Wpt La Poker Classic 2018 Winner

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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. Dennis Blieden has won the 2018 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event. The 28-year-old Vice President of Finance for marketing services and media company.

Below are the results of season three of the World Poker Tour television series (2004–2005).

Results[edit]

Grand Prix de Paris[edit]

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  • Casino: Aviation Club de France, Paris[1]
  • Buy-in: €10,000
  • 5-Day Event: July 17, 2004 to July 21, 2004
  • Number of Entries: 205
  • Total Prize Pool: €1,957,750
  • Number of Payouts: 27
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stSurinder Sunar€679,860 ($828,956)
2ndTony G€339,930 ($414,478)
3rdJim Overman€203,960 ($248,689)
4thPeter Roche€135,970 ($165,789)
5thBen Roberts€101,980 ($124,345)
6thDave Colclough€84,890 ($103,507)

Mirage Poker Showdown[edit]

  • Casino:The Mirage, Paradise, Nevada[1]
  • Buy-in: $10,000
  • 4-Day Event: July 29, 2004 to August 1, 2004
  • Number of Entries: 281
  • Total Prize Pool: $2,725,200
  • Number of Payouts: 27
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stEli Elezra$1,024,574
2ndLee Watkinson$513,038
3rdGabe Kaplan$256,519
4thJohn Juanda$162,012
5thScotty Nguyen$121,509
6thJim Meehan$94,507

Legends of Poker[edit]

  • Casino:Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles[1]
  • Buy-in: $5,000
  • 4-Day Event: August 28, 2004 to August 31, 2004
  • Number of Entries: 667
  • Total Prize Pool: $3,335,000
  • Number of Payouts: 63
  • Winning Hand: Q9
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stDoyle Brunson$1,198,260
2ndLee Watkinson$578,375
3rdPete Lawson$272,665
4thGrant Helling$170,175
5thJoe Awada$132,200
6thTom Lee$99,150

Borgata Poker Open[edit]

  • Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City[1]
  • Buy-in: $10,000
  • 4-Day Event: September 19, 2004 to September 22, 2004
  • Number of Entries: 302
  • Total Prize Pool: $3,020,000
  • Number of Payouts: 27
  • Winning Hand: AA

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Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stDaniel Negreanu$1,117,400
2ndDavid Williams$573,800
3rdJosh Arieh$286,900
4thChris Tsiprailidis$181,200
5thBrandon Moran$135,900
6thPhil Ivey$105,700

Ultimate Poker Classic[edit]

  • Casino: Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Palm Beach, Aruba[1]
  • Buy-in: $6,000
  • 6-Day Event: September 26, 2004 to October 1, 2004
  • Number of Entries: 647
  • Total Prize Pool: $3,879,000
  • Number of Payouts: 200
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stEric Brenes$1,000,000
2ndLayne Flack$500,000
3rdMike Matusow$250,000
4thPat McMillan$170,000
5thJohn Juanda$130,000
6thVic Fey$105,000

Festa Al Lago (Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship)[edit]

  • Casino:Bellagio, Las Vegas [1]
  • Buy-in: $10,000
  • 4-Day Event: October 19, 2004 to October 22, 2004
  • Number of Entries: 312
  • Total Prize Pool: $3,026,400
  • Number of Payouts: 50
  • Winning Hand: K10
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stCarlos Mortensen$1,000,000
2ndKido Pham$496,400
3rdDavid Pham$255,000
4thErik Seidel$165,000
5thHung La$120,000
6thJohn Juanda$84,000
Classic

World Poker Finals[edit]

  • Casino: Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut[1]
  • Buy-in: $10,000
  • 5-Day Event: November 13, 2004 to November 17, 2004
  • Number of Entries: 674
  • Total Prize Pool: $6,765,000
  • Number of Payouts: 60
  • Winning Hand: 6-7
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stTuan Le$1,549,588
2ndTemperance Hutter$973,256
3rdHumberto Brenes$636,930
4thBradley Berman$470,452
5thJ.C. Tran$353,850
6thDavid Pham$277,014

Five Diamond World Poker Classic[edit]

  • Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas [1]
  • Buy-in: $15,000
  • 5-Day Event: December 14, 2004 to December 18, 2004
  • Number of Entries: 376
  • Total Prize Pool: $5,470,800
  • Number of Payouts: 50
  • Winning Hand: K-7
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stDaniel Negreanu$1,770,218
2ndHumberto Brenes$923,475
3rdVinny Landrum$462,851
4thJennifer Harman$299,492
5thSteve Rassi$217,812
6thNam Le$152,468

PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure[edit]

  • Casino:Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas[1]
  • Buy-in: $7,800
  • 4-Day Event: January 8, 2005 to January 11, 2005
  • Number of Entries: 461
  • Total Prize Pool: $3,595,600
  • Number of Payouts: 75
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stJohn Gale$890,000
2ndAlex Balandin$484,000
3rdMikael Westerlund$306,000
4thPatrick Hocking$207,000
5thJohn Cernuto$155,800
6thNenad Medic$112,000

World Poker Open[edit]

  • Casino:Gold Strike Resort and Casino, Tunica[1]
  • Buy-in: $10,000
  • 4-Day Event: January 24, 2005 to January 27, 2005
  • Number of Entries: 512
  • Total Prize Pool: $4,832,773
  • Number of Payouts: 44
  • Winning Hand: A-10
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stJohnny Stolzmann$1,491,444
2ndChau Giang$773,448
3rdDaniel Negreanu$384,322
4thScotty Nguyen$336,282
5thMichael Mizrachi$288,241
6thRaja Kattamuri$240,201

