# World Poker Tour season 3 results

Below are the results of season three of the World Poker Tour television series (2004–2005).

## Results
### Grand Prix de Paris

* Casino: Aviation Club de France, Paris
* Buy-in: €10,000
* 5-Day Event: July 17, 2004 to July 21, 2004
* Number of Entries: 205
* Total Prize Pool: €1,957,750
* Number of Payouts: 27
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Surinder Sunar | €679,860 ($828,956) |
| 2nd | Tony G | €339,930 ($414,478) |
| 3rd | Jim Overman | €203,960 ($248,689) |
| 4th | Peter Roche | €135,970 ($165,789) |
| 5th | Ben Roberts | €101,980 ($124,345) |
| 6th | Dave Colclough | €84,890 ($103,507) |

### Mirage Poker Showdown

* Casino: The Mirage, Paradise, Nevada
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 4-Day Event: July 29, 2004 to August 1, 2004
* Number of Entries: 281
* Total Prize Pool: $2,725,200
* Number of Payouts: 27
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Eli Elezra | $1,024,574 |
| 2nd | Lee Watkinson | $513,038 |
| 3rd | Gabe Kaplan | $256,519 |
| 4th | John Juanda | $162,012 |
| 5th | Scotty Nguyen | $121,509 |
| 6th | Jim Meehan | $94,507 |

### Legends of Poker

* Casino: Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles
* Buy-in: $5,000
* 4-Day Event: August 28, 2004 to August 31, 2004
* Number of Entries: 667
* Total Prize Pool: $3,335,000
* Number of Payouts: 63
* Winning Hand: Q♥ 9♥
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Doyle Brunson | $1,198,260 |
| 2nd | Lee Watkinson | $578,375 |
| 3rd | Pete Lawson | $272,665 |
| 4th | Grant Helling | $170,175 |
| 5th | Joe Awada | $132,200 |
| 6th | Tom Lee | $99,150 |

### Borgata Poker Open

* Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 4-Day Event: September 19, 2004 to September 22, 2004
* Number of Entries: 302
* Total Prize Pool: $3,020,000
* Number of Payouts: 27
* Winning Hand: A♠ A♦
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Daniel Negreanu | $1,117,400 |
| 2nd | David Williams | $573,800 |
| 3rd | Josh Arieh | $286,900 |
| 4th | Chris Tsiprailidis | $181,200 |
| 5th | Brandon Moran | $135,900 |
| 6th | Phil Ivey | $105,700 |

### Ultimate Poker Classic

* Casino: Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm Beach, Aruba
* Buy-in: $6,000
* 6-Day Event: September 26, 2004 to October 1, 2004
* Number of Entries: 647
* Total Prize Pool: $3,879,000
* Number of Payouts: 200
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Eric Brenes | $1,000,000 |
| 2nd | Layne Flack | $500,000 |
| 3rd | Mike Matusow | $250,000 |
| 4th | Pat McMillan | $170,000 |
| 5th | John Juanda | $130,000 |
| 6th | Vic Fey | $105,000 |

### Festa Al Lago (Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship)

* Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 4-Day Event: October 19, 2004 to October 22, 2004
* Number of Entries: 312
* Total Prize Pool: $3,026,400
* Number of Payouts: 50
* Winning Hand: K♣ 10♣
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Carlos Mortensen | $1,000,000 |
| 2nd | Kido Pham | $496,400 |
| 3rd | David Pham | $255,000 |
| 4th | Erik Seidel | $165,000 |
| 5th | Hung La | $120,000 |
| 6th | John Juanda | $84,000 |

### World Poker Finals

* Casino: Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 5-Day Event: November 13, 2004 to November 17, 2004
* Number of Entries: 674
* Total Prize Pool: $6,765,000
* Number of Payouts: 60
* Winning Hand: 6-7
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Tuan Le | $1,549,588 |
| 2nd | Temperance Hutter | $973,256 |
| 3rd | Humberto Brenes | $636,930 |
| 4th | Bradley Berman | $470,452 |
| 5th | J.C. Tran | $353,850 |
| 6th | David Pham | $277,014 |

### Five Diamond World Poker Classic

* Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas
* Buy-in: $15,000
* 5-Day Event: December 14, 2004 to December 18, 2004
* Number of Entries: 376
* Total Prize Pool: $5,470,800
* Number of Payouts: 50
* Winning Hand: K-7
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Daniel Negreanu | $1,770,218 |
| 2nd | Humberto Brenes | $923,475 |
| 3rd | Vinny Landrum | $462,851 |
| 4th | Jennifer Harman | $299,492 |
| 5th | Steve Rassi | $217,812 |
| 6th | Nam Le | $152,468 |

### PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure

* Casino: Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas
* Buy-in: $7,800
* 4-Day Event: January 8, 2005 to January 11, 2005
* Number of Entries: 461
* Total Prize Pool: $3,595,600
* Number of Payouts: 75
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | John Gale | $890,000 |
| 2nd | Alex Balandin | $484,000 |
| 3rd | Mikael Westerlund | $306,000 |
| 4th | Patrick Hocking | $207,000 |
| 5th | John Cernuto | $155,800 |
| 6th | Nenad Medic | $112,000 |

### World Poker Open

* Casino: Gold Strike Tunica
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 4-Day Event: January 24, 2005 to January 27, 2005
* Number of Entries: 512
* Total Prize Pool: $4,832,773
* Number of Payouts: 44
* Winning Hand: A-10
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Johnny Stolzmann | $1,491,444 |
| 2nd | Chau Giang | $773,448 |
| 3rd | Daniel Negreanu | $384,322 |
| 4th | Scotty Nguyen | $336,282 |
| 5th | Michael Mizrachi | $288,241 |
| 6th | Raja Kattamuri | $240,201 |

### L.A. Poker Classic

* Casino: Commerce Casino, Los Angeles
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 5-Day Event: February 18, 2005 to February 22, 2005
* Number of Entries: 538
* Total Prize Pool: $5,166,414
* Number of Payouts: 45
* Winning Hand: A-9
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Michael Mizrachi | $1,859,909 |
| 2nd | Haralabos Voulgaris | $904,122 |
| 3rd | Hung La | $444,312 |
| 4th | Ted Forrest | $263,487 |
| 5th | Erick Lindgren | $206,657 |
| 6th | Harley Hall | $154,992 |

### L.A. Poker Classic

* Casino: Commerce Casino, Los Angeles
* Buy-in:
* 2-Day Event: February 25, 2005
* Number of Entries: 238
* Total Prize Pool:
* Number of Payouts:
* Winning Hand:
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Alex Brenes | $100,000 |

### Bay 101 Shooting Star

* Casino: Bay 101, San Jose, California
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 5-Day Event: March 7, 2005 to March 11, 2005
* Number of Entries: 438
* Total Prize Pool: $4,070,000
* Number of Payouts: 45
* Winning Hand: 4-3
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Danny Nguyen | $1,025,000 |
| 2nd | Jay Martens | $600,000 |
| 3rd | Gus Hansen | $320,000 |
| 4th | Shandor Szentkuti | $280,000 |
| 5th | Corey Cheresnick | $240,000 |
| 6th | Men Nguyen | $200,000 |

### Party Poker Million

* Buy-in: $10,000
* 5-Day Event: March 19, 2005 to March 23, 2005
* Number of Entries: 735
* Total Prize Pool: $7,430,000
* Number of Payouts: 180
* Winning Hand: J-2
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Michael Gracz | $1,525,500 |
| 2nd | David Minto | $1,000,000 |
| 3rd | Matthew Cherackal | $700,000 |
| 4th | Adam Csallany | $500,000 |
| 5th | Paul Darden | $300,000 |
| 6th | Richard Kain | $200,000 |
* This event, which was limit hold 'em, had the largest prize pool in history for a tournament that was not played at no-limit hold 'em.

### World Poker Challenge

* Casino: Reno Hilton, Reno
* Buy-in: $5,000
* 4-Day Event: March 29, 2005 to April 1, 2005
* Number of Entries: 345
* Total Prize Pool: $1,725,350
* Number of Payouts: 27
* Winning Hand: 4♠ 3♠
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Arnold Spee | $633,880 |
| 2nd | Blair Rodman | $327,815 |
| 3rd | Phil Ivey | $163,908 |
| 4th | Michael Yoshino | $103,521 |
| 5th | Russ Carlson | $77,641 |
| 6th | Mark Chapic | $60,387 |

### WPT Championship

* Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas
* Buy-in: $25,000
* 7-Day Event: April 18, 2005 to April 24, 2005
* Number of Entries: 453
* Total Prize Pool: $10,961,000
* Number of Payouts: 100
* Winning Hand: K-J
Final Table :
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Tuan Le | $2,856,150 |
| 2nd | Paul Maxfield | $1,698,390 |
| 3rd | Hasan Habib | $896,375 |
| 4th | John Phan | $518,920 |
| 5th | Rob Hollink | $377,420 |
| 6th | Phil Ivey | $264,195 |

## Other Events

During season 3 of the WPT there was one special event that did not apply to the Player of the Year standings:
* The WPT Invitational - February 23–24, 2005 - Commerce Casino - postscript to Event #11: L.A. Poker Classic - won by Alex Brenes