title: World Poker Tour season 16 results
text: # World Poker Tour season 16 results
  
  Below are the results for season 16 (XVI) of the World Poker Tour (2017–18).
  
  ## Results
  
  ### WPT Beijing
  
  * Casino: NUO Hotel, Beijing, China
  * Buy-in: Invitational
  * 5-Day Event: April 15-19, 2017
  * Number of Entries: 400
  * Total Prize Pool: CNY 9,600,000
  * Number of Payouts: 50
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize (CNY) |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Pete Chen | 2,063,454 |
  | 2nd | Ke Chen | 1,373,026 |
  | 3rd | Yingqi Lu | 882,619 |
  | 4th | Wenbin Zhang | 585,468 |
  | 5th | Yancheng Tan | 450,616 |
  | 6th | Bryan Huang | 373,218 |
  
  ### WPT Amsterdam
  
  * Casino: Holland Casino, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  * Buy-in: €3,300
  * 5-Day Event: May 9-13, 2017
  * Number of Entries: 224
  * Total Prize Pool: €672,000
  * Number of Payouts: 28
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Daniel Daniyar | €152,600 |
  | 2nd | Louis Salter | €106,710 |
  | 3rd | Jan Jansma | €65,570 |
  | 4th | Shyngis Satubayev | €39,885 |
  | 5th | Jorn Walthaus | €30,800 |
  | 6th | Jonathan Rozema | €25,525 |
  
  ### WPT Choctaw
  
  * Casino: Choctaw Casino Resort, Durant, Oklahoma
  * Buy-in: $3,700
  * 5-Day Event: August 4-8, 2017
  * Number of Entries: 924
  * Total Prize Pool: $3,121,980
  * Number of Payouts: 99
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Jay Lee | $593,173 |
  | 2nd | Jeb Hutton | $366,895 |
  | 3rd | Josh Kay | $270,801 |
  | 4th | Michael Stashin | $202,617 |
  | 5th | Paul Fisher | $153,508 |
  | 6th | Eric Bunch | $117,761 |
  
  ### Legends of Poker
  
  * Casino: The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California
  * Buy-in: $4,000
  * 7-Day Event: August 25-31, 2017
  * Number of Entries: 763
  * Total Prize Pool: $2,738,407
  * Number of Payouts: 81
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Art Papazyan | $668,692 |
  | 2nd | Phil Hellmuth | $364,370 |
  | 3rd | J.C. Tran | $217,040 |
  | 4th | D.J. Alexander | $161,490 |
  | 5th | Marvin Rettenmaier | $120,775 |
  | 6th | Adam Swan | $91,825 |
  
  ### Borgata Poker Open
  
  * Casino: Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey
  * Buy-in: $3,500
  * 6-Day Event: September 17-22, 2017
  * Number of Entries: 1,132
  * Total Prize Pool: $3,623,532
  * Number of Payouts: 110
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Guo Liang Chen | $789,058 |
  | 2nd | Gregory Weber | $471,059 |
  | 3rd | Jia Liu | $288,071 |
  | 4th | Matt Parry | $240,965 |
  | 5th | Cliff Josephy | $199,294 |
  | 6th | Thomas Paul | $161,247 |
  
  ### WPT Maryland
  
  * Casino: Maryland Live! Casino, Hanover, Maryland
  * Buy-in: $3,500
  * 5-Day Event: September 30-October 4, 2017
  * Number of Entries: 561
  * Total Prize Pool: $2,000,000
  * Number of Payouts: 71
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Art Papazyan | $389,405 |
  | 2nd | Zachary Donovan | $262,930 |
  | 3rd | Tom Reynolds | $168,990 |
  | 4th | Randal Heeb | $120,165 |
  | 5th | Grigoriy Shvarts | $92,015 |
  | 6th | Timothy Chang | $76,620 |
  
  ### bestbet Bounty Scramble
  
  * Casino: bestbet Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida
  * Buy-in: $5,000
  * 5-Day Event: October 21-25, 2017
  * Number of Entries: 323
  * Total Prize Pool: $1,501,950
  * Number of Payouts: 41
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Paul Petraglia | $315,732 |
  | 2nd | Sam Panzica | $210,783 |
  | 3rd | Darren Elias | $135,548 |
  | 4th | John Esposito | $86,440 |
  | 5th | Gaurav Raina | $66,674 |
  | 6th | Shankar Pillai | $55,191 |
  
