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Below are the results of season five of the World Poker Tour (2006–2007). Following on from his win in the 2001 World Series of Poker Main Event Carlos Mortensen won the 2007 WPT Championship. This meant he became the first player to win both the World Series of Poker Main Event and WPT Championship.
Mirage Poker Showdown[ edit ]
Casino: The Mirage , Las Vegas [ 1]
Buy-in: $10,000
4-Day Event: May 14, 2006 to May 17, 2006
Number of Entries: 384
Total Prize Pool: $3,724,800
Number of Payouts: 36
Winning Hand: K-5
Mandalay Bay Poker Championship[ edit ]
Casino: Mandalay Bay , Las Vegas [ 1]
Buy-in: $10,000
5-Day Event: June 4, 2006 to June 8, 2006
Number of Entries: 349
Total Prize Pool: $3,385,300
Number of Payouts: 50
Winning Hand: 9 ♣ 8 ♥
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Joe Tehan
$1,033,440
2nd
Burt Boutin
$604,765
3rd
Brad Booth
$319,180
4th
Alex Outhred
$184,745
5th
Al Stonum
$134,390
6th
Steve Vincent
$94,075
Grand Prix de Paris[ edit ]
Casino: Aviation Club de France, Paris [ 1]
Buy-in: €10,000
5-Day Event: June 12, 2006 to June 16, 2006
Number of Entries: 232
Total Prize Pool: €2,320,000 ($2,805,856)
Number of Payouts: 27
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Christian Grundtvig
€712,500 ($907,066)
2nd
Jani Sointula
€356,250 ($453,533)
3rd
Thomas Wahlroos
€243,750 ($310,312)
4th
Henrik Witt
€168,750 ($214,831)
5th
Phil Yeh
€131,250 ($167,091)
6th
Pat Schuhl
€93,750 ($119,351)
Casino: Bicycle Casino , Los Angeles [ 1]
Buy-in: $10,000
5-Day Event: August 26, 2006 to August 30, 2006
Number of Entries: 466
Total Prize Pool: $4,520,200
Number of Payouts: 45
Winning Hand: A ♣ 7 ♣
Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City [ 1]
Buy-in: $10,000
5-Day Event: September 15, 2006 to September 19, 2006
Number of Entries: 540
Total Prize Pool: $5,238,000
Number of Payouts: 54
Winning Hand: Q ♦ Q ♥
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Mark Newhouse
$1,519,020
2nd
Chris McCormack
$802,985
3rd
David Sklansky
$419,040
4th
Anthony Argila
$366,660
5th
Chris Bell
$314,280
6th
Blaise Ingoglia
$261,901
Casino: Bellagio , Las Vegas [ 1]
Buy-in: $10,000
5-Day Event: October 16, 2006 to October 20, 2006
Number of Entries: 433
Total Prize Pool: $4,200,100
Number of Payouts: 100
Winning Hand: 2 ♦ 2 ♥
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Andreas Walnum
$1,090,025
2nd
Steve Wong
$542,700
3rd
Joe Pelton
$292,220
4th
Christopher Loveland
$187,745
5th
David Baker
$125,240
6th
Can Kim Hua
$83,490
Canadian Open Championship[ edit ]
Casino: Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario , Canada [ 1]
Buy-in: Can$ 2,500
3-Day Event: October 22, 2006 to October 24, 2006
Number of Entries: 298
Total Prize Pool: Can$720,533 (US$639,913)
Number of Payouts: 27
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Scott Clements
Can$250,027 (US$222,524)
2nd
Anthony O'Hagan
Can$115,285 (US$102,385)
3rd
Vince Sessa
Can$61,245 (US$554,392)
4th
Terris Preston
Can$43,232 (US$38,395)
5th
Steven Buttery
Can$32,424 (US$28,796)
6th
Gia Trinh
Can$25,219 (US$22,397)
North American Poker Championship[ edit ]
Casino: Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada [ 1]
Buy-in: Can$10,000
5-Day Event: October 25, 2006 to October 29, 2006
Number of Entries: 497
Total Prize Pool: Can$4,829,332 (US$4,288,965)
Number of Payouts: 45
Winning Hand: K ♥ 2 ♦
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Soren Turkewitsch
Can$1,380,378 (US$1,225,920)
2nd
Jason Sagle
Can$676,107 (US$600,456)
3rd
John Lam
Can$352,541 (US$313,094)
4th
Jim Worth
Can$289,760 (US$257,338)
5th
John Juanda
Can$217,320 (US$193,003)
6th
Marc Karam
Can$169,027 (US$150,114)
Casino: Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut [ 1]
