Below are the results of season five of the World Poker Tour (2006–2007). Following on from his win in the 2001 World Series of Poker Main Event Carlos Mortensen won the 2007 WPT Championship. This meant he became the first player to win both the World Series of Poker Main Event and WPT Championship.
Results [ ] [ ] Casino: The Mirage , Las Vegas [1] Buy-in: $10,0004-Day Event: May 14, 2006 to May 17, 2006Number of Entries: 384Total Prize Pool: $3,724,800Number of Payouts: 36Winning Hand: K-5
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Stanley Weiss $1,320,255
2nd
Harry Demetriou $673,272
3rd
Devin Porter
$332,937
4th
David Williams $221,958
5th
Steve Frederick
$166,469
6th
Robert Mizrachi $129,476
[ ] Casino: Mandalay Bay , Las Vegas [1] Buy-in: $10,0005-Day Event: June 4, 2006 to June 8, 2006Number of Entries: 349Total Prize Pool: $3,385,300Number of Payouts: 50Winning Hand: 9 ♣ 8 ♥
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Joe Tehan $1,033,440
2nd
Burt Boutin $604,765
3rd
Brad Booth $319,180
4th
Alex Outhred
$184,745
5th
Al Stonum
$134,390
6th
Steve Vincent
$94,075
[ ] Casino: Aviation Club de France, Paris [1] Buy-in: €10,0005-Day Event: June 12, 2006 to June 16, 2006Number of Entries: 232Total Prize Pool: €2,320,000 ($2,805,856)Number of Payouts: 27
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Christian Grundtvig
€712,500 ($907,066)
2nd
Jani Sointula €356,250 ($453,533)
3rd
Thomas Wahlroos
€243,750 ($310,312)
4th
Henrik Witt
€168,750 ($214,831)
5th
Phil Yeh
€131,250 ($167,091)
6th
Pat Schuhl
€93,750 ($119,351)
[ ] Casino: Bicycle Casino , Los Angeles [1] Buy-in: $10,0005-Day Event: August 26, 2006 to August 30, 2006Number of Entries: 466Total Prize Pool: $4,520,200Number of Payouts: 45Winning Hand: A ♣ 7 ♣
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Joe Pelton $1,602,670
2nd
Frankie O'Dell $776,385
3rd
Hoyt Corkins $381,540
4th
Kevin O'Donnell
$226,260
5th
Randy Holland $177,460
6th
Scotty Nguyen $133,095
[ ] Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City [1] Buy-in: $10,0005-Day Event: September 15, 2006 to September 19, 2006Number of Entries: 540Total Prize Pool: $5,238,000Number of Payouts: 54Winning Hand: Q ♦ Q ♥
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Mark Newhouse $1,519,020
2nd
Chris McCormack
$802,985
3rd
David Sklansky $419,040
4th
Anthony Argila
$366,660
5th
Chris Bell $314,280
6th
Blaise Ingoglia
$261,901
[ ] Casino: Bellagio , Las Vegas [1] Buy-in: $10,0005-Day Event: October 16, 2006 to October 20, 2006Number of Entries: 433Total Prize Pool: $4,200,100Number of Payouts: 100Winning Hand: 2 ♦ 2 ♥
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Andreas Walnum
$1,090,025
2nd
Steve Wong
$542,700
3rd
Joe Pelton $292,220
4th
Christopher Loveland
$187,745
5th
David Baker $125,240
6th
Can Kim Hua $83,490
[ ] Casino: Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario , Canada [1] Buy-in: C$ 2,5003-Day Event: October 22, 2006 to October 24, 2006Number of Entries: 298Total Prize Pool: C$720,533 (US$639,913)Number of Payouts: 27
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Scott Clements C$250,027 (US$222,524)
2nd
Anthony O'Hagan
C$115,285 (US$102,385)
3rd
Vince Sessa
C$61,245 (US$554,392)
4th
Terris Preston
C$43,232 (US$38,395)
5th
Steven Buttery
C$32,424 (US$28,796)
6th
Gia Trinh
C$25,219 (US$22,397)
[ ] Casino: Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada [1] Buy-in: C$10,0005-Day Event: October 25, 2006 to October 29, 2006Number of Entries: 497Total Prize Pool: C$4,829,332 (US$4,288,965)Number of Payouts: 45Winning Hand: K ♥ 2 ♦
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Soren Turkewitsch
C$1,380,378 (US$1,225,920)
2nd
Jason Sagle
C$676,107 (US$600,456)
3rd
John Lam
C$352,541 (US$313,094)
4th
Jim Worth
C$289,760 (US$257,338)
5th
John Juanda C$217,320 (US$193,003)
6th
Marc Karam C$169,027 (US$150,114)
[ ] Casino: Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut [1] Buy-in: $10,0004-Day Event: November 12, 2006 to November 16, 2006Number of Entries: 609Total Prize Pool: $5,749,481Number of Payouts: 60Winning Hand: 7 ♣ 5 ♥
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Nenad Medic $1,717,194
2nd
EG Harvin
$904,389
3rd
Mimi Tran $472,228
4th
Michael Omelchuk
$343,439
