Poker Superstars season 2 results explained

Regular season results

Event	Winner	Runner-Up	Remainder Finishing Order
Elimination Match #1	Kathy Liebert ($10,000)	Johnny Chan	Dewey Tomko Barry Greenstein Chris Moneymaker Huck Seed
Elimination Match #2	Kassem "Freddy" Deeb ($10,000)	David Grey	Tommy Wang Antonio Esfandiari Mimi Tran Eli Elezra
Elimination Match #3	David Sklansky ($10,000)	Cyndy Violette	Mike Sexton John Myung Bobby Hoff Juan Carlos Mortensen
Elimination Match #4	Ted Forrest ($10,000)	Todd Brunson	Doyle Brunson Scotty Nguyen Chau Giang Mike Caro
Elimination Match #5	Kathy Liebert ($10,000)	Mimi Tran	Cyndy Violette Mike Caro Scotty Nguyen Todd Brunson
Elimination Match #6	David Sklansky ($10,000)	Huck Seed	Barry Greenstein Johnny Chan Dewey Tomko Chris Moneymaker
Elimination Match #7	Juan Carlos Mortensen ($10,000)	Eli Elezra	Tommy Wang John Myung Chau Giang Bobby Hoff
Elimination Match #8	David Grey ($10,000)	Mike Sexton	Freddy Deeb Ted Forrest Antonio Esfandiari Doyle Brunson
Elimination Match #9	Scotty Nguyen ($10,000)	Freddy Deeb	Dewey Tomko Cyndy Violette Bobby Hoff Ted Forrest
Elimination Match #10	Juan Carlos Mortensen ($10,000)	Kathy Liebert	Todd Brunson Chris Moneymaker Antonio Esfandiari David Grey
Elimination Match #11	Mimi Tran ($10,000)	Doyle Brunson	Mike Sexton David Sklansky Tommy Wang John Myung
Elimination Match #12	Johnny Chan ($10,000)	Mike Caro	Chau Giang Barry Greenstein Huck Seed Eli Elezra
Elimination Match #13	Juan Carlos Mortensen ($10,000)	Todd Brunson	Mike Caro Bobby Hoff Antonio Esfandiari Freddy Deeb
Elimination Match #14	Kathy Liebert ($10,000)	Chau Giang	Dewey Tomko Cyndy Violette Tommy Wang Mimi Tran
Elimination Match #15	David Grey ($10,000)	David Sklansky	Barry Greenstein Huck Seed Mike Sexton John Myung
Elimination Match #16	Johnny Chan ($10,000)	Ted Forrest	Eli Elezra Doyle Brunson Chris Moneymaker Scotty Nguyen
Elimination Match #17	Eli Elezra ($10,000)	Todd Brunson	David Sklansky Kathy Liebert John Myung Chris Moneymaker
Elimination Match #18	Juan Carlos Mortensen ($10,000)	Scotty Nguyen	Cyndy Violette David Grey Mike Caro Mike Sexton
Elimination Match #19	Ted Forrest ($10,000)	Bobby Hoff	Dewey Tomko Doyle Brunson Barry Greenstein Tommy Wang
Elimination Match #20	Freddy Deeb ($10,000)	Johnny Chan	Chau Giang Huck Seed Antonio Esfandiari Mimi Tran
Elimination Match #21	Ted Forrest ($10,000)	Bobby Hoff	Tommy Wang Doyle Brunson Dewey Tomko David Grey
Elimination Match #22	Huck Seed ($10,000)	Mike Sexton	John Myung Cyndy Violette Eli Elezra David Sklansky
Elimination Match #23	Mimi Tran ($10,000)	Juan Carlos Mortensen	Chris Moneymaker Chau Giang Freddy Deeb Mike Caro
Elimination Match #24	Scotty Nguyen ($10,000)	Kathy Liebert	Barry Greenstein Todd Brunson Johnny Chan Antonio Esfandiari
Super 16, Group A, Match 1	Juan Carlos Mortensen ($15,000)	David Grey	Dewey Tomko Todd Brunson
Super 16, Group A, Match 2	Todd Brunson ($15,000)	Juan Carlos Mortensen	Dewey Tomko David Grey
Super 16, Group B, Match 1	Scotty Nguyen ($15,000)	Kathy Liebert	Chau Giang Mimi Tran
Super 16, Group B, Match 2	Kathy Liebert ($15,000)	Chau Giang	Scotty Nguyen Mimi Tran
Super 16, Group C, Match 1	Ted Forrest ($15,000)	Cyndy Violette	Freddy Deeb Eli Elezra
Super 16, Group C, Match 2	Freddy Deeb ($15,000)	Ted Forrest	Cyndy Violette Eli Elezra
Super 16, Group D, Match 1	Johnny Chan ($15,000)	Mike Sexton	David Sklansky Huck Seed
Super 16, Group D, Match 2	David Sklansky ($15,000)	Johnny Chan	Huck Seed Mike Sexton
Quarter-Final 1	Todd Brunson ($30,000)	Scotty Nguyen ($15,000)	Ted Forrest ($15,000) Kathy Liebert ($15,000)
Quarter-Final 2	Johnny Chan ($30,000)	Juan Carlos Mortensen ($15,000)	David Sklansky ($15,000) Freddy Deeb ($15,000)
Semi-Final 1	Johnny Chan ($50,000)	Scotty Nguyen ($30,000)
Semi-Final 2	Todd Brunson ($50,000)	Juan Carlos Mortensen ($30,000)
Finals	Johnny Chan ($400,000)	Todd Brunson ($140,000)

Standings after regular season

1. Juan Carlos Mortensen (47)
2. Kathy Liebert (47)
3. Ted Forrest (40)
4. Johnny Chan (38)
5. David Sklansky (35)
6. Freddy Deeb (33)
7. Scotty Nguyen (31)
8. David Grey (30)
9. Todd Brunson (29)
10. Mimi Tran (28)
11. Cyndy Violette (26)
12. Mike Sexton (25)
13. Huck Seed (24)
14. Eli Elezra (23)
15. Dewey Tomko (22)
16. Chau Giang (22)
17. Barry Greenstein (22)
18. Doyle Brunson (21)
19. Bobby Hoff (19)
20. Tommy Wang (17)
21. Mike Caro (16)
22. John Myung (12)
23. Chris Moneymaker (10)
24. Antonio Esfandiari (7)

Single-table invitational

On February 5, 2006, NBC aired an 8-player single-table invitational freeroll, winner-take-all tournament for $500,000. It led into the Super Bowl and featured a countdown clock to the big game. The 8 players competing were:

Position	Competitor	WSOP Bracelets	WPT Wins
1st	Todd Brunson	1	0
2nd	Ted Forrest	5	1
3rd	Juan Carlos Mortensen	2	2
4th	Scotty Nguyen	4	1
5th	Kathy Liebert	1	0
6th	David Sklansky	3	0+1
7th	Freddy Deeb	1	1
8th	Johnny Chan	10	0

Total winnings

1. Johnny Chan: $515,000
2. Todd Brunson: $235,000
3. Juan Carlos Mortensen: $100,000
4. Scotty Nguyen: $80,000
5. Ted Forrest: $60,000
6. Kathy Liebert: $60,000
7. Freddy Deeb: $50,000
8. David Sklansky: $50,000
9. David Grey: $20,000
10. Mimi Tran: $20,000
11. Eli Elezra: $10,000
12. Huck Seed: $10,000