# World Poker Tour season 2 results

Below are the results of season two of the World Poker Tour television series (2003–2004).

## Results
### Grand Prix de Paris

* Casino: Aviation Club de France, Paris
* Buy-in: €10,000
* 4-day event: July 10, 2003 to July 13, 2003
* Number of entries: 96
* Total prize pool: €894,400 (US$1,028,826)
* Number of payouts: 9
Final table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | David Benyamine | €357,200 ($410,886) |
| 2nd | Jan Boubli | €178,000 ($205,443) |
| 3rd | George Paravoliasakis | €134,000 ($154,140) |
| 4th | Jamie Posner | €80,500 ($92,599) |
| 5th | Erick Lindgren | €53,600 ($61,656) |
| 6th | Lee Salem | €35,700 ($41,066) |

### Legends of Poker

* Casino: Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles
* Buy-in: $5,000
* 3-day event: September 1, 2003 to September 3, 2003
* Number of entries: 309
* Total prize pool: $1,545,000
* Number of payouts: 27
* Winning hand: 9-7
Final table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Mel Judah | $579,375 |
| 2nd | Paul Phillips | $293,550 |
| 3rd | T. J. Cloutier | $146,775 |
| 4th | Chip Jett | $100,425 |
| 5th | Farzad Bonyadi | $69,525 |
| 6th | Phil Laak | $54,075 |

### Borgata Poker Open

* Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City
* Buy-in: $5,000
* 3-day event: September 20, 2003 to September 22, 2003
* Number of entries: 235
* Total prize pool: $1,175,000
* Number of payouts: 18
Final table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Noli Francisco | $470,000 |
| 2nd | Charlie Shoten | $235,000 |
| 3rd | David Oppenheim | $117,500 |
| 4th | Carlos Mortensen | $70,500 |
| 5th | Mickey Seagle | $52,875 |
| 6th | Randy Burger | $41,125 |

### Ultimate Poker Classic

* Casino: Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm Beach, Aruba
* Buy-in: $4,000
* 1-day event: October 18, 2003
* Number of entries: 436
* Total prize pool: $1,697,460
* Number of payouts: 20
Final table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Erick Lindgren | $500,000 |
| 2nd | Daniel Larsson | $300,745 |
| 3rd | Anthony Fagan | $194,230 |
| 4th | Barry Shulman | $112,780 |
| 5th | Ted Harrington | $68,920 |
| 6th | Rick Casper | $43,860 |

### World Poker Finals

* Casino: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 3-Day event: November 14, 2003 to November 17, 2003
* Number of entries: 313
* Total prize pool: $3,155,000
* Number of payouts: 27
Final table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Hoyt Corkins | $1,089,200 |
| 2nd | Mohamed Ibrahim | $563,400 |
| 3rd | Phil Hellmuth | $281,700 |
| 4th | Chris Ackerman | $226,925 |
| 5th | Vellaisamy Senthilkumar | $164,325 |
| 6th | Brian Haveson | $117,375 |

### Five Diamond World Poker Classic

* Casino: Bellagio, Paradise, Nevada
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 4-day event: December 15, 2003 to December 18, 2003
* Number of entries: 314
* Total prize pool: $3,044,750
* Number of payouts: 36
Final table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Paul Phillips | $1,101,908 |
| 2nd | Dewey Tomko | $552,853 |
| 3rd | Gus Hansen | $276,426 |
| 4th | Abe Mosseri | $174,585 |
| 5th | Tino Lechich | $130,940 |
| 6th | Mel Judah | $101,842 |

### PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure

* Buy-in: $7,500
* 1-day event: January 25, 2004
* Number of entries: 221
* Total prize pool: $1,657,501
* Number of payouts: 27
Final table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Gus Hansen | $455,780 |
| 2nd | Hoyt Corkins | $290,065 |
| 3rd | Daniel Negreanu | $192,270 |
| 4th | Michael Benedetto | $132,600 |
| 5th | John D'Agostino | $99,450 |
| 6th | Remco Schrijvers | $74,590 |

### World Poker Open

* Casino: Horseshoe Casino & Hotel, Tunica
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 4-day event: January 26, 2004 to January 29, 2004
* Number of entries: 367
* Total prize pool: $3,455,050
* Number of payouts: 27
Final table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Barry Greenstein | $1,278,370 |
| 2nd | Randy Jensen | $656,460 |
| 3rd | James Tippin | $328,230 |
| 4th | Chip Reese | $207,304 |
| 5th | Can Kim Hua | $155,477 |
| 6th | Tony Hartmann | $120,927 |

### L.A. Poker Classic

* Casino: Commerce Casino, Los Angeles
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 4-day event: February 21, 2004 to February 24, 2004
* Number of entries: 382
* Total prize pool: $3,781,500
* Number of payouts: 27
* Winning hand: A-A
Final table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Antonio Esfandiari | $1,399,135 |
| 2nd | Vinny Vinh | $718,485 |
| 3rd | Mike Keohan | $359,245 |
| 4th | Bill Gazes | $226,890 |
| 5th | Adam Schoenfeld | $170,170 |
| 6th | David Benyamine | $132,355 |

### Bay 101 Shooting Star

* Casino: Bay 101, San José
* Buy-in: $5,000
* 3-day event: March 3, 2004 to March 5, 2004
* Number of entries: 243
* Total prize pool: $1,125,000
* Number of payouts: 27
Final table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Phil Gordon | $360,000 |
| 2nd | Chris Moneymaker | $200,000 |
| 3rd | Masoud Shojaei | $103,300 |
| 4th | Scott Wilson | $79,800 |
| 5th | Susan Kim | $68,400 |
| 6th | Mark Mache | $57,000 |

### Party Poker Million

* Casino:
* Buy-in: $7,000
* 2-day event: March 18, 2004
* Number of entries: 546
* Total prize pool:
* Number of payouts:
* Winning hand:
Final table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Erick Lindgren | $1,000,000 |

### World Poker Challenge

* Casino: Reno Hilton, Reno
* Buy-in: $5,000
* 3-day event: March 30, 2004 to April 1, 2004
* Number of entries: 342
* Total prize pool: $1,658,700
* Number of payouts: 27
Final table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Mike Kinney | $629,469 |
| 2nd | Paul Clark | $310,403 |
| 3rd | Harry Knopp | $155,202 |
| 4th | Peter Muller | $98,022 |
| 5th | Tony Bloom | $73,517 |
| 6th | Young Phan | $57,180 |

### WPT Championship

* Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas
* Buy-in: $25,000
* 5-day event: April 19, 2004 to April 23, 2004
* Number of entries: 343
* Total prize pool: $8,342,000
* Number of payouts: 50
Final table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Martin de Knijff | $2,728,356 |
| 2nd | Hasan Habib | $1,372,223 |
| 3rd | Matt Matros | $706,903 |
| 4th | Richard Grijalva | $457,408 |
| 5th | Russell Rosenblum | $332,660 |
| 6th | Steve Brecher | $232,862 |

## Other Events

During season 2 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, 2004 - Commerce Casino - postscript to Event #9: L.A. Poker Classic