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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.

History

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).

Winners on the World Poker Tour are awarded a bracelet, inspired by a similar bracelet by the World Series of Poker (WSOP).<ref name="z076">Template:Cite web</ref> While the champions of the first six seasons did not initially receive bracelets, they were awarded them at a special event at the Bellagio in Las Vegas on April 21, 2008.<ref name="f321">Template:Cite web</ref> The bracelets are crafted from titanium and diamond by Tiffany and Company.

In November 2009, PartyGaming announced its acquisition of the World Poker Tour for $12.3 million.<ref name="Telegraph">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref> 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.<ref name="bwinparty">Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref name="e538">Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2021 the World Poker Tour was sold to Element Partners for $105 million.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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 FanDuel Sports Network in the United States. In August 2016, the World Poker Tour and Fox Sports (now FanDuel Sports Network) announced a five-year deal to see Fox Sports broadcast the WPT through Season 19.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

The WPT television show currently features commentary and analysis by Tony Dunst and Vince Van Patten.<ref name="p670">Template:Cite web</ref> 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<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> from the WPT commentary booth after 15 years, Dunst was elevated into the role alongside Van Patten.<ref name="g101">Template:Cite web</ref>

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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and remains the current anchor.

Prior to Gilmartin, Shana Hiatt served as the show host and sideline reporter in its first three seasons.<ref name="c180">Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> '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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In March 2019, WPT announced a deal with TV Azteca to bring WPT assets to Latin America.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Other Tours

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.<ref name=about-clubwpt>Template:Cite web</ref>

PlayWPT

In 2016, WPT launched a new social casino platform called PlayWPT, offering poker and slots.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

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 Template:Flagicon Howard Lederer 2
2 2003–2004 Template:Flagicon Erick Lindgren 2
3 2004–2005 Template:Flagicon Daniel Negreanu 2
4 2005–2006 Template:Flagicon Gavin Smith 1
5 2006–2007 Template:Flagicon J. C. Tran 1
6 2007–2008 Template:Flagicon Jonathan Little 1
7 2008–2009 Template:Flagicon Bertrand Grospellier 1
8 2009–2010 Template:Flagicon Faraz Jaka 0
9 2010–2011 Template:Flagicon Andy Frankenberger 1
10 2011–2012 Template:Flagicon Joe Serock 0
11 2012–2013 Template:Flagicon Matthew Salsberg 1
12 2013–2014 Template:Flagicon Mukul Pahuja 0
13 2014–2015 Template:Flagicon Anthony Zinno 2
14 2015–2016 Template:Flagicon Mike Shariati 1
15 2016–2017 Template:Flagicon Benjamin Zamani 0
16 2017–2018 Template:Flagicon Art Papazyan 2
17 2018–2019 Template:Flagicon Erkut Yilmaz 2
18 2019–2021 Template:Flagicon Brian Altman<ref name="w053">Template:Cite web</ref> 1
19 2021 Template:Flagicon Jake Ferro<ref name="v306">Template:Cite web</ref> 1
20 2022 Template:Flagicon Chad Eveslage<ref name="z303">Template:Cite web</ref> 1
21 2023 Template:Flagicon Bin Weng<ref name="u153">Template:Cite web</ref> 2
22 2024 Template:Flagicon Yunkyu Song 0

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:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

