title: World Poker Tour season 8 results
text: # World Poker Tour season 8 results
  
  Below are the results of season eight of the World Poker Tour (2009-2010)
  
  ## Results
  
  ### WPT Venice
  
  * Casino: Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy
  * Buy-in: $5,302 + $530
  * 5-Day Event: May 6, 2009 to May 10, 2009
  * Number of Entries: 397
  * Total Prize Pool: $2,035,237
  * Number of Payouts: 45
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Sven-Ragnar Arstrom | $532,388 |
  | 2nd | Martin Jacobson | $319,518 |
  | 3rd | Vincent Pasdeloup | $213,699 |
  | 4th | Michael McDonald | $146,542 |
  | 5th | Michele Slama-Saad | $116,013 |
  | 6th | Mario Adinolfi | $89,552 |
  
  ### WPT Spanish Championship
  
  * Casino: Casino Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  * Buy-in: $6,988 + $419
  * 5-Day Event: June 26, 2009 to June 30, 2009
  * Number of Entries: 160
  * Total Prize Pool: $1,121,815
  * Number of Payouts: 9
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Mark Flowers | $388,453 |
  | 2nd | Per Sjogren | $200,515 |
  | 3rd | Dan Bitsch | $117,785 |
  | 4th | Roland van Morckhoven | $86,937 |
  | 5th | Josef Samanek | $70,671 |
  | 6th | Martin Wendt | $58,894 |
  
  ### Bellagio Cup V
  
  * Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada
  * Buy-in: $15,000 + $400
  * 7-Day Event: July 13, 2009 to July 19, 2009
  * Number of Entries: 268
  * Total Prize Pool: $3,899,400
  * Number of Payouts: 27
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Alexandre Gomes | $1,187,670 |
  | 2nd | Faraz Jaka | $774,780 |
  | 3rd | Justin Smith | $464,870 |
  | 4th | Alec Torelli | $271,165 |
  | 5th | Christoffer Sonesson | $203,385 |
  | 6th | Erik Seidel | $164,640 |
  
  ### Legends of Poker
  
  * Casino: The Bicycle Casino, Bell Gardens, California
  * Buy-in: $9,800 + $200
  * 5-Day Event: August 22, 2009 to August 26, 2009
  * Number of Entries: 279
  * Total Prize Pool: $2,625,000
  * Number of Payouts: 27
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Prahlad Friedman | $1,009,000 |
  | 2nd | Kevin Schaffel | $471,670 |
  | 3rd | Todd Terry | $231,300 |
  | 4th | Alfredo Leonidas | $144,600 |
  | 5th | Sam Stein | $116,225 |
  | 6th | Mike Krescanko | $89,220 |
  
  ### WPT Slovakia
  
  * Casino: Golden Vegas, Bratislava, Slovakia
  * Buy-in: €4,000 + €400
  * 5-Day Event: August 31, 2009 to September 4, 2009
  * Number of Entries: 100
  * Total Prize Pool:
  * Number of Payouts: 18
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Richard Toth | €104,000 |
  | 2nd | Boris Zeleny | €66,000 |
  | 3rd | Sasa Standé | €42,000 |
  | 4th | Alec Torelli | €31,000 |
  | 5th | Péter Traply | €25,000 |
  | 6th | Marek Tatar | €20,000 |
  
  ### WPT Merit Cyprus Classic
  
  * Casino: Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino, Cyprus
  * Buy-in: $10,000 + $300
  * 7-Day Event: September 6, 2009 to September 12, 2009
  * Number of Entries: 181
  * Total Prize Pool: $1,810,000
  * Number of Payouts: 18
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Thomas Bichon | $579,165 |
  | 2nd | Uri Keider | $380,645 |
  | 3rd | Steven Fung | $216,275 |
  | 4th | Rep Porter | $121,115 |
  | 5th | Janar Kiivramees | $90,835 |
  | 6th | Rony Jazzar | $73,535 |
  
  ### Borgata Poker Open
  
  * Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City, New Jersey
  * Buy-in: $3,300 + $200
  * 6-Day Event: September 19, 2009 to September 24, 2009
  * Number of Entries: 1,018
  * Total Prize Pool: $3,359,400
  * Number of Payouts: 100
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Olivier Busquet | $925,514 |
  | 2nd | Jeremy Brown | $453,519 |
  | 3rd | Ivan Mamuzic | $251,955 |
  | 4th | Yanick Brodeur | $216,681 |
  | 5th | Keith Crowder | $188,126 |
  | 6th | Kenny Nguyen | $156,212 |
  
  ### WPT Marrakech
  
  * Casino: Casino De Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco
  * Buy-in: €4,500
  * 8-Day Event: October 12, 2009 to October 19, 2009
  * Number of Entries: 416
  * Total Prize Pool: €1,812,000
  * Number of Payouts: 54
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Christophe Savary | €377,262 |
  | 2nd | Eoghan O'Dea | €262,446 |
  | 3rd | Ludovic Lacay | €164,182 |
  | 4th | Julien Arneodo | €105,077 |
  | 5th | Adrian Marin | €72,240 |
  | 6th | Benny Spindler | €55,828 |
  
  ### Festa al Lago
  
  * Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada
  * Buy-in: $15,000 + $400
  * 7-Day Event: October 20, 2009 to October 26, 2009
  * Number of Entries: 275
  * Total Prize Pool: $4,001,250
  * Number of Payouts: 27
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Tommy Vedes | $1,218,225 |
  | 2nd | Jason Lavallee | $795,150 |
  | 3rd | Craig Crivello | $477,090 |
  | 4th | Freddy Deeb | $278,300 |
  | 5th | Jason Burt | $208,725 |
  | 6th | Shawn Cunix | $168,970 |
  
