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World Poker Tour
Poker tour held worldwide
Poker tour held worldwide
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | World Poker Tour |
| current_season | World Poker Tour season 22 results |
| logo | World Poker Tour 2022 Logo.png |
| pixels | 220px |
| sport | Poker |
| founded | May 27, 2002 |
| country | (Founded) |
| most_champs | USA Darren Elias (4) |
| website | |
| ceo | Adam Pliska |
| TV | CBS Sports Network, BT Sport (UK) |
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). 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. 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. 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.
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.
In 2021 the World Poker Tour was sold to Element Partners for $105 million.
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).
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."
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.
The WPT television show currently features commentary and analysis by Tony Dunst and Vince Van Patten. Dunst joined the World Poker Tour as host of the WPT Raw Deal during Season 9 after winning the role through an open casting competition. Following the retirement of Mike Sexton from the WPT commentary booth after 15 years, Dunst was elevated into the role alongside Van Patten.
Joining Dunst and Van Patten for all WPT televised broadcasts is anchor Lynn Gilmartin. Gilmartin's role focuses on hosting and presenting the show, as well as offering intimate interviews and sideline reporting. Gilmartin assumed the anchor role for Season 12 and remains the current anchor.
Prior to Gilmartin, Shana Hiatt served as the show host and sideline reporter in its first three seasons. Courtney Friel took over the host role for the fourth season, and Sabina Gadecki for the fifth. Layla Kayleigh and Kimberly Lansing began serving as hostesses in Season VI. Poker player and reporter Amanda Leatherman was the host for Season VII while Lansing was on maternity leave. Lansing returned as the anchor for Season 9 through 11.
The first season aired on the Travel Channel on American cable television in the spring of 2003. The show made its network debut on February 1, 2004, on NBC with a special "Battle of Champions" tournament, which aired against CBS coverage of the Super Bowl XXXVIII pre-game show. The Travel Channel aired the first five seasons of the Tour. In April 2007, WPTE announced that the series would move to GSN for its sixth season in the spring of 2008. '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.
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.
In March 2019, WPT announced a deal with TV Azteca to bring WPT assets to Latin America.
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.
PlayWPT
In 2016, WPT launched a new social casino platform called PlayWPT, offering poker and slots.
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.
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 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–2003 | USA Howard Lederer | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | USA Erick Lindgren | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | CAN Daniel Negreanu | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | CAN Gavin Smith | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | VIE J. C. Tran | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | USA Jonathan Little | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | FRA Bertrand Grospellier | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | USA Faraz Jaka | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | USA Andy Frankenberger | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | USA Joe Serock | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | CAN Matthew Salsberg | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | USA Mukul Pahuja | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | USA Anthony Zinno | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | USA Mike Shariati | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | USA Benjamin Zamani | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | USA Art Papazyan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | USA Erkut Yilmaz | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | USA Brian Altman | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | USA Jake Ferro | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | USA Chad Eveslage | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | USA Bin Weng | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | USA 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:
- 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
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| Season | Years | Date | Event | Location | Main Event winner | Prize | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
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| 2002–2003 | 27 May–1 June 2002 | Five Diamond World Poker Classic | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | DEN Gus Hansen | $556,460 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 30–31 August 2002 | Legends of Poker | USA The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California | LBN Chris Karagulleyan | $258,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 October 2002 | Ultimate Poker Classic | ARU Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm Beach | FIN Juha Helppi | $50.000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 October 2002 | Costa Rica Classic | CRC Casinos Europa, San José | CRC Jose Rosenkrantz | $108,730 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10–11 November 2002 | Gold Rush | USA Lucky Chances Casino, Colma | USA Paul Darden | $146,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14–17 November 2002 | World Poker Finals | USA Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket | USA Howard Lederer | $320,400 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28–31 January 2003 | World Poker Open | USA Binion's Horseshoe, Tunica | GBR Dave Ulliott | $589,175 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12–15 February 2003 | Euro Finals of Poker | FRA Aviation Club de France, Paris | SWE Christer Johansson | $538,213 (€500,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21–24 February 2003 | L.A. Poker Classic | USA Commerce Casino, Los Angeles | DEN Gus Hansen (2) | $532,490 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 March 2003 | PartyPoker Million II | Card Player Cruises | USA Howard Lederer (2) | $289,150 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 March–2 April 2003 | World Poker Challenge | USA Reno Hilton, Reno | USA Ron Rose | $168,298 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14–18 April 2003 | WPT Championship | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | USA Alan Goehring | $1,011,886 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | 10–13 July 2003 | Grand Prix de Paris | FRA Aviation Club de France, Paris | FRA David Benyamine | $410,886 (€357,200) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–3 September 2003 | Legends of Poker | USA The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California | AUS Mel Judah | $579,375 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20–22 September 2003 | Borgata Poker Open | USA Borgata, Atlantic City | PHI Noli Francisco | $470,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 October 2003 | Ultimate Poker Classic | ARU Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm Beach | USA Erick Lindgren | $500,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14–17 November 2003 | World Poker Finals | USA Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket | USA Hoyt Corkins | $1,089,200 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15–18 December 2003 | Five Diamond World Poker Classic | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | USA Paul Phillips | $1,101,908 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 January 2004 