The Bicycle Casino Legends of PokerUnited StatesThe Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, CaliforniaIsrael Alex Kahaner$1,150,900
19-22 September 2005Borgata Poker OpenUnited StatesBorgata, Atlantic CityUnited States Al Ardebili$1,498,650
26 September-3 October 2005Aruba Poker ClassicAruba Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm BeachLebanonFreddy Deeb$1,000,000
18-21 October 2005Doyle Brunson North American Poker ChampionshipUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasVietnamMinh Ly$1,060,050
13-18 November 2005World Poker FinalsUnited StatesFoxwoods Resort Casino, MashantucketUnited StatesNick Schulman$2,167,500
12-16 December 2005Five Diamond Poker ClassicUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasDenmark Rehne Pedersen$2,078,185
5-10 January 2006PokerStars Caribbean AdventureThe Bahamas Atlantis Casino and Resort, Paradise IslandSteve Paul-Ambrose$1,388,600
19-23 January 2006World Poker OpenUnited StatesHorseshoe Casino & Hotel, TunicaVietnamScotty Nguyen$969,421
29 January-1 February 2006Borgata Poker ClassicUnited StatesBorgata, Atlantic CityUnited StatesMichael Mizrachi (2)$1,173,373
16-21 February 2006L.A. Poker ClassicUnited States Commerce Casino, Los AngelesUnited StatesAlan Goehring (2)$2,391,550
22-24 February 2006WPT Celebrity InvitationalUnited States Commerce Casino, Los AngelesUnited StatesBarry Greenstein (2)$100,000
10-14 March 2006Bay 101 Shooting StarUnited StatesBay 101, San JoséUnited StatesNam Le$1,198,300
27-30 March 2006World Poker ChallengeUnited StatesUnited States Mike Simon$1,052,890
6-9 April 2006Foxwoods Poker ClassicUnited StatesFoxwoods Resort Casino, MashantucketGuyanaVictor Ramdin$1,331,889
18-24 April 2006World ChampionshipUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasUnited StatesJoe Bartholdi Jr.$3,760,165
52006–200714-17 May 2006Mirage Poker ShowdownUnited StatesThe Mirage, Las VegasUnited StatesStanley Weiss$1,320,255
4-8 June 2006Mandalay Bay Poker ChampionshipUnited StatesMandalay Bay Resort and CasinoUnited StatesJoseph Tehan$1,033,440
12-16 June 2006Grand Prix De ParisFrance Aviation Club de France, ParisDenmark Christian Grundtvig$907,066 (€712,500)
26-30 August 2006Bicycle Casino Legends of PokerUnited StatesThe Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, CaliforniaUnited StatesJoe Pelton$1,602,670
15-19 September 2006Borgata Poker OpenUnited StatesBorgata, Atlantic CityUnited StatesMark Newhouse$1,519,020
16-20 October 2006Festa Al LagoUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasNorway Andreas Walnum$1,090,025
22-30 October 2006Canadian Poker OpenFallsview Casino ResortUnited StatesScott Clements$222,524 (C$250,027)
25-29 October 2006North American Poker ChampionshipFallsview Casino ResortSoren Turkewitsch$1,225,920 (C$1,380,378)
12-16 November 2006World Poker FinalsUnited StatesFoxwoods Resort CasinoSerbiaNenad Medić$1,717,194
14-19 December 2006Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker ClassicUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasJoe Hachem$2,207,575
5-10 January 2007PokerStars Caribbean AdventureThe Bahamas Atlantis Casino and Resort, Paradise IslandUnited StatesRyan Daut$1,535,255
21-25 January 2007World Poker OpenUnited StatesBinion’s Horseshoe, TunicaUnited States Bryan Sumner$913,986
26-30 January 2007Borgata Poker ClassicUnited StatesBorgata, Atlantic CityUnited StatesJohn Hennigan$1,606,223
24 February-1 March 2007L.A. Poker ClassicUnited States Commerce Casino, Los AngelesUnited States Eric Hershler$2,429,970
3-5 March 2007WPT Celebrity InvitationalUnited States Commerce Casino, Los AngelesUnited States Adam Weinraub$125,000
12-16 March 2007Bay 101 Shooting StarUnited StatesBay 101, San JoséUnited StatesTed Forrest$1,100,000
25-28 March 2007World Poker ChallengeUnited StatesGrand Sierra Resort, Reno, NevadaVietnamJ. C. Tran$683,473
30 March-4 April 2007Foxwoods Poker ClassicUnited StatesFoxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, ConnecticutUnited States Raj Patel$1,298,405
21-27 April 2007WPT World ChampionshipUnited StatesBellagio Resort & Casino, Las VegasEcuadorCarlos Mortensen (2)$3,970,415
62007–200819-23 May 2007WPT Mirage Poker ShowdownUnited StatesThe Mirage, Las VegasUnited StatesJonathan Little$1,091,295
29 May-2 June 2007Mandalay Bay Poker ChampionshipUnited StatesMandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las VegasShawn Buchanan$768,775
10-15 July 2007Bellagio Cup IIIUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasUnited StatesKevin Saul$1,342,320
25-30 August 2007WPT Legends of PokerUnited StatesThe Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, CaliforniaUnited StatesDan Harrington$1,599,865
