title: World Poker Tour season 7 results
text: # World Poker Tour season 7 results
  
  Below are the results of season seven of the World Poker Tour (2008-2009). The WPT Celebrity Invitational had the first female winner of the WPT.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Spanish Championship
  
  * Casino: Casino Barcelona, Barcelona
  * 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
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Casper Hansen | €425,000 ($662,592) |
  | 2nd | Stefan Mattsson | €220,000 ($342,989) |
  | 3rd | Thiago Nishijima | €112,300 ($175,080) |
  | 4th | Andres Vidal | €87,400 ($136,260) |
  | 5th | Guy Sitbon | €75,000 ($116,928) |
  | 6th | Martin Lundenius | €62,300 ($97,128) |
  
  ### Bellagio Cup IV
  
  * Casino: Bellagio, 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: Q♥ 9♠
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Mike Watson | $1,673,770 |
  | 2nd | David Benyamine | $840,295 |
  | 3rd | Luke Staudenmaier | $452,465 |
  | 4th | Ralph Perry | $290,900 |
  | 5th | John Phan | $193,915 |
  | 6th | Gabriel Thaler | $129,275 |
  
  ### Legends of Poker
  
  * Casino: Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles
  * 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: 3♠ 3♥
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | John Phan | $1,116,428 |
  | 2nd | Amit Makhija | $563,320 |
  | 3rd | Zachary Clark | $281,645 |
  | 4th | Paul Smith | $246,450 |
  | 5th | Trong Nguyen | $211,245 |
  | 6th | Kyle Wilson | $176,035 |
  
  ### Borgata Poker Open
  
  * Casino: Borgata, 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: A♦ J♠
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Vivek Rajkumar | $1,424,500 |
  | 2nd | Sang Kim | $750,000 |
  | 3rd | Dan Heimiller | $387,500 |
  | 4th | Jason Strochak | $337,500 |
  | 5th | Mark Seif | $287,500 |
  | 6th | Andrew Knee | $237,500 |
  
  ### North American Poker Championship
  
  * Casino: Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
  * Buy-in: Can$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: A♠ K♠
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Glen Witmer | Can$1,250,352 (US$1,084,256) |
  | 2nd | Gavin Smith | Can$612,427 (US$542,129) |
  | 3rd | Kathy Liebert | Can$319,337 (US$282,682) |
  | 4th | Ryan Fisler | Can$262,469 (US$232,341) |
  | 5th | Marc Karam | Can$196,851 (US$174,255) |
  | 6th | James Trenholm | Can$153,107 (US$135,533) |
  
  ### 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: 10♥ 10♠
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Bertrand Grospellier | $1,411,015 |
  | 2nd | Nam Le | $943,215 |
  | 3rd | Osmin Dardon | $506,245 |
  | 4th | Nenad Medic | $373,010 |
  | 5th | Adam Levy | $266,445 |
  | 6th | Will Mietz | $186,510 |
  
  ### Foxwoods World Poker Finals
  
  * Casino: Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut
  * 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: A♣ Q♥
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Jonathan Little | $1,120,310 |
  | 2nd | Jonathan Jaffe | $670,636 |
  | 3rd | Charles Marchese | $337,256 |
  | 4th | David Pham | $240,344 |
  | 5th | Jack Schanbacher | $182,196 |
  | 6th | Mike Matusow | $124,048 |
  
  ### Doyle Brunson 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: K♦ K♠
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | David Rheem | $1,538,730 |
  | 2nd | Justin Young | $936,760 |
  | 3rd | Evan McNiff | $540,440 |
  | 4th | Steve Sung | $396,205 |
  | 5th | Amnon Filippi | $288,235 |
  | 6th | Hoyt Corkins | $216,175 |
  
  ### Southern Poker Championship
  
  * Casino: Beau Rivage, Biloxi
  * 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: A♦ 4♥
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Allen Carter | $1,025,500 |
  | 2nd | Bobby Suer | $501,028 |
  | 3rd | Soheil Shamseddin | $263,725 |
  | 4th | Hilbert Shirey | $184,607 |
  | 5th | Tyler Smith | $134,500 |
  | 6th | Chuck Kim | $105,490 |
  
  ### 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: K♣ 5♣
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Cornel Andrew Cimpan | $1,686,760 |
  | 2nd | Binh Nguyen | $935,424 |
  | 3rd | Mike Sowers | $654,797 |
  | 4th | Chris Karagulleyan | $430,963 |
  | 5th | Pat Walsh | $310,694 |
  | 6th | Chris Ferguson | $240,538 |
  
  * 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:
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Freddy Deeb | $100,000 |
  
  ### Bay 101 Shooting Star
  
  * Casino: Bay 101, San Jose, California
  * 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: A♣ 9♥
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Steve Brecher | $1,025,500 |
  | 2nd | Kathy Liebert | $550,000 |
  | 3rd | Chris Moore | $291,500 |
  | 4th | Tony Behari | $230,000 |
  | 5th | Thao Le | $180,000 |
  | 6th | Chau Vu | $135,000 |
  
  ### 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: 7♠ 6♠
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Vadim Trincher | $731,079 |
  | 2nd | Amnon Filippi | $409,405 |
  | 3rd | Lenny Cortellino | $214,449 |
  | 4th | Matt Casterella | $138,905 |
  | 5th | Alex Perelberg | $106,007 |
  | 6th | Joe Raposa | $85,292 |
  
  ### 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: A♠ 3♣
  
  Final Table :
  
  | Place | Name | Prize |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Yevgeniy Timoshenko | $2,143,655 |
  | 2nd | Ran Azor | $1,441,975 |
  | 3rd | Bertrand Grospellier | $773,940 |
  | 4th | Christian Harder | $570,265 |
  | 5th | Shannon Shorr | $407,340 |
  | 6th | Scotty Nguyen | $285,135 |
  
  ## 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
  