  • 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 Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Gus Hansen $556,460
30–31 August 2002 Legends of Poker Template:Flagicon The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California Template:Flagicon Chris Karagulleyan $258,000
9 October 2002 Ultimate Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm Beach Template:Flagicon Juha Helppi $50.000
19 October 2002 Costa Rica Classic Template:Flagicon Casinos Europa, San José Template:Flagicon Jose Rosenkrantz $108,730
10–11 November 2002 Gold Rush Template:Flagicon Lucky Chances Casino, Colma Template:Flagicon Paul Darden $146,000
14–17 November 2002 World Poker Finals Template:Flagicon Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket Template:Flagicon Howard Lederer $320,400
28–31 January 2003 World Poker Open Template:Flagicon Binion's Horseshoe, Tunica Template:Flagicon Dave Ulliott $589,175
12–15 February 2003 Euro Finals of Poker Template:Flagicon Aviation Club de France, Paris Template:Flagicon Christer Johansson $538,213 (€500,000)
21–24 February 2003 L.A. Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Gus Hansen (2) $532,490
6 March 2003 PartyPoker Million II Template:Flagicon Card Player Cruises Template:Flagicon Howard Lederer (2) $289,150
31 March–2 April 2003 World Poker Challenge Template:Flagicon Reno Hilton, Reno Template:Flagicon Ron Rose $168,298
14–18 April 2003 WPT Championship Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Alan Goehring $1,011,886
2 2003–2004 10–13 July 2003 Grand Prix de Paris Template:Flagicon Aviation Club de France, Paris Template:Flagicon David Benyamine $410,886 (€357,200)
1–3 September 2003 Legends of Poker Template:Flagicon The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California Template:Flagicon Mel Judah $579,375
20–22 September 2003 Borgata Poker Open Template:Flagicon Borgata, Atlantic City Template:Flagicon Noli Francisco $470,000
18 October 2003 Ultimate Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm Beach Template:Flagicon Erick Lindgren $500,000
14–17 November 2003 World Poker Finals Template:Flagicon Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket Template:Flagicon Hoyt Corkins $1,089,200
15–18 December 2003 Five Diamond World Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Paul Phillips $1,101,908
25 January 2004 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Template:Flagicon Royal Caribbean Voyager of the Seas Template:Flagicon Gus Hansen (3) $455,780
26–29 January 2004 World Poker Open Template:Flagicon Horseshoe Casino & Hotel, Tunica Template:Flagicon Barry Greenstein $1,278,370
21–24 February 2004 L.A. Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Antonio Esfandiari $1,399,135
3–5 March 2004 Bay 101 Shooting Star Template:Flagicon Bay 101, San José Template:Flagicon Phil Gordon $360,000
18 March 2004 PartyPoker Million III Template:Flagicon Card Player Cruises Template:Flagicon Erick Lindgren (2) $1,000,000
30 March–1 April 2004 World Poker Challenge Template:Flagicon Reno Hilton, Reno Template:Flagicon Mike Kinney $629,469
19–23 April 2004 WPT Championship Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Martin de Knijff $2,728,356
3 2004–2005 17-20 July 2004 Grand Prix De Paris Template:Flagicon Aviation Club de France, Paris Template:Flagicon Surinder Sunar $828,956 (€679,860)
29 July-1 August 2004 Mirage Poker Showdown Template:Flagicon The Mirage, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Eli Elezra $1,024,574
28-31 August 2004 Legends of Poker Template:Flagicon The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California Template:Flagicon Doyle Brunson $1,198,260
19-22 September 2004 Borgata Poker Open Template:Flagicon Borgata, Atlantic City Template:Flagicon Daniel Negreanu $1,117,400
26 September-1 October 2004 Aruba Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm Beach Template:Flagicon Eric Brenes $1,000,000
19-22 October 2004 Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Carlos Mortensen $1,000,000
13-17 November 2004 Foxwood World Poker Finals Template:Flagicon Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket Template:Flagicon Tuan Le $1,549,588
14-18 December 2004 Five Diamond Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Daniel Negreanu (2) $1,770,218
5-12 January 2005 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Template:Flagicon Atlantis Casino and Resort, Paradise Island Template:Flagicon John Gale $890,000
24-27 January 2005 World Poker Open Template:Flagicon Horseshoe Casino & Hotel, Tunica Template:Flagicon Johnny Stolzmann $1,491,444
18-22 February 2005 L.A. Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Michael Mizrachi $1,859,909
23-24 February 2005 WPT Celebrity Invitational Template:Flagicon Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Alex Brenes $100,000
7-11 March 2005 Bay 101 Shooting Star Template:Flagicon Bay 101, San José Template:Flagicon Danny Nguyen $1,025,000
19-24 March 2005 Cruisin' Mexico with PartyPoker Million IV Template:Flagicon MS Oosterdam - Holland America Line Template:Flagicon Michael Gracz $1,525,500
29 March-1 April 2005 World Poker Challenge Template:Flagicon Reno Hilton, Reno Template:Flagicon Arnold Spee $633,880
18-24 April 2005 World Championship Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Tuan Le (2) $2,856,150
4 2005–2006 23-26 May 2005 Mirage Poker Showdown Template:Flagicon The Mirage, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Gavin Smith $1,153,778
25-29 July 2005 Grand Prix De Paris Template:Flagicon Aviation Club de France, Paris Template:Flagicon Roland De Wolfe $574,419 (€479,680)
27-31 August 2005 The Bicycle Casino Legends of Poker Template:Flagicon The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California Template:Flagicon Alex Kahaner $1,150,900
19-22 September 2005 Borgata Poker Open Template:Flagicon Borgata, Atlantic City Template:Flagicon Al Ardebili $1,498,650
26 September-3 October 2005 Aruba Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm Beach Template:Flagicon Freddy Deeb $1,000,000
18-21 October 2005 Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Minh Ly $1,060,050
13-18 November 2005 World Poker Finals Template:Flagicon Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket Template:Flagicon Nick Schulman $2,167,500
12-16 December 2005 Five Diamond Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Rehne Pedersen $2,078,185
5-10 January 2006 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Template:Flagicon Atlantis Casino and Resort, Paradise Island Template:Flagicon Steve Paul-Ambrose $1,388,600
19-23 January 2006 World Poker Open Template:Flagicon Horseshoe Casino & Hotel, Tunica Template:Flagicon Scotty Nguyen $969,421
29 January-1 February 2006 Borgata Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Borgata, Atlantic City Template:Flagicon Michael Mizrachi (2) $1,173,373
16-21 February 2006 L.A. Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Alan Goehring (2) $2,391,550
22-24 February 2006 WPT Celebrity Invitational Template:Flagicon Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Barry Greenstein (2) $100,000
10-14 March 2006 Bay 101 Shooting Star Template:Flagicon Bay 101, San José Template:Flagicon Nam Le $1,198,300
27-30 March 2006 World Poker Challenge Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Mike Simon $1,052,890
6-9 April 2006 Foxwoods Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket Template:Flagicon Victor Ramdin $1,331,889
