# Poker Superstars season 3 results

The third season of the Poker Superstars televised poker tournament commenced on 12 March 2006. The tournament had a knockout format, and Todd Brunson finished as winner, making over half a million dollars.

## Regular season results

| Event | Winner | Runner-Up | Remainder Finishing Order |
| Elimination match #1 | Antonio Esfandiari ($10,000) | Jennifer Tilly | Mimi Tran Juan Carlos Mortensen Cyndy Violette Joe Hachem |
| Elimination match #2 | Jeff Shulman ($10,000) | Barry Greenstein | Todd Brunson Eli Elezra Phil Ivey Chris Ferguson |
| Elimination match #3 | Mike Sexton ($10,000) | Phil Hellmuth Jr | Gus Hansen Kassem "Freddy" Deeb Jennifer Harman Johnny Chan |
| Elimination match #4 | Daniel Negreanu ($10,000) | Erick Lindgren | Greg Raymer Ted Forrest Chris Moneymaker Mike Matusow |
| Elimination match #5 | Chris Moneymaker ($10,000) | Antonio Esfandiari | Jeff Shulman Chris Ferguson Mimi Tran Mike Matusow |
| Elimination match #6 | Daniel Negreanu ($10,000) | Jennifer Harman | Cyndy Violette Gus Hansen Phil Ivey Greg Raymer |
| Elimination match #7 | Todd Brunson($10,000) | Joe Hachem | Johnny Chan Juan Carlos Mortensen Mike Sexton Ted Forrest |
| Elimination match #8 | Kassem "Freddy" Deeb ($10,000) | Phil Hellmuth Jr | Erick Lindgren Barry Greenstein Eli Elezra Jennifer Tilly |
| Elimination match #9 | Johnny Chan ($10,000) | Jeff Shulman | Phil Hellmuth Jr Jennifer Harman Chris Moneymaker Mike Sexton |
| Elimination match #10 | Mike Matusow ($10,000) | Barry Greenstein | Eli Elezra Gus Hansen Todd Brunson Ted Forrest |
| Elimination match #11 | Erick Lindgren ($10,000) | Juan Carlos Mortensen | Joe Hachem Kassem "Freddy" Deeb Mimi Tran Jennifer Tilly |
| Elimination match #12 | Chris Ferguson ($10,000) | Phil Ivey | Antonio Esfandiari Daniel Negreanu Cyndy Violette Greg Raymer |
| Elimination match #13 | Eli Elezra ($10,000) | Mike Matusow | Erick Lindgren Juan Carlos Mortensen Phil Hellmuth Jr Gus Hansen |
| Elimination match #14 | Barry Greenstein ($10,000) | Phil Ivey | Mike Sexton Mimi Tran Daniel Negreanu Chris Moneymaker |
| Elimination match #15 | Jennifer Tilly ($10,000) | Antonio Esfandiari | Greg Raymer Chris Ferguson Jennifer Harman Ted Forrest |
| Elimination match #16 | Jeff Shulman ($10,000) | Cyndy Violette | Johnny Chan Todd Brunson Kassem "Freddy" Deeb Joe Hachem |
| Elimination match #17 | Chris Ferguson ($10,000) | Jennifer Harman | Eli Elezra Erick Lindgren Johnny Chan Greg Raymer |
| Elimination match #18 | Jeff Shulman ($10,000) | Mike Matusow | Juan Carlos Mortensen Mike Sexton Ted Forrest Jennifer Tilly |
| Elimination match #19 | Todd Brunson ($10,000) | Joe Hachem | Mimi Tran Daniel Negreanu Cyndy Violette Barry Greenstein |
| Elimination match #20 | Gus Hansen ($10,000) | Antonio Esfandiari | Phil Ivey Kassem "Freddy" Deeb Chris Moneymaker Phil Hellmuth Jr. |
| Super 16, Group A, Match 1 | Mike Matusow ($15,000) | Jeff Shulman | Eli Elezra Mike Sexton |
| Super 16, Group A, Match 2 | Jeff Shulman ($15,000) | Eli Elezra | Mike Sexton |
| Super 16, Group B, Match 1 | Johnny Chan ($15,000) | Antonio Esfandiari | Chris Ferguson Phil Hellmuth |
| Super 16, Group B, Match 2 | Antonio Esfandiari ($15,000) | Phil Hellmuth | Chris Ferguson |
| Super 16, Group C, Match 1 | Freddy Deeb ($15,000) | Barry Greenstein | Gus Hansen Erick Lindgren |
| Super 16, Group C, Match 2 | Gus Hansen ($15,000) | Erick Lindgren | Barry Greenstein |
| Super 16, Group D, Match 1 | Todd Brunson($15,000) | Daniel Negreanu | Carlos Mortensen Phil Ivey |
| Super 16, Group D, Match 2 | Carlos Mortensen ($15,000) | Daniel Negreanu | Phil Ivey |
| Quarter-Finals, Group A, Match 1 | Antonio Esfandiari ($30,000) | Johnny Chan ($15,000) | Freddy Deeb Carlos Mortensen |
| Quarter-Finals, Group A, Match 2 | Johnny Chan ($30,000) | Freddy Deeb ($15,000) | Carlos Mortensen |
| Quarter-Finals, Group B, Match 1 | Todd Brunson ($30,000) | Mike Matusow ($15,000) | Jeff Shulman Gus Hansen |
| Quarter-Finals, Group B, Match 2 | Gus Hansen ($30,000) | Mike Matusow ($15,000) | Jeff Shulman |
| Semi-Finals, Group A | Antonio Esfandiari ($50,000) | Gus Hansen ($30,000) |
| Semi-Finals, Group B | Todd Brunson ($50,000) | Johnny Chan ($30,000) |
| Final | Todd Brunson ($400,000) | Antonio Esfandiari ($140,000) |

## Elimination round point standings
### Group and Chip Setup

The players whose names appear in bold qualified to advance to the next round.