Buy-in: $10,000
4-Day Event: November 12, 2006 to November 16, 2006
Number of Entries: 609
Total Prize Pool: $5,749,481
Number of Payouts: 60
Winning Hand: 7 ♣ 5 ♥
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Nenad Medic
$1,717,194
2nd
EG Harvin
$904,389
3rd
Mimi Tran
$472,228
4th
Michael Omelchuk
$343,439
5th
Kathy Liebert
$257,579
6th
Michael Perry
$200,340
Doyle Brunson North American Poker Classic[ edit ]
Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas [ 1]
Buy-in: $15,000
6-Day Event: December 14, 2006 to December 19, 2006
Number of Entries: 583
Total Prize Pool: $8,482,650
Number of Payouts: 100
Winning Hand: A ♠ 6 ♣
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Joseph Hachem
$2,207,575
2nd
Jim Hanna
$1,099,430
3rd
Daniel Negreanu
$592,000
4th
Mads Andersen
$380,630
5th
David Redlin
$253,715
6th
Edward Jordan
$169,145
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure[ edit ]
Casino: Atlantis, Paradise Island [ 1]
Buy-in: $7,800
6-Day Event: January 5, 2007 to January 10, 2007
Number of Entries: 937
Total Prize Pool: $7,063,842
Number of Payouts: 180
Winning Hand: A ♦ 10 ♥
Casino: Gold Strike Tunica [ 1]
Buy-in: $10,000
5-Day Event: January 21, 2007 to January 25, 2007
Number of Entries: 294
Total Prize Pool: $2,812,000
Number of Payouts: 27
Winning Hand: 8 ♣ 8 ♦
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Bryan Sumner
$913,986
2nd
Daniel Negreanu
$502,691
3rd
Young Cho
$257,058
4th
Gary Kainer
$199,934
5th
Kido Pham
$171,372
6th
J.C. Tran
$142,810
Borgata Winter Poker Open[ edit ]
Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City [ 1]
Buy-in: $10,000
5-Day Event: January 26, 2007 to January 30, 2007
Number of Entries: 571
Total Prize Pool: $5,529,000
Number of Payouts: 54
Winning Hand: A ♣ 5 ♥
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
John Hennigan
$1,606,223
2nd
Chuck Kelley
$849,082
3rd
John Gale
$443,096
4th
Joe Simmons
$387,709
5th
Michael Sukonik
$332,322
6th
Jon James
$276,935
Casino: Commerce Casino , Los Angeles [ 1]
Buy-in: $10,000
6-Day Event: February 24. 2007 to March 1, 2007
Number of Entries: 791
Total Prize Pool: $7,593,600
Number of Payouts: 54
Winning Hand: J ♦ 6 ♦
Casino: Commerce Casino , Los Angeles
Buy-in:
2-Day Event: March 3, 2007
Number of Entries: 420
Total Prize Pool:
Number of Payouts:
Winning Hand:
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Adam Weinraub
$125,000
Bay 101 Shooting Star[ edit ]
Casino: Bay 101 , San Jose, California [ 1]
Buy-in: $10,000
5-Day Event: March 12, 2007 to March 16, 2007
Number of Entries: 450
Total Prize Pool: $4,490,000
Number of Payouts: 45
Winning Hand: 7 ♣ 7 ♦
World Poker Challenge[ edit ]
Casino: Reno Hilton, Reno [ 1]
Buy-in: $5,000
4-Day Event: March 25, 2007 to March 28, 2007
Number of Entries: 475
Total Prize Pool: $2,278,250
Number of Payouts: 45
Winning Hand: 10 ♠ 10 ♣
Foxwoods Poker Classic[ edit ]
Casino: Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut [ 1]
Buy-in: $10,000
6-Day Event: March 30, 2007 to April 4, 2007
Number of Entries: 415
Total Prize Pool: $3,898,635
Number of Payouts: 40
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Raj Patel
$1,298,405
2nd
Paul Matteo
$643,275
3rd
Antonio Cavezza
$370,370
4th
Fred Goldberg
$233,918
5th
Seth Berger
$175,439
6th
Allen Kessler
$136,452
Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas [ 1]
Buy-in: $25,000
7-Day Event: April 21, 2007 to April 27, 2007
Number of Entries: 639
Total Prize Pool: $15,495,750
Number of Payouts: 100
Winning Hand: K ♥ J ♥ [ 2]
During season 5 of the WPT there was one special event that did not apply to the Player of the Year standings:
The WPT Celebrity Invitational - March 3–5, 2007 - Commerce Casino - postscript to Event #14: L.A. Poker Classic