5th
Kathy Liebert $257,579
6th
Michael Perry
$200,340
[ ] Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas [1] Buy-in: $15,0006-Day Event: December 14, 2006 to December 19, 2006Number of Entries: 583Total Prize Pool: $8,482,650Number of Payouts: 100Winning Hand: A ♠ 6 ♣
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Joseph Hachem $2,207,575
2nd
Jim Hanna
$1,099,430
3rd
Daniel Negreanu $592,000
4th
Mads Andersen
$380,630
5th
David Redlin
$253,715
6th
Edward Jordan
$169,145
[ ] Casino: Atlantis, Paradise Island [1] Buy-in: $7,8006-Day Event: January 5, 2007 to January 10, 2007Number of Entries: 937Total Prize Pool: $7,063,842Number of Payouts: 180Winning Hand: A ♦ 10 ♥
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Ryan Daut $1,535,255
2nd
Isaac Haxton $861,789
3rd
Robert Ford
$550,980
4th
Robert Mizrachi $409,703
5th
Jonathan Little $317,873
6th
Frank Rusnak
$247,234
[ ] Casino: Gold Strike Resort and Casino , Tunica [1] Buy-in: $10,0005-Day Event: January 21, 2007 to January 25, 2007Number of Entries: 294Total Prize Pool: $2,812,000Number of Payouts: 27Winning Hand: 8 ♣ 8 ♦
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Bryan Sumner
$913,986
2nd
Daniel Negreanu $502,691
3rd
Young Cho
$257,058
4th
Gary Kainer
$199,934
5th
Kido Pham
$171,372
6th
J.C. Tran $142,810
[ ] Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City [1] Buy-in: $10,0005-Day Event: January 26, 2007 to January 30, 2007Number of Entries: 571Total Prize Pool: $5,529,000Number of Payouts: 54Winning Hand: A ♣ 5 ♥
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
John Hennigan $1,606,223
2nd
Chuck Kelley
$849,082
3rd
John Gale $443,096
4th
Joe Simmons
$387,709
5th
Michael Sukonik
$332,322
6th
Jon James
$276,935
[ ] Casino: Commerce Casino , Los Angeles [1] Buy-in: $10,0006-Day Event: February 24. 2007 to March 1, 2007Number of Entries: 791Total Prize Pool: $7,593,600Number of Payouts: 54Winning Hand: J ♦ 6 ♦
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Eric Hershler
$2,429,970
2nd
J.C. Tran $1,177,010
3rd
Jacobo Fernandez
$607,490
4th
Paul Wasicka $455,615
5th
Chau Giang $341,710
6th
David Bach $257,425
[ ] Casino: Commerce Casino , Los AngelesBuy-in: 2-Day Event: March 3, 2007Number of Entries: 420Total Prize Pool: Number of Payouts: Winning Hand:
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Adam Weinraub
$125,000
[ ] Casino: Bay 101 , San Jose, California [1] Buy-in: $10,0005-Day Event: March 12, 2007 to March 16, 2007Number of Entries: 450Total Prize Pool: $4,490,000Number of Payouts: 45Winning Hand: 7 ♣ 7 ♦
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Ted Forrest $1,100,000
2nd
J. J. Liu $600,000
3rd
Amir Shayesteh
$314,500
4th
James Van Alstyne $250,000
5th
Vince Shaw
$200,000
6th
Bill Edler $160,000
[ ] Casino: Reno Hilton, Reno [1] Buy-in: $5,0004-Day Event: March 25, 2007 to March 28, 2007Number of Entries: 475Total Prize Pool: $2,278,250Number of Payouts: 45Winning Hand: 10 ♠ 10 ♣
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
J.C. Tran $683,473
2nd
Juan Carlos Alvarado $366,798
3rd
David Pham $182,260
4th
Mark Seif $159,478
5th
John Hom
$136,695
6th
Danny Wong
$113,913
[ ] Casino: Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut [1] Buy-in: $10,0006-Day Event: March 30, 2007 to April 4, 2007Number of Entries: 415Total Prize Pool: $3,898,635Number of Payouts: 40
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Raj Patel
$1,298,405
2nd
Paul Matteo
$643,275
3rd
Antonio Cavezza
$370,370
4th
Fred Goldberg $233,918
5th
Seth Berger
$175,439
6th
Allen Kessler
$136,452
[ ] Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas [1] Buy-in: $25,0007-Day Event: April 21, 2007 to April 27, 2007Number of Entries: 639Total Prize Pool: $15,495,750Number of Payouts: 100Winning Hand: K ♥ J ♥ [2]
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Carlos Mortensen $3,970,415
2nd
Kirk Morrison $2,011,135
3rd
Paul Lee
$1,082,920
4th
Guy Laliberté $696,220
5th
Tim Phan
$464,110
6th
Mike Wattel
$309,405
Other Events [ ] During season 5 of the WPT there was one special event that did not apply to the Player of the Year standings:
The WPT Celebrity Invitational - March 3–5, 2007 - Commerce Casino - postscript to Event #14: L.A. Poker Classic References [ ]