World Poker Tour season 16 results
# World Poker Tour season 16 results

Below are the results for season 16 (XVI) of the World Poker Tour (2017–18).

## Results

### WPT Beijing

* Casino: NUO Hotel, Beijing, China
* Buy-in: Invitational
* 5-Day Event: April 15-19, 2017
* Number of Entries: 400
* Total Prize Pool: CNY 9,600,000
* Number of Payouts: 50

Final Table :

| Place | Name | Prize (CNY) |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Pete Chen | 2,063,454 |
| 2nd | Ke Chen | 1,373,026 |
| 3rd | Yingqi Lu | 882,619 |
| 4th | Wenbin Zhang | 585,468 |
| 5th | Yancheng Tan | 450,616 |
| 6th | Bryan Huang | 373,218 |

### WPT Amsterdam

* Casino: Holland Casino, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Buy-in: €3,300
* 5-Day Event: May 9-13, 2017
* Number of Entries: 224
* Total Prize Pool: €672,000
* Number of Payouts: 28

Final Table :

| Place | Name | Prize |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Daniel Daniyar | €152,600 |
| 2nd | Louis Salter | €106,710 |
| 3rd | Jan Jansma | €65,570 |
| 4th | Shyngis Satubayev | €39,885 |
| 5th | Jorn Walthaus | €30,800 |
| 6th | Jonathan Rozema | €25,525 |

### WPT Choctaw

* Casino: Choctaw Casino Resort, Durant, Oklahoma
* Buy-in: $3,700
* 5-Day Event: August 4-8, 2017
* Number of Entries: 924
* Total Prize Pool: $3,121,980
* Number of Payouts: 99

Final Table :

| Place | Name | Prize |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Jay Lee | $593,173 |
| 2nd | Jeb Hutton | $366,895 |
| 3rd | Josh Kay | $270,801 |
| 4th | Michael Stashin | $202,617 |
| 5th | Paul Fisher | $153,508 |
| 6th | Eric Bunch | $117,761 |

### Legends of Poker

* Casino: The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California
* Buy-in: $4,000
* 7-Day Event: August 25-31, 2017
* Number of Entries: 763
* Total Prize Pool: $2,738,407
* Number of Payouts: 81

Final Table :

| Place | Name | Prize |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Art Papazyan | $668,692 |
| 2nd | Phil Hellmuth | $364,370 |
| 3rd | J.C. Tran | $217,040 |
| 4th | D.J. Alexander | $161,490 |
| 5th | Marvin Rettenmaier | $120,775 |
| 6th | Adam Swan | $91,825 |

### Borgata Poker Open

* Casino: Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, New Jersey
* Buy-in: $3,500
* 6-Day Event: September 17-22, 2017
* Number of Entries: 1,132
* Total Prize Pool: $3,623,532
* Number of Payouts: 110

Final Table :

| Place | Name | Prize |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Guo Liang Chen | $789,058 |
| 2nd | Gregory Weber | $471,059 |
| 3rd | Jia Liu | $288,071 |
| 4th | Matt Parry | $240,965 |
| 5th | Cliff Josephy | $199,294 |
| 6th | Thomas Paul | $161,247 |

### WPT Maryland

* Casino: Maryland Live! Casino, Hanover, Maryland
* Buy-in: $3,500
* 5-Day Event: September 30-October 4, 2017
* Number of Entries: 561
* Total Prize Pool: $2,000,000
* Number of Payouts: 71

Final Table :

| Place | Name | Prize |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Art Papazyan | $389,405 |
| 2nd | Zachary Donovan | $262,930 |
| 3rd | Tom Reynolds | $168,990 |
| 4th | Randal Heeb | $120,165 |
| 5th | Grigoriy Shvarts | $92,015 |
| 6th | Timothy Chang | $76,620 |

### bestbet Bounty Scramble

* Casino: bestbet Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida
* Buy-in: $5,000
* 5-Day Event: October 21-25, 2017
* Number of Entries: 323
* Total Prize Pool: $1,501,950
* Number of Payouts: 41