6-9 September 2007Gulf Coast Poker ChampionshipUnited StatesBeau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, MississippiUnited StatesWilliam Edler$747,615
16-20 September 2007WPT Borgata Poker OpenUnited StatesBorgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New JerseyUnited StatesRoy Winston$1,575,280
25-30 September 2007WPT Turks & Caicos Poker ClassicTurks and Caicos Islands The Players Club, Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands Rhynie Campbell$436,675
11-16 October 2007WPT Spanish ChampionshipSpain Casino Barcelona, BarcelonaSpainGermany Markus Lehmann$789,592 (€537,000)
26 October-2 November 2007North American Poker ChampionshipsNiagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, OntarioUnited StatesScott Clements (2)$1,505,312 (C$1,456,585)
7-13 November 2007WPT Foxwoods World Poker FinalsUnited StatesFoxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, ConnecticutUnited States Michael Vela$1,704,986
12-18 December 2007Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker ClassicUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasUkraineEugene Katchalov$2,482,605
20-24 January 2008World Poker OpenUnited StatesGold Strike Casino & Resort, Tunica County, MississippiUnited States Brett Faustman$892,413
27-31 January 2008WPT Borgata Poker ClassicUnited StatesBorgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New JerseyUnited StatesGavin Griffin$1,401,109
23-28 February 2008WPT L.A. Poker ClassicUnited StatesCommerce Casino, Los AngelesUnited StatesPhil Ivey$1,596,100
1-3 March 2008WPT Celebrity InvitationalUnited StatesCommerce Casino, Los AngelesUnited States Van Tuyet Nguyen$125,500
10-14 March 2008Bay 101 Shooting StarUnited StatesBay 101, San Jose, CaliforniaUnited StatesBrandon Cantu$1,000,000
25-28 March 2008World Poker ChallengeUnited StatesGrand Sierra Resort, Reno, NevadaUnited StatesLee Markholt$493,815
4-9 April 2008Foxwoods Poker ClassicUnited StatesFoxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, ConnecticutUnited StatesErik Seidel$992,890
19-26 April 2008WPT World ChampionshipUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasDavid Chiu$3,389,140
72008–200923-27 May 2008WPT Spanish Championship 2008Spain Casino Barcelona, BarcelonaSpainDenmark Casper Hansen$662,592 (€425,000)
11-17 July 2008WPT Bellagio Cup IVUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasMike Watson$1,673,770
23-28 August 2008WPT Legends of PokerUnited StatesThe Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, CaliforniaVietnamJohn Phan$1,116,428
14-18 September 2008WPT Borgata Poker OpenUnited StatesBorgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New JerseyIndiaVivek Rajkumar$1,424,500
10-16 October 2008North American Poker ChampionshipsNiagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, OntarioGlen Witmer$1,084,256 (C$1,224,852)
20-25 October 2008WPT Festa al LagoUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasFranceBertrand Grospellier$1,411,015
5-11 November 2008WPT Foxwoods World Poker FinalsUnited StatesFoxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, ConnecticutUnited StatesJonathan Little (2)$1,120,310
13-19 December 2008Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker ClassicUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasUnited StatesDavid Rheem$1,538,730
14-17 January 2009WPT Southern Poker ChampionshipUnited StatesBeau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, MississippiUnited States Allen Carter$1,025,500
21-26 February 2009WPT L.A. Poker ClassicUnited StatesCommerce Casino, Los AngelesUnited States Cornel Andrew Cimpan$1,686,760
28 February-2 March 2009WPT Celebrity InvitationalUnited StatesCommerce Casino, Los AngelesLebanonFreddy Deeb (2)$100,000
16-20 March 2009WPT Bay 101 Shooting StarUnited StatesBay 101, San Jose, CaliforniaUnited StatesSteve Brecher$1,025,500
3-8 April 2009WPT Foxwoods Poker ClassicUnited StatesFoxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, ConnecticutUnited States Vadim Trincher$731,079
18-25 April 2009WPT World ChampionshipUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasUkraineYevgeniy Timoshenko$2,143,655
82009–20106-10 May 2009WPT VeniceItaly Casino Di Venezia, Venice, ItalySweden Sven-Ragnar Arstrom$532,388
26-30 June 2009WPT Spanish Championship 2008Spain Casino Barcelona, BarcelonaSpainUnited States Mark Flowers Jr$386,170 (€277,0000
13-19 July 2009WPT Bellagio Cup VUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasBrazilAlexandre Gomes$1,187,670