18-24 April 2006 World Championship Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Joe Bartholdi Jr. $3,760,165
5 2006–2007 14-17 May 2006 Mirage Poker Showdown Template:Flagicon The Mirage, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Stanley Weiss $1,320,255
4-8 June 2006 Mandalay Bay Poker Championship Template:Flagicon Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Template:Flagicon Joseph Tehan $1,033,440
12-16 June 2006 Grand Prix De Paris Template:Flagicon Aviation Club de France, Paris Template:Flagicon Christian Grundtvig $907,066 (€712,500)
26-30 August 2006 Bicycle Casino Legends of Poker Template:Flagicon The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California Template:Flagicon Joe Pelton $1,602,670
15-19 September 2006 Borgata Poker Open Template:Flagicon Borgata, Atlantic City Template:Flagicon Mark Newhouse $1,519,020
16-20 October 2006 Festa Al Lago Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Andreas Walnum $1,090,025
22-30 October 2006 Canadian Poker Open Template:Flagicon Fallsview Casino Resort Template:Flagicon Scott Clements $222,524 (C$250,027)
25-29 October 2006 North American Poker Championship Template:Flagicon Fallsview Casino Resort Template:Flagicon Soren Turkewitsch $1,225,920 (C$1,380,378)
12-16 November 2006 World Poker Finals Template:Flagicon Foxwoods Resort Casino Template:Flagicon Nenad Medić $1,717,194
14-19 December 2006 Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Joe Hachem $2,207,575
5-10 January 2007 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Template:Flagicon Atlantis Casino and Resort, Paradise Island Template:Flagicon Ryan Daut $1,535,255
21-25 January 2007 World Poker Open Template:Flagicon Binion's Horseshoe, Tunica Template:Flagicon Bryan Sumner $913,986
26-30 January 2007 Borgata Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Borgata, Atlantic City Template:Flagicon John Hennigan $1,606,223
24 February-1 March 2007 L.A. Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Eric Hershler $2,429,970
3-5 March 2007 WPT Celebrity Invitational Template:Flagicon Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Adam Weinraub $125,000
12-16 March 2007 Bay 101 Shooting Star Template:Flagicon Bay 101, San José Template:Flagicon Ted Forrest $1,100,000
25-28 March 2007 World Poker Challenge Template:Flagicon Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada Template:Flagicon J. C. Tran $683,473
30 March-4 April 2007 Foxwoods Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut Template:Flagicon Raj Patel $1,298,405
21-27 April 2007 WPT World Championship Template:Flagicon Bellagio Resort & Casino, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Carlos Mortensen (2) $3,970,415
6 2007–2008 19-23 May 2007 WPT Mirage Poker Showdown Template:Flagicon The Mirage, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Jonathan Little $1,091,295
29 May-2 June 2007 Mandalay Bay Poker Championship Template:Flagicon Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Shawn Buchanan $768,775
10-15 July 2007 Bellagio Cup III Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Kevin Saul $1,342,320
25-30 August 2007 WPT Legends of Poker Template:Flagicon The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California Template:Flagicon Dan Harrington $1,599,865
6-9 September 2007 Gulf Coast Poker Championship Template:Flagicon Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi Template:Flagicon William Edler $747,615
16-20 September 2007 WPT Borgata Poker Open Template:Flagicon Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey Template:Flagicon Roy Winston $1,575,280
25-30 September 2007 WPT Turks & Caicos Poker Classic Template:Flagicon The Players Club, Turks and Caicos Islands Template:Flagicon Rhynie Campbell $436,675
11-16 October 2007 WPT Spanish Championship Template:Flagicon Casino Barcelona, Barcelona Spain Template:Flagicon Markus Lehmann $789,592 (€537,000)
26 October-2 November 2007 North American Poker Championships Template:Flagicon Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario Template:Flagicon Scott Clements (2) $1,505,312 (C$1,456,585)
7-13 November 2007 WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals Template:Flagicon Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut Template:Flagicon Michael Vela $1,704,986
12-18 December 2007 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Eugene Katchalov $2,482,605
20-24 January 2008 World Poker Open Template:Flagicon Gold Strike Casino & Resort, Tunica County, Mississippi Template:Flagicon Brett Faustman $892,413
27-31 January 2008 WPT Borgata Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey Template:Flagicon Gavin Griffin $1,401,109
23-28 February 2008 WPT L.A. Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Phil Ivey $1,596,100
1-3 March 2008 WPT Celebrity Invitational Template:Flagicon Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Van Tuyet Nguyen $125,500
10-14 March 2008 Bay 101 Shooting Star Template:Flagicon Bay 101, San Jose, California Template:Flagicon Brandon Cantu $1,000,000
25-28 March 2008 World Poker Challenge Template:Flagicon Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada Template:Flagicon Lee Markholt $493,815
4-9 April 2008 Foxwoods Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut Template:Flagicon Erik Seidel $992,890
19-26 April 2008 WPT World Championship Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon David Chiu $3,389,140
7 2008–2009 23-27 May 2008 WPT Spanish Championship 2008 Template:Flagicon Casino Barcelona, Barcelona Spain Template:Flagicon Casper Hansen $662,592 (€425,000)
11-17 July 2008 WPT Bellagio Cup IV Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Mike Watson $1,673,770
23-28 August 2008 WPT Legends of Poker Template:Flagicon The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California Template:Flagicon John Phan $1,116,428
14-18 September 2008 WPT Borgata Poker Open Template:Flagicon Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey Template:Flagicon Vivek Rajkumar $1,424,500
10-16 October 2008 North American Poker Championships Template:Flagicon Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario Template:Flagicon Glen Witmer $1,084,256 (C$1,224,852)
20-25 October 2008 WPT Festa al Lago Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Bertrand Grospellier $1,411,015
5-11 November 2008 WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals Template:Flagicon Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut Template:Flagicon Jonathan Little (2) $1,120,310
13-19 December 2008 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon David Rheem $1,538,730
14-17 January 2009 WPT Southern Poker Championship Template:Flagicon Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi Template:Flagicon Allen Carter $1,025,500
21-26 February 2009 WPT L.A. Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Cornel Andrew Cimpan $1,686,760
28 February-2 March 2009 WPT Celebrity Invitational Template:Flagicon Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Freddy Deeb (2) $100,000
16-20 March 2009 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Template:Flagicon Bay 101, San Jose, California Template:Flagicon Steve Brecher $1,025,500
3-8 April 2009 WPT Foxwoods Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut Template:Flagicon Vadim Trincher $731,079
18-25 April 2009 WPT World Championship Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Yevgeniy Timoshenko $2,143,655