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | BAH Royal Caribbean Voyager of the Seas | DEN Gus Hansen (3) | $455,780 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26–29 January 2004 | World Poker Open | USA Horseshoe Casino & Hotel, Tunica | USA Barry Greenstein | $1,278,370 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21–24 February 2004 | L.A. Poker Classic | USA Commerce Casino, Los Angeles | USA Antonio Esfandiari | $1,399,135 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3–5 March 2004 | Bay 101 Shooting Star | USA Bay 101, San José | USA Phil Gordon | $360,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 March 2004 | PartyPoker Million III | Card Player Cruises | USA Erick Lindgren (2) | $1,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 March–1 April 2004 | World Poker Challenge | USA Reno Hilton, Reno | USA Mike Kinney | $629,469 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19–23 April 2004 | WPT Championship | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | SWE Martin de Knijff | $2,728,356 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | 17-20 July 2004 | Grand Prix De Paris | FRA Aviation Club de France, Paris | GBR Surinder Sunar | $828,956 (€679,860) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 July-1 August 2004 | Mirage Poker Showdown | USA The Mirage, Las Vegas | ISR Eli Elezra | $1,024,574 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28-31 August 2004 | Legends of Poker | USA The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California | USA Doyle Brunson | $1,198,260 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19-22 September 2004 | Borgata Poker Open | USA Borgata, Atlantic City | CAN Daniel Negreanu | $1,117,400 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 September-1 October 2004 | Aruba Poker Classic | ARU Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm Beach | CRC Eric Brenes | $1,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19-22 October 2004 | Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | ECU Carlos Mortensen | $1,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13-17 November 2004 | Foxwood World Poker Finals | USA Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket | VIE Tuan Le | $1,549,588 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14-18 December 2004 | Five Diamond Poker Classic | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | CAN Daniel Negreanu (2) | $1,770,218 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5-12 January 2005 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | BAH Atlantis Casino and Resort, Paradise Island | GBR John Gale | $890,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24-27 January 2005 | World Poker Open | USA Horseshoe Casino & Hotel, Tunica | USA Johnny Stolzmann | $1,491,444 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18-22 February 2005 | L.A. Poker Classic | USA Commerce Casino, Los Angeles | USA Michael Mizrachi | $1,859,909 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23-24 February 2005 | WPT Celebrity Invitational | USA Commerce Casino, Los Angeles | CRC Alex Brenes | $100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7-11 March 2005 | Bay 101 Shooting Star | USA Bay 101, San José | VIE Danny Nguyen | $1,025,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19-24 March 2005 | Cruisin' Mexico with PartyPoker Million IV | MS Oosterdam - Holland America Line | POL Michael Gracz | $1,525,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 March-1 April 2005 | World Poker Challenge | USA Reno Hilton, Reno | USA Arnold Spee | $633,880 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 April 2005 | World Championship | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | VIE Tuan Le (2) | $2,856,150 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | 23-26 May 2005 | Mirage Poker Showdown | USA The Mirage, Las Vegas | CAN Gavin Smith | $1,153,778 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 25-29 July 2005 | Grand Prix De Paris | FRA Aviation Club de France, Paris | GBR Roland De Wolfe | $574,419 (€479,680) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27-31 August 2005 | The Bicycle Casino Legends of Poker | USA The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California | ISR Alex Kahaner | $1,150,900 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19-22 September 2005 | Borgata Poker Open | USA Borgata, Atlantic City | USA Al Ardebili | $1,498,650 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 September-3 October 2005 | Aruba Poker Classic | ARU Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm Beach | LBN Freddy Deeb | $1,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18-21 October 2005 | Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | VIE Minh Ly | $1,060,050 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13-18 November 2005 | World Poker Finals | USA Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket | USA Nick Schulman | $2,167,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-16 December 2005 | Five Diamond Poker Classic | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | DEN Rehne Pedersen | $2,078,185 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5-10 January 2006 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | BAH Atlantis Casino and Resort, Paradise Island | CAN Steve Paul-Ambrose | $1,388,600 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19-23 January 2006 | World Poker Open | USA Horseshoe Casino & Hotel, Tunica | VIE Scotty Nguyen | $969,421 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 January-1 February 2006 | Borgata Poker Classic | USA Borgata, Atlantic City | USA Michael Mizrachi (2) | $1,173,373 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16-21 February 2006 | L.A. Poker Classic | USA Commerce Casino, Los Angeles | USA Alan Goehring (2) | $2,391,550 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22-24 February 2006 | WPT Celebrity Invitational | USA Commerce Casino, Los Angeles | USA Barry Greenstein (2) | $100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10-14 March 2006 | Bay 101 Shooting Star | USA Bay 101, San José | USA Nam Le | $1,198,300 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27-30 March 2006 | World Poker Challenge | USA | USA Mike Simon | $1,052,890 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6-9 April 2006 | Foxwoods Poker Classic | USA Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket | GUY Victor Ramdin | $1,331,889 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 April 2006 | World Championship | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | USA Joe Bartholdi Jr. | $3,760,165 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | 14-17 May 2006 | Mirage Poker Showdown | USA The Mirage, Las Vegas | USA Stanley Weiss | $1,320,255 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4-8 June 2006 | Mandalay Bay Poker Championship | USA Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino | USA Joseph Tehan | $1,033,440 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-16 June 2006 | Grand Prix De Paris | FRA Aviation Club de France, Paris | DEN Christian Grundtvig | $907,066 (€712,500) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26-30 August 2006 | Bicycle Casino Legends of Poker | USA The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California | USA Joe Pelton | $1,602,670 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15-19 September 2006 | Borgata Poker Open | USA Borgata, Atlantic City | USA Mark Newhouse | $1,519,020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16-20 October 2006 | Festa Al Lago | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | NOR Andreas Walnum | $1,090,025 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22-30 October 2006 | Canadian Poker Open | CAN Fallsview Casino Resort | USA Scott Clements | $222,524 (C$250,027) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25-29 October 2006 | North American Poker Championship | CAN Fallsview Casino Resort | CAN Soren Turkewitsch | $1,225,920 (C$1,380,378) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-16 November 2006 | World Poker Finals | USA Foxwoods Resort Casino | SER Nenad Medić | $1,717,194 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14-19 December 2006 | Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | AUS Joe Hachem | $2,207,575 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5-10 January 2007 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | BAH Atlantis Casino and Resort, Paradise Island | USA Ryan Daut | $1,535,255 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21-25 January 2007 | World Poker Open | USA Binion's Horseshoe, Tunica | USA Bryan Sumner | $913,986 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26-30 January 2007 | Borgata Poker Classic | USA Borgata, Atlantic City | USA John Hennigan | $1,606,223 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 February-1 March 2007 | L.A. Poker Classic | USA Commerce Casino, Los Angeles | USA Eric Hershler | $2,429,970 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3-5 March 2007 | WPT Celebrity Invitational | USA Commerce Casino, Los Angeles | USA Adam Weinraub | $125,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-16 March 2007 | Bay 101 Shooting Star | USA Bay 101, San José | USA Ted Forrest | $1,100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25-28 March 2007 | World Poker Challenge | USA Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada | VIE J. C. Tran | $683,473 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 March-4 April 2007 | Foxwoods Poker Classic | USA Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut | USA Raj Patel | $1,298,405 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21-27 April 2007 | WPT World Championship | USA Bellagio Resort & Casino, Las Vegas | ECU Carlos Mortensen (2) | $3,970,415 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | 19-23 May 2007 | WPT Mirage Poker Showdown | USA The Mirage, Las Vegas | USA Jonathan Little | $1,091,295 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 May-2 June 2007 | Mandalay Bay Poker Championship | USA Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas | CAN Shawn Buchanan | $768,775 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10-15 July 2007 | Bellagio Cup III | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | USA Kevin Saul | $1,342,320 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25-30 August 2007 | WPT Legends of Poker | USA The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California | USA Dan Harrington | $1,599,865 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6-9 September 2007 | Gulf Coast Poker Championship | USA Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi | USA William Edler | $747,615 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16-20 September 2007 | WPT Borgata Poker Open | USA Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey | USA Roy Winston | $1,575,280 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25-30 September 2007 | WPT Turks & Caicos Poker Classic | TCA The Players Club, Turks and Caicos Islands | TCA Rhynie Campbell | $436,675 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11-16 October 2007 | WPT Spanish Championship | SPA Casino Barcelona, Barcelona Spain | GER Markus Lehmann | $789,592 (€537,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 October-2 November 2007 | North American Poker Championships | CAN Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario | USA Scott Clements (2) | $1,505,312 (C$1,456,585) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7-13 November 2007 | WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals | USA Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut | USA Michael Vela | $1,704,986 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-18 December 2007 | Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | UKR Eugene Katchalov | $2,482,605 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20-24 January 2008 | World Poker Open | USA Gold Strike Casino & Resort, Tunica County, Mississippi | USA Brett Faustman | $892,413 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27-31 January 2008 | WPT Borgata Poker Classic | USA Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey | USA Gavin Griffin | $1,401,109 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23-28 February 2008 | WPT L.A. Poker Classic | USA Commerce Casino, Los Angeles | USA Phil Ivey | $1,596,100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1-3 March 2008 | WPT Celebrity Invitational | USA Commerce Casino, Los Angeles | USA Van Tuyet Nguyen | $125,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10-14 March 2008 | Bay 101 Shooting Star | USA Bay 101, San Jose, California | USA Brandon Cantu | $1,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25-28 March 2008 | World Poker Challenge | USA Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada | USA Lee Markholt | $493,815 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4-9 April 2008 | Foxwoods Poker Classic | USA Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut | USA Erik Seidel | $992,890 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19-26 April 2008 | WPT World Championship | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | CHN David Chiu | $3,389,140 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | 23-27 May 2008 | WPT Spanish Championship 2008 | SPA Casino Barcelona, Barcelona Spain | DEN Casper Hansen | $662,592 (€425,000) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11-17 July 2008 | WPT Bellagio Cup IV | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | CAN Mike Watson | $1,673,770 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23-28 August 2008 | WPT Legends of Poker | USA The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California | VIE John Phan | $1,116,428 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14-18 September 2008 | WPT Borgata Poker Open | USA Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey | IND Vivek Rajkumar | $1,424,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10-16 October 2008 | North American Poker Championships | CAN Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario | CAN Glen Witmer | $1,084,256 (C$1,224,852) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20-25 October 2008 | WPT Festa al Lago | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | FRA Bertrand Grospellier | $1,411,015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5-11 November 2008 | WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals | USA Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut | USA Jonathan Little (2) | $1,120,310 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13-19 December 2008 | Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | USA David Rheem | $1,538,730 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14-17 January 2009 | WPT Southern Poker Championship | USA Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi | USA Allen Carter | $1,025,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21-26 February 2009 | WPT L.A. Poker Classic | USA Commerce Casino, Los Angeles | USA Cornel Andrew Cimpan | $1,686,760 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 February-2 March 2009 | WPT Celebrity Invitational | USA Commerce Casino, Los Angeles | LBN Freddy Deeb (2) | $100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16-20 March 2009 | WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star | USA Bay 101, San Jose, California | USA Steve Brecher | $1,025,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3-8 April 2009 | WPT Foxwoods Poker Classic | USA Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut | USA Vadim Trincher | $731,079 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18-25 April 2009 | WPT World Championship | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | UKR Yevgeniy Timoshenko | $2,143,655 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | 6-10 May 2009 | WPT Venice | ITA Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy | SWE Sven-Ragnar Arstrom | $532,388 