Below are the results of season seven of the
World Poker Tour
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(2008-2009). The WPT Celebrity Invitational had the first female winner of the WPT.
Results
Spanish Championship
* Casino: Casino Barcelona,
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
* Buy-in: €5,000
* 5-Day Event: Friday, May 23, 2008 to Tuesday, May 27, 2008
* Number of Entries: 253
* Total Prize Pool: €1,278,396 ($1,993,072)
* Number of Payouts: 27
Bellagio Cup IV
* Casino:
Bellagio,
Las Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
* Buy-in: $15,000
* 7-Day Event: Friday, July 11, 2008 to Thursday, July 17, 2008
* Number of Entries: 446
* Total Prize Pool: $6,489,300
* Number of Payouts: 100
* Winning Hand:
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 ...
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Los Angeles
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* Buy-in: $10,000
* 6-Day Event: Saturday, August 23, 2008 to Thursday, August 28, 2008
* Number of Entries: 373
* Total Prize Pool: $3,520,738
* Number of Payouts: 36
* Winning Hand:
Borgata Poker Open
* Casino:
Borgata
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is a hotel, casino, and spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by MGM Resorts International. The casino hotel features 2,798 rooms and is the largest hotel in New Jersey. Borga ...
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Atlantic City
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 5-Day Event: Sunday, September 14, 2008 to Thursday, September 18, 2008
* Number of Entries: 516
* Total Prize Pool: $5,000,000
* Number of Payouts: 54
* Winning Hand:
North American Poker Championship
* Casino: Fallsview Casino Resort,
Niagara Falls, Ontario
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Canada
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* Buy-in:
Can$
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10,000 (US$8,500)
* 7-Day Event: Friday, October 10, 2008 to Thursday, October 16, 2008
* Number of Entries: 454
* Total Prize Pool: Can$4,374,475 (US$3,829,391)
* Number of Payouts: 45
* Winning Hand:
Festa Al Lago
* Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas
* Buy-in: $15,000
* 7-Day Event: Monday, October 20, 2008 to Sunday, October 26, 2008
* Number of Entries: 368
* Total Prize Pool: $5,354,000
* Number of Payouts: 50
* Winning Hand:
Foxwoods World Poker Finals
* Casino: Foxwoods,
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
* 7-Day Event: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 to Tuesday, November 11, 2008
* Number of Entries: 412
* Total Prize Pool: $3,876,508
* Number of Payouts: 50
* Winning Hand:
Doyle Brunson
Doyle F. Brunson (born August 10, 1933) is a retired American poker player who played professionally for over 50 years. He is a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion, a Poker Hall of Fame inductee, and the author of several ...
Five Diamond World Poker Classic
* Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas
* Buy-in: $15,000
* 7-Day Event: Saturday, December 13, 2008 to Friday, December 19, 2008
* Number of Entries: 497
* Total Prize Pool: $7,231,350
* Number of Payouts: 100
* Winning Hand:
Southern Poker Championship
* Casino:
Beau Rivage,
Biloxi
Biloxi ( ; ) is a city in and one of two county seats of Harrison County, Mississippi, United States (the other being the adjacent city of Gulfport). The 2010 United States Census recorded the population as 44,054 and in 2019 the estimated popu ...
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 4-Day Event: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 to Saturday, January 17, 2009
* Number of Entries: 283
* Total Prize Pool: $2,662,747
* Number of Payouts: 27
* Winning Hand:
L.A. Poker Classic
* Casino:
Commerce Casino, Los Angeles
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 6-Day Event: Saturday, February 21, 2009 to Thursday, February 26, 2009
* Number of Entries: 696
* Total Prize Pool: $6,681,600
* Number of Payouts: 63
* Winning Hand:
L.A. Poker Classic
* Casino:
Commerce Casino, Los Angeles
* Buy-in:
* 2-Day Event: February 28, 2009
* Number of Entries: 433
* Total Prize Pool:
* Number of Payouts:
* Winning Hand:
Bay 101 Shooting Star
* Casino:
Bay 101,
San Jose, California
San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 popu ...
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 5-Day Event: Monday, March 16, 2009 to Friday, March 20, 2009
* Number of Entries: 391
* Total Prize Pool: $3 714 500
* Number of Payouts: 45
* Winning Hand:
Foxwoods Poker Classic
* Casino: Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 6-Day Event: Friday, April 3, 2009 to Wednesday, April 8, 2009
* Number of Entries: 259
* Total Prize Pool: $2,436,930
* Number of Payouts: 30
* Winning Hand:
WPT World Championship
* Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas
* Buy-in: $25,000
* 8-Day Event: Saturday, April 18, 2009 to Saturday, April 25, 2009
* Number of Entries: 338
* Total Prize Pool: $8,172,250
* Number of Payouts: 50
* Winning Hand:
Other Events
During season 7 of the WPT there were two special events that did not apply to the Player of the Year standings:
* The LA Poker Classic Heads Up Championship - February 18–20, 2009 - Commerce Casino - prelude to Event #10: L.A. Poker Classic
* The WPT Celebrity Invitational - Feb 28 - Mar 2, 2009 - Commerce Casino - postscript to Event #10: L.A. Poker Classic
References
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