Team PokerStars Pro - World Series History

Team PokerStars Pro members have a long and successful record of WSOP* victories and final table appearances. Between them, they have won a total of 17 bracelets and earned millions of dollars in prize money.

The following is a roll-call of Team PokerStars Pro successes at the World Series.

2008

Team PokerStars Pro had an amazing year in 2008, with a total of five bracelets won, including the big one – the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event. It was young Danish player Peter Eastgate that scooped the biggest prize in poker, $9,152,416 to be precise, and the title of World Champion. He was joined at the final table by three other Team PokerStars Pros, Ivan Demidov, Dennis Philips, and Ylon Schwartz who finished in 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively.

Elsewhere, Team Poker Stars Pro racked up big successes across the 55 events that made up the biggest World Series ever. There were bracelet wins for Daniel Negreanu in a $2,000 Limit Hold’em event for $204,863, taking his bracelet total to four, and Barry Greenstein in the $1,500 Razz for $157,619, giving him three career bracelets. Italian hotshot Dario Minieri won his first bracelet in the $2,500 Six Handed No Limit Hold’em for $528,418, and Brazilian phenom Alexandre Gomes chipped in with a win in a $2,000 No Limit Hold’em for $770,540.

2007

Tuan Lam In the Main Event, Team PokerStars Pro members dominated the final table. Raymond Rahme came 3rd, winning prize money of $3,048,025 and Hevad Khan finished in 6th. In the preliminary events, Katja Thater won her first bracelet, and Greg Raymer made the final tables of two Stud events. Barry Greenstein finished 4th in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud event and also made the final table of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event. Daniel Negreanu came close to winning his 4th and 5th bracelets, and there were also final table appearances for Steve Paul Ambrose, Victor Ramdin, Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier and Humberto Brenes.

2006

In the year that the series attracted its largest ever field, there was plenty of success for Team PokerStars Pro. William Thorson went deep in the Main Event, finishing in 9th place for $907,128, and Friend of PokerStars Bill Chen won two bracelets in the $2,500 Shorthanded No Limit Hold’em and $3,000 Limit Hold’em events. Joe Hachem almost won his second and third titles, after finishing 2nd and 4th in the $2,500 Shorthanded Hold’em and $2,500 Pot Limit Hold’em events. Elsewhere, there were final table finishes and significant cashes for Greg Raymer, Barry Greenstein, Humberto Brenes, Isabelle Mercier and Daniel Negreanu. Vanessa Rousso also became the youngest women ever to reach a final table, finishing 8th in the $5,000 Shorthanded Hold’em event.

2005

Having won the Main Event the year before, Greg Raymer came within touching distance of doing the double, eventually being eliminated in 25th. With such a huge field, this was good enough for a cash of $304,680. It was Joe Hachem who would emerge as the Champion though, winning an astounding $7,500,000 after several days of tough action.

Elsewhere, Barry Greenstein claimed his second bracelet after winning the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha event, cashing for $128,505. John Duthie and Noah Boeken also made final table appearances, both finishing 9th in the $3,000 No Limit Hold’em and $2,500 Limit Hold’em events.

2004

Barry Greenstein The 2004 Main Event was won for the second year in a row by a player who had qualified via a PokerStars satellite. Greg Raymer beat 2,576 others to win the coveted Championship bracelet and the massive prize of $5,000,000.

In other events, there were bracelets for both Barry Greenstein and Daniel Negreanu. Barry won the $5,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw event, while Daniel claimed victory in the $2,000 Limit Hold’em event. Both players also finished in the top three of other events.

2003

In the 2003 Main Event, Chris Moneymaker made history. After qualifying for his seat by playing a $39 satellite tournament on PokerStars, Chris went on to win the whole tournament, marking the first time an amateur player had ever taken the title. The victory was worth $2,500,000 and helped kick-start the online poker revolution.

Meanwhile, Daniel Negreanu won his second bracelet in the $2,000 S.H.O.E event, earning an impressive $100,440. He also came 2nd in the $3,000 No Limit Hold’em event, winning an even bigger prize of $210,980. There was also a 3rd place finish for Humberto Brenes in the $2,000 Pot Limit Omaha event.

2002

In 2002, the World Series included final table appearances for Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu and Humberto Brenes. Barry finished as runner up in the $3,000 Limit Hold’em event, cashing for $43,700. Daniel also earned a 2nd place finish, in the $5,000 Omaha Hi/Lo event, taking away $85,400. Humberto almost won his 3rd bracelet in the $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha event, eventually being eliminated in 4th for $33,020.

There have also been bracelet wins for several Team PokerStars Pro members before 2002. In 1998, Daniel Negreanu became the youngest ever player at the time to win an event after taking down the $2,000 Pot Limit Hold’em tournament. Humberto Brenesclaimed two bracelets in 1993, winning both the $2,500 Limit Hold’em and $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha events, for a combined total of $277,000. Perhaps the player with the most impressive record is Friend of PokerStars Tom McEvoy. Over the years, he has won an amazing four bracelets in total, including the Main Event title in 1983.

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