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:
+ 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 Winning Hand:
+ 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:
+ 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:
+ 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:
+ 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:
+ 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:
+ 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:
+ 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:
+ 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 6th Ozzy Sheikh $177,200
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:
+ 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:
+ 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:
+ 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
WPT Celebrity Invitational 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 2nd Blair Rodman $50,000 3rd Allen Kessler $20,000 4th Jesse Jones $15,000 5th Tom Lock $10,000 6th Ugur Marangoz $5,000
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:
+ 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:
+ 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:
+ 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:
+ 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
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