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:
+ 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:
+ 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 Hands: Amateur ; Professional ; Heads-up + Amateur 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
Phil Gordon won the professional division final table for $250,000 in earnings to advance to a special heads-up match against Helppi. Helppi went on to defeat Gordon to earn the $25,000 seat at the season ending WPT Championships.
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: + 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:
+ 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:
+ 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
Jack Binion 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:
+ 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:
+ 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:
+ 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
WPT Invitational Casino: Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Buy-in: 1-Day Event: February 25, 2003 Number of Entries: 136 Total Prize Pool: $200,000 Number of Payouts: Winning Hand:
+ Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Layne Flack $100,000 2nd Jerry Buss $40,000 3rd David Chiu $20,000 4th Men Nguyen $10,000 5th Tony Ma $7,000 6th Andy Glazer $6,000
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:
+ 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:
+ 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:
+ 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
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