World Poker Tour season 15 results explained
Below are the results for season 15 (XV) of the World Poker Tour (2016–17).
A notable occurrence happened at the 14th event of the season, the WPT Playground, which saw Ema Zajmović become the first woman to win an open WPT event.[1]
Results
Canadian Spring Championship
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize (CAD) |
|---|
| 1st |  Seth Davies | $274,540 |
| 2nd |  Ruben Perceval | $180,088 |
| 3rd | Joel Miller | $115,570 |
| 4th | Thomas Taylor | $85,460 |
| 5th | Guillaume Nolet | $64,160 |
| 6th | | $51,400 | |
WPT Amsterdam
- Casino: Holland Casino, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Buy-in: €3,300
- 5-Day Event: May 10-14, 2016
- Number of Entries: 318
- Total Prize Pool: €911,880
- Number of Payouts: 36
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | Andjelko Andrejevic | €200,000 |
| 2nd |  Tomas Fara | €143,300 |
| 3rd | | €90,460 |
| 4th |  Emrah Cakmak | €67,300 |
| 5th | Senh Ung | €50,518 |
| 6th | Hans Bosman | €40,396 | |
WPT Choctaw
- Casino: Choctaw Casino Resort, Durant, Oklahoma
- Buy-in: $3,700
- 5-Day Event: July 29-August 2, 2016
- Number of Entries: 1,066
- Total Prize Pool: $3,619,070
- Number of Payouts: 109
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | | $666,758 |
| 2nd | Benjamin Zamani | $412,234 |
| 3rd | Craig Varnell | $306,346 |
| 4th | Bastian Fischer | $230,300 |
| 5th | Jack Duong | $175,122 |
| 6th | Matthew Smith | $134,720 | |
Legends of Poker
- Casino: The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California
- Buy-in: $4,000
- 6-Day Event: August 27-September 1, 2016
- Number of Entries: 687
- Total Prize Pool: $2,465,643
- Number of Payouts: 72
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | Pat Lyons | $615,346 |
| 2nd | Benjamin Zamani | $341,412 |
| 3rd | Upeshka De Silva | $198,720 |
| 4th | Todd Peterson | $149,715 |
| 5th | William Vo | $113,105 |
| 6th |  Rafael Oliveira | $85,760 | |
Borgata Poker Open
- Casino: Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey
- Buy-in: $3,500
- 6-Day Event: September 18-23, 2016
- Number of Entries: 1,179
- Total Prize Pool: $3,773,979
- Number of Payouts: 110
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | Jesse Sylvia | $821,811 |
| 2nd | Zach Gruneberg | $490,617 |
| 3rd | Taha Maruf | $300,031 |
| 4th | Simon Lam | $250,970 |
| 5th | Chris Limo | $207,569 |
| 6th |  Farid Jattin | $167,942 | |
WPT Maryland Live!
- Casino: Maryland Live! Casino, Hanover, Maryland
- Buy-in: $3,500
- 5-Day Event: October 1-5, 2016
- Number of Entries: 554
- Total Prize Pool: $1,772,800
- Number of Payouts: 63
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | Zachary Smiley | $356,536 |
| 2nd | Ryan Belz | $239,412 |
| 3rd | Mario Silvestri | $153,983 |
| 4th | | $113,905 |
| 5th | Benjamin Zamani | $85,429 |
| 6th | Cate Hall | $68,554 | |
bestbet Bounty Scramble
- Casino: bestbet Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida
- Buy-in: $5,000
- 5-Day Event: October 14-18, 2016
- Number of Entries: 379
- Total Prize Pool: $1,762,350
- Number of Payouts: 48
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | Sam Panzica | $354,335 |
| 2nd | Richard Malone Jr. | $237,616 |
| 3rd | Ankush Mandavia | $152,766 |
| 4th | Tyler Patterson | $100,643 |
| 5th | | $77,499 |
| 6th | Paul Balzano | $64,183 | |
WPT UK
- Casino: Dusk Till Dawn Poker & Casino, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Buy-in: £2,200
- 7-Day Event: October 31-November 6, 2016
- Number of Entries: 522
- Total Prize Pool: £1,044,000
- Number of Payouts: 54
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st |  Luis Rodriguez Cruz | £200,000 |
| 2nd | Chris Yong | £135,000 |
| 3rd | Nabil Cardoso | £90,000 |
| 4th |  Maxime Swennen | £67,080 |
| 5th | Seamus Cahill | £50,000 |
| 6th | Alex Lindop | £40,000 | |
WPT Montreal
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize (CAD) |
|---|
| 1st | | $425,980 |
| 2nd | Benny Chen | $286,110 |
| 3rd | Nadir Lalji | $183,320 |
| 4th |  Ilan Boujenah | $132,750 |
| 5th | | $102,010 |
| 6th | Jake Schwartz | $81,740 | |
WPT Caribbean
- Casino: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- Buy-in: $5,000
- 5-Day Event: November 19-23, 2016
- Number of Entries: 323
- Total Prize Pool: $1,456,892
- Number of Payouts: 36
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | Niall Farrell | $335,000 |
| 2nd |  Troy Quenneville | $220,000 |
| 3rd | Anthony Augustino | $140,000 |
| 4th | Colin Moffatt | $105,392 |
| 5th |  Yiannis Liperis | $80,000 |
| 6th | Stephen Woodhead | $66,000 | |
WPT Prague
- Casino: Hotel Grandior, Prague, Czech Republic
- Buy-in: €3,300
- 5-Day Event: December 2-6, 2016
- Number of Entries: 167