L.A. Poker Classic[edit]

  • Casino:Commerce Casino, Los Angeles [1]
  • Buy-in: $10,000
  • 5-Day Event: February 18, 2005 to February 22, 2005
  • Number of Entries: 538
  • Total Prize Pool: $5,166,414
  • Number of Payouts: 45
  • Winning Hand: A-9
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stMichael Mizrachi$1,859,909
2ndHaralabos Voulgaris$904,122
3rdHung La$444,312
4thTed Forrest$263,487
5thErick Lindgren$206,657
6thHarley Hall$154,992

Bay 101 Shooting Star[edit]

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  • Casino:Bay 101, San Jose, California[1]
  • Buy-in: $10,000
  • 5-Day Event: March 7, 2005 to March 11, 2005
  • Number of Entries: 438
  • Total Prize Pool: $4,070,000
  • Number of Payouts: 45
  • Winning Hand: 4-3
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stDanny Nguyen$1,025,000
2ndJay Martens$600,000
3rdGus Hansen$320,000
4thShandor Szentkuti$280,000
5thCorey Cheresnick$240,000
6thMen Nguyen$200,000

Party Poker Million[edit]

  • Buy-in: $10,000 [1]
  • 5-Day Event: March 19, 2005 to March 23, 2005
  • Number of Entries: 735
  • Total Prize Pool: $7,430,000
  • Number of Payouts: 180
  • Winning Hand: J-2
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stMichael Gracz$1,525,500
2ndDavid Minto$1,000,000
3rdMatthew Cherackal$700,000
4thAdam Csallany$500,000
5thPaul Darden$300,000
6thRichard Kain$200,000
  • This event, which was limit hold 'em, had the largest prize pool in history for a tournament that was not played at no-limit hold 'em.

World Poker Challenge[edit]

  • Casino: Reno Hilton, Reno[1]
  • Buy-in: $5,000
  • 4-Day Event: March 29, 2005 to April 1, 2005
  • Number of Entries: 345
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,725,350
  • Number of Payouts: 27
  • Winning Hand: 43
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stArnold Spee$633,880
2ndBlair Rodman$327,815
3rdPhil Ivey$163,908
4thMichael Yoshino$103,521
5thRuss Carlson$77,641
6thMark Chapic$60,387

WPT Championship[edit]

  • Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas [1]
  • Buy-in: $25,000
  • 7-Day Event: April 18, 2005 to April 24, 2005
  • Number of Entries: 453
  • Total Prize Pool: $10,961,000
  • Number of Payouts: 100
  • Winning Hand: K-J
Final Table
PlaceNamePrize
1stTuan Le$2,856,150
2ndPaul Maxfield$1,698,390
3rdHasan Habib$896,375
4thJohn Phan$518,920
5thRob Hollink$377,420
6thPhil Ivey$264,195

Other Events[edit]

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During season 3 of the WPT there was one special event that did not apply to the Player of the Year standings:

  • The WPT Invitational - February 23-24, 2005 - Commerce Casino - postscript to Event #11: L.A. Poker Classic

References[edit]

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Mike Leah must feel as if he has a home-ice advantage at the Fallsview Poker Classic. The Canadian poker pro from nearby Innisfil, Ontario has won a title at this series in three out of the last four years, each time in the $1,100 CAD preliminary event. In 2018 Leah took his dominance at the Fallsview Casino Resort to the $5,000 CADWorld Poker Tour Fallsview Poker Classic no-limit hold’em main event, defeating a record turnout of 517 entries to win $451,821 CAD ($352,985 USD) and his very first WPT title.

“It hasn’t sunk in yet,” Leah told WPT reporters after coming out on top. “Winning a WPT has been near the top of my goal list for a long time, especially getting so close almost exactly three years ago when I lost to Anthony Zinno heads up at LAPC, so I’ve been pretty hungry to get back here again since that. To do it here, where I’ve had so much success winning three tournaments already, is pretty cool,” Leah continued. “So close to home, in my home country, it’s a pretty special tournament to win.”

In addition to the title and the money, Leah was also awarded 1,680 Card Player Player of the Year points for the win. As a result, he has flown up the leaderboard, landing in seventh place in the standings.

Leah came into the final day of this event in third chip position with 20 players remaining. Leah scored some knockouts and double ups to stay in the mix as the field was narrowed down to seven. He then knocked out David Eldridge in seventh palce, getting all-in on a flop of 942 with the A8 up against Eldridge’s 94. The Q on the turn kept Eldridge ahead but the 2 on the river completed Leah’s flush draw, earning him the pot and sending Eldridge home with $57,429 USD.

From there he survived to heads-up play against Ryan Yu, who took just over a 2-to-1 lead into the final showdown. Despite that advantage, it took only eight hands for Leah to not only turn the tables but also seal the victory. Yu earned $301,217 CAD ($235,326 USD) as the runner-up.

PlacePlayerEarnings (USD)POY Points
1 Mike Leah $352,985 1680
2 Ryan Yu $235,326 1400
3 Tim Rutherford $173,684 1120
4 Carlos Chadha $129,568 840
5 Daniel Wagner $97,710 700
6 Joe Ferrier $74,496 560
7 David Eldridge $57,429 420
8 Said Michailidis $44,770 280
9 Peter Muraca $35,299 140

Winner photo credit: WPT / Joe Giron.

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