  ### World Poker Finals
  
  * Casino: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut
  * Buy-in: $9,700 + $300
  * 6-Day Event: November 5, 2009 to November 10, 2009
  * Number of Entries: 353
  * Total Prize Pool: $3,424,100
  * Number of Payouts: 36
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Cornel Andrew Cimpan | $910,058 |
  | 2nd | Soheil Shamseddin | $463,332 |
  | 3rd | Matt Stout | $265,710 |
  | 4th | Eric Froehlich | $232,496 |
  | 5th | Curt Kohlberg | $199,283 |
  | 6th | Lee Markholt | $166,069 |
  
  ### Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
  
  * Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada
  * Buy-in: $15,000 + $400
  * 7-Day Event: December 13, 2009 to December 19, 2009
  * Number of Entries: 329
  * Total Prize Pool: $4,761,450
  * Number of Payouts: 27
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Daniel Alaei | $1,428,430 |
  | 2nd | Josh Arieh | $952,290 |
  | 3rd | Faraz Jaka | $571,374 |
  | 4th | Shawn Buchanan | $333,302 |
  | 5th | Scotty Nguyen | $249,976 |
  | 6th | Steve O'Dwyer | $202,362 |
  
  ### Southern Poker Championship
  
  * Casino: Beau Rivage, Biloxi, Mississippi
  * Buy-in: $9,700 + $300
  * 4-Day Event: January 24, 2010 to January 27, 2010
  * Number of Entries: 208
  * Total Prize Pool: $1,930,000
  * Number of Payouts: 18
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Hoyt Corkins | $739,486 |
  | 2nd | Jonathan Kantor | $366,643 |
  | 3rd | Jerry Van Strydonck | $196,829 |
  | 4th | Jared Jaffee | $135,079 |
  | 5th | James Reed | $106,134 |
  | 6th | Tyler Smith | $86,837 |
  
  ### L.A. Poker Classic
  
  * Casino: Commerce Casino, Commerce, California
  * Buy-in:
  * 2-Day Event: February 20, 2010
  * Number of Entries: 564
  * Total Prize Pool:
  * Number of Payouts:
  * Winning Hand:
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Leron Washington | $100,000 |
  
  * Casino: Commerce Casino, Commerce, California
  * Buy-in: $9,600 + $400
  * 6-Day Event: February 26, 2010 to March 4, 2010
  * Number of Entries: 745
  * Total Prize Pool: $7,152,000
  * Number of Payouts: 72
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Andras Koroknai | $1,788,001 |
  | 2nd | Raymond Dolan | $1,002,710 |
  | 3rd | Tri Huynh | $665,136 |
  | 4th | Gevork Kasabyan | $450,576 |
  | 5th | Jean-Claude Moussa | $321,840 |
  | 6th | Michael Kamran | $246,744 |
  
  ### Bay 101 Shooting Star
  
  * Casino: Bay 101, San Jose, California
  * Buy-in: $9,600 + $400
  * 5-Day Event: March 8, 2010 to March 12, 2010
  * Number of Entries: 333
  * Total Prize Pool: $3,163,500
  * Number of Payouts: 36
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | McLean Karr | $878,500 |
  | 2nd | Andy Seth | $521,500 |
  | 3rd | Dan O'Brien | $292,800 |
  | 4th | Hasan Habib | $234,300 |
  | 5th | Matt Keikoan | $175,700 |
  | 6th | Phil Hellmuth | $117,000 |
  
  ### Hollywood Poker Open
  
  * Casino: Hollywood Casino, Lawrenceburg, Indiana
  * Buy-in: $9,600 + $400
  * 5-Day Event: March 20, 2010 to March 24, 2010
  * Number of Entries: 144
  * Total Prize Pool: $1,331,616
  * Number of Payouts: 12
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Carlos Mortensen | $391,212 |
  | 2nd | Mike Mustafa | $222,040 |
  | 3rd | Frank Calo | $166,530 |
  | 4th | Chris Bell | $124,081 |
  | 5th | Ravi Raghavan | $104,489 |
  | 6th | Jerry Payne | $88,163 |
  
  ### WPT Bucharest
  
  * Casino: Regent Casino, Bucharest, Romania
  * Buy-in: € 3,000 + € 300
  * 8-Day Event: March 27, 2010 to April 2, 2010
  * Number of Entries: 161
  * Total Prize Pool: €449,450
  * Number of Payouts: 18
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Guillaume Darcourt | €144,530 |
  | 2nd | Simon Münz | €93,400 |
  | 3rd | Joseph Ebanks | €59,750 |
  | 4th | Jose Guardia | €36,600 |
  | 5th | Abdula Atila | €30,550 |
  | 6th | Eva Iosif | €23,150 |
  
  ### WPT Championship
  
  * Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada
  * Buy-in: $25,000 + $500
  * 8-Day Event: April 17, 2010 to April 24, 2010
  * Number of Entries: 195
  * Total Prize Pool: $4,728,750
  * Number of Payouts: 18
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | David Williams | $1,530,537 |
  | 2nd | Eric Baldwin | $1,034,715 |
  | 3rd | Shawn Buchanan | $587,906 |
  | 4th | David Benyamine | $329,228 |
  | 5th | Billy Baxter | $246,921 |
  | 6th | John O'Shea | $199,888 |
  
  ## Other Events
  
  During season 8 of the WPT there was one special event that did not apply to the Player of the Year standings:
  
  * The WPT Celebrity Invitational - February 20–21, 2010 - Commerce Casino - prelude to Event #13: L.A. Poker Classic
  