22-26 August 2009WPT Legends of PokerUnited StatesThe Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, CaliforniaUnited StatesPrahlad Friedman$1,009,000
31 August-4 September 2009WPT SlovakiaSlovakia Golden Vegas, Bratislava, SlovakiaHungary Richard Toth$148,756 (€104,000)
6-12 September 2009WPT Merit Cyprus ClassicCyprus Merit Crystal Cove Hotel-Casino, Kyrenia, CyprusFrance Thomas Bichon$579,165
19-24 September 2009WPT Borgata Poker OpenUnited StatesBorgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New JerseyUnited StatesOlivier Busquet$925,514
16-18 October 2009WPT MarrakechMorocco Casino de Marrakesh, Marrakesh, MoroccoFrance Christophe Savary$558,515 (€379,014)
21-26 October 2009WPT Festa al LagoUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasUnited States Tommy Vedes$1,218,225
5-10 November 2009WPT Foxwoods World Poker FinalsUnited StatesFoxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, ConnecticutUnited States Cornel Andrew Cimpan (2)$910,058
14-19 December 2009Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker ClassicUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasUnited StatesDaniel Alaei$1,428,430
24-27 January 2010WPT Southern Poker ChampionshipUnited StatesBeau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, MississippiUnited StatesHoyt Corkins (2)$739,486
20 February 2010WPT Celebrity InvitationalUnited StatesCommerce Casino, Los AngelesUnited States Leron Washington$100,000
26 February-4 March 2010WPT L.A. Poker ClassicUnited StatesCommerce Casino, Los AngelesHungary Andras Koroknai$1,788,001
8-12 March 2010WPT Bay 101 Shooting StarUnited StatesBay 101, San Jose, CaliforniaUnited States McLean Karr$878,500
20-24 March 2010WPT Hollywood Poker OpenUnited StatesHollywood Casino, Lawrenceburg, IndianaEcuadorCarlos Mortensen (3)$391,212
27 March-2 April 2010WPT BucharestRomania Regent Casino, Bucharest, RomaniaFranceGuillaume Darcourt$193,387 (€144,530)
18-24 April 2010WPT World ChampionshipUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasUnited StatesDavid Williams$1,530,537
92010–20118-15 May 2010WPT Grand Prix de ParisFranceAviation Club de France, Paris, FranceDenmarkTheo Jørgensen$848,736 (€638,377)
19-23 May 2010WPT Spanish Championship 2010Spain Casino Barcelona, BarcelonaSpainGermany Ali Tekintamgac$343,307 (€278,000)
11-15 July 2010WPT Bellagio Cup VIUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasGermany Moritz Kranich$875,150
20-25 August 2010WPT Legends of PokerUnited StatesThe Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, CaliforniaUnited StatesAndy Frankenberger$750,000
30 August-4 September 2010WPT LondonUnited KingdomPalm Beach Casino, London, UKUnited KingdomJake Cody$425,492 (£273,783)
18-23 September 2010WPT Borgata Poker OpenUnited StatesBorgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New JerseyUnited States Dwyte Pilgrim$733,802
15-20 October 2010WPT Festa al LagoUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasUnited States Mark Flowers Jr (2)$831,500
28 October-2 November 2010WPT Foxwoods World Poker FinalsUnited StatesFoxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, ConnecticutUnited States Jeff Forrest$548,752
2-6 November 2010WPT AmnevilleFrance Casino Tranchant Seven, Amnéville, FranceSam El Sayed$594,627 (€426,425)
27-30 November 2010WPT MarrakechMorocco Casino de Marrakesh, Marrakesh, MoroccoGermany Sébastian Homann$341,798 (€250,196)
3-8 December 2010Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker ClassicUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasUnited StatesAntonio Esfandiari (2)$870,124
23-27 January 2011WPT Southern Poker ChampionshipUnited StatesBeau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, MississippiRussia Alexander Kuzmin$575,969
3-8 February 2011WPT VeniceItaly Casino Di Venezia, Venice, ItalyItaly Alessio Isaia$518,382 (€380,000)
19-20 February 2011WPT Celebrity InvitationalUnited StatesCommerce Casino, Los AngelesDavidi Kitai$100,000
25 February-3 March 2011WPT L.A. Poker ClassicUnited StatesCommerce Casino, Los AngelesUnited StatesGregory Brooks$1,654,120
14-18 March 2011WPT Bay 101 Shooting StarUnited StatesBay 101, San Jose, CaliforniaUnited States Alan Sternberg$1,039,000
25-29 March 2011WPT ViennaAustria Montesino Wien, Vienna, AustriaRussia Dmitry Gromov$636,733 (€447,840)
30 March-3 April 2011WPT SlovakiaSlovakia Golden Vegas, Bratislava, SlovakiaUnited KingdomRoberto Romanello$197,861 (€140,685)
9-13 April 2011WPT Hollywood Poker OpenUnited StatesHollywood Casino, Lawrenceburg, IndianaUnited States Michael Scarborough$273,664