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 26-30 June 2009 | WPT Spanish Championship 2008 | SPA Casino Barcelona, Barcelona Spain | USA Mark Flowers Jr | $386,170 (€277,0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13-19 July 2009 | WPT Bellagio Cup V | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | BRA Alexandre Gomes | $1,187,670 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22-26 August 2009 | WPT Legends of Poker | USA The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California | USA Prahlad Friedman | $1,009,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 August-4 September 2009 | WPT Slovakia | SVK Golden Vegas, Bratislava, Slovakia | HUN Richard Toth | $148,756 (€104,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6-12 September 2009 | WPT Merit Cyprus Classic | CYP Merit Crystal Cove Hotel-Casino, Kyrenia, Cyprus | FRA Thomas Bichon | $579,165 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19-24 September 2009 | WPT Borgata Poker Open | USA Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey | USA Olivier Busquet | $925,514 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16-18 October 2009 | WPT Marrakech | MAR Casino de Marrakesh, Marrakesh, Morocco | FRA Christophe Savary | $558,515 (€379,014) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21-26 October 2009 | WPT Festa al Lago | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | USA Tommy Vedes | $1,218,225 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5-10 November 2009 | WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals | USA Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut | USA Cornel Andrew Cimpan (2) | $910,058 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14-19 December 2009 | Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | USA Daniel Alaei | $1,428,430 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24-27 January 2010 | WPT Southern Poker Championship | USA Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi | USA Hoyt Corkins (2) | $739,486 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 February 2010 | WPT Celebrity Invitational | USA Commerce Casino, Los Angeles | USA Leron Washington | $100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 February-4 March 2010 | WPT L.A. Poker Classic | USA Commerce Casino, Los Angeles | HUN Andras Koroknai | $1,788,001 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8-12 March 2010 | WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star | USA Bay 101, San Jose, California | USA McLean Karr | $878,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20-24 March 2010 | WPT Hollywood Poker Open | USA Hollywood Casino, Lawrenceburg, Indiana | ECU Carlos Mortensen (3) | $391,212 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 March-2 April 2010 | WPT Bucharest | ROM Regent Casino, Bucharest, Romania | FRA Guillaume Darcourt | $193,387 (€144,530) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 April 2010 | WPT World Championship | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | USA David Williams | $1,530,537 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | 8-15 May 2010 | WPT Grand Prix de Paris | FRA Aviation Club de France, Paris, France | DEN Theo Jørgensen | $848,736 (€638,377) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 19-23 May 2010 | WPT Spanish Championship 2010 | SPA Casino Barcelona, Barcelona Spain | GER Ali Tekintamgac | $343,307 (€278,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11-15 July 2010 | WPT Bellagio Cup VI | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | GER Moritz Kranich | $875,150 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20-25 August 2010 | WPT Legends of Poker | USA The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California | USA Andy Frankenberger | $750,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 August-4 September 2010 | WPT London | UK Palm Beach Casino, London, UK | GBR Jake Cody | $425,492 (£273,783) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18-23 September 2010 | WPT Borgata Poker Open | USA Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey | USA Dwyte Pilgrim | $733,802 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15-20 October 2010 | WPT Festa al Lago | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | USA Mark Flowers Jr (2) | $831,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 October-2 November 2010 | WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals | USA Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut | USA Jeff Forrest | $548,752 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2-6 November 2010 | WPT Amneville | FRA Casino Tranchant Seven, Amnéville, France | SUI Sam El Sayed | $594,627 (€426,425) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27-30 November 2010 | WPT Marrakech | MAR Casino de Marrakesh, Marrakesh, Morocco | GER Sébastian Homann | $341,798 (€250,196) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3-8 December 2010 | Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | USA Antonio Esfandiari (2) | $870,124 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23-27 January 2011 | WPT Southern Poker Championship | USA Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi | RUS Alexander Kuzmin | $575,969 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3-8 February 2011 | WPT Venice | ITA Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy | ITA Alessio Isaia | $518,382 (€380,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19-20 February 2011 | WPT Celebrity Invitational | USA Commerce Casino, Los Angeles | BEL Davidi Kitai | $100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 February-3 March 2011 | WPT L.A. Poker Classic | USA Commerce Casino, Los Angeles | USA Gregory Brooks | $1,654,120 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14-18 March 2011 | WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star | USA Bay 101, San Jose, California | USA Alan Sternberg | $1,039,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25-29 March 2011 | WPT Vienna | AUT Montesino Wien, Vienna, Austria | RUS Dmitry Gromov | $636,733 (€447,840) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 March-3 April 2011 | WPT Slovakia | SVK Golden Vegas, Bratislava, Slovakia | GBR Roberto Romanello | $197,861 (€140,685) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9-13 April 2011 | WPT Hollywood Poker Open | USA Hollywood Casino, Lawrenceburg, Indiana | USA Michael Scarborough | $273,664 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 April-2 May 2011 | WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown | USA Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida | USA Taylor von Kriegenbergh | $1,122,340 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14-20 May 2011 | WPT World Championship | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | USA Scott Seiver | $1,618,344 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | 25-29 May 2011 | WPT Spanish Championship 2010 | SPA Casino Barcelona, Barcelona Spain | SWE Lukas Berglund | $327,546 (€231,500) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 17-21 July 2011 | WPT Slovenia | SLO Grand Casino Portorož, Slovenia | SLO Miha Travnik | $144,399 (€102,623) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25-30 August 2011 | WPT Legends of Poker | USA The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California | USA Will Failla | $758,085 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5-10 September 2011 | WPT Grand Prix de Paris | FRA Aviation Club de France, Paris, France | USA Matthew Waxman | $721,178 (€500,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18-23 September 2011 | WPT Borgata Poker Open | USA Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey | USA Bobby Oboodi | $922,441 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20-24 September 2011 | WPT Malta | MLT Portomaso#Portomaso Casino, St. Julian's, Malta | USA Matt Giannetti | $276,457 (€200,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 October-1 November 2011 | WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals | USA Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut | USA Daniel Santoro | $449,910 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1-6 November 2011 | WPT Amneville | FRA Casino Tranchant Seven, Amnéville, France | FRA Adrien Allain | $471,025 (€336,133) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18-22 November 2011 | WPT Jacksonville | USA BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida | USA Anthony Ruberto | $325,928 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24-27 November 2011 | WPT Marrakech | MAR Casino de Marrakesh, Marrakesh, Morocco | MAR Mohamed Ali Houssam | $214,983 (€159,150) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1-5 December 2011 | WPT Prague | CZE King's Casino, Prague, Czech Republic | RUS Andrey Pateychuk | $599,720 (€450,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6-10 December 2011 | Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | GBR James Dempsey | $821,612 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13-18 December 2011 | WPT Venice | ITA Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy | ITA Edoardo Alescio | $234,597 (€175,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5-8 January 2012 | WPT Dublin | IRL Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland | GBR David Shallow | $289,032 (€222,280) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6-10 February 2012 | WPT Venice Grand Prix | ITA Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy | RUS Rinat Bogdanov | $301,939 (€229,800) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10-14 February 2012 | Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open | USA Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida | USA Matt Juttelstad | $268,444 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24-29 February 2012 | WPT L.A. Poker Classic | USA Commerce Casino, Los Angeles | USA Sean Jazayeri | $1,370,240 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5-9 March 2012 | WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star | USA Bay 101, San Jose, California | KOR Moon Kim | $960,900 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10-15 April 2012 | WPT Vienna | AUT Montesino Wien, Vienna, Austria | DEN Morten Christensen | $417,458 (€313,390) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18-23 April 2012 | WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown | USA Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida | USA Tommy Vedes (2) | $779,520 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 April-2 May 2012 | WPT Jacksonville | USA BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida | USA Shawn Cunix | $426,100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19-26 May 2012 | WPT World Championship | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | GER Marvin Rettenmaier | $1,196,858 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | 4-9 August 2012 | WPT Merit Cyprus Classic | CYP Merit Crystal Cove Hotel-Casino, Kyrenia, Cyprus | GER Marvin Rettenmaier (2) | $287,784 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10-15 August 2012 | WPT Parx Open Poker Classic | USA Parx Casino, Bensalem, Pennsylvania | USA Anthony Gregg | $416,127 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24-28 August 2012 | WPT Legends of Poker | USA The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California | USA Josh Hale | $500,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10-15 September 2012 | WPT Grand Prix de Paris | FRA Aviation Club de France, Paris | CAN Matthew Salsberg | $478,415 (€380,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16-20 September 2012 | WPT Malta | MLT Portomaso#Portomaso Casino, St. Julian's, Malta | FRA Yorane Kerignard | $155,049 (€120,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18-21 September 2012 | WPT Borgata Poker Open | USA Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey | USA Ben Hamnett | $818,847 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22-26 October 2012 | WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic | ZAF Emperors Palace Hotel Casino, Johannesburg, South Africa | GER Dominik Nitsche | $206,153 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9-13 November 2012 | WPT Jacksonville bestbet Fall Poker Scramble | USA BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida | USA Noah Schwartz | $402,972 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-17 November 2012 | WPT Copenhagen | DEN Casino Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark | SWE Emil Olsson | $230,036 (DKr1,346,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23-26 November 2012 | WPT Montreal | CAN Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Canada | CAN Jonathan Roy | $779,210 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 November-1 December 2012 | WPT Mazagan | MAR Mazagan Beach Resort, El Jadida, Morocco | ITA Giacomo Fundaro | $166,704 (درهم 4,731,700) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3-9 December 2012 | WPT Prague | CZE King's Casino, Prague, Czech Republic | POL Marcin Wydrowski | $413,667 (€318,295) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4-9 December 2012 | Five Diamond World Poker Classic | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | USA Ravi Raghavan | $1,268,571 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 January-1 February 2013 | WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open | USA Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey | USA Yung Hwang | $730,053 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8-12 February 2013 | Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open | USA Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida | USA Matt Giannetti (2) | $298,304 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19-24 February 2013 | WPT Baden | AUT Casinos Austria, Baden, Austria | SER Vladimir Bozinovic | $247,588 (€185,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23-28 February 2013 | WPT L.A. Poker Classic | USA Commerce Casino, Los Angeles | CAN Paul Klann | $1,004,090 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4-8 March 2013 | WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star | USA Bay 101, San Jose, California | USA WeiKai Chang | $1,138,350 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25-30 March 2013 | Gioco Digitale WPT Venice Grand Prix | ITA Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy | ITA Rocco Palumbo | $180,692 (€140,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5-10 April 2013 | bwin WPT Barcelona | SPA Casino Barcelona, Barcelona Spain | CAN Chanracy Khun | $232,487 (€181,400) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11-16 April 2013 | WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown | USA Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida | USA Kevin Eyster | $660,395 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26-30 April 2013 | WPT Jacksonville bestbet Open | USA BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida | USA Mike Linster | $296,521 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3-9 May 2013 | partypoker WPT Canadian Spring Championship | CAN Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Canada | CAN Amir Babakhani | $430,986 (C$442,248) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 May 2013 | WPT World Championship | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | USA David Rheem (2) | $1,150,297 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | 16-21 August 2013 | bwin WPT Merit Cyprus Classic | CYP Merit Crystal Cove Hotel-Casino, Kyrenia, Cyprus | RUS Alexey Rybin | $258,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 August-4 September 2013 | WPT Legends of Poker | USA The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California | USA Jordan Cristos | $613,355 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15-20 September 2013 | WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open | USA Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey | USA Anthony Zinno | $825,099 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25-30 October 2013 | bwin WPT Grand Prix de Paris | FRA Aviation Club de France, Paris | USA Mohsin Charania | $449,856 (€328,750) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7-11 November 2013 | WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic | ZAF Emperors Palace Hotel Casino, Johannesburg, South Africa | RSA Daniel Brits | $132,128 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15-19 November 2013 | WPT Jacksonville bestbet Fall Poker Scramble | USA BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida | USA Jared Jaffee | $252,749 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19-24 November 2013 | WPT Caribbean | SXM Casino Royale, St. Maarten | USA Tony Dunst | $145,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 November-5 December 2013 | partypoker WPT Montreal | CAN Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Canada | USA Derrick Rosenbarger | $517,049 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6-11 December 2013 | Five Diamond World Poker Classic | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | USA Dan Smith | $1,161,135 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15-19 December 2013 | WPT Korea | KOR Ramada Hotel, Jeju, South Korea | JPN Masato Yokosawa | $100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15-21 December 2013 | bwin WPT Prague | CZE Andel's Hotel & Card Casino, Prague, Czech Republic | GER Julian Thomas | $280,097 (€206,230) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26-31 January 2014 | WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open | USA Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey | USA Robert Merulla | $842,379 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7-11 February 2014 | Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open | USA Seminole Casino, Coconut Creek, Florida | USA James Calderaro | $271,103 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22-24 February 2014 | WPT Fallsview Poker Classic | CAN Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario | CAN Matthew Lapossie | $326,235 (C$363,197) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1-6 March 2014 | WPT L.A. Poker Classic | USA Commerce Casino, Los Angeles | GBR Chris Moorman | $1,015,460 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10-14 March 2014 | WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star | USA Bay 101, San Jose, California | USA James Carroll | $1,256,550 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10-15 March 2014 | Gioco Digitale WPT Venice Carnival | ITA Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy | ITA Andrea Dato | $145,439 (€104,822) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15-19 March 2014 | WPT Rolling Thunder | USA Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, California | VIE J. C. Tran (2) | $302,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21-25 March 2014 | WPT Jacksonville bestbet Open | USA BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida | USA Nabil Hirezi | $206,041 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10-16 April 2014 | WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown | USA Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida | CAN Eric Afriat | $1,081,184 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21-26 April 2014 | WPT World Championship | USA Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey | USA Keven Stammen | $1,350,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | 1-6 July 2014 | partypoker presents WPT500 Aria | USA Aria Resort and Casino, Las Vegas | KOR Sean Yu | $260,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 23-29 August 2014 | WPT Legends of Poker | USA The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California | USA Harry Arutyunyan | $560,969 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5-10 September 2014 | partypoker WPT Merit Classic North Cyprus | CYP Merit Crystal Cove Hotel-Casino, Kyrenia, Cyprus | RUS Alexander Lakhov | $325,400 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14-19 September 2014 | WPT Borgata Poker Open | USA Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey | USA Darren Elias | $843,744 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3-7 November 2014 | WPT Caribbean | SXM Casino Royale, St. Maarten | USA Darren Elias (2) | $127,680 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7-11 November 2014 | WPT Jacksonville bestbet Bounty Scramble | USA BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida | USA Ryan Van Sanford | $421,668 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9-16 November 2014 | partypoker presents WPT500 Nottingham | England Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham, England | GBR Eleanor Gudger | $222,176 (£140,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14-16 November 2014 | WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic | ZAF Emperors Palace Hotel Casino, Johannesburg, South Africa | USA Dylan Wilkerson | $145,836 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18-23 November 2014 | partypoker WPT Nottingham | England Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham, England | LIT Matas Cimbolas | $313,327 (£200,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20-26 November 2014 | partypoker WPT Montreal | CAN Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Canada | USA Jonathan Jaffe | $409,657 (C$464,252) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15-20 December 2014 | Five Diamond World Poker Classic | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | USA Mohsin Charania (2) | $1,177,890 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25-30 January 2015 | WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open | USA Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey | USA Aaron Mermelstein | $712,305 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5-11 February 2015 | WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open | USA Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida | USA Brian Altman | $723,008 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13-16 February 2015 | WPT Fallsview Poker Classic | CAN Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario | USA Anthony Zinno (2) | $302,235 (C$380,021) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 February-5 March 2015 | WPT L.A. Poker Classic | USA Commerce Casino, Los Angeles | USA Anthony Zinno (3) | $1,015,860 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9-13 March 2015 | WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star | USA Bay 101, San Jose, California | USA Taylor Paur | $1,214,200 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-17 March 2015 | partypoker WPT Vienna | AUT Montesino Wien, Vienna, Austria | GRC Konstantinos Nanos | $159,464 (€150,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15-19 March 2015 | WPT Rolling Thunder | USA Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, California | USA Ravee Mathi Sundar | $266,857 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16-22 April 2015 | WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown | USA Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida | USA Griffin Paul | $1,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25-29 April 2015 | WPT World Championship | USA Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey | USA Asher Conniff | $973,683 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | 1-6 May 2015 | partypoker WPT Canadian Spring Championship | CAN Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Canada | CAN Sheraz Nasir | $197,025 (C$237,390) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11-16 May 2015 | WPT Amsterdam | NED Holland Casino Amsterdam City centre, Netherlands | MAR Farid Yachou | $225,073 (€201,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 May-6 July 2015 | partypoker presents WPT500 Aria | USA Aria Resort and Casino, Las Vegas | USA Craig Varnell | $185,800 