World Poker Tour season 9 results explained

Below are the results of season nine of the World Poker Tour (2010–2011)^{[1] [2]}

Results

WPT Grand Prix de Paris

• Casino: Aviation Club de France, Paris, France
• Buy-in: €10,000
• 5-Day Event: May 8 – 15, 2010
• Number of Entries: 247
• Total Prize Pool: €2,347,797
• Number of Payouts: 27

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st		€633,902
2nd	Antoine Amourette	€328,690
3rd	Per Linde	€234,780
4th	Mickael Guenni	€187,825
5th	Fabrice Touil	€140,870
6th	Nourredine Aïtaleb	€93,910
7th	Arnaud Mattern	€82,175
8th	Jimmy Ostensson	€70,435

WPT Spanish Championship

• Casino: Casino Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain^[3]
• Buy-in: €3,200 + €300
• 5-Day Event: May 19 – 23, 2010
• Number of Entries: 326
• Total Prize Pool: €1,034,400^[4]
• Number of Payouts: 36

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Ali Tekintamgac	€315,000
2nd	Roberto Garcia Santiago	€160,000
3rd	Mats Erik Iremark	€81,000
4th	Manuel Blaschke	€71,000
5th	Mads Smith Hansen	€61,000
6th	Tristan Quentin Clemencon	€51,000
7th	Per Emil Mattson	€41,000
8th	Bartolome Gomila Romero	€31,000
9th	Manuel Cuberos Lopez Cozar	€21,400

Bellagio Cup VI

• Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Buy-in: $10,000 + 300
• 6-Day Event: Jul 11 – 16, 2010
• Number of Entries: 353
• Total Prize Pool: $3,424,100
• Number of Payouts: 50

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Moritz Kranich	$875,150
2nd		$594,755
3rd		$363,650
4th	John Caridad	$237,902
5th		$169,930
6th	Eric Afriat	$118,950

Legends of Poker

• Casino: The Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles, California
• Buy-in: $4,800 + 200
• 6-Day Event: Aug 20 – 25, 2010
• Number of Entries: 462
• Total Prize Pool: $2,151,072
• Number of Payouts: 45

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st		$750,000
2nd	Kyle Wilson	$370,000
3rd	Tom Lee	$147,772
4th	Thomas Braband	$109,000
5th	Jared Jaffee	$86,000
6th	Franco Brunetti	$63,000

WPT London Poker Classic

• Casino: Palm Beach Casino, London, England^[5]
• Buy-in: £5000 +£300
• 6-Day Event: August 30, 2010 to September 4, 2010
• Number of Entries: 171
• Total Prize Pool: £820,800
• Number of Payouts: 18

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st		£273,783
2nd	Nichlas Mattsson	£176,979
3rd	Bruce Atkinson	£93,316
4th	Kristoffer Thorsson	£56,311
5th	Giovanni Safina	£42,233
6th	Sandiep Khosa	£34,189
7th	Fabian Quoss	£26,144
8th	Gareth Teatum	£18,100

Borgata Poker Open

• Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City, New Jersey
• Buy-in: $3,300 + 200
• 6-Day Event: Sep 19 – 24, 2010
• Number of Entries: 1042
• Total Prize Pool: $3,438,600
• Number of Payouts: 100

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Dwyte Pilgrim	$733,802
2nd	Kianoosh Mohajeri	$440,945
3rd	Ofir Mor	$266,835
4th	Brandon Novena	$223,475
5th	Daniel Makowsky	$183,449
6th	Benjamin Klier	$148,427

Festa al Lago

• Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Buy-in: $10,000 + 300
• 6-Day Event: Oct 15 – 20, 2010
• Number of Entries: 335
• Total Prize Pool: $3,224,000
• Number of Payouts: 50

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Randal Flowers	$831,500
2nd	Michael Benvenuti	$564,200
3rd	Noah Schwartz	$344,968
4th		$225,680
5th		$161,200
6th	Skip Wilson	$112,840

Foxwoods World Poker Finals

• Casino: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut
• Buy-in: $9,700 + 300
• 6-Day Event: Oct 28 – Nov 2, 2010
• Number of Entries: 242
• Total Prize Pool: $2,276,978
• Number of Payouts: 25