27 April-2 May 2011WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker ShowdownUnited StatesSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FloridaUnited StatesTaylor von Kriegenbergh$1,122,340
14-20 May 2011WPT World ChampionshipUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasUnited StatesScott Seiver$1,618,344
102011–201225-29 May 2011WPT Spanish Championship 2010Spain Casino Barcelona, BarcelonaSpainSweden Lukas Berglund$327,546 (€231,500)
17-21 July 2011WPT SloveniaSloveniaGrand Casino Portorož, SloveniaSlovenia Miha Travnik$144,399 (€102,623)
25-30 August 2011WPT Legends of PokerUnited StatesThe Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, CaliforniaUnited States Will Failla$758,085
5-10 September 2011WPT Grand Prix de ParisFranceAviation Club de France, Paris, FranceUnited States Matthew Waxman$721,178 (€500,000)
18-23 September 2011WPT Borgata Poker OpenUnited StatesBorgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New JerseyUnited States Bobby Oboodi$922,441
20-24 September 2011WPT MaltaMaltaPortomaso#Portomaso Casino, St. Julian’s, MaltaUnited States Matt Giannetti$276,457 (€200,000)
27 October-1 November 2011WPT Foxwoods World Poker FinalsUnited StatesFoxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, ConnecticutUnited States Daniel Santoro$449,910
1-6 November 2011WPT AmnevilleFrance Casino Tranchant Seven, Amnéville, FranceFrance Adrien Allain$471,025 (€336,133)
18-22 November 2011WPT JacksonvilleUnited States BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, FloridaUnited States Anthony Ruberto$325,928
24-27 November 2011WPT MarrakechMorocco Casino de Marrakesh, Marrakesh, MoroccoMorocco Mohamed Ali Houssam$214,983 (€159,150)
1-5 December 2011WPT PragueCzech Republic King’s Casino, Prague, Czech RepublicRussia Andrey Pateychuk$599,720 (€450,000)
6-10 December 2011Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker ClassicUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasUnited KingdomJames Dempsey$821,612
13-18 December 2011WPT VeniceItaly Casino Di Venezia, Venice, ItalyItaly Edoardo Alescio$234,597 (€175,000)
5-8 January 2012WPT DublinRepublic of Ireland Citywest Hotel, Dublin, IrelandUnited Kingdom David Shallow$289,032 (€222,280)
6-10 February 2012WPT Venice Grand PrixItaly Casino Di Venezia, Venice, ItalyRussia Rinat Bogdanov$301,939 (€229,800)
10-14 February 2012Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker OpenUnited StatesSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FloridaUnited States Matt Juttelstad$268,444
24-29 February 2012WPT L.A. Poker ClassicUnited StatesCommerce Casino, Los AngelesUnited States Sean Jazayeri$1,370,240
5-9 March 2012WPT Bay 101 Shooting StarUnited StatesBay 101, San Jose, CaliforniaSouth Korea Moon Kim$960,900
10-15 April 2012WPT ViennaAustria Montesino Wien, Vienna, AustriaDenmark Morten Christensen$417,458 (€313,390)
18-23 April 2012WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker ShowdownUnited StatesSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FloridaUnited States Tommy Vedes (2)$779,520
27 April-2 May 2012WPT JacksonvilleUnited States BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, FloridaUnited States Shawn Cunix$426,100
19-26 May 2012WPT World ChampionshipUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasGermanyMarvin Rettenmaier$1,196,858
112012–20134-9 August 2012WPT Merit Cyprus ClassicCyprus Merit Crystal Cove Hotel-Casino, Kyrenia, CyprusGermanyMarvin Rettenmaier (2)$287,784
10-15 August 2012WPT Parx Open Poker ClassicUnited StatesParx Casino, Bensalem, PennsylvaniaUnited StatesAnthony Gregg$416,127
24-28 August 2012WPT Legends of PokerUnited StatesThe Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, CaliforniaUnited States Josh Hale$500,000
10-15 September 2012WPT Grand Prix de ParisFrance Aviation Club de France, ParisMatthew Salsberg$478,415 (€380,000)
16-20 September 2012WPT MaltaMaltaPortomaso#Portomaso Casino, St. Julian’s, MaltaFrance Yorane Kerignard$155,049 (€120,000)
18-21 September 2012WPT Borgata Poker OpenUnited StatesBorgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New JerseyUnited States Ben Hamnett$818,847
22-26 October 2012WPT Emperors Palace Poker ClassicSouth Africa Emperors Palace Hotel Casino, Johannesburg, South AfricaGermanyDominik Nitsche$206,153
9-13 November 2012WPT Jacksonville bestbet Fall Poker ScrambleUnited States BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, FloridaUnited StatesNoah Schwartz$402,972
12-17 November 2012WPT CopenhagenDenmark Casino Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkSweden Emil Olsson$230,036 (DKr1,346,000)
23-26 November 2012WPT MontrealPlayground Poker Club, Kahnawake, CanadaJonathan Roy$779,210
