World Poker Tour season 1 results
Below are the results of season 1 of the World Poker Tour.Results
Five Diamond World Poker Classic
- Casino: Bellagio, Paradise, Nevada
- Buy-in: $10,000
- 5-Day Event: May 27, 2002 to June 1, 2002
- Number of Entries: 146
- Total Prize Pool: $1,416,200
- Number of Payouts: 18
- Winning Hand: K-K
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Gus Hansen | $556,460 |
| 2nd | John Juanda | $278,240 |
| 3rd | Freddy Deeb | $139,120 |
| 4th | John Hennigan | $83,472 |
| 5th | Chris Bigler | $62,604 |
| 6th | Scotty Nguyen | $48,692 |
Legends of Poker
- Casino: Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles
- Buy-in: $5,000
- 2-Day Event: August 30, 2002 to August 31, 2002
- Number of Entries: 134
- Total Prize Pool: $670,000
- Number of Payouts: 9
- Winning Hand: Q-Q'''
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Chris Karagulleyan | $258,000 |
| 2nd | Hon Le | $122,550 |
| 3rd | Stan Goldstein | $61,270 |
| 4th | Mark Seif | $38,700 |
| 5th | Can Kim Hua | $29,025 |
| 6th | Kathy Liebert | $22,575 |
Costa Rica Classic
- Casino: Casinos Europa, San José
- Buy-in: $500 w/ $500 Re-buys
- 1-Day Event: October 19, 2002
- Number of Entries: 134
- Total Prize Pool: $234,858
- Number of Payouts: 10
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Jose Rosenkrantz | $108,730 |
| 2nd | Jamie Ligator | $45,000 |
| 3rd | Luis Milanes | $25,120 |
| 4th | Dewey Tomko | $14,650 |
| 5th | Jamie Anteneloff | $11,510 |
| 6th | R.A. Head | $9,420 |
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Paul Darden | $146,000 |
| 2nd | Chris Bigler | $88,000 |
| 3rd | Antonio Esfandiari | $44,000 |
| 4th | Phil Hellmuth | $34,000 |
| 5th | Vince Burgio | $26,000 |
| 6th | Tommy Garza | $21,000 |
World Poker Finals
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Howard Lederer | $320,400 |
| 2nd | Layne Flack | $186,900 |
| 3rd | Andy Bloch | $102,350 |
| 4th | Phil Ivey | $75,650 |
| 5th | Peter Giordano | $57,850 |
| 6th | Ron Rose | $44,500 |
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Dave Ulliott | $589,175 |
| 2nd | Phil Ivey | $290,130 |
| 3rd | Johnny Donaldson | $145,065 |
| 4th | Buddy Williams | $91,620 |
| 5th | Jeremy Tinsley | $68,715 |
| 6th | Tommy Grimes | $53,445 |
Euro Finals of Poker
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Christer Johansson | €500,000 |
| 2nd | Claude Cohen | €160,000 |
| 3rd | Allen Cunningham | €80,000 |
| 4th | Jacques Durand | €32,000 |
| 5th | Tony G | €16,000 |
| 6th | Alain Hagege | €13,000 |
L.A. Poker Classic
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Gus Hansen | $532,490 |
| 2nd | Daniel Rentzer | $253,595 |
| 3rd | Andy Bloch | $125,460 |
| 4th | David Pham | $80,080 |
| 5th | Steven Shkolnik | $53,390 |
| 6th | Bob Stupak | $46,715 |
- Buy-in: $5,300
- 1-Day Event: March 6, 2003
- Number of Entries: 177
- Total Prize Pool: $1,013,800
- Number of Payouts: 9
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Howard Lederer | $289,150 |
| 2nd | Chip Jett | $175,900 |
| 3rd | Joe Simpkins | $105,540 |
| 4th | Maureen Feduniak | $79,155 |
| 5th | Tim Lark | $52,770 |
| 6th | Daniel Coupal | $43,975 |
World Poker Challenge
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Ron Rose | $168,298 |
| 2nd | Cal Dykes | $96,772 |
| 3rd | Tony Le | $50,490 |
| 4th | Paul Magriel | $29,452 |
| 5th | Mark Edwards | $23,140 |
| 6th | T. J. Cloutier | $18,934 |
WPT Championship
- Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas
- Buy-in: $25,000
- 5-Day Event: April 14, 2003 to April 18, 2003
- Number of Entries: 111
- Total Prize Pool: $2,691,750
- Number of Payouts: 28
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Alan Goehring | $1,011,886 |
| 2nd | Kirill Gerasimov | $506,625 |
| 3rd | Phil Ivey | $253,313 |
| 4th | Doyle Brunson | $159,987 |
| 5th | Ted Forrest | $119,990 |
| 6th | James Hoeppner | $93,326 |
Other Events
During season 1 of the WPT there was one special event that did not apply to the Player of the Year standings:
- The WPT Invitational – February 25–26, 2003 – Commerce Casino – postscript to Event #8: L.A. Poker Classic