8 2009–2010 6-10 May 2009 WPT Venice Template:Flagicon Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy Template:Flagicon Sven-Ragnar Arstrom $532,388
26-30 June 2009 WPT Spanish Championship 2008 Template:Flagicon Casino Barcelona, Barcelona Spain Template:Flagicon Mark Flowers Jr $386,170 (€277,0000
13-19 July 2009 WPT Bellagio Cup V Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Alexandre Gomes $1,187,670
22-26 August 2009 WPT Legends of Poker Template:Flagicon The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California Template:Flagicon Prahlad Friedman $1,009,000
31 August-4 September 2009 WPT Slovakia Template:Flagicon Golden Vegas, Bratislava, Slovakia Template:Flagicon Richard Toth $148,756 (€104,000)
6-12 September 2009 WPT Merit Cyprus Classic Template:Flagicon Merit Crystal Cove Hotel-Casino, Kyrenia, Cyprus Template:Flagicon Thomas Bichon $579,165
19-24 September 2009 WPT Borgata Poker Open Template:Flagicon Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey Template:Flagicon Olivier Busquet $925,514
16-18 October 2009 WPT Marrakech Template:Flagicon Casino de Marrakesh, Marrakesh, Morocco Template:Flagicon Christophe Savary $558,515 (€379,014)
21-26 October 2009 WPT Festa al Lago Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Tommy Vedes $1,218,225
5-10 November 2009 WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals Template:Flagicon Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut Template:Flagicon Cornel Andrew Cimpan (2) $910,058
14-19 December 2009 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Daniel Alaei $1,428,430
24-27 January 2010 WPT Southern Poker Championship Template:Flagicon Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi Template:Flagicon Hoyt Corkins (2) $739,486
20 February 2010 WPT Celebrity Invitational Template:Flagicon Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Leron Washington $100,000
26 February-4 March 2010 WPT L.A. Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Andras Koroknai $1,788,001
8-12 March 2010 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Template:Flagicon Bay 101, San Jose, California Template:Flagicon McLean Karr $878,500
20-24 March 2010 WPT Hollywood Poker Open Template:Flagicon Hollywood Casino, Lawrenceburg, Indiana Template:Flagicon Carlos Mortensen (3) $391,212
27 March-2 April 2010 WPT Bucharest Template:Flagicon Regent Casino, Bucharest, Romania Template:Flagicon Guillaume Darcourt $193,387 (€144,530)
18-24 April 2010 WPT World Championship Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon David Williams $1,530,537
9 2010–2011 8-15 May 2010 WPT Grand Prix de Paris Template:Flagicon Aviation Club de France, Paris, France Template:Flagicon Theo Jørgensen $848,736 (€638,377)
19-23 May 2010 WPT Spanish Championship 2010 Template:Flagicon Casino Barcelona, Barcelona Spain Template:Flagicon Ali Tekintamgac $343,307 (€278,000)
11-15 July 2010 WPT Bellagio Cup VI Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Moritz Kranich $875,150
20-25 August 2010 WPT Legends of Poker Template:Flagicon The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California Template:Flagicon Andy Frankenberger $750,000
30 August-4 September 2010 WPT London Template:Flagicon Palm Beach Casino, London, UK Template:Flagicon Jake Cody $425,492 (£273,783)
18-23 September 2010 WPT Borgata Poker Open Template:Flagicon Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey Template:Flagicon Dwyte Pilgrim $733,802
15-20 October 2010 WPT Festa al Lago Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Mark Flowers Jr (2) $831,500
28 October-2 November 2010 WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals Template:Flagicon Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut Template:Flagicon Jeff Forrest $548,752
2-6 November 2010 WPT Amneville Template:Flagicon Casino Tranchant Seven, Amnéville, France Template:Flagicon Sam El Sayed $594,627 (€426,425)
27-30 November 2010 WPT Marrakech Template:Flagicon Casino de Marrakesh, Marrakesh, Morocco Template:Flagicon Sébastian Homann $341,798 (€250,196)
3-8 December 2010 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Antonio Esfandiari (2) $870,124
23-27 January 2011 WPT Southern Poker Championship Template:Flagicon Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi Template:Flagicon Alexander Kuzmin $575,969
3-8 February 2011 WPT Venice Template:Flagicon Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy Template:Flagicon Alessio Isaia $518,382 (€380,000)
19-20 February 2011 WPT Celebrity Invitational Template:Flagicon Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Davidi Kitai $100,000
25 February-3 March 2011 WPT L.A. Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Gregory Brooks $1,654,120
14-18 March 2011 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Template:Flagicon Bay 101, San Jose, California Template:Flagicon Alan Sternberg $1,039,000
25-29 March 2011 WPT Vienna Template:Flagicon Montesino Wien, Vienna, Austria Template:Flagicon Dmitry Gromov $636,733 (€447,840)
30 March-3 April 2011 WPT Slovakia Template:Flagicon Golden Vegas, Bratislava, Slovakia Template:Flagicon Roberto Romanello $197,861 (€140,685)
9-13 April 2011 WPT Hollywood Poker Open Template:Flagicon Hollywood Casino, Lawrenceburg, Indiana Template:Flagicon Michael Scarborough $273,664
27 April-2 May 2011 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Template:Flagicon Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida Template:Flagicon Taylor von Kriegenbergh $1,122,340
14-20 May 2011 WPT World Championship Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Scott Seiver $1,618,344
10 2011–2012 25-29 May 2011 WPT Spanish Championship 2010 Template:Flagicon Casino Barcelona, Barcelona Spain Template:Flagicon Lukas Berglund $327,546 (€231,500)
17-21 July 2011 WPT Slovenia Template:Flagicon Grand Casino Portorož, Slovenia Template:Flagicon Miha Travnik $144,399 (€102,623)
25-30 August 2011 WPT Legends of Poker Template:Flagicon The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California Template:Flagicon Will Failla $758,085
5-10 September 2011 WPT Grand Prix de Paris Template:Flagicon Aviation Club de France, Paris, France Template:Flagicon Matthew Waxman $721,178 (€500,000)
18-23 September 2011 WPT Borgata Poker Open Template:Flagicon Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey Template:Flagicon Bobby Oboodi $922,441
20-24 September 2011 WPT Malta Template:Flagicon Portomaso#Portomaso Casino, St. Julian's, Malta Template:Flagicon Matt Giannetti $276,457 (€200,000)
27 October-1 November 2011 WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals Template:Flagicon Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut Template:Flagicon Daniel Santoro $449,910
1-6 November 2011 WPT Amneville Template:Flagicon Casino Tranchant Seven, Amnéville, France Template:Flagicon Adrien Allain $471,025 (€336,133)
18-22 November 2011 WPT Jacksonville Template:Flagicon BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida Template:Flagicon Anthony Ruberto $325,928
24-27 November 2011 WPT Marrakech Template:Flagicon Casino de Marrakesh, Marrakesh, Morocco Template:Flagicon Mohamed Ali Houssam $214,983 (€159,150)
1-5 December 2011 WPT Prague Template:Flagicon King's Casino, Prague, Czech Republic Template:Flagicon Andrey Pateychuk $599,720 (€450,000)
6-10 December 2011 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon James Dempsey $821,612
