# World Poker Tour season 1 results

Below are the results of season 1 of the World Poker Tour (2002–2003).

## Results
### Five Diamond World Poker Classic

* Casino: Bellagio, Paradise, Nevada
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 5-Day Event: May 27, 2002 to June 1, 2002
* Number of Entries: 146
* Total Prize Pool: $1,391,180
* Number of Payouts: 18
* Winning Hand: K-K
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Gus Hansen | $556,460 |
| 2nd | John Juanda | $278,240 |
| 3rd | Freddy Deeb | $139,120 |
| 4th | John Hennigan | $83,472 |
| 5th | Chris Bigler | $62,604 |
| 6th | Scotty Nguyen | $48,692 |
| 7th | Eli Balas | $34,780 |
| 8th | Martin Corpuz | $27,724 |
| 9th | David Levi | $22,261 |
| 10th | Paul McKinney | $16,694 |
| 11th | Michael Sukonik | $16,694 |
| 12th | Amir Vahedi | $16,694 |
| 13th | Tony Cousineau | $15,303 |
| 14th | Hamid Dastmalchi | $15,303 |
| 15th | Peter Vilandos | $15,303 |
| 16th | Todd Brunson | $13,912 |
| 17th | Marsha Waggoner | $13,912 |
| 18th | Jonathan Kaplan | $13,912 |

### Legends of Poker

* Casino: Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles
* Buy-in: $5,000
* 2-Day Event: August 30, 2002 to August 31, 2002
* Number of Entries: 134
* Total Prize Pool: $583,380
* Number of Payouts: 10
* Winning Hand: Q-Q
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Chris Karagulleyan | $258,000 |
| 2nd | Hon Le | $122,550 |
| 3rd | Stan Goldstein | $61,270 |
| 4th | Mark Seif | $38,700 |
| 5th | Can Kim Hua | $29,025 |
| 6th | Kathy Liebert | $22,575 |
| 7th | Paul Darden | $16,125 |
| 8th | Phil Hellmuth Jr | $12,900 |
| 9th | Scott Brayerr | $11,285 |
| 10th | Paul Zibits | $10,950 |

### Ultimate Poker Classic

* Casino: Palm Beach, Aruba
* Buy-in: $300
* 2-Day Event: October 9, 2002
* Number of Entries: 100
* Total Prize Pool: $74,400
* Number of Payouts:4
* Winning Hand: A-J
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Juha Helppi | $50,000 |
| 2nd | Anssi Tuulivirda | $10,400 |
| 3rd | Kathy Liebert | $8,000 |
| 4th | Woody Moore | $6,000 |

### Costa Rica Classic

* Casino: Casinos Europa, San José
* Buy-in: $500 w/ $500 Re-buys
* 1-Day Event: October 19, 2002
* Number of Entries: 134
* Total Prize Pool: $234,858
* Number of Payouts: 10
* Winning Hand: J-J
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Jose Rosenkrantz | $108,730 |
| 2nd | Jamie Ligator | $45,000 |
| 3rd | Luis Milanes | $25,120 |
| 4th | Dewey Tomko | $14,650 |
| 5th | Jamie Anteneloff | $11,510 |
| 6th | R.A. Head | $9,420 |

### Gold Rush

* Casino: Lucky Chances Casino, Colma, California
* Buy-in: $3,000
* 2-Day Event: November 10, 2002 to November 11, 2002
* Number of Entries: 152
* Total Prize Pool: $456,000
* Number of Payouts: 18
* Winning Hand: Q-8
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Paul Darden | $146,000 |
| 2nd | Chris Bigler | $88,000 |
| 3rd | Antonio Esfandiari | $44,000 |
| 4th | Phil Hellmuth | $34,000 |
| 5th | Vince Burgio | $26,000 |
| 6th | Tommy Garza | $21,000 |