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Jeff Forrest	$548,752
2nd	Dave Inselberg	$325,608
3rd		$211,759
4th	Nikolai Yakovenko	$170,773
5th		$128,650
6th		$104,741

WPT Amneville

• Casino: Casino Municipal D Amneville, Amnéville, France
• Buy-in: €3200 + €300
• 5-Day Event: 2 Nov 2010 to 6 Nov 2010
• Number of Entries: 543^[6]
• Total Prize Pool: €1,640,000
• Number of Payouts: 54

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Sam El Sayed	€426,425
2nd	Franck Pepe	€229,613
3rd	Ilan Boujena	€161,550
4th	Nesrin Kourdourli	€109,886
5th	William Bresson	€79,545
6th	Jean-Paul Pasqualini	€62,323
7th	Julien Robert	€46,743
8th	Georges Chehade	€34,442

WPT Marrakech

• Casino: Casino De Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco
• Buy-in: €4,250 + 750
• 4-Day Event: Nov 27 - 30, 2010
• Number of Entries: 222
• Total Prize Pool: €905,528
• Number of Payouts: 27

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Sébastian Homann	€254,745
2nd	Guillaume Cescut	€141,518
3rd	Sébastien Compte	€94,345
4th	Félix Oberauer	€75,472
5th	Guillaume de la Gorce	€56,609
6th	Dominik Nitsche	€37,736
7th	Johan Williamsson	€30,190
8th	Julien Labussière	€26,418
9th	Patrick Muleta	€19,920

Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic

• Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Buy-in: $10,000 + 300
• 6-Day Event: Dec 3 – 8, 2010
• Number of Entries: 438
• Total Prize Pool: 4,261,267
• Number of Payouts: 100

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st		$870,124
2nd		$549,003
3rd		$358,964
4th		$232,271
5th		$168,924
6th	Ted Lawson	$126,693

WPT Southern Poker Championship

• Casino: Beau Rivage, Biloxi, Mississippi
• Buy-in: $9,700 + 300
• 7-Day Event: Jan 23 – 27, 2011
• Number of Entries: 214
• Total Prize Pool: $2,011,600
• Number of Payouts: 27

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Alexander Kuzmin	$601,469
2nd	Leif Force	$315,790
3rd	Allen Carter	$218,471
4th		$144,985
5th	Pat Mahoney	$113,208
6th	Ryan Hughes	$89,375

WPT Venice

• Casino: Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy
• Buy-in: €3,000 + 300
• 6-Day Event: Feb 3 – 8, 2011
• Number of Entries: 523
• Total Prize Pool: €1,521,930 ^[7]
• Number of Payouts:

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Alessio Isaia	€380,000
2nd	Szabolcs Mayer	€228,990
3rd	David Vamplew	€149,910
4th	Emmanuel Rodrigues	€101,960
5th	Adrien Camille Garrigues	€73,180
6th	Luca Fiorini	€57,830
7th		€43,370
8th	Renato Paolini	€31,960

L.A. Poker Classic

• Casino: Commerce Casino, Los Angeles, California
• Buy-in:
• 2-Day Event: February 19, 2011
• Number of Entries: 482
• Total Prize Pool:
• Number of Payouts:
• Winning Hand:

L.A. Poker Classic

• Casino: Commerce Casino, Los Angeles, California
• Buy-in: $9,600 + 400
• 6-Day Event: Feb 25 – Mar 3, 2011
• Number of Entries: 681
• Total Prize Pool: $6,537,600
• Number of Payouts: 64

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st		$1,654,120
2nd		$908,730
3rd		$640,680
4th	Amir Lehavot	$421,680
5th	Steve Gross	$304,000
6th	Darryll Fish	$235,350

WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star

• Casino: Bay 101, San Jose, California
• Buy-in: $9,600 + 400
• 5-Day Event: Mar 14 – Mar 18, 2011
• Number of Entries: 415
• Total Prize Pool: $3,942,500
• Number of Payouts: 45

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Alan Sternberg	$1,039,000
2nd	Steven Kelly	$595,300
3rd		$369,800
4th		$295,800
5th	Casey McCarrel	$221,800
6th		$148,000

