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 Winning Hand:
+ 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:
+ 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 Winning Hand:
+ 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 Winning Hand:
+ 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 Winning Hand:
+ 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 Winning Hand:
+ 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 Winning Hand:
+ 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
Jack Binion 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 Winning Hand:
+ 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:
+ 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
WPT Invitational Casino: Commerce Casino, Los Angeles Buy-in: 2-day event: February 25, 2026 to February 26, 2004 Number of entries: 196 Total prize pool: $200,000 Number of payouts: 9 Winning hand:
+ Final table Place Name Prize 1st Phil Laak $100,000 2nd Humberto Brenes $38,000 3rd John Juanda $18,000 4th Joe Cassidy $14,000 5th Harry Demetriou $10,000 6th Antonio Esfandiari $8,000
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 Winning Hand:
+ 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: $3,682,337 Number of payouts: 90 Winning hand: + Final table Place Name Prize 1st Erick Lindgren $1,000,000 2nd Daniel Negreanu $675,178 3rd Chris Hinchcliffe $441,463 4th Steve Zolotow $259,684 5th Barry Greenstein $194,763 6th Scotty Nguyen $129,842
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 Winning Hand:
+ 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 Winning Hand:
+ 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
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