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Below are the results of season 1 of the World Poker Tour (2002–2003).
Results
Five Diamond World Poker Classic
- Casino: Bellagio, Paradise, Nevada[1]
- 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
Final Table
Place
|
Name
|
Prize
|
1st |
Gus Hansen |
$556,460
|
2nd |
John Juanda |
$278,240
|
3rd |
Freddy Deeb |
$139,120
|
4th |
John Hennigan |
$83,472
|
5th |
Chris Bigler |
$62,604
|
6th |
Scotty Nguyen |
$48,692
|
7th |
Eli Balas |
$34,780
|
8th |
Martin Corpuz |
$27,724
|
9th |
David Levi |
$22,261
|
10th |
Paul McKinney |
$16,694
|
11th |
Michael Sukonik |
$16,694
|
12th |
Amir Vahedi |
$16,694
|
13th |
Tony Cousineau |
$15,303
|
14th |
Hamid Dastmalchi |
$15,303
|
15th |
Peter Vilandos |
$15,303
|
16th |
Todd Brunson |
$13,912
|
17th |
Marsha Waggoner |
$13,912
|
18th |
Jonathan Kaplan |
$13,912
|
Legends of Poker
- Casino: Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles [1]
- 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
Final Table
Place
|
Name
|
Prize
|
1st |
Chris Karagulleyan |
$258,000
|
2nd |
Hon Le |
$122,550
|
3rd |
Stan Goldstein |
$61,270
|
4th |
Mark Seif |
$38,700
|
5th |
Can Kim Hua |
$29,025
|
6th |
Kathy Liebert |
$22,575
|
7th |
Paul Darden |
$16,125
|
8th |
Phil Hellmuth Jr |
$12,900
|
9th |
Scott Brayerr |
$11,285
|
10th |
Paul Zibits |
$10,950
|
Ultimate Poker Classic
- Casino: Palm Beach, Aruba
- Buy-in:
- 2-Day Event: October 9, 2002
- Number of Entries: 100
- Total Prize Pool: $74,400
- Number of Payouts:4
- Winning Hand: A-J
Costa Rica Classic
- Casino: Casinos Europa, San José[1]
- 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
- Winning Hand: J-J
Final Table
Place
|
Name
|
Prize
|
1st |
Jose Rosenkrantz |
$108,730
|
2nd |
Jamie Ligator |
$45,000
|
3rd |
Luis Milanes |
$25,120
|
4th |
Dewey Tomko |
$14,650
|
5th |
Jamie Anteneloff |
$11,510
|
6th |
R.A. Head |
$9,420
|
Gold Rush
- Casino: Lucky Chances Casino, Colma, California[1]
- 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
- Winning Hand: Q-8
World Poker Finals
World Poker Open
- Casino: Binion's Horseshoe, Tunica, Mississippi[1]
- 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
Final Table
Place
|
Name
|
Prize
|
1st |
Dave Ulliott |
$589,175
|
2nd |
Phil Ivey |
$290,130
|
3rd |
Johnny Donaldson |
$145,065
|
4th |
Buddy Williams |
$91,620
|
5th |
Jeremy Tinsley |
$68,715
|
6th |
Tommy Grimes |
$53,445
|
Euro Finals of Poker
- Casino: Aviation Club de France, Paris [1]
- 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
- Winning Hand: K-2
Final Table
Place
|
Name
|
Prize
|
1st |
Christer Johansson |
€500,000 ($538,213)
|
2nd |
Claude Cohen |
€160,000 ($172,228)
|
3rd |
Allen Cunningham |
€80,000 ($86,114)
|
4th |
Jacques Durand |
€32,000 ($34,446)
|
5th |
Tony G |
€16,000 ($17,223)
|
6th |
Alain Hagege |
€13,000 ($13,994)
|
L.A. Poker Classic
- Casino: Commerce Casino, Los Angeles [1]
- 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
- Winning Hand: A-J
Party Poker Million
- Buy-in: $5,300 [1]
- 1-Day Event: March 6, 2003
- Number of Entries: 177
- Total Prize Pool: $1,013,800
- Number of Payouts: 9
- Winning Hand: 10-3
World Poker Challenge
- Casino: Reno Hilton, Reno[1]
- 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
- Winning Hand: K-Q
WPT Championship
- Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas [1]
- 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
- Winning Hand: 8-5
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