World Poker Tour season 8 results
Introduction Below are the results of season eight of the World Poker Tour (2009-2010)
Results === WPT Venice===* '''Casino:''' Casino Di Venezia, Venice, Italy* '''Buy-in:''' $5,302 + $530* '''5-Day Event:''' May 6, 2009 to May 10, 2009* '''Number of Entries:''' 397* '''Total Prize Pool:''' $2,035,237* '''Number of Payouts:''' 45+ '''Final Table''' Place Name Prize 1st  Sven-Ragnar Arstrom  $532,388 2nd  Martin Jacobson  $319,518 3rd  Vincent Pasdeloup  $213,699 4th  Michael McDonald  $146,542 5th  Michele Slama-Saad  $116,013 6th  Mario Adinolfi  $89,552=== WPT Spanish Championship===* '''Casino:''' Casino Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain* '''Buy-in:''' $6,988 + $419* '''5-Day Event:''' June 26, 2009 to June 30, 2009* '''Number of Entries:''' 160* '''Total Prize Pool:''' $1,121,815* '''Number of Payouts:''' 9+ '''Final Table''' Place Name Prize 1st  Mark Flowers  $388,453 2nd  Per Sjogren  $200,515 3rd  Dan Bitsch  $117,785 4th  Roland van Morckhoven  $86,937 5th  Josef Samanek  $70,671 6th  Martin Wendt  $58,894=== Bellagio Cup V===* '''Casino:''' Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada* '''Buy-in:''' $15,000 + $400* '''7-Day Event:''' July 13, 2009 to July 19, 2009* '''Number of Entries:''' 268* '''Total Prize Pool:''' $3,899,400* '''Number of Payouts:''' 27+ '''Final Table''' Place Name Prize 1st  Alexandre Gomes  $1,187,670 2nd  Faraz Jaka  $774,780 3rd  Justin Smith  $464,870 4th  Alec Torelli  $271,165 5th  Christoffer Sonesson  $203,385 6th  Erik Seidel  $164,640=== Legends of Poker===* '''Casino:''' The Bicycle Casino, Bell Gardens, California* '''Buy-in:''' $9,800 + $200* '''5-Day Event:''' August 22, 2009 to August 26, 2009* '''Number of Entries:''' 279* '''Total Prize Pool:''' $2,625,000* '''Number of Payouts:''' 27+ '''Final Table''' Place Name Prize 1st  Prahlad Friedman  $1,009,000 2nd  Kevin Schaffel  $471,670 3rd  Todd Terry  $231,300 4th  Alfredo Leonidas  $144,600 5th  Sam Stein  $116,225 6th  Mike Krescanko  $89,220=== WPT Slovakia===* '''Casino:''' Golden Vegas, Bratislava, Slovakia* '''Buy-in:''' €4,000 + €400* '''5-Day Event:''' August 31, 2009 to September 4, 2009* '''Number of Entries:''' 100* '''Total Prize Pool:'''* '''Number of Payouts:''' 18+ '''Final Table''' Place Name Prize 1st  Richard Toth  €104,000 2nd  Boris Zeleny  €66,000 3rd  Sasa Standé  €42,000 4th  Alec Torelli  €31,000 5th  Péter Traply  €25,000 6th  Marek Tatar  €20,000=== WPT Merit Cyprus Classic===* '''Casino:''' Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino, Cyprus* '''Buy-in:''' $10,000 + $300* '''7-Day Event:''' September 6, 2009 to September 12, 2009* '''Number of Entries:''' 181* '''Total Prize Pool:''' $1,810,000* '''Number of Payouts:''' 18+ '''Final Table''' Place Name Prize 1st  Thomas Bichon  $579,165 2nd  Uri Keider  $380,645 3rd  Steven Fung  $216,275 4th  Rep Porter  $121,115 5th  Janar Kiivramees  $90,835 6th  Rony Jazzar  $73,535=== Borgata Poker Open===* '''Casino:''' Borgata, Atlantic City, New Jersey* '''Buy-in:''' $3,300 + $200* '''6-Day Event:''' September 19, 2009 to September 24, 2009* '''Number of Entries:''' 1,018* '''Total Prize Pool:''' $3,359,400* '''Number of Payouts:''' 100+ '''Final Table''' Place Name Prize 1st  Olivier Busquet  $925,514 2nd  Jeremy Brown  $453,519 3rd  Ivan Mamuzic  $251,955 4th  Yanick Brodeur  $216,681 5th  Keith Crowder  $188,126 6th  Kenny Nguyen  $156,212=== WPT Marrakech===* '''Casino:''' Casino De Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco* '''Buy-in:''' €4,500* '''8-Day Event:''' October 12, 2009 to October 19, 2009* '''Number of Entries:'''  416* '''Total Prize Pool:''' €1,812,000* '''Number of Payouts:''' 54 + '''Final Table''' Place Name Prize 1st  Christophe Savary  €377,262 2nd  Eoghan O'Dea  €262,446 3rd  Ludovic Lacay  €164,182 4th  Julien Arneodo	  €105,077 5th  Adrian Marin  €72,240 6th  Benny Spindler  €55,828=== Festa al Lago===* '''Casino:''' Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada* '''Buy-in:''' $15,000 + $400* '''7-Day Event:''' October 20, 2009 to October 26, 2009* '''Number of Entries:''' 275* '''Total Prize Pool:''' $4,001,250* '''Number of Payouts:''' 27+ '''Final Table''' Place Name Prize 1st  Tommy Vedes  $1,218,225 2nd  Jason Lavallee  $795,150 3rd  Craig Crivello  $477,090 4th  Freddy Deeb  $278,300 5th  Jason Burt  $208,725 6th  Shawn Cunix  $168,970=== World Poker Finals===* '''Casino:''' Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut* '''Buy-in:''' $9,700 + $300* '''6-Day Event:''' November 5, 2009 to November 10, 2009* '''Number of Entries:''' 353* '''Total Prize Pool:''' $3,424,100* '''Number of Payouts:''' 36+ '''Final Table''' Place Name Prize 1st  Cornel Andrew Cimpan  $910,058 2nd  Soheil Shamseddin  $463,332 3rd  Matt Stout  $265,710 4th  Eric Froehlich  $232,496 5th  Curt Kohlberg  $199,283 6th  Lee Markholt  $166,069 === Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic===* '''Casino:''' Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada* '''Buy-in:''' $15,000 + $400* '''7-Day Event:''' December 13, 2009 to December 19, 2009* '''Number of Entries:''' 329* '''Total Prize Pool:''' $4,761,450* '''Number of Payouts:''' 27+ '''Final Table''' Place Name Prize 1st  Daniel Alaei  $1,428,430 2nd  Josh Arieh  $952,290 3rd  Faraz Jaka  $571,374 4th  Shawn Buchanan  $333,302 5th  Scotty Nguyen  $249,976 6th  Steve O'Dwyer  $202,362=== Southern Poker Championship===* '''Casino:''' Beau Rivage, Biloxi, Mississippi* '''Buy-in:''' $9,700 + $300* '''4-Day Event:''' January 24, 2010 to January 27, 2010* '''Number of Entries:''' 208* '''Total Prize Pool:''' $1,930,000* '''Number of Payouts:''' 18+ '''Final Table''' Place Name Prize 1st  Hoyt Corkins  $739,486 2nd  Jonathan Kantor  $366,643 3rd  Jerry Van Strydonck  $196,829 4th  Jared Jaffee  $135,079 5th  James Reed  $106,134 6th  Tyler Smith  $86,837=== L.A. Poker Classic===* '''Casino:''' Commerce Casino, Commerce, California* '''Buy-in:'''* '''2-Day Event:''' February 20, 2010* '''Number of Entries:''' 564* '''Total Prize Pool:'''* '''Number of Payouts:'''* '''Winning Hand:'''+ '''Final Table''' Place Name Prize 1st  Leron Washington  $100,000=== L.A. Poker Classic===* '''Casino:''' Commerce Casino, Commerce, California* '''Buy-in:''' $9,600 + $400* '''6-Day Event:''' February 26, 2010 to March 4, 2010* '''Number of Entries:''' 745* '''Total Prize Pool:''' $7,152,000* '''Number of Payouts:''' 72+ '''Final Table''' Place Name Prize 1st  Andras Koroknai  $1,788,001 2nd  Raymond Dolan  $1,002,710 3rd  Tri Huynh  $665,136 4th  Gevork Kasabyan  $450,576 5th  Jean-Claude Moussa  $321,840 6th  Michael Kamran  $246,744=== Bay 101 Shooting Star===* '''Casino:''' Bay 101, San Jose, California* '''Buy-in:''' $9,600 + $400* '''5-Day Event:''' March 8, 2010 to March 12, 2010* '''Number of Entries:''' 333* '''Total Prize Pool:''' $3,163,500* '''Number of Payouts:''' 36+ '''Final Table''' Place Name Prize 1st  McLean Karr  $878,500 2nd  Andy Seth  $521,500 3rd  Dan O'Brien  $292,800 4th  Hasan Habib  $234,300 5th  Matt Keikoan  $175,700 6th  Phil Hellmuth  $117,000=== Hollywood Poker Open===* '''Casino:''' Hollywood Casino, Lawrenceburg, Indiana* '''Buy-in:''' $9,600 + $400* '''5-Day Event:''' March 20, 2010 to March 24, 2010* '''Number of Entries:''' 144* '''Total Prize Pool:''' $1,331,616* '''Number of Payouts:''' 12+ '''Final Table''' Place Name Prize 1st  Carlos Mortensen  $391,212 2nd  Mike Mustafa  $222,040 3rd  Frank Calo  $166,530 4th  Chris Bell  $124,081 5th  Ravi Raghavan  $104,489 6th  Jerry Payne  $88,163=== WPT Bucharest===* '''Casino:''' Regent Casino, Bucharest, Romania* '''Buy-in:''' € 3,000 + € 300* '''8-Day Event:''' March 27, 2010 to April 2, 2010* '''Number of Entries:''' 161* '''Total Prize Pool:''' €449,450* '''Number of Payouts:''' 18+ '''Final Table''' Place Name Prize 1st  Guillaume Darcourt  €144,530 2nd  Simon Münz  €93,400 3rd  Joseph Ebanks   €59,750 4th  Jose Guardia   €36,600 5th  Abdula Atila  €30,550 6th  Eva Iosif  €23,150=== WPT Championship===* '''Casino:''' Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada* '''Buy-in:''' $25,000 + $500* '''8-Day Event:''' April 17, 2010 to April 24, 2010* '''Number of Entries:''' 195* '''Total Prize Pool:''' $4,728,750* '''Number of Payouts:''' 18+ '''Final Table''' Place Name Prize 1st  David Williams  $1,530,537 2nd  Eric Baldwin  $1,034,715 3rd  Shawn Buchanan  $587,906 4th  David Benyamine  $329,228 5th  Billy Baxter  $246,921 6th  John O'Shea  $199,888
Other Events During season 8 of the WPT there was one special event that did not apply to the Player of the Year standings:* The WPT Celebrity Invitational - February 20–21, 2010 - Commerce Casino - prelude to Event #13: L.A. Poker Classic
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