27 November-1 December 2012WPT MazaganMorocco Mazagan Beach Resort, El Jadida, MoroccoItaly Giacomo Fundaro$166,704 (درهم 4,731,700)
3-9 December 2012WPT PragueCzech Republic King’s Casino, Prague, Czech RepublicPoland Marcin Wydrowski$413,667 (€318,295)
4-9 December 2012Five Diamond World Poker ClassicUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasUnited States Ravi Raghavan$1,268,571
27 January-1 February 2013WPT Borgata Winter Poker OpenUnited StatesBorgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New JerseyUnited States Yung Hwang$730,053
8-12 February 2013Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker OpenUnited StatesSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FloridaUnited States Matt Giannetti (2)$298,304
19-24 February 2013WPT BadenAustriaCasinos Austria, Baden, AustriaSerbia Vladimir Bozinovic$247,588 (€185,000)
23-28 February 2013WPT L.A. Poker ClassicUnited StatesCommerce Casino, Los AngelesPaul Klann$1,004,090
4-8 March 2013WPT Bay 101 Shooting StarUnited StatesBay 101, San Jose, CaliforniaUnited States WeiKai Chang$1,138,350
25-30 March 2013Gioco Digitale WPT Venice Grand PrixItaly Casino Di Venezia, Venice, ItalyItaly Rocco Palumbo$180,692 (€140,000)
5-10 April 2013bwin WPT BarcelonaSpain Casino Barcelona, BarcelonaSpainChanracy Khun$232,487 (€181,400)
11-16 April 2013WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker ShowdownUnited StatesSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FloridaUnited StatesKevin Eyster$660,395
26-30 April 2013WPT Jacksonville bestbet OpenUnited States BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, FloridaUnited States Mike Linster$296,521
3-9 May 2013partypoker WPT Canadian Spring ChampionshipPlayground Poker Club, Kahnawake, CanadaAmir Babakhani$430,986 (C$442,248)
18-24 May 2013WPT World ChampionshipUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasUnited StatesDavid Rheem (2)$1,150,297
122013–201416-21 August 2013bwin WPT Merit Cyprus ClassicCyprus Merit Crystal Cove Hotel-Casino, Kyrenia, CyprusRussia Alexey Rybin$258,000
29 August-4 September 2013WPT Legends of PokerUnited StatesThe Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, CaliforniaUnited States Jordan Cristos$613,355
15-20 September 2013WPT Borgata Winter Poker OpenUnited StatesBorgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New JerseyUnited StatesAnthony Zinno$825,099
25-30 October 2013bwin WPT Grand Prix de ParisFrance Aviation Club de France, ParisUnited StatesMohsin Charania$449,856 (€328,750)
7-11 November 2013WPT Emperors Palace Poker ClassicSouth Africa Emperors Palace Hotel Casino, Johannesburg, South AfricaSouth Africa Daniel Brits$132,128
15-19 November 2013WPT Jacksonville bestbet Fall Poker ScrambleUnited States BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, FloridaUnited States Jared Jaffee$252,749
19-24 November 2013WPT CaribbeanSint Maarten Casino Royale, St. MaartenUnited StatesTony Dunst$145,000
29 November-5 December 2013partypoker WPT MontrealPlayground Poker Club, Kahnawake, CanadaUnited States Derrick Rosenbarger$517,049
6-11 December 2013Five Diamond World Poker ClassicUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasUnited StatesDan Smith$1,161,135
15-19 December 2013WPT KoreaSouth KoreaRamada Hotel, Jeju, South KoreaJapan Masato Yokosawa$100,000
15-21 December 2013bwin WPT PragueCzech Republic Andel’s Hotel & Card Casino, Prague, Czech RepublicGermany Julian Thomas$280,097 (€206,230)
26-31 January 2014WPT Borgata Winter Poker OpenUnited StatesBorgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New JerseyUnited States Robert Merulla$842,379
7-11 February 2014Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker OpenUnited States Seminole Casino, Coconut Creek, FloridaUnited States James Calderaro$271,103
22-24 February 2014WPT Fallsview Poker ClassicNiagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, OntarioMatthew Lapossie$326,235 (C$363,197)
1-6 March 2014WPT L.A. Poker ClassicUnited StatesCommerce Casino, Los AngelesUnited KingdomChris Moorman$1,015,460
10-14 March 2014WPT Bay 101 Shooting StarUnited StatesBay 101, San Jose, CaliforniaUnited States James Carroll$1,256,550
10-15 March 2014Gioco Digitale WPT Venice CarnivalItaly Casino Di Venezia, Venice, ItalyItaly Andrea Dato$145,439 (€104,822)
15-19 March 2014WPT Rolling ThunderUnited StatesThunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, CaliforniaVietnamJ. C. Tran (2)$302,750
21-25 March 2014WPT Jacksonville bestbet OpenUnited States BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, FloridaUnited States Nabil Hirezi$206,041
