# World Poker Tour season 4 results

Below are the results of season 4 of the World Poker Tour television series (2005–2006).

## Results
### Mirage Poker Showdown

* Casino: The Mirage, Paradise, Nevada
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 4-Day Event: May 23, 2005 to May 26, 2005
* Number of Entries: 317
* Total Prize Pool: $3,074,900
* Number of Payouts: 27
* Winning Hand: Q-Q
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Gavin Smith | $1,153,778 |
| 2nd | Ted Forrest | $579,386 |
| 3rd | Chris Bell | $289,693 |
| 4th | Kido Pham | $182,964 |
| 5th | Eugene Todd | $137,223 |
| 6th | Mark Ellerbe | $106,729 |

### Grand Prix de Paris

* Casino: Aviation Club de France, Paris
* Buy-in: €10,000
* 5-Day Event: July 25, 2005 to July 29, 2005
* Number of Entries: 160
* Total Prize Pool: €1,520,000
* Number of Payouts: 18
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Roland De Wolfe | €479,680 ($574,419) |
| 2nd | Juha Helppi | €254,830 ($305,160) |
| 3rd | Michel Zajdenberg | €179,880 ($215,407) |
| 4th | Tim Anders | €119,920 ($143,605) |
| 5th | Curt Kohlberg | €89,940 ($107,704) |
| 6th | Alan Goehring | €74,950 ($89,753) |

### Legends of Poker

* Casino: Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles
* Buy-in: $5,000
* 5-Day Event: August 27, 2005 to August 31, 2005
* Number of Entries: 839
* Total Prize Pool: $4,195,000
* Number of Payouts: 72
* Winning Hand: K♥ J♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Alex Kahaner | $1,150,900 |
| 2nd | Kenna James | $588,210 |
| 3rd | Jake Minter | $333,600 |
| 4th | Tim Phan | $291,900 |
| 5th | Todd Phillips | $250,200 |
| 6th | Kevin O'Donnell | $208,500 |

### Borgata Poker Open

* Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 4-Day Event: September 19, 2005 to September 22, 2005
* Number of Entries: 515
* Total Prize Pool: $4,995,500
* Number of Payouts: 45
* Winning Hand: A♥ 9♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Al Ardebili | $1,498,650 |
| 2nd | Ricardo Festejo | $799,280 |
| 3rd | Kathy Liebert | $427,115 |
| 4th | John D'Agostino | $349,685 |
| 5th | Robert Hwang | $299,730 |
| 6th | David Singer | $249,775 |

### UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic

* Casino: Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm Beach, Aruba
* Buy-in: $5,000
* 6-Day Event: September 26, 2005 to October 1, 2005
* Number of Entries: 647
* Total Prize Pool: $3,235,000
* Number of Payouts: 125
* Winning Hand: J♦ 3♦
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Freddy Deeb | $1,000,000 |
| 2nd | Josh Schlein | $440,450 |
| 3rd | Johan Storåkers | $300,000 |
| 4th | Devin Porter | $200,000 |
| 5th | Robert Border | $150,000 |
| 6th | Stacy Matuson | $100,000 |

### Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship

* Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 4-Day Event: October 18, 2005 to October 21, 2005
* Number of Entries: 420
* Total Prize Pool: $4,074,000
* Number of Payouts: 100
* Winning Hand: J♣ 3♥
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Minh Ly | $1,060,050 |
| 2nd | Dan Harrington | $620,730 |
| 3rd | Gavin Smith | $327,610 |
| 4th | Don Zewin | $189,630 |
| 5th | Jan Sorensen | $137,940 |
| 6th | Tony Grand | $96,560 |

### World Poker Finals

* Casino: Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 5-Day Event: November 13, 2005 to November 18, 2005
* Number of Entries: 783
* Total Prize Pool: $7,855,000
* Number of Payouts: 120
* Winning Hand: 9♠ 6♠
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Nick Schulman | $2,167,500 |
| 2nd | Anthony Licastro | $1,035,000 |
| 3rd | Bill Gazes | $759,000 |
| 4th | Allen Cunningham | $483,000 |
| 5th | Lyle Berman | $345,000 |
| 6th | Leonard Cortellino | $276,000 |

### Five Diamond World Poker Classic

* Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas
* Buy-in: $15,000
* 5-Day Event: December 12, 2005 to December 16, 2005
* Number of Entries: 555
* Total Prize Pool: $8,075,250
* Number of Payouts: 100
* Winning Hand: 8♣ 8♠
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Rehne Pedersen | $2,078,185 |
| 2nd | Patrik Antonius | $1,046,470 |
| 3rd | Doyle Brunson | $563,485 |
| 4th | J.J. Liu | $362,140 |
| 5th | Darrell Dicken | $241,495 |
| 6th | Phil Laak | $160,995 |

### PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure

* Casino: Atlantis, Paradise Island
* Buy-in: $7,800
* 5-Day Event: January 5, 2006 to January 10, 2006
* Number of Entries: 724
* Total Prize Pool: $5,477,700
* Number of Payouts: 130
* Winning Hand: Q♠ 10♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Steve Paul-Ambrose | $1,388,600 |
| 2nd | Brook Lyter | $681,500 |
| 3rd | David Singer | $436,200 |
| 4th | Michael Higgins | $327,100 |
| 5th | Anders Henriksson | $239,900 |

### Gold Strike World Poker Open

* Casino: Gold Strike Tunica
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 5-Day Event: January 19, 2006 to January 23, 2006
* Number of Entries: 327
* Total Prize Pool: $3,171,900
* Number of Payouts: 50
* Winning Hand: A♠ Q♠
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Scotty Nguyen | $969,421 |
| 2nd | Michael Mizrachi | $566,352 |
| 3rd | Raul Paez | $298,908 |
| 4th | Gavin Smith | $173,052 |
| 5th | An Tran | $125,856 |
| 6th | Bau Le | $88,099 |

### Borgata Winter Poker Open

* Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 4-Day Event: January 29, 2006 to February 1, 2006
* Number of Entries: 381
* Total Prize Pool: $3,695,700
* Number of Payouts: 75
* Winning Hand: J♥ 6♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Michael Mizrachi | $1,173,373 |
| 2nd | John D'Agostino | $591,312 |
| 3rd | Erick Lindgren | $282,721 |
| 4th | Amnon Filippi | $184,785 |
| 5th | Josh Spiegelman | $147,828 |
| 6th | Stuart Paterson | $110,871 |

### L.A. Poker Classic

* Casino: Commerce Casino, Los Angeles
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 6-Day Event: February 16, 2006 to February 21, 2006
* Number of Entries: 692
* Total Prize Pool: $6,643,200
* Number of Payouts: 45
* Winning Hand: K♦ 8♥
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Alan Goehring | $2,391,550 |
| 2nd | Daniel Quach | $1,162,560 |
| 3rd | Michael Woo | $571,315 |
| 4th | Steve Simmons | $338,803 |
| 5th | J.C. Tran | $265,728 |
| 6th | Per Ummer | $199,296 |

### L.A. Poker Classic

* Casino: Commerce Casino, Los Angeles
* Buy-in:
* 2-Day Event: February 22, 2006
* Number of Entries: 315
* Total Prize Pool:
* Number of Payouts:
* Winning Hand:
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Barry Greenstein | $100,000 |

### Bay 101 Shooting Star

* Casino: Bay 101, San Jose, California
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 5-Day Event: February 27, 2006 to March 3, 2006
* Number of Entries: 518
* Total Prize Pool: $4,702,800
* Number of Payouts: 45
* Winning Hand: A♣ 7♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Nam Le | $1,198,300 |
| 2nd | Ravi Udayakumar | $629,500 |
| 3rd | Danny Smith | $340,000 |
| 4th | David Williams | $280,000 |
| 5th | Fabrice Soulier | $240,000 |
| 6th | Chad Brown | $200,000 |

### World Poker Challenge

* Casino: Reno Hilton, Reno
* Buy-in: $5,000
* 4-Day Event: March 27, 2006 to March 30, 2006
* Number of Entries: 592
* Total Prize Pool: $2,845,700
* Number of Payouts: 36
* Winning Hand: K♥ 4♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Mike Simon | $1,052,890 |
| 2nd | Jason Stern | $529,300 |
| 3rd | Tom Schneider | $256,115 |
| 4th | Greg Mueller | $142,285 |
| 5th | Jonas Norrman | $113,830 |
| 6th | Barry Greenstein | $85,370 |

### Foxwoods Poker Classic

* Casino: Foxwoods, Mashantucket
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 4-Day Event: April 6, 2006 to April 9, 2006
* Number of Entries: 431
* Total Prize Pool: $4,175,200
* Number of Payouts: 40
* Winning Hand: A♥ J♠
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Victor Ramdin | $1,331,889 |
| 2nd | Alex Jacob | $655,507 |
| 3rd | Edward Jordan | $417,520 |
| 4th | Larry Klur | $292,264 |
| 5th | John Russell | $208,760 |
| 6th | Bruce Kater | $167,008 |

### WPT Championship

* Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas
* Buy-in: $25,000
* 7-Day Event: April 18, 2006 to April 24, 2006
* Number of Entries: 605
* Total Prize Pool: $14,671,250
* Number of Payouts: 100
* Winning Hand: 9-5
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Joe Bartholdi | $3,760,165 |
| 2nd | Davidson Matthew | $1,903,950 |
| 3rd | Roland De Wolfe | $1,025,205 |
| 4th | Claus Nielson | $659,120 |
| 5th | James Van Alstyne | $439,357 |
| 6th | Men Nguyen | $292,915 |

## Other Events

During season 4 of the WPT there was one special event that did not apply to the Player of the Year standings:
* The WPT Celebrity Invitational - February 22–24, 2006 - Commerce Casino - postscript to Event #12: L.A. Poker Classic - won by Barry Greenstein