13-18 December 2011 WPT Venice Template:Flagicon Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy Template:Flagicon Edoardo Alescio $234,597 (€175,000)
5-8 January 2012 WPT Dublin Template:Flagicon Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland Template:Flagicon David Shallow $289,032 (€222,280)
6-10 February 2012 WPT Venice Grand Prix Template:Flagicon Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy Template:Flagicon Rinat Bogdanov $301,939 (€229,800)
10-14 February 2012 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Template:Flagicon Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida Template:Flagicon Matt Juttelstad $268,444
24-29 February 2012 WPT L.A. Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Sean Jazayeri $1,370,240
5-9 March 2012 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Template:Flagicon Bay 101, San Jose, California Template:Flagicon Moon Kim $960,900
10-15 April 2012 WPT Vienna Template:Flagicon Montesino Wien, Vienna, Austria Template:Flagicon Morten Christensen $417,458 (€313,390)
18-23 April 2012 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Template:Flagicon Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida Template:Flagicon Tommy Vedes (2) $779,520
27 April-2 May 2012 WPT Jacksonville Template:Flagicon BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida Template:Flagicon Shawn Cunix $426,100
19-26 May 2012 WPT World Championship Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Marvin Rettenmaier $1,196,858
11 2012–2013 4-9 August 2012 WPT Merit Cyprus Classic Template:Flagicon Merit Crystal Cove Hotel-Casino, Kyrenia, Cyprus Template:Flagicon Marvin Rettenmaier (2) $287,784
10-15 August 2012 WPT Parx Open Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Parx Casino, Bensalem, Pennsylvania Template:Flagicon Anthony Gregg $416,127
24-28 August 2012 WPT Legends of Poker Template:Flagicon The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California Template:Flagicon Josh Hale $500,000
10-15 September 2012 WPT Grand Prix de Paris Template:Flagicon Aviation Club de France, Paris Template:Flagicon Matthew Salsberg $478,415 (€380,000)
16-20 September 2012 WPT Malta Template:Flagicon Portomaso#Portomaso Casino, St. Julian's, Malta Template:Flagicon Yorane Kerignard $155,049 (€120,000)
18-21 September 2012 WPT Borgata Poker Open Template:Flagicon Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey Template:Flagicon Ben Hamnett $818,847
22-26 October 2012 WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Emperors Palace Hotel Casino, Johannesburg, South Africa Template:Flagicon Dominik Nitsche $206,153
9-13 November 2012 WPT Jacksonville bestbet Fall Poker Scramble Template:Flagicon BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida Template:Flagicon Noah Schwartz $402,972
12-17 November 2012 WPT Copenhagen Template:Flagicon Casino Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Template:Flagicon Emil Olsson $230,036 (DKr1,346,000)
23-26 November 2012 WPT Montreal Template:Flagicon Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Canada Template:Flagicon Jonathan Roy $779,210
27 November-1 December 2012 WPT Mazagan Template:Flagicon Mazagan Beach Resort, El Jadida, Morocco Template:Flagicon Giacomo Fundaro $166,704 (درهم 4,731,700)
3-9 December 2012 WPT Prague Template:Flagicon King's Casino, Prague, Czech Republic Template:Flagicon Marcin Wydrowski $413,667 (€318,295)
4-9 December 2012 Five Diamond World Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Ravi Raghavan $1,268,571
27 January-1 February 2013 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Template:Flagicon Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey Template:Flagicon Yung Hwang $730,053
8-12 February 2013 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Template:Flagicon Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida Template:Flagicon Matt Giannetti (2) $298,304
19-24 February 2013 WPT Baden Template:Flagicon Casinos Austria, Baden, Austria Template:Flagicon Vladimir Bozinovic $247,588 (€185,000)
23-28 February 2013 WPT L.A. Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Paul Klann $1,004,090
4-8 March 2013 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Template:Flagicon Bay 101, San Jose, California Template:Flagicon WeiKai Chang $1,138,350
25-30 March 2013 Gioco Digitale WPT Venice Grand Prix Template:Flagicon Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy Template:Flagicon Rocco Palumbo $180,692 (€140,000)
5-10 April 2013 bwin WPT Barcelona Template:Flagicon Casino Barcelona, Barcelona Spain Template:Flagicon Chanracy Khun $232,487 (€181,400)
11-16 April 2013 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Template:Flagicon Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida Template:Flagicon Kevin Eyster $660,395
26-30 April 2013 WPT Jacksonville bestbet Open Template:Flagicon BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida Template:Flagicon Mike Linster $296,521
3-9 May 2013 partypoker WPT Canadian Spring Championship Template:Flagicon Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Canada Template:Flagicon Amir Babakhani $430,986 (C$442,248)
18-24 May 2013 WPT World Championship Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon David Rheem (2) $1,150,297
12 2013–2014 16-21 August 2013 bwin WPT Merit Cyprus Classic Template:Flagicon Merit Crystal Cove Hotel-Casino, Kyrenia, Cyprus Template:Flagicon Alexey Rybin $258,000
29 August-4 September 2013 WPT Legends of Poker Template:Flagicon The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California Template:Flagicon Jordan Cristos $613,355
15-20 September 2013 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Template:Flagicon Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey Template:Flagicon Anthony Zinno $825,099
25-30 October 2013 bwin WPT Grand Prix de Paris Template:Flagicon Aviation Club de France, Paris Template:Flagicon Mohsin Charania $449,856 (€328,750)
7-11 November 2013 WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Emperors Palace Hotel Casino, Johannesburg, South Africa Template:Flagicon Daniel Brits $132,128
15-19 November 2013 WPT Jacksonville bestbet Fall Poker Scramble Template:Flagicon BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida Template:Flagicon Jared Jaffee $252,749
19-24 November 2013 WPT Caribbean Template:Flagicon Casino Royale, St. Maarten Template:Flagicon Tony Dunst $145,000
29 November-5 December 2013 partypoker WPT Montreal Template:Flagicon Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Canada Template:Flagicon Derrick Rosenbarger $517,049
6-11 December 2013 Five Diamond World Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Dan Smith $1,161,135
15-19 December 2013 WPT Korea Template:Flagicon Ramada Hotel, Jeju, South Korea Template:Flagicon Masato Yokosawa $100,000
15-21 December 2013 bwin WPT Prague Template:Flagicon Andel's Hotel & Card Casino, Prague, Czech Republic Template:Flagicon Julian Thomas $280,097 (€206,230)
26-31 January 2014 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Template:Flagicon Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey Template:Flagicon Robert Merulla $842,379
7-11 February 2014 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Template:Flagicon Seminole Casino, Coconut Creek, Florida Template:Flagicon James Calderaro $271,103
22-24 February 2014 WPT Fallsview Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario Template:Flagicon Matthew Lapossie $326,235 (C$363,197)