WPT Vienna

• Casino: Montesino, Vienna, Austria
• Buy-in: €3,200 + 300
• 5-Day Event: Mar 25 – 29, 2011
• Number of Entries: 555^[8]
• Total Prize Pool:
• Number of Payouts: 54

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Dmitry Gromov	€447,840
2nd	Maxim Kolosov	€241,180
3rd	Simon Ravnsbaek	€169,690
4th	Mario Adinolfi	€115,420
5th	Valentin Stroiescu	€83,550
6th	Maximillian Noll	€65,460
7th	Alessio Isaia	€49,100
8th	Mark Jenisch	€36,180

WPT Bratislava

• Casino: Bratislava
• Buy-in:
• 2-Day Event: March 30, 2011
• Number of Entries: 198
• Total Prize Pool:
• Number of Payouts:
• Winning Hand:

WPT Hollywood Poker Open

• Casino: Hollywood Casino, Lawrenceburg, Indiana
• Buy-in: $9,600 + 400
• 5-Day Event: Apr 9 – Apr 13, 2011
• Number of Entries: 97
• Total Prize Pool: $911,800
• Number of Payouts: 12

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Mike Scarborough	$273,664
2nd		$155,103
3rd	William Reynolds	$110,788
4th	Thomas Marchese	$77,551
5th	Andy Whetstone	$62,041
6th		$50,962

Seminole Hard Rock Showdown

• Casino: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida
• Buy-in: $9,600 + 400
• 5-Day Event: Apr 27 – May 3, 2011
• Number of Entries: 433
• Total Prize Pool: $4,156,800
• Number of Payouts: 45

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st		$1,122,340
2nd	Curt Kohlberg	$586,109
3rd	Justin Zaki	$415,680
4th	Abbey Daniels	$286,819
5th	Allen Bari	$211,997
6th	Tommy Vedes	$166,272

WPT World Championship

• Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Buy-in: $25,000 + 500
• 7-Day Event: May 14, 2011 – May 20, 2011
• Number of Entries: 220
• Total Prize Pool: $5,309,500
• Number of Payouts: 27

Final Table

Place	Name	Prize
1st		$1,618,344
2nd		$1,061,900
3rd	Galen Hall	$589,355
4th	Roger Teska	$371,665
5th	Tony Gargano	$278,749
6th	Justin Young	$225,654

Other Events

During season 9 of the WPT there were three special events that did not apply to the Player of the Year standings:

• The WPT Celebrity Invitational - February 19–20, 2011 - Commerce Casino - prelude to Event #14: L.A. Poker Classic
• The Silicon Valley Power Challenge - March 13, 2011 - Bay 101 Casino - prelude to Event #15: WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star
• The WPT World Championship Super High Roller - May 18–19, 2011 - Bellagio - coincident with end of Event #19: WPT World Championship

Season IX Player of the Year

Final Standings

Rank	Name	Points
1	Andy Frankenberger	2,100
2	Vivek Rajkumar	2,000
3	Sam El Sayed	1,800
4	Alessio Isaia	1,750
5	Kia Mohajeri	1,700
5	Shannon Shorr	1,700

Top 6 players, including ties.

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Poker Tour 9: Hendon Mob Poker Database . 2023-12-24 . The Hendon Mob . en.
2. Web site: Season IX Schedule . worldpokertour.com. 22 August 2010.
3. Web site: Ali Tekintamgac wins WPT Barcelona Spanish Championship . Partypoker.com . 2010-05-22 . 2010-12-13.
4. Web site: WPT Barcelona 2010 Spanish Championship Day 3 Live Updates – Final 9 set . Partypoker.com . 2010-05-21 . 2010-12-13.
5. Web site: WPT London – live updates . Partypoker.com . 2010-08-30 . 2010-12-13.
6. Web site: WPT Amneville: 242 make it through to day 2 . Partypoker.com . 2010-11-02 . 2010-12-13.
7. http://www.partypoker.com/blog/featured/alessio-isaia-wins-wpt-venice.html partypoker.com/blog
8. http://www.partypoker.com/blog/wpt-vienna/dmitry-gromov-is-the-wpt-vienna-champion.html Dmitry Gromov Is The WPT Vienna Champion