### World Poker Finals

* Casino: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 3-Day Event: November 14, 2002 to November 17, 2002
* Number of Entries: 89
* Total Prize Pool: $915,000
* Number of Payouts: 10
* Winning Hand: A-9
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Howard Lederer | $320,400 |
| 2nd | Layne Flack | $186,900 |
| 3rd | Andy Bloch | $102,350 |
| 4th | Phil Ivey | $75,650 |
| 5th | Peter Giordano | $57,850 |
| 6th | Ron Rose | $44,500 |

### World Poker Open

* Casino: Binion's Horseshoe, Tunica, Mississippi
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 4-Day Event: January 28, 2003 to January 31, 2003
* Number of Entries: 160
* Total Prize Pool: $1,600,000
* Number of Payouts: 27
* Winning Hand: 6-5
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Dave Ulliott | $589,175 |
| 2nd | Phil Ivey | $290,130 |
| 3rd | Johnny Donaldson | $145,065 |
| 4th | Buddy Williams | $91,620 |
| 5th | Jeremy Tinsley | $68,715 |
| 6th | Tommy Grimes | $53,445 |

### Euro Finals of Poker

* Casino: Aviation Club de France, Paris
* Buy-in: €10,000 ($10,790)
* 3-Day Event: February 12, 2003 to February 15, 2003
* Number of Entries: 86
* Total Prize Pool: €831,000 ($894,510)
* Number of Payouts: 9
* Winning Hand: K-2
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Christer Johansson | €500,000 ($538,213) |
| 2nd | Claude Cohen | €160,000 ($172,228) |
| 3rd | Allen Cunningham | €80,000 ($86,114) |
| 4th | Jacques Durand | €32,000 ($34,446) |
| 5th | Tony G | €16,000 ($17,223) |
| 6th | Alain Hagege | €13,000 ($13,994) |

### L.A. Poker Classic

* Casino: Commerce Casino, Los Angeles
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 4-Day Event: February 21, 2003 to February 24, 2003
* Number of Entries: 136
* Total Prize Pool: $1,360,000
* Number of Payouts: 20
* Winning Hand: A-J
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Gus Hansen | $532,490 |
| 2nd | Daniel Rentzer | $253,595 |
| 3rd | Andy Bloch | $125,460 |
| 4th | David Pham | $80,080 |
| 5th | Steven Shkolnik | $53,390 |
| 6th | Bob Stupak | $46,715 |

### Party Poker Million

* Buy-in: $5,300
* 1-Day Event: March 6, 2003
* Number of Entries: 177
* Total Prize Pool: $1,013,800
* Number of Payouts: 9
* Winning Hand: 10-3
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Howard Lederer | $289,150 |
| 2nd | Chip Jett | $175,900 |
| 3rd | Joe Simpkins | $105,540 |
| 4th | Maureen Feduniak | $79,155 |
| 5th | Tim Lark | $52,770 |
| 6th | Daniel Coupal | $43,975 |

### World Poker Challenge

* Casino: Reno Hilton, Reno
* Buy-in: $5,000
* 3-Day Event: March 31, 2003 to April 2, 2003
* Number of Entries: 87
* Total Prize Pool: $421,746
* Number of Payouts: 9
* Winning Hand: K-Q
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Ron Rose | $168,298 |
| 2nd | Cal Dykes | $96,772 |
| 3rd | Tony Le | $50,490 |
| 4th | Paul Magriel | $29,452 |
| 5th | Mark Edwards | $23,140 |
| 6th | T. J. Cloutier | $18,934 |

### WPT Championship

* Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas
* Buy-in: $25,000
* 5-Day Event: April 14, 2003 to April 18, 2003
* Number of Entries: 111
* Total Prize Pool: $2,691,750
* Number of Payouts: 28
* Winning Hand: 8-5
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Alan Goehring | $1,011,886 |
| 2nd | Kirill Gerasimov | $506,625 |
| 3rd | Phil Ivey | $253,313 |
| 4th | Doyle Brunson | $159,987 |
| 5th | Ted Forrest | $119,990 |
| 6th | James Hoeppner | $93,326 |

## Other Events

During season 1 of the WPT there was one special event that did not apply to the Player of the Year standings:
* The WPT Invitational – February 25–26, 2003 – Commerce Casino – postscript to Event #8: L.A. Poker Classic