10-16 April 2014WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker ShowdownUnited StatesSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FloridaEric Afriat$1,081,184
21-26 April 2014WPT World ChampionshipUnited StatesBorgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New JerseyUnited StatesKeven Stammen$1,350,000
132014–20151-6 July 2014partypoker presents WPT500 AriaUnited StatesAria Resort and Casino, Las VegasSouth Korea Sean Yu$260,000
23-29 August 2014WPT Legends of PokerUnited StatesThe Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, CaliforniaUnited States Harry Arutyunyan$560,969
5-10 September 2014partypoker WPT Merit Classic North CyprusCyprus Merit Crystal Cove Hotel-Casino, Kyrenia, CyprusRussia Alexander Lakhov$325,400
14-19 September 2014WPT Borgata Poker OpenUnited StatesBorgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New JerseyUnited StatesDarren Elias$843,744
3-7 November 2014WPT CaribbeanSint Maarten Casino Royale, St. MaartenUnited StatesDarren Elias (2)$127,680
7-11 November 2014WPT Jacksonville bestbet Bounty ScrambleUnited States BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, FloridaUnited States Ryan Van Sanford$421,668
9-16 November 2014partypoker presents WPT500 NottinghamEnglandDusk Till Dawn, Nottingham, EnglandUnited KingdomEleanor Gudger$222,176 (£140,000)
14-16 November 2014WPT Emperors Palace Poker ClassicSouth Africa Emperors Palace Hotel Casino, Johannesburg, South AfricaUnited States Dylan Wilkerson$145,836
18-23 November 2014partypoker WPT NottinghamEnglandDusk Till Dawn, Nottingham, EnglandLithuania Matas Cimbolas$313,327 (£200,000)
20-26 November 2014partypoker WPT MontrealPlayground Poker Club, Kahnawake, CanadaUnited States Jonathan Jaffe$409,657 (C$464,252)
15-20 December 2014Five Diamond World Poker ClassicUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasUnited StatesMohsin Charania (2)$1,177,890
25-30 January 2015WPT Borgata Winter Poker OpenUnited StatesBorgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New JerseyUnited States Aaron Mermelstein$712,305
5-11 February 2015WPT Lucky Hearts Poker OpenUnited StatesSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FloridaUnited StatesBrian Altman$723,008
13-16 February 2015WPT Fallsview Poker ClassicNiagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, OntarioUnited StatesAnthony Zinno (2)$302,235 (C$380,021)
28 February-5 March 2015WPT L.A. Poker ClassicUnited StatesCommerce Casino, Los AngelesUnited StatesAnthony Zinno (3)$1,015,860
9-13 March 2015WPT Bay 101 Shooting StarUnited StatesBay 101, San Jose, CaliforniaUnited States Taylor Paur$1,214,200
12-17 March 2015partypoker WPT ViennaAustria Montesino Wien, Vienna, AustriaGreece Konstantinos Nanos$159,464 (€150,000)
15-19 March 2015WPT Rolling ThunderUnited StatesThunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, CaliforniaUnited States Ravee Mathi Sundar$266,857
16-22 April 2015WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker ShowdownUnited StatesSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FloridaUnited States Griffin Paul$1,000,000
25-29 April 2015WPT World ChampionshipUnited StatesBorgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New JerseyUnited States Asher Conniff$973,683
142015–20161-6 May 2015partypoker WPT Canadian Spring ChampionshipPlayground Poker Club, Kahnawake, CanadaSheraz Nasir$197,025 (C$237,390)
11-16 May 2015WPT AmsterdamNetherlandsHolland CasinoAmsterdamCity centre, NetherlandsMorocco Farid Yachou$225,073 (€201,000)
31 May-6 July 2015partypoker presents WPT500 AriaUnited StatesAria Resort and Casino, Las VegasUnited States Craig Varnell$185,800
31 July-4 August 2015WPT ChoctawUnited StatesChoctaw Casinos & Resorts, Durant, OklahomaUnited States Jason Brin$667,575
29 August-4 September 2015WPT Legends of PokerUnited StatesThe Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, CaliforniaUnited States Mike Shariati$675,942
20-25 September 2015WPT Borgata Poker OpenUnited StatesBorgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New JerseyUnited States David Paredes$723,227
25-29 September 2015WPT Maryland LiveUnited StatesLive! Casino & Hotel, Hanover, MarylandUnited States Aaron Mermelstein (2)$250,222
24 October-3 November 2015partypoker presents WPT500 NottinghamEnglandDusk Till Dawn, Nottingham, EnglandWales Richard Harris$230,641 (£150,000)
30 October-1 November 2015WPT Emperors Palace Poker ClassicSouth Africa Emperors Palace Hotel Casino, Johannesburg, South AfricaSouth Africa Ben Cade$100,218 (ZAR1,382,000)
3-8 November 2015partypoker WPT NottinghamEnglandDusk Till Dawn, Nottingham, EnglandUnited Kingdom Iaron Lightbourne$308,766 (£200,000)