- Total Prize Pool: €551,100
- Number of Payouts: 21
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st |  Oleg Vasylchenko | €132,200 |
| 2nd |  Anton Petrov | €82,000 |
| 3rd | Tonio Roder | €52,500 |
| 4th | Romain Lewis | €39,120 |
| 5th | Martin Kabrhel | €29,410 |
| 6th |  Preben Stokkan | €23,520 | |
Five Diamond World Poker Classic
- Casino: Bellagio Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Buy-in: $10,400
- 6-Day Event: December 5-10, 2016
- Number of Entries: 791
- Total Prize Pool: $7,672,700
- Number of Payouts: 72
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | James Romero | $1,938,118 |
| 2nd | Ryan Tosoc | $1,124,051 |
| 3rd | | $736,579 |
| 4th | Alex Condon | $494,889 |
| 5th | | $345,272 |
| 6th | Igor Yaroshevskyy | $268,545 | |
Borgata Winter Poker Open
- Casino: Borgata Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
- Buy-in: $3,500
- 6-Day Event: January 29-February 3, 2017
- Number of Entries: 1,312
- Total Prize Pool: $4,199,712
- Number of Payouts: 130
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | | $892,433 |
| 2nd | Nathan Bjerno | $524,964 |
| 3rd | Tyler Kenney | $327,578 |
| 4th | Jia Liu | $275,081 |
| 5th | Richard Foster | $228,884 |
| 6th | Nicholas Immekus | $184,787 | |
WPT Playground
- Casino: Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Quebec
- Buy-in: $3,500
- 6-Day Event: February 10-15, 2017
- Number of Entries: 380
- Total Prize Pool: $1,179,520
- Number of Payouts: 48
- Note: Zajmović became the first woman to win an open WPT event.
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize (CAD) |
|---|
| 1st | | $261,000 |
| 2nd | Jean-Francois Bouchard | $169,270 |
| 3rd | Eric Afriat | $108,690 |
| 4th | Tam Ho | $71,670 |
| 5th | Mekhail Mekhail | $55,200 |
| 6th | Jean-Pascal Savard | $45,690 | |
Fallsview Poker Classic
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize (CAD) |
|---|
| 1st | | $429,384 |
| 2nd | David Eldridge | $300,982 |
| 3rd | Jean-Christophe Ferreira | $193,583 |
| 4th | Andrew Chen | $143,199 |
| 5th | Manig Löser | $107,399 |
| 6th | Abdull Hassan | $86,184 | |
L.A. Poker Classic
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | Daniel Strelitz | $1,001,110 |
| 2nd | Simeon Naydenov | $672,190 |
| 3rd | Jared Griener | $431,340 |
| 4th | | $300,690 |
| 5th | Jesse Martin | $230,380 |
| 6th | Richard Tuhrim | $191,490 | |
Bay 101 Shooting Star
- Casino: Bay 101, San Jose, California
- Buy-in: $7,500
- 5-Day Event: March 6-10, 2017
- Number of Entries: 806
- Total Prize Pool: $5,722,600
- Number of Payouts: 81
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | Sam Panzica | $1,373,000 |
| 2nd | Anthony Spinella | $786,610 |
| 3rd | | $521,660 |
| 4th | | $349,610 |
| 5th | Dennis Stevermer | $243,090 |
| 6th | | $188,460 | |
WPT Rolling Thunder
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | Mike Del Vecchio | $284,638 |
| 2nd | | $190,105 |
| 3rd | Steven Tabb | $122,296 |
| 4th | John Hadley | $81,930 |
| 5th | | $63,013 |
| 6th | Connor Drinan | $52,222 | |
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
- Casino: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida
- Buy-in: $3,500
- 6-Day Event: March 31-April 5, 2017
- Number of Entries: 1,207
- Total Prize Pool: $3,862,400
- Number of Payouts: 151
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | Tony Sinishtaj | $661,283 |
| 2nd | Darryll Fish | $453,185 |
| 3rd | | $293,864 |
| 4th | | $217,686 |
| 5th | Eric Beller | $164,438 |
| 6th | Simeon Naydenov | $132,889 | |
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Finale
- Casino: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida
- Buy-in: $10,000
- 5-Day Event: April 2-6, 2017
- Number of Entries: 349
- Total Prize Pool: $3,315,500
- Number of Payouts: 44
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | | $716,088 |
| 2nd | Alan Sternberg | $491,081 |
| 3rd | Terry Schumacher | $315,726 |
| 4th | Tim West | $204,466 |
| 5th | | $157,599 |
| 6th | | $130,370 | |
WPT Tournament of Champions
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- Casino: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida
- Buy-in: $15,000
- 3-Day Event: April 7-9, 2017
- Number of Entries: 66
- Total Prize Pool: $1,090,000
- Number of Payouts: 9
Final Table| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | | $381,500 |
| 2nd | | $218,000 |
| 3rd | Daniel Santoro | $133,525 |
| 4th | David Ormsby | $95,375 |
| 5th | | $73,575 |
| 6th | Dylan Wilkerson | $57,225 | |
Player of the Year
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Ema Zajmovic becomes the first woman to win an open WPT event. Cardplayer. 7 August 2017.
- Web site: WPT Tournament of Champions. World Poker Tour. 7 August 2017.