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 July-4 August 2015 | WPT Choctaw | USA Choctaw Casinos & Resorts, Durant, Oklahoma | USA Jason Brin | $667,575 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 August-4 September 2015 | WPT Legends of Poker | USA The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California | USA Mike Shariati | $675,942 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20-25 September 2015 | WPT Borgata Poker Open | USA Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey | USA David Paredes | $723,227 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25-29 September 2015 | WPT Maryland Live | USA Live! Casino & Hotel, Hanover, Maryland | USA Aaron Mermelstein (2) | $250,222 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 October-3 November 2015 | partypoker presents WPT500 Nottingham | England Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham, England | WAL Richard Harris | $230,641 (£150,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 October-1 November 2015 | WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic | ZAF Emperors Palace Hotel Casino, Johannesburg, South Africa | RSA Ben Cade | $100,218 (ZAR1,382,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3-8 November 2015 | partypoker WPT Nottingham | England Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham, England | GBR Iaron Lightbourne | $308,766 (£200,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6-10 November 2015 | WPT Jacksonville bestbet Bounty Scramble | USA BestBet Poker Room Jacksonville, Florida | USA Tyler Patterson | $375,270 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13-19 November 2015 | partypoker WPT Montreal | CAN Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Canada | USA Jared Mahoney | $341,332 (C$453,122) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1-6 December 2015 | partypoker WPT Prague | CZE King's Casino, Prague, Czech Republic | ESP Javier Gomez | $185,110 (€175,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14-19 December 2015 | Five Diamond World Poker Classic | USA Bellagio, Las Vegas | USA Kevin Eyster (2) | $1,587,382 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 January-5 February 2016 | WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open | USA Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey | USA Christopher Leong | $816,246 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21-24 February 2016 | WPT Fallsview Poker Classic | CAN Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario | CAN David Ormsby | $278,426 (C$383,407) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 February-3 March 2016 | WPT L.A. Poker Classic | USA Commerce Casino, Los Angeles | GER Dietrich Fast | $1,000,800 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7-11 March 2016 | WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star | USA Bay 101, San Jose, California | GER Stefan Schillhabel | $1,298,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-16 March 2016 | WPT Rolling Thunder | USA Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, California | USA Harrison Gimbel | $275,112 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15-20 March 2016 | partypoker WPT Vienna | AUT Montesino Wien, Vienna, Austria | ROM Vlad Darie | $174,735 (€157,000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15-20 April 2016 | WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown | USA Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida | USA Justin Young | $669,161 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17-21 April 2016 | WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Finale | USA Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida | USA David Rheem (3) | $705,885 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22-24 April 2016 | Monster WPT Tournament of Champions | USA Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida | MAR Farid Yachou (2) | $381,600 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | April 20-May 5, 2016 | Canadian Spring Championship | CAN Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Quebec | USA Seth Davies | $274,540(CAD) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SER Andjelko Andrejevic | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA James Mackey | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Pat Lyons | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jesse Sylvia | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Zachary Smiley | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Sam Panzica | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP Luis Rodriguez Cruz | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Mike Sexton | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Niall Farrell | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UKR Oleg Vasylchenko | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA James Romero | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Daniel Weinman | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Ema Zajmović | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Darren Elias (3) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Daniel Strelitz | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Sam Panzica (2) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Mike Del Vecchio | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Tony Sinishtaj | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ryan Riess | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Daniel Weinman (2) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | TAI Pete Chen | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| KAZ Daniel Daniyar | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jay Lee | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Art Papazyan | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHN Guo Liang Chen | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Art Papazyan (2) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Paul Petraglia | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Maxime Heroux | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ryan Tosoc | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER Ole Schemion | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Darryll Fish | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Eric Afriat (2) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Mike Leah | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dennis Blieden | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA David Larson | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Scott Margereson | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NED Rens Feenstra | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Larry Greenberg | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Darren Elias (4) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Matthew Waxman (2) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | USA Simon Lam | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Brady Holiman | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Erkut Yilmaz | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Tony Ruberto | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VIE Tony Tran | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Patrick Serda | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLD Pavel Plesuv | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dylan Linde | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Frank Stepuchin | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UKR Denys Shafikov | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Vinicius Lima | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Demo Kiriopoulos | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA David "ODB" Baker | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Erkut Yilmaz (2) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LAT Vitalijs Zavorotnijs | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ben Palmer | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA James Carroll (2) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Craig Varnell | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Matthew Wantman | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER Ole Schemion (2) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | USA Roger Teska | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Aaron Van Blarcum | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Donald Maloney | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Nitis Udornpim | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Simon Brändström | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Josh Adkins | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Geoffrey Hum | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BUL Milen Stefanov | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Alex Foxen | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Markus Gonsalves | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Brian Altman (2) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Aleksey Badulin | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Veerab Zakarian | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER Christopher Pütz | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Eric Afriat (3) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Balakrishna Patur | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VIE Tony Tran (2) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Christian Jeppsson | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Gavin Cochrane | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Nick Petrangelo | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IRL Daniel Smyth | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Andrey Kotelnikov | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Phillip Mighall | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Soheb Porbandarwala | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Jack Hardcastle | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ilyas Muradi | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Maksim Sekretarev | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Qing Liu | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Brek Schutten | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | GER Christian Rudolph | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Brian Altman (3) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Chad Eveslage | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Adedapo Ajayi | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Records
Information correct as of May 24, 2024
| Rank | Name | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Darren Elias | 4 |
| 2 | CAN Eric Afriat | 3 |
| USA Brian Altman | ||
| DEN Gus Hansen | ||
| ECU Carlos Mortensen | ||
| USA David Rheem | ||
| USA Anthony Zinno |
| Rank | Name | Final tables |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Darren Elias | 13 |
| 2 | USA Phil Ivey | 9 |
| 3 | VIE Scotty Nguyen | 8 |
| 4 | CAN Eric Afriat | 7 |
| USA Brian Altman | ||
| USA Tony Dunst | ||
| USA Darryll Fish | ||
| DEN Gus Hansen | ||
| USA Michael Mizrachi | ||
| CAN Daniel Negreanu | ||
| VIE David Pham | ||
| VIE J.C. Tran | ||
| USA Anthony Zinno |
| Rank | Name | Money finishes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Darren Elias | 46 |
| 2 | USA Anthony Zinno | 39 |
| 3 | USA Brian Altman | 34 |
| 4 | USA Jake Schwartz | 33 |
| T5 | USA Mohsin Charania | 32 |
| USA 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 | DEN Gus Hansen | $556,480 |
| 1 | #6 – World Poker Open 2003 | GBR Dave Ulliott | $589,175 |
| 2 | #5 – World Poker Finals 2003 | USA Hoyt Corkins | $1,089,200 |
| 2 | #6 – Five Diamond World Poker Classic 2003 | USA Paul Phillips | $1,101,980 |
| 2 | #8 – World Poker Open 2004 | USA Barry Greenstein | $1,278,370 |
| 2 | #9 – LA Poker Classic 2004 | USA Antonio Esfandiari | $1,399,135 |
| 3 | #7 – World Poker Finals 2004 | VIE Tuan Le | $1,549,588 |
| 3 | #8 – Five Diamond World Poker Classic 2004 | CAN Daniel Negreanu | $1,759,218 |
| 3 | #11 – LA Poker Classic 2005 | USA Michael Mizrachi | $1,859,909 |
| 4 | #7 – World Poker Finals 2005 | USA Nick Schulman | $2,142,000 |
| 4 | #12 – LA Poker Classic 2006 | USA Alan Goehring | $2,391,550 |
| 5 | #14 – LA Poker Classic 2007 | USA Eric Hershler | $2,429,970 |
| 6 | #11 – Doyle Brunson Classic 2007 | UKR 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 | USA Alan Goehring | $1,011,866 |
| 2 | WPT Championship – Season II | SWE Martin de Knijff | $2,728,356 |
| 3 | WPT Championship – Season III | VIE Tuan Le | $2,856,150 |
| 4 | WPT Championship – Season IV | USA Joe Bartholdi Jr. | $3,760,165 |
| 5 | WPT Championship – Season V | ECU Carlos Mortensen | $3,970,415 |
| 6 | WPT Championship – Season VI | CHN David Chiu | $3,389,140 |
| 7 | WPT Championship – Season VII | UKR Yevgeniy Timoshenko | $2,149,960 |
| 8 | WPT Championship – Season VIII | USA David Williams | $1,530,537 |
| 9 | WPT World Championship – Season IX | USA Scott Seiver | $1,618,344 |
| 10 | WPT World Championship – Season X | GER Marvin Rettenmaier | $1,196,858 |
| 11 | WPT World Championship – Season XI | USA David Rheem | $1,150,279 |
| 12 | WPT World Championship – Season XII | USA Keven Stammen | $1,350,000 |
| 13 | WPT World Championship – Season XIII | USA Asher Conniff | $973,683 |
| 14 | WPT Tournament of Champions – Season XIV | MAR Farid Yachou | $381,600 |
| 15 | WPT Tournament of Champions – Season XV | USA Daniel Weinman | $381,500 |
| 16 | WPT Tournament of Champions – Season XVI | USA Matthew Waxman | $463,375 |
| 17 | WPT Tournament of Champions – Season XVII | GER Ole Schemion | $440,395 |
| 18–19 | No events | ||
| 20 | WPT World Championship 2022 | CAN Eliot Hudon | $4,136,000 |
| 21 | WPT World Championship 2023 | USA Daniel Sepiol | $5,282,954 |
WPT Ladies
In January 2008, the WPT announced a set of tournaments for women, known as WPT Ladies. The first season had five events, with buy-ins ranging from $300 to $1,500. Nancy Todd finished first in the Ladies Championship with Vanessa Selbst finishing second. There are currently no WPT Ladies events scheduled.
WPT Walk of Fame
The World Poker Tour Walk of Fame was designed to honor those poker players who have played the game well at the highest levels as well as those who have promoted the spread of it through film, television, and literature.
The first inductees were poker legends Doyle Brunson and Gus Hansen, as well as actor James Garner.
In February 2004, the World Poker Tour Walk of Fame inducted its second members at the Commerce Casino in a ceremony before top pros and celebrities in town for the World Poker Tour Invitational Poker Tournament. The induction ceremony was staged on the doorstep of Commerce Casino.
No new players have been inducted since 2004.
WPT Honors Award
The WPT Honors Award launched in early 2017, with Ms. Linda Johnson named as the first recipient. Later that year, 15-year WPT commentator Mike Sexton and gaming industry icon Bruno Fitoussi became the second and third honorees. In 2018, Steve Lipscomb and Lyle Berman each received the fourth and fifth honors.
The WPT Honors Award is the WPT's highest honor, awarded to members of the poker industry in celebration and appreciation of exceptional contributions made to the World Poker Tour and the poker community as a whole. Presented as determined by WPT CEO Adam Pliska and the World Poker Tour, the WPT Honors Award is given in recognition to those who distinguish themselves by excellence and dedication beyond expectations.
WPT Honors Award Recipients
- 2017: Bruno Fitoussi, Linda Johnson, Mike Sexton
- 2018: Lyle Berman, Steve Lipscomb
- 2019: Deb Giardina, Matt Savage
- 2022: Isai Scheinberg, Vincent Van Patten
''Deal''
A fictional WPT championship match is the setting for the 2007 feature film Deal. Sexton, Van Patten, and Friel play themselves and a number of other poker professionals and poker-playing celebrities are reportedly in the cast. The WPT set was shipped to New Orleans for filming following the season 4 championship.
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