  ### WPT Montreal
  
  * Casino: Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Quebec
  * Buy-in: $3,850
  * 7-Day Event: November 10-16, 2017
  * Number of Entries: 606
  * Total Prize Pool: $2,057,370
  * Number of Payouts: 76
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize (CAD) |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Maxime Heroux | $403,570 |
  | 2nd | Pat Quinn | $271,030 |
  | 3rd | Derek Wolters | $173,220 |
  | 4th | Brendan Baksh | $124,310 |
  | 5th | Eric Afriat | $95,370 |
  | 6th | David Peters | $78,050 |
  
  ### Five Diamond World Poker Classic
  
  * Casino: Bellagio Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
  * Buy-in: $10,400
  * 6-Day Event: December 5-10, 2017
  * Number of Entries: 812
  * Total Prize Pool: $7,876,400
  * Number of Payouts: 81
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Ryan Tosoc | $1,958,065 |
  | 2nd | Alex Foxen | $1,134,202 |
  | 3rd | Mike Del Vecchio | $752,196 |
  | 4th | Sean Perry | $504,090 |
  | 5th | Ajay Chabra | $350,500 |
  | 6th | Richard Kirsch | $271,736 |
  
  ### WPT Berlin
  
  * Casino: Casino Spielbank, Berlin, Germany
  * Buy-in: €3,300
  * 4-Day Event: January 12-15, 2018
  * Number of Entries: 339
  * Total Prize Pool: €1,000,000
  * Number of Payouts: 43
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Ole Schemion | €218,435 |
  | 2nd | Michal Mrakes | €143,845 |
  | 3rd | Patrice Brandt | €93,105 |
  | 4th | Michael Behnert | €60,730 |
  | 5th | Hanyong Kuo | €46,705 |
  | 6th | Amjad Nader | €39,010 |
  
  ### Lucky Hearts Poker Open
  
  * Casino: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida
  * Buy-in: $3,500
  * 6-Day Event: January 19-24, 2018
  * Number of Entries: 911
  * Total Prize Pool: $2,915,200
  * Number of Payouts: 114
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Darryll Fish | $511,604 |
  | 2nd | Aleksandr Shevelev | $331,116 |
  | 3rd | Andy Frankenberger | $244,342 |
  | 4th | Ness Reilly | $182,249 |
  | 5th | Brett Bader | $137,440 |
  | 6th | Alan Krockey | $104,784 |
  
  ### Borgata Winter Poker Open
  
  * Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City, New Jersey
  * Buy-in: $3,500
  * 6-Day Event: January 28-February 2, 2018
  * Number of Entries: 1,244
  * Total Prize Pool: $3,967,000
  * Number of Payouts: 157
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Eric Afriat | $651,928 |
  | 2nd | Justin Zaki | $434,614 |
  | 3rd | Zach Gruneberg | $321,533 |
  | 4th | Joe McKeehen | $240,251 |
  | 5th | Michael Marder | $181,329 |
  | 6th | Stephen Song | $138,254 |
  
  ### Fallsview Poker Classic
  
  * Casino: Fallsview Casino, Niagara Falls, Ontario
  * Buy-in: $5,000
  * 3-Day Event: February 10-12, 2018
  * Number of Entries: 517
  * Total Prize Pool: $2,337,803
  * Number of Payouts: 67
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Mike Leah | $451,821 |
  | 2nd | Ryan Yu | $301,217 |
  | 3rd | Tim Rutherford | $222,315 |
  | 4th | Carlos Chadha | $165,847 |
  | 5th | Daniel Wagner | $125,069 |
  | 6th | Joe Ferrier | $95,355 |
  
