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]
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
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Surinder Sunar
€679,860 ($828,956)
2nd
Tony G
€339,930 ($414,478)
3rd
Jim Overman
€203,960 ($248,689)
4th
Peter Roche
€135,970 ($165,789)
5th
Ben Roberts
€101,980 ($124,345)
6th
Dave 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
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Eli Elezra
$1,024,574
2nd
Lee Watkinson
$513,038
3rd
Gabe Kaplan
$256,519
4th
John Juanda
$162,012
5th
Scotty Nguyen
$121,509
6th
Jim 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: Q♥9♥
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Doyle Brunson
$1,198,260
2nd
Lee Watkinson
$578,375
3rd
Pete Lawson
$272,665
4th
Grant Helling
$170,175
5th
Joe Awada
$132,200
6th
Tom 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: A♠A♦
Wpt La Poker Classic 2018 Winner Wins
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Daniel Negreanu
$1,117,400
2nd
David Williams
$573,800
3rd
Josh Arieh
$286,900
4th
Chris Tsiprailidis
$181,200
5th
Brandon Moran
$135,900
6th
Phil 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
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Eric Brenes
$1,000,000
2nd
Layne Flack
$500,000
3rd
Mike Matusow
$250,000
4th
Pat McMillan
$170,000
5th
John Juanda
$130,000
6th
Vic 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: K♣10♣
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Carlos Mortensen
$1,000,000
2nd
Kido Pham
$496,400
3rd
David Pham
$255,000
4th
Erik Seidel
$165,000
5th
Hung La
$120,000
6th
John Juanda
$84,000
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
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Tuan Le
$1,549,588
2nd
Temperance Hutter
$973,256
3rd
Humberto Brenes
$636,930
4th
Bradley Berman
$470,452
5th
J.C. Tran
$353,850
6th
David 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
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Daniel Negreanu
$1,770,218
2nd
Humberto Brenes
$923,475
3rd
Vinny Landrum
$462,851
4th
Jennifer Harman
$299,492
5th
Steve Rassi
$217,812
6th
Nam 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
Place
Name
Prize
1st
John Gale
$890,000
2nd
Alex Balandin
$484,000
3rd
Mikael Westerlund
$306,000
4th
Patrick Hocking
$207,000
5th
John Cernuto
$155,800
6th
Nenad 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
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Johnny Stolzmann
$1,491,444
2nd
Chau Giang
$773,448
3rd
Daniel Negreanu
$384,322
4th
Scotty Nguyen
$336,282
5th
Michael Mizrachi
$288,241
6th
Raja 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
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Michael Mizrachi
$1,859,909
2nd
Haralabos Voulgaris
$904,122
3rd
Hung La
$444,312
4th
Ted Forrest
$263,487
5th
Erick Lindgren
$206,657
6th
Harley Hall
$154,992
Bay 101 Shooting Star[edit]
Wpt La Poker Classic 2019
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
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Danny Nguyen
$1,025,000
2nd
Jay Martens
$600,000
3rd
Gus Hansen
$320,000
4th
Shandor Szentkuti
$280,000
5th
Corey Cheresnick
$240,000
6th
Men 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
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Michael Gracz
$1,525,500
2nd
David Minto
$1,000,000
3rd
Matthew Cherackal
$700,000
4th
Adam Csallany
$500,000
5th
Paul Darden
$300,000
6th
Richard 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: 4♠3♠
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Arnold Spee
$633,880
2nd
Blair Rodman
$327,815
3rd
Phil Ivey
$163,908
4th
Michael Yoshino
$103,521
5th
Russ Carlson
$77,641
6th
Mark 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
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Tuan Le
$2,856,150
2nd
Paul Maxfield
$1,698,390
3rd
Hasan Habib
$896,375
4th
John Phan
$518,920
5th
Rob Hollink
$377,420
6th
Phil Ivey
$264,195
Other Events[edit]
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.