1-6 March 2014 WPT L.A. Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Chris Moorman $1,015,460
10-14 March 2014 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Template:Flagicon Bay 101, San Jose, California Template:Flagicon James Carroll $1,256,550
10-15 March 2014 Gioco Digitale WPT Venice Carnival Template:Flagicon Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy Template:Flagicon Andrea Dato $145,439 (€104,822)
15-19 March 2014 WPT Rolling Thunder Template:Flagicon Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, California Template:Flagicon J. C. Tran (2) $302,750
21-25 March 2014 WPT Jacksonville bestbet Open Template:Flagicon BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida Template:Flagicon Nabil Hirezi $206,041
10-16 April 2014 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Template:Flagicon Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida Template:Flagicon Eric Afriat $1,081,184
21-26 April 2014 WPT World Championship Template:Flagicon Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey Template:Flagicon Keven Stammen $1,350,000
13 2014–2015 1-6 July 2014 partypoker presents WPT500 Aria Template:Flagicon Aria Resort and Casino, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Sean Yu $260,000
23-29 August 2014 WPT Legends of Poker Template:Flagicon The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California Template:Flagicon Harry Arutyunyan $560,969
5-10 September 2014 partypoker WPT Merit Classic North Cyprus Template:Flagicon Merit Crystal Cove Hotel-Casino, Kyrenia, Cyprus Template:Flagicon Alexander Lakhov $325,400
14-19 September 2014 WPT Borgata Poker Open Template:Flagicon Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey Template:Flagicon Darren Elias $843,744
3-7 November 2014 WPT Caribbean Template:Flagicon Casino Royale, St. Maarten Template:Flagicon Darren Elias (2) $127,680
7-11 November 2014 WPT Jacksonville bestbet Bounty Scramble Template:Flagicon BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida Template:Flagicon Ryan Van Sanford $421,668
9-16 November 2014 partypoker presents WPT500 Nottingham Template:Flagicon Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham, England Template:Flagicon Eleanor Gudger $222,176 (£140,000)
14-16 November 2014 WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Emperors Palace Hotel Casino, Johannesburg, South Africa Template:Flagicon Dylan Wilkerson $145,836
18-23 November 2014 partypoker WPT Nottingham Template:Flagicon Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham, England Template:Flagicon Matas Cimbolas $313,327 (£200,000)
20-26 November 2014 partypoker WPT Montreal Template:Flagicon Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Canada Template:Flagicon Jonathan Jaffe $409,657 (C$464,252)
15-20 December 2014 Five Diamond World Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Mohsin Charania (2) $1,177,890
25-30 January 2015 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Template:Flagicon Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey Template:Flagicon Aaron Mermelstein $712,305
5-11 February 2015 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Template:Flagicon Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida Template:Flagicon Brian Altman $723,008
13-16 February 2015 WPT Fallsview Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario Template:Flagicon Anthony Zinno (2) $302,235 (C$380,021)
28 February-5 March 2015 WPT L.A. Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Anthony Zinno (3) $1,015,860
9-13 March 2015 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Template:Flagicon Bay 101, San Jose, California Template:Flagicon Taylor Paur $1,214,200
12-17 March 2015 partypoker WPT Vienna Template:Flagicon Montesino Wien, Vienna, Austria Template:Flagicon Konstantinos Nanos $159,464 (€150,000)
15-19 March 2015 WPT Rolling Thunder Template:Flagicon Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, California Template:Flagicon Ravee Mathi Sundar $266,857
16-22 April 2015 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Template:Flagicon Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida Template:Flagicon Griffin Paul $1,000,000
25-29 April 2015 WPT World Championship Template:Flagicon Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey Template:Flagicon Asher Conniff $973,683
14 2015–2016 1-6 May 2015 partypoker WPT Canadian Spring Championship Template:Flagicon Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Canada Template:Flagicon Sheraz Nasir $197,025 (C$237,390)
11-16 May 2015 WPT Amsterdam Template:Flagicon Holland Casino Amsterdam City centre, Netherlands Template:Flagicon Farid Yachou $225,073 (€201,000)
31 May-6 July 2015 partypoker presents WPT500 Aria Template:Flagicon Aria Resort and Casino, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Craig Varnell $185,800
31 July-4 August 2015 WPT Choctaw Template:Flagicon Choctaw Casinos & Resorts, Durant, Oklahoma Template:Flagicon Jason Brin $667,575
29 August-4 September 2015 WPT Legends of Poker Template:Flagicon The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California Template:Flagicon Mike Shariati $675,942
20-25 September 2015 WPT Borgata Poker Open Template:Flagicon Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey Template:Flagicon David Paredes $723,227
25-29 September 2015 WPT Maryland Live Template:Flagicon Live! Casino & Hotel, Hanover, Maryland Template:Flagicon Aaron Mermelstein (2) $250,222
24 October-3 November 2015 partypoker presents WPT500 Nottingham Template:Flagicon Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham, England Template:Flagicon Richard Harris $230,641 (£150,000)
30 October-1 November 2015 WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Emperors Palace Hotel Casino, Johannesburg, South Africa Template:Flagicon Ben Cade $100,218 (ZAR1,382,000)
3-8 November 2015 partypoker WPT Nottingham Template:Flagicon Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham, England Template:Flagicon Iaron Lightbourne $308,766 (£200,000)
6-10 November 2015 WPT Jacksonville bestbet Bounty Scramble Template:Flagicon BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida Template:Flagicon Tyler Patterson $375,270
13-19 November 2015 partypoker WPT Montreal Template:Flagicon Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Canada Template:Flagicon Jared Mahoney $341,332 (C$453,122)
1-6 December 2015 partypoker WPT Prague Template:Flagicon King's Casino, Prague, Czech Republic Template:Flagicon Javier Gomez $185,110 (€175,000)
14-19 December 2015 Five Diamond World Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Bellagio, Las Vegas Template:Flagicon Kevin Eyster (2) $1,587,382
31 January-5 February 2016 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Template:Flagicon Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey Template:Flagicon Christopher Leong $816,246
21-24 February 2016 WPT Fallsview Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario Template:Flagicon David Ormsby $278,426 (C$383,407)
27 February-3 March 2016 WPT L.A. Poker Classic Template:Flagicon Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Template:Flagicon Dietrich Fast $1,000,800
7-11 March 2016 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Template:Flagicon Bay 101, San Jose, California Template:Flagicon Stefan Schillhabel $1,298,000