Final Table :

| Place | Name | Prize |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Paul Petraglia | $315,732 |
| 2nd | Sam Panzica | $210,783 |
| 3rd | Darren Elias | $135,548 |
| 4th | John Esposito | $86,440 |
| 5th | Gaurav Raina | $66,674 |
| 6th | Shankar Pillai | $55,191 |

### WPT Montreal

* Casino: Playground Poker Club, Kahnawake, Quebec
* Buy-in: $3,850
* 7-Day Event: November 10-16, 2017
* Number of Entries: 606
* Total Prize Pool: $2,057,370
* Number of Payouts: 76

Final Table :

| Place | Name | Prize (CAD) |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Maxime Heroux | $403,570 |
| 2nd | Pat Quinn | $271,030 |
| 3rd | Derek Wolters | $173,220 |
| 4th | Brendan Baksh | $124,310 |
| 5th | Eric Afriat | $95,370 |
| 6th | David Peters | $78,050 |

### Five Diamond World Poker Classic

* Casino: Bellagio Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
* Buy-in: $10,400
* 6-Day Event: December 5-10, 2017
* Number of Entries: 812
* Total Prize Pool: $7,876,400
* Number of Payouts: 81

Final Table :

| Place | Name | Prize |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Ryan Tosoc | $1,958,065 |
| 2nd | Alex Foxen | $1,134,202 |
| 3rd | Mike Del Vecchio | $752,196 |
| 4th | Sean Perry | $504,090 |
| 5th | Ajay Chabra | $350,500 |
| 6th | Richard Kirsch | $271,736 |

### WPT Berlin

* Casino: Casino Spielbank, Berlin, Germany
* Buy-in: €3,300
* 4-Day Event: January 12-15, 2018
* Number of Entries: 339
* Total Prize Pool: €1,000,000
* Number of Payouts: 43

Final Table :

| Place | Name | Prize |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Ole Schemion | €218,435 |
| 2nd | Michal Mrakes | €143,845 |
| 3rd | Patrice Brandt | €93,105 |
| 4th | Michael Behnert | €60,730 |
| 5th | Hanyong Kuo | €46,705 |
| 6th | Amjad Nader | €39,010 |

### Lucky Hearts Poker Open

* Casino: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida
* Buy-in: $3,500
* 6-Day Event: January 19-24, 2018
* Number of Entries: 911
* Total Prize Pool: $2,915,200
* Number of Payouts: 114

Final Table :

| Place | Name | Prize |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Darryll Fish | $511,604 |
| 2nd | Aleksandr Shevelev | $331,116 |
| 3rd | Andy Frankenberger | $244,342 |
| 4th | Ness Reilly | $182,249 |
| 5th | Brett Bader | $137,440 |
| 6th | Alan Krockey | $104,784 |

### Borgata Winter Poker Open

* Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City, New Jersey
* Buy-in: $3,500
* 6-Day Event: January 28-February 2, 2018
* Number of Entries: 1,244
* Total Prize Pool: $3,967,000
* Number of Payouts: 157

Final Table :

| Place | Name | Prize |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Eric Afriat | $651,928 |
| 2nd | Justin Zaki | $434,614 |
| 3rd | Zach Gruneberg | $321,533 |
| 4th | Joe McKeehen | $240,251 |
| 5th | Michael Marder | $181,329 |
| 6th | Stephen Song | $138,254 |

### Fallsview Poker Classic

* Casino: Fallsview Casino, Niagara Falls, Ontario
* Buy-in: $5,000
* 3-Day Event: February 10-12, 2018
* Number of Entries: 517
* Total Prize Pool: $2,337,803
* Number of Payouts: 67

Final Table :

| Place | Name | Prize |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Mike Leah | $451,821 |
| 2nd | Ryan Yu | $301,217 |
| 3rd | Tim Rutherford | $222,315 |
| 4th | Carlos Chadha | $165,847 |
| 5th | Daniel Wagner | $125,069 |
| 6th | Joe Ferrier | $95,355 |

### L.A. Poker Classic

* Casino: Commerce Casino, Commerce, California
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 6-Day Event: February 24-March 1, 2018
* Number of Entries: 493
* Total Prize Pool: $4,681,035
* Number of Payouts: 62