6-10 November 2015WPT Jacksonville bestbet Bounty ScrambleUnited States BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, FloridaUnited States Tyler Patterson$375,270
13-19 November 2015partypoker WPT MontrealPlayground Poker Club, Kahnawake, CanadaUnited States Jared Mahoney$341,332 (C$453,122)
1-6 December 2015partypoker WPT PragueCzech Republic King’s Casino, Prague, Czech RepublicSpain Javier Gomez$185,110 (€175,000)
14-19 December 2015Five Diamond World Poker ClassicUnited StatesBellagio, Las VegasUnited StatesKevin Eyster (2)$1,587,382
31 January-5 February 2016WPT Borgata Winter Poker OpenUnited StatesBorgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New JerseyUnited States Christopher Leong$816,246
21-24 February 2016WPT Fallsview Poker ClassicNiagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, OntarioDavid Ormsby$278,426 (C$383,407)
27 February-3 March 2016WPT L.A. Poker ClassicUnited StatesCommerce Casino, Los AngelesGermany Dietrich Fast$1,000,800
7-11 March 2016WPT Bay 101 Shooting StarUnited StatesBay 101, San Jose, CaliforniaGermany Stefan Schillhabel$1,298,000
12-16 March 2016WPT Rolling ThunderUnited StatesThunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, CaliforniaUnited States Harrison Gimbel$275,112
15-20 March 2016partypoker WPT ViennaAustria Montesino Wien, Vienna, AustriaRomania Vlad Darie$174,735 (€157,000)
15-20 April 2016WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker ShowdownUnited StatesSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FloridaUnited States Justin Young$669,161
17-21 April 2016WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker FinaleUnited StatesSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FloridaUnited StatesDavid Rheem (3)$705,885
22-24 April 2016Monster WPT Tournament of ChampionsUnited StatesSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FloridaMorocco Farid Yachou (2)$381,600
152016–2017United States Seth Davies$
Serbia Andjelko Andrejevic$
United StatesJames Mackey$
United States Pat Lyons$
United States Jesse Sylvia$
United States Zachary Smiley$
United States Sam Panzica$
Spain Luis Rodriguez Cruz$
United StatesMike Sexton$
United Kingdom Niall Farrell$
Ukraine Oleg Vasylchenko$
United States James Romero$
United StatesDaniel Weinman$
Ema Zajmović$
United StatesDarren Elias (3)$
United States Daniel Strelitz$
United States Sam Panzica (2)$
United States Mike Del Vecchio$
United States Tony Sinishtaj$
United StatesRyan Riess$
United StatesDaniel Weinman (2)$
162017–2018Taiwan Pete Chen$
Kazakhstan Daniel Daniyar$
United States Jay Lee$
United States Art Papazyan$
Guo Liang Chen$
United States Art Papazyan (2)$
United States Paul Petraglia$
Maxime Heroux$
United States Ryan Tosoc$
GermanyOle Schemion$
United States Darryll Fish$
Eric Afriat (2)$
Mike Leah$
United States Dennis Blieden$
United States David Larson$
United Kingdom Scott Margereson$
Netherlands Rens Feenstra$
United States Larry Greenberg$
United StatesDarren Elias (4)$
United States Matthew Waxman (2)$
172018–2019United States Simon Lam$
United States Brady Holiman$
United States Erkut Yilmaz$
United States Tony Ruberto$
Vietnam Tony Tran$
Patrick Serda$
Moldova Pavel Plesuv$
United States Dylan Linde$
United States Frank Stepuchin$
Ukraine Denys Shafikov$
United States Vinicius Lima$
Demo Kiriopoulos$
United StatesDavid “ODB” Baker$
United States Erkut Yilmaz (2)$
Latvia Vitalijs Zavorotnijs$
United States Ben Palmer$
United States James Carroll (2)$
United States Craig Varnell$
United States Matthew Wantman$
GermanyOle Schemion (2)$
182019–2021United States Roger Teska$
United States Aaron Van Blarcum$
United States Donald Maloney$
United States Nitis Udornpim$
Sweden Simon Brändström$
United States Josh Adkins$
Geoffrey Hum$
Bulgaria Milen Stefanov$
United StatesAlex Foxen$
United States Markus Gonsalves$
United StatesBrian Altman (2)$
Russia Aleksey Badulin$
Veerab Zakarian$
Germany Christopher Puetz$
Eric Afriat (3)$
United States Balakrishna Patur$
Vietnam Tony Tran (2)$
Sweden Christian Jeppsson$
United Kingdom Gavin Cochrane$
United StatesNick Petrangelo$
Republic of Ireland Daniel Smyth$
Russia Andrey Kotelnikov$
United Kingdom Phillip Mighall$
United States Soheb Porbandarwala$
United Kingdom Jack Hardcastle$
United States Ilyas Muradi$
Russia Maksim Sekretarev$
United States Qing Liu$
United States Brek Schutten$
192021–2022Germany Christian Rudolph$
United StatesBrian Altman (3)$
United States Chad Eveslage$
United States Adedapo Ajayi$
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Recordsedit