12-16 March 2016 WPT Rolling Thunder Template:Flagicon Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, California Template:Flagicon Harrison Gimbel $275,112
15-20 March 2016 partypoker WPT Vienna Template:Flagicon Montesino Wien, Vienna, Austria Template:Flagicon Vlad Darie $174,735 (€157,000)
15-20 April 2016 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Template:Flagicon Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida Template:Flagicon Justin Young $669,161
17-21 April 2016 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Finale Template:Flagicon Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida Template:Flagicon David Rheem (3) $705,885
22-24 April 2016 Monster WPT Tournament of Champions Template:Flagicon Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida Template:Flagicon Farid Yachou (2) $381,600
15 2016–2017 April 20-May 5, 2016 Canadian Spring Championship Template:Flagicon Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Quebec Template:Flagicon Seth Davies $274,540(CAD)
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Andjelko Andrejevic $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon James Mackey $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Pat Lyons $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Jesse Sylvia $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Zachary Smiley $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Sam Panzica $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Luis Rodriguez Cruz $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Mike Sexton $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Niall Farrell $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Oleg Vasylchenko $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon James Romero $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Daniel Weinman $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Ema Zajmović $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Darren Elias (3) $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Daniel Strelitz $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Sam Panzica (2) $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Mike Del Vecchio $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Tony Sinishtaj $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Ryan Riess $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Daniel Weinman (2) $
16 2017–2018 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Pete Chen $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Daniel Daniyar $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Jay Lee $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Art Papazyan $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Guo Liang Chen $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Art Papazyan (2) $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Paul Petraglia $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Maxime Heroux $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Ryan Tosoc $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Ole Schemion $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Darryll Fish $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Eric Afriat (2) $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Mike Leah $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Dennis Blieden $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon David Larson $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Scott Margereson $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Rens Feenstra $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Larry Greenberg $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Darren Elias (4) $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Matthew Waxman (2) $
17 2018–2019 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Simon Lam $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Brady Holiman $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Erkut Yilmaz $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Tony Ruberto $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Tony Tran $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Patrick Serda $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Pavel Plesuv $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Dylan Linde $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Frank Stepuchin $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Denys Shafikov $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Vinicius Lima $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Demo Kiriopoulos $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon David "ODB" Baker $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Erkut Yilmaz (2) $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Vitalijs Zavorotnijs $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Ben Palmer $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon James Carroll (2) $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Craig Varnell $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Matthew Wantman $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Ole Schemion (2) $
18 2019–2021 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Roger Teska $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Aaron Van Blarcum $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Donald Maloney $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Nitis Udornpim $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Simon Brändström $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Josh Adkins $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Geoffrey Hum $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Milen Stefanov $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Alex Foxen $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Markus Gonsalves $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Brian Altman (2) $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Aleksey Badulin $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Veerab Zakarian $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Christopher Pütz $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Eric Afriat (3) $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Balakrishna Patur $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Tony Tran (2) $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Christian Jeppsson $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Gavin Cochrane $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Nick Petrangelo $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Daniel Smyth $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Andrey Kotelnikov $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Phillip Mighall $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Soheb Porbandarwala $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Jack Hardcastle $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Ilyas Muradi $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Maksim Sekretarev $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Qing Liu $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Brek Schutten $
19 2021–2022 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Christian Rudolph $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Brian Altman (3) $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Chad Eveslage $
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Adedapo Ajayi $
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Records