  ### L.A. Poker Classic
  
  * Casino: Commerce Casino, Commerce, California
  * Buy-in: $10,000
  * 6-Day Event: February 24-March 1, 2018
  * Number of Entries: 493
  * Total Prize Pool: $4,681,035
  * Number of Payouts: 62
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Dennis Blieden | $1,000,000 |
  | 2nd | Toby Lewis | $600,630 |
  | 3rd | Derek Wolters | $430,210 |
  | 4th | Marc Macdonnell | $319,310 |
  | 5th | Peter Hengsakul | $244,430 |
  | 6th | Manuel Martinez | $186,325 |
  
  ### WPT Rolling Thunder
  
  * Casino: Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, California
  * Buy-in: $3,500
  * 5-Day Event: March 2-6, 2018
  * Number of Entries: 440
  * Total Prize Pool: $1,408,000
  * Number of Payouts: 55
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | David Larson | $295,128 |
  | 2nd | Ian Steinman | $201,428 |
  | 3rd | Joe McKeehen | $131,081 |
  | 4th | Ping Liu | $97,510 |
  | 5th | Rayo Kniep | $69,650 |
  | 6th | D.J. Alexander | $56,417 |
  
  ### Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
  
  * Casino: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida
  * Buy-in: $3,500
  * 6-Day Event: April 13-18, 2018
  * Number of Entries: 1,309
  * Total Prize Pool: $4,188,800
  * Number of Payouts: 164
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Scott Margereson | $696,740 |
  | 2nd | Faraz Jaka | $454,496 |
  | 3rd | Brian Hastings | $336,466 |
  | 4th | Joey Couden | $251,523 |
  | 5th | Matt Stout | $189,880 |
  | 6th | Jeff Fielder | $144,775 |
  
  ### WPT Amsterdam
  
  * Casino: Holland Casino, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  * Buy-in: €3,300
  * 5-Day Event: April 16-20, 2018
  * Number of Entries: 207
  * Total Prize Pool: €590,170
  * Number of Payouts: 26
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Rens Feenstra | €156,370 |
  | 2nd | Ema Zajmović | €100,260 |
  | 3rd | Firoz Mangroe | €60,140 |
  | 4th | Gary Miller | €36,795 |
  | 5th | Louis Salter | €28,415 |
  | 6th | Paul Berende | €23,550 |
  
  ### Bellagio Elite Poker Championship
  
  * Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada
  * Buy-in: $10,400
  * 6-Day Event: May 1-6, 2018
  * Number of Entries: 126
  * Total Prize Pool: $1,220,200
  * Number of Payouts: 16
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Larry Greenberg | $378,879 |
  | 2nd | Danny Qutami | $223,663 |
  | 3rd | Jim Collopy | $146,644 |
  | 4th | Adrian Garduno | $100,832 |
  | 5th | Ryan Van Sanford | $78,221 |
  | 6th | Cary Katz | $60,499 |
  
  ### Bobby Baldwin Classic
  
  * Casino: Aria Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
  * Buy-in: $10,000
  * 4-Day Event: May 20-23, 2018
  * Number of Entries: 162
  * Total Prize Pool: $1,555,200
  * Number of Payouts: 21
  * Note: Elias became the first player to win four WPT titles
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Darren Elias | $387,580 |
  | 2nd | Kitty Kuo | $248,380 |
  | 3rd | Joe McKeehen | $178,610 |
  | 4th | Dietrich Fast | $130,895 |
  | 5th | Sam Panzica | $97,795 |
  | 6th | Jonathan Little | $74,520 |
  
  ### WPT Tournament of Champions
  
  * Casino: Aria Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
  * Buy-in: $15,000
  * 3-Day Event: May 24-26, 2018
  * Number of Entries: 80
  * Total Prize Pool: $1,365,000
  * Number of Payouts: 10
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Matthew Waxman | $463,375 |
  | 2nd | Matas Cimbolas | $265,590 |
  | 3rd | Darren Elias | $177,060 |
  | 4th | David Benyamine | $123,045 |
  | 5th | Nick Schulman | $89,290 |
  | 6th | J.C. Tran | $67,800 |
  
  ## Player of the Year
  
  Final Standings :
  
  | Rank | Name | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Art Papazyan | 2,450 |
  | 2 | Joe McKeehen | 2,350 |
  | 3 | Darren Elias | 1,850 |
  | 3 | Derek Wolters | 1,850 |
  | 5 | Eric Afriat | 1,750 |
  