Final Table :

| Place | Name | Prize |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Dennis Blieden | $1,000,000 |
| 2nd | Toby Lewis | $600,630 |
| 3rd | Derek Wolters | $430,210 |
| 4th | Marc Macdonnell | $319,310 |
| 5th | Peter Hengsakul | $244,430 |
| 6th | Manuel Martinez | $186,325 |

### WPT Rolling Thunder

* Casino: Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, California
* Buy-in: $3,500
* 5-Day Event: March 2-6, 2018
* Number of Entries: 440
* Total Prize Pool: $1,408,000
* Number of Payouts: 55

Final Table :

| Place | Name | Prize |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | David Larson | $295,128 |
| 2nd | Ian Steinman | $201,428 |
| 3rd | Joe McKeehen | $131,081 |
| 4th | Ping Liu | $97,510 |
| 5th | Rayo Kniep | $69,650 |
| 6th | D.J. Alexander | $56,417 |

### Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown

* Casino: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida
* Buy-in: $3,500
* 6-Day Event: April 13-18, 2018
* Number of Entries: 1,309
* Total Prize Pool: $4,188,800
* Number of Payouts: 164

Final Table :

| Place | Name | Prize |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Scott Margereson | $696,740 |
| 2nd | Faraz Jaka | $454,496 |
| 3rd | Brian Hastings | $336,466 |
| 4th | Joey Couden | $251,523 |
| 5th | Matt Stout | $189,880 |
| 6th | Jeff Fielder | $144,775 |

### WPT Amsterdam

* Casino: Holland Casino, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Buy-in: €3,300
* 5-Day Event: April 16-20, 2018
* Number of Entries: 207
* Total Prize Pool: €590,170
* Number of Payouts: 26

Final Table :

| Place | Name | Prize |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Rens Feenstra | €156,370 |
| 2nd | Ema Zajmović | €100,260 |
| 3rd | Firoz Mangroe | €60,140 |
| 4th | Gary Miller | €36,795 |
| 5th | Louis Salter | €28,415 |
| 6th | Paul Berende | €23,550 |

### Bellagio Elite Poker Championship

* Casino: Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada
* Buy-in: $10,400
* 6-Day Event: May 1-6, 2018
* Number of Entries: 126
* Total Prize Pool: $1,220,200
* Number of Payouts: 16

Final Table :

| Place | Name | Prize |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Larry Greenberg | $378,879 |
| 2nd | Danny Qutami | $223,663 |
| 3rd | Jim Collopy | $146,644 |
| 4th | Adrian Garduno | $100,832 |
| 5th | Ryan Van Sanford | $78,221 |
| 6th | Cary Katz | $60,499 |

### Bobby Baldwin Classic

* Casino: Aria Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
* Buy-in: $10,000
* 4-Day Event: May 20-23, 2018
* Number of Entries: 162
* Total Prize Pool: $1,555,200
* Number of Payouts: 21
* Note: Elias became the first player to win four WPT titles

Final Table :

| Place | Name | Prize |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Darren Elias | $387,580 |
| 2nd | Kitty Kuo | $248,380 |
| 3rd | Joe McKeehen | $178,610 |
| 4th | Dietrich Fast | $130,895 |
| 5th | Sam Panzica | $97,795 |
| 6th | Jonathan Little | $74,520 |

### WPT Tournament of Champions

* Casino: Aria Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
* Buy-in: $15,000
* 3-Day Event: May 24-26, 2018
* Number of Entries: 80
* Total Prize Pool: $1,365,000
* Number of Payouts: 10

Final Table :

| Place | Name | Prize |
| - | - | - |
| 1st | Matthew Waxman | $463,375 |
| 2nd | Matas Cimbolas | $265,590 |
| 3rd | Darren Elias | $177,060 |
| 4th | David Benyamine | $123,045 |
| 5th | Nick Schulman | $89,290 |
| 6th | J.C. Tran | $67,800 |

## Player of the Year

Final Standings :

| Rank | Name | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Art Papazyan | 2,450 |
| 2 | Joe McKeehen | 2,350 |
| 3 | Darren Elias | 1,850 |
| 3 | Derek Wolters | 1,850 |
| 5 | Eric Afriat | 1,750 |