#### Finals

* Champion - Todd Brunson (2,000,000 chips) (Won 3 of 5)
* Antonio Esfandiari (2,000,000 chips) (Won 0 of 5)

#### Semifinals

Group A:
* Antonio Esfandiari (1,500,000 chips) (Won 2 of 3)
* Gus Hansen (1,000,000 chips) (Won 1 of 3)
Group B:
* Todd Brunson (1,500,000 chips) (Won 2 of 3)
* Johnny Chan (1,000,000 chips) (Won 1 of 3)

#### Quarterfinals

Group A:
* Johnny Chan (600,000 chips)
* Freddy Deeb (600,000 chips)
* Antonio Esfandiari (400,000 chips)
* Carlos Mortensen (400,000 chips)
Group B:
* Todd Brunson (600,000 chips)
* Mike Matusow (600,000 chips)
* Jeff Shulman (400,000 chips)
* Gus Hansen (400,000 chips)

#### Super Sixteen

Group A:
* Jeff Shulman (840,000 chips)
* Eli Elezra (480,000 chips)
* Mike Matusow (480,000 chips)
* Mike Sexton (380,000 chips)
Group B:
* Antonio Esfandiari (720,000 chips)
* Chris Ferguson (520,000 chips)
* Johnny Chan (420,000 chips)
* Phil Hellmuth (400,000 chips)
Group C:
* Erick Lindgren (600,000 chips)
* Barry Greenstein (540,000 chips)
* Gus Hansen (420,000 chips)
* Freddy Deeb (400,000 chips)
Group D:
* Todd Brunson (580,000 chips)
* Daniel Negreanu (540,000 chips)
* Phil Ivey (420,000 chips)
* Carlos Mortensen (420,000 chips)

### Final standings after the elimination round
#### Qualifiers for the Super 16

* 42 - Jeff Shulman (1st, 3rd, 2nd, 1st, 1st)
* 36 - Antonio Esfandiari (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 2nd, 2nd)
* 30 - Erick Lindgren (2nd, 3rd, 1st, 3rd, 4th)
* 29 - Todd Brunson (3rd, 1st, 5th, 4th, 1st)
* 27 - Daniel Negreanu (1st, 1st, 4th, 5th, 4th)
* 27 - Barry Greenstein (2nd, 4th, 2nd, 1st, 6th)
* 26 - Chris Ferguson (6th, 4th, 1st, 4th, 1st)
* 24 - Mike Matusow (6th, 6th, 1st, 2nd, 2nd)
* 24 - Eli Elezra (4th, 5th, 3rd, 1st, 3rd)
* 21 - Johnny Chan (6th, 3rd, 1st, 3rd, 5th)
* 21 - Gus Hansen (3rd, 4th, 4th, 6th, 1st)
* 21 - Phil Ivey (5th, 5th, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd)
* 21 - Juan Carlos Mortensen (4th, 4th, 2nd, 4th, 3rd)
* 20 - Kassem "Freddy" Deeb (4th, 1st, 4th, 5th, 4th)
* 20 - Phil Hellmuth Jr. (2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th)
* 19 - Mike Sexton (1st, 5th, 6th, 3rd, 4th)

#### Eliminated

* 19 - Joe Hachem (6th, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 2nd)
* 19 - Jennifer Harman (5th, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 2nd)
* 17 - Jennifer Tilly (2nd, 6th, 6th, 1st, 6th)
* 15 - Mimi Tran (3rd, 5th, 5th, 4th, 3rd)
* 15 - Cyndy Violette (5th, 3rd, 5th, 2nd, 5th)
* 13 - Chris Moneymaker (5th, 1st, 5th, 6th, 5th)
* 10 - Greg Raymer (3rd, 6th, 6th, 3rd, 6th)
* 4 - Ted Forrest (4th, 6th, 6th, 6th, 5th)

## Profits and losses
### Winners

* 1. Todd Brunson: $515,000 (+$465,000)
* 2. Antonio Esfandiari: $245,000 (+$195,000)
* 3. Johnny Chan: $100,000 (+$50,000)
* 4. Gus Hansen: $85,000 (+$35,000)
* 5. Mike Matusow: $55,000 (+$5,000)

### Losers

* 6. Jeff Shulman: $45,000 (-$5,000)
* 7. Freddy Deeb: $40,000 (-$10,000)
* 8. Chris Ferguson: $20,000 (-$30,000)
* 9. Daniel Negreanu: $20,000 (-$30,000)
* 10. Juan Mortensen: $15,000 (-$35,000)
* 11. Eli Elezra: $10,000 (-$40,000)
* 12. Barry Greenstein: $10,000 (-$40,000)
* 13. Erick Lindgren: $10,000 (-$40,000)
* 14. Chris Moneymaker: $10,000 (-$40,000)
* 15. Mike Sexton: $10,000 (-$40,000)
* 16. Jennifer Tilly: $10,000 (-$40,000)
* 17. Ted Forrest: $0 (-$50,000)
* 18. Joe Hachem: $0 (-$50,000)
* 19. Jennifer Harmen: $0 (-$50,000)
* 20. Phil Hellmuth: $0 (-$50,000)
* 21. Phil Ivey: $0 (-$50,000)
* 22. Greg Raymer: $0 (-$50,000)
* 23. Miami Tran: $0 (-$50,000)
* 24. Cindy Violette: $0 (-$50,000)