Below are the results of season 1 of the
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour (WPT) is an internationally televised gaming and entertainment brand. Since 2002, the World Poker Tour has operated a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting playdown and the f ...
(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: K-K
Legends of Poker
* Casino:
Bicycle Casino
The Bicycle Hotel & Casino (commonly, "The Bike") is a poker cardroom in California.
Founded by George Hardie Sr. in 1984, located in Bell Gardens, California, The Bicycle Casino offers a selection of poker games and Asian games, with a wide ...
, 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: Q-Q
Ultimate Poker Classic
* Casino:
Palm Beach, Aruba
Palm Beach is a tourism district about 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) northwest of Oranjestad, the capital of Aruba. A number of high rise hotels are located there, such as Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort & Casino, Aruba Marriott Resort, The Barceló, Hol ...
* Buy-in:
* 2-Day Event: October 9, 2002
* Number of Entries: 100
* Total Prize Pool: $74,400
* Number of Payouts:4
* Winning Hand:
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
Gold Rush
* Casino: Lucky Chances Casino,
Colma, California
Colma (Ohlone for "Springs") is a small incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 1,507 at the 2020 census. The town was founded as a necropolis in 1924.
...
* 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
World Poker Finals
* Casino:
Foxwoods Resort Casino
Foxwoods Resort Casino is a hotel and casino complex owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation on their reservation located in Ledyard, Connecticut. Including six casinos, the resort covers an area of . The casinos have more th ...
,
Mashantucket, Connecticut
Mashantucket is a census-designated place (CDP) in the northeast part of the town of Ledyard, New London County, Connecticut, United States. It consists of land held by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe. The Foxwoods Resort Casino
Foxwoods Resort ...
* 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
World Poker Open
* Casino:
Binion's Horseshoe
Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel, formerly Binion's Horseshoe, is a casino on Fremont Street along the Fremont Street Experience mall in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned by TLC Casino Enterprises. The casino is named for its founder, Ben ...
,
Tunica, Mississippi
Tunica is a town in and the county seat of Tunica County, Mississippi, United States, near the Mississippi River. Until the early 1990s when casino gambling was introduced in the area, Tunica had been one of the most impoverished places in the Un ...
* 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: 6-5
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
L.A. Poker Classic
* Casino:
Commerce Casino
Commerce Casino is a cardroom located in the Los Angeles suburb of Commerce. With over 240 tables on site, Commerce Casino is the largest cardroom in the world. Established in 1983, the casino accounted for 38% of Commerce's tax revenues for th ...
, 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
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
World Poker Challenge
* Casino:
Reno Hilton,
Reno
Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the ...
* 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
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
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
References
{{Major Poker Tournaments
World Poker Tour
2002 in poker
2003 in poker