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, made it to more than fifty final tables and earned millions of dollars in prize money.
The following is a roll-call of Team PokerStars Pro’s successes at the World Series.
2007
In the Main Event, Team PokerStars Pro members dominated the final table. Hevad Khan finished in 6th place, earning $956,243, while Raymond Rahme and Tuan Lam made the final three. Rahme was eliminated in 3rd, winning prize money of $3,048,025. Tuan went one better, finishing runner up and earning a massive $4,840,981.
In the preliminary events, Katja Thater won her first bracelet, beating a tough field in the $1,500 Razz event, taking home $132,653. Greg Raymer made the final table of the $2,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo and $1,500 Seven Card Stud events, for a total of $61,140. 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, cashing for $259,296. Daniel Negreanu came close to winning his 4th and 5th bracelets, making top 5 finishes in the $2,000 Seven Card Stud and $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Shootout events. 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. 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
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 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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