Information correct as of May 24, 2024

Titles
Rank Name Titles
1 Template:Flagicon Darren Elias 4
2 Template:Flagicon Eric Afriat 3
Template:Flagicon Brian Altman
Template:Flagicon Gus Hansen
Template:Flagicon Carlos Mortensen
Template:Flagicon David Rheem
Template:Flagicon Anthony Zinno
Final tables
Rank Name Final tables
1 Template:Flagicon Darren Elias 13
2 Template:Flagicon Phil Ivey 9
3 Template:Flagicon Scotty Nguyen 8
4 Template:Flagicon Eric Afriat 7
Template:Flagicon Brian Altman
Template:Flagicon Tony Dunst
Template:Flagicon Darryll Fish
Template:Flagicon Gus Hansen
Template:Flagicon Michael Mizrachi
Template:Flagicon Daniel Negreanu
Template:Flagicon David Pham
Template:Flagicon J.C. Tran
Template:Flagicon Anthony Zinno
Money finishes
Rank Name Money finishes
1 Template:Flagicon Darren Elias 46
2 Template:Flagicon Anthony Zinno 39
3 Template:Flagicon Brian Altman 34
4 Template:Flagicon Jake Schwartz 33
T5 Template:Flagicon Mohsin Charania 32
Template:Flagicon Justin Zaki

Record winnings

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 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 Template:Flagicon Gus Hansen $556,480
1 #6 – World Poker Open 2003 Template:Flagicon Dave Ulliott $589,175
2 #5 – World Poker Finals 2003 Template:Flagicon Hoyt Corkins $1,089,200
2 #6 – Five Diamond World Poker Classic 2003 Template:Flagicon Paul Phillips $1,101,980
2 #8 – World Poker Open 2004 Template:Flagicon Barry Greenstein $1,278,370
2 #9 – LA Poker Classic 2004 Template:Flagicon Antonio Esfandiari $1,399,135
3 #7 – World Poker Finals 2004 Template:Flagicon Tuan Le $1,549,588
3 #8 – Five Diamond World Poker Classic 2004 Template:Flagicon Daniel Negreanu $1,759,218
3 #11 – LA Poker Classic 2005 Template:Flagicon Michael Mizrachi $1,859,909
4 #7 – World Poker Finals 2005 Template:Flagicon Nick Schulman $2,142,000
4 #12 – LA Poker Classic 2006 Template:Flagicon Alan Goehring $2,391,550
5 #14 – LA Poker Classic 2007 Template:Flagicon Eric Hershler $2,429,970
6 #11 – Doyle Brunson Classic 2007 Template:Flagicon 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. 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.

Season Event Winner Prize
1 WPT Championship – Season I Template:Flagicon Alan Goehring $1,011,866
2 WPT Championship – Season II Template:Flagicon Martin de Knijff $2,728,356
3 WPT Championship – Season III Template:Flagicon Tuan Le $2,856,150
4 WPT Championship – Season IV Template:Flagicon Joe Bartholdi Jr. $3,760,165
5 WPT Championship – Season V Template:Flagicon Carlos Mortensen $3,970,415
6 WPT Championship – Season VI Template:Flagicon David Chiu $3,389,140
7 WPT Championship – Season VII Template:Flagicon Yevgeniy Timoshenko $2,149,960
8 WPT Championship – Season VIII Template:Flagicon David Williams $1,530,537
9 WPT World Championship – Season IX Template:Flagicon Scott Seiver $1,618,344
10 WPT World Championship – Season X Template:Flagicon Marvin Rettenmaier $1,196,858
11 WPT World Championship – Season XI Template:Flagicon David Rheem $1,150,279
12 WPT World Championship – Season XII Template:Flagicon Keven Stammen $1,350,000
13 WPT World Championship – Season XIII Template:Flagicon Asher Conniff $973,683
14 WPT Tournament of Champions – Season XIV Template:Flagicon Farid Yachou $381,600
15 WPT Tournament of Champions – Season XV Template:Flagicon Daniel Weinman $381,500
16 WPT Tournament of Champions – Season XVI Template:Flagicon Matthew Waxman $463,375
17 WPT Tournament of Champions – Season XVII Template:Flagicon Ole Schemion $440,395
18–19 No events
20 WPT World Championship 2022 Template:Flagicon Eliot Hudon $4,136,000
21 WPT World Championship 2023 Template:Flagicon Daniel Sepiol $5,282,954

WPT Ladies

In January 2008, the WPT announced a set of tournaments for women, known as WPT Ladies.<ref name="n938">Template:Cite web</ref> 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

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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.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

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.Template:Citation needed

WPT Honors Award

The WPT Honors Award launched in early 2017, with Ms. Linda Johnson named as the first recipient.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Later that year, 15-year WPT commentator Mike Sexton and gaming industry icon Bruno Fitoussi became the second and third honorees.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In 2018, Steve Lipscomb and Lyle Berman each received the fourth and fifth honors.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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

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.Template:Citation needed

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References

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