7 Former WPT World Champions

Here’s a look back at the WPT World Champions from the previous eight seasons: 

WPT World Championship  –  Season I  (April 2003)
Field:  111 players
Prizepool:  $2,691,750
Winner:  Alan Goehring  ($1,011,886)

WPT World Championship  –  Season II  (April 2004)
Field:  343 players
Prizepool:  $8,342,000
Winner:  Martin de Knijff  ($2,728,356)

WPT World Championship  –  Season III  (April 2005)

Field:  452 players
Prizepool:  $10,961,000
Winner:  Tuan Le  ($2,856,150)

WPT World Championship  –  Season IV  (April 2006)
Field:  605 players
Prizepool:  $14,671,250
Winner: Joe Bartholdi  ($3,760,165)

WPT World Championship  –  Season V  (April 2007)
Field:  639 players
Prizepool:  $15,495,750
Winner:  Carlos Mortensen  ($3,970,415)


WPT World Championship  –  Season VI  (April 2008)
Field:  545 players
Prizepool:  $13,216,250
Winner:  David Chiu  ($3,389,140)

WPT World Championship  –  Season VII  (April 2009)
Field:  338 players
Prizepool:  $8,196,500
Winner:  Yevgeniy Timoshenko  ($2,149,960)

WPT World Championship  –  Season VIII  (April 2010)
Field:  ?
Prizepool:  ?
Winner:  ?