Information correct as of May 24, 2024

RankNameTitles
1United StatesDarren Elias4
2Eric Afriat3
United StatesBrian Altman
DenmarkGus Hansen
EcuadorCarlos Mortensen
United StatesDavid Rheem
United StatesAnthony Zinno
RankNameFinal tables
1United StatesDarren Elias13
2United StatesPhil Ivey9
3VietnamScotty Nguyen8
4Eric Afriat7
United StatesBrian Altman
United StatesTony Dunst
United States Darryll Fish
DenmarkGus Hansen
United StatesMichael Mizrachi
Daniel Negreanu
VietnamDavid Pham
VietnamJ.C. Tran
United StatesAnthony Zinno
RankNameMoney finishes
1United StatesDarren Elias46
2United StatesAnthony Zinno39
3United StatesBrian Altman34
4United States Jake Schwartz33
T5United StatesMohsin Charania32
United States Justin Zaki

Record winningsedit

The largest win in a WPT event is the $5,282,954 paid to Daniel Sepiol for winning the season-ending WPT Championship for season 21.

Progression of largest winningsedit

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.

SeasonEventWinnerPrize
1#1 – Five Diamond World Poker Classic 2002DenmarkGus Hansen$556,480
1#6 – World Poker Open 2003United KingdomDave Ulliott$589,175
2#5 – World Poker Finals 2003United StatesHoyt Corkins$1,089,200
2#6 – Five Diamond World Poker Classic 2003United StatesPaul Phillips$1,101,980
2#8 – World Poker Open 2004United StatesBarry Greenstein$1,278,370
2#9 – LA Poker Classic 2004United StatesAntonio Esfandiari$1,399,135
3#7 – World Poker Finals 2004VietnamTuan Le$1,549,588
3#8 – Five Diamond World Poker Classic 2004Daniel Negreanu$1,759,218
3#11 – LA Poker Classic 2005United StatesMichael Mizrachi$1,859,909
4#7 – World Poker Finals 2005United StatesNick Schulman$2,142,000
4#12 – LA Poker Classic 2006United StatesAlan Goehring$2,391,550
5#14 – LA Poker Classic 2007United States Eric Hershler$2,429,970
6#11 – Doyle Brunson Classic 2007UkraineEugene Katchalov$2,482,605

WPT World Championship ($25,000 buy-in)edit

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. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the WPT rebranded its World Championship event with a $10,000 buy-in open tournament in 2022 and 2023, hosted at the Wynn Las Vegas. Both events set WPT records in field size and prize pools guarantees, with the 2023 edition prize pool guarantee of 40 million setting a poker industry record and a top prize of over $5 million.

SeasonEventWinnerPrize
1WPT Championship – Season IUnited StatesAlan Goehring$1,011,866
2WPT Championship – Season IISwedenMartin de Knijff$2,728,356
3WPT Championship – Season IIIVietnamTuan Le$2,856,150
4WPT Championship – Season IVUnited StatesJoe Bartholdi Jr.$3,760,165
5WPT Championship – Season VEcuadorCarlos Mortensen$3,970,415
6WPT Championship – Season VIDavid Chiu$3,389,140
7WPT Championship – Season VIIUkraineYevgeniy Timoshenko$2,149,960
8WPT Championship – Season VIIIUnited StatesDavid Williams$1,530,537
9WPT World Championship – Season IXUnited StatesScott Seiver$1,618,344
10WPT World Championship – Season XGermanyMarvin Rettenmaier$1,196,858
11WPT World Championship – Season XIUnited StatesDavid Rheem$1,150,279
12WPT World Championship – Season XIIUnited StatesKeven Stammen$1,350,000
13WPT World Championship – Season XIIIUnited States Asher Conniff$973,683
14WPT Tournament of Champions – Season XIVMorocco Farid Yachou$381,600
15WPT Tournament of Champions – Season XVUnited StatesDaniel Weinman$381,500
16WPT Tournament of Champions – Season XVIUnited States Matthew Waxman$463,375
17WPT Tournament of Champions – Season XVIIGermanyOle Schemion$440,395
18–19No events
20WPT World Championship 2022Eliot Hudon$4,136,000
21WPT World Championship 2023United States Daniel Sepiol$5,282,954

WPT Ladiesedit

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 Fameedit

See also: Poker Hall 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.citation needed

WPT Honors Awardedit

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 Recipientsedit

  • 2017: Bruno Fitoussi, Linda Johnson, Mike Sexton
  • 2018: Lyle Berman, Steve Lipscomb
  • 2019: Deb Giardina, Matt Savage
  • 2022: Isai Scheinberg, Vincent Van Patten

Dealedit

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.citation needed

See alsoedit

  • List of television shows set in Las Vegas

Referencesedit

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1 Starting in 2011, a World Series of Poker bracelet was awarded to the WSOP Circuit National Champion.
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