Poker Superstars season 3 results

The third season of the Poker Superstars televised poker tournament commenced on 12 March 2006. The tournament had a knockout format, and Todd Brunson finished as winner, making over half a million dollars.

Regular season results

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Event Winner Runner-Up Remainder Finishing Order
Elimination match #1 Antonio Esfandiari ($10,000) Jennifer Tilly
Elimination match #2 Jeff Shulman ($10,000) Barry Greenstein
Elimination match #3 Mike Sexton ($10,000) Phil Hellmuth Jr
Elimination match #4 Daniel Negreanu ($10,000) Erick Lindgren
Elimination match #5 Chris Moneymaker ($10,000) Antonio Esfandiari
  • Jeff Shulman
  • Chris Ferguson
  • Mimi Tran
  • Mike Matusow
Elimination match #6 Daniel Negreanu ($10,000) Jennifer Harman
  • Cyndy Violette
  • Gus Hansen
  • Phil Ivey
  • Greg Raymer
Elimination match #7 Todd Brunson($10,000) Joe Hachem
  • Johnny Chan
  • Juan Carlos Mortensen
  • Mike Sexton
  • Ted Forrest
Elimination match #8 Kassem "Freddy" Deeb ($10,000) Phil Hellmuth Jr
  • Erick Lindgren
  • Barry Greenstein
  • Eli Elezra
  • Jennifer Tilly
Elimination match #9 Johnny Chan ($10,000) Jeff Shulman
  • Phil Hellmuth Jr
  • Jennifer Harman
  • Chris Moneymaker
  • Mike Sexton
Elimination match #10 Mike Matusow ($10,000) Barry Greenstein
  • Eli Elezra
  • Gus Hansen
  • Todd Brunson
  • Ted Forrest
Elimination match #11 Erick Lindgren ($10,000) Juan Carlos Mortensen
  • Joe Hachem
  • Kassem "Freddy" Deeb
  • Mimi Tran
  • Jennifer Tilly
Elimination match #12 Chris Ferguson ($10,000) Phil Ivey
  • Antonio Esfandiari
  • Daniel Negreanu
  • Cyndy Violette
  • Greg Raymer
Elimination match #13 Eli Elezra ($10,000) Mike Matusow
  • Erick Lindgren
  • Juan Carlos Mortensen
  • Phil Hellmuth Jr
  • Gus Hansen
Elimination match #14 Barry Greenstein ($10,000) Phil Ivey
  • Mike Sexton
  • Mimi Tran
  • Daniel Negreanu
  • Chris Moneymaker
Elimination match #15 Jennifer Tilly ($10,000) Antonio Esfandiari
  • Greg Raymer
  • Chris Ferguson
  • Jennifer Harman
  • Ted Forrest
Elimination match #16 Jeff Shulman ($10,000) Cyndy Violette
  • Johnny Chan
  • Todd Brunson
  • Kassem "Freddy" Deeb
  • Joe Hachem
Elimination match #17 Chris Ferguson ($10,000) Jennifer Harman
  • Eli Elezra
  • Erick Lindgren
  • Johnny Chan
  • Greg Raymer
Elimination match #18 Jeff Shulman ($10,000) Mike Matusow
  • Juan Carlos Mortensen
  • Mike Sexton
  • Ted Forrest
  • Jennifer Tilly
Elimination match #19 Todd Brunson ($10,000) Joe Hachem
  • Mimi Tran
  • Daniel Negreanu
  • Cyndy Violette
  • Barry Greenstein
Elimination match #20 Gus Hansen ($10,000) Antonio Esfandiari
  • Phil Ivey
  • Kassem "Freddy" Deeb
  • Chris Moneymaker
  • Phil Hellmuth Jr.
Super 16, Group A, Match 1 Mike Matusow ($15,000) Jeff Shulman
  • Eli Elezra
  • Mike Sexton
Super 16, Group A, Match 2 Jeff Shulman ($15,000) Eli Elezra
  • Mike Sexton
Super 16, Group B, Match 1 Johnny Chan ($15,000) Antonio Esfandiari
  • Chris Ferguson
  • Phil Hellmuth
Super 16, Group B, Match 2 Antonio Esfandiari ($15,000) Phil Hellmuth
  • Chris Ferguson
Super 16, Group C, Match 1 Freddy Deeb ($15,000) Barry Greenstein
  • Gus Hansen
  • Erick Lindgren
Super 16, Group C, Match 2 Gus Hansen ($15,000) Erick Lindgren
  • Barry Greenstein
Super 16, Group D, Match 1 Todd Brunson($15,000) Daniel Negreanu
  • Carlos Mortensen
  • Phil Ivey
Super 16, Group D, Match 2 Carlos Mortensen ($15,000) Daniel Negreanu
  • Phil Ivey
Quarter-Finals, Group A, Match 1 Antonio Esfandiari ($30,000) Johnny Chan ($15,000)
  • Freddy Deeb
  • Carlos Mortensen
Quarter-Finals, Group A, Match 2 Johnny Chan ($30,000) Freddy Deeb ($15,000)
  • Carlos Mortensen
Quarter-Finals, Group B, Match 1 Todd Brunson ($30,000) Mike Matusow ($15,000)
  • Jeff Shulman
  • Gus Hansen
Quarter-Finals, Group B, Match 2 Gus Hansen ($30,000) Mike Matusow ($15,000)
  • Jeff Shulman
Semi-Finals, Group A Antonio Esfandiari ($50,000) Gus Hansen ($30,000)
Semi-Finals, Group B Todd Brunson ($50,000) Johnny Chan ($30,000)
Final Todd Brunson ($400,000)

Antonio Esfandiari ($140,000)

Elimination round point standings

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Group and Chip Setup

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The players whose names appear in bold qualified to advance to the next round.

Finals

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  • Champion - Todd Brunson (2,000,000 chips) (Won 3 of 5)
  • Antonio Esfandiari (2,000,000 chips) (Won 0 of 5)

Semifinals

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Group A:

  • Antonio Esfandiari (1,500,000 chips) (Won 2 of 3)
  • Gus Hansen (1,000,000 chips) (Won 1 of 3)

Group B:

  • Todd Brunson (1,500,000 chips) (Won 2 of 3)
  • Johnny Chan (1,000,000 chips) (Won 1 of 3)

Quarterfinals

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Group A:

  • Johnny Chan (600,000 chips)
  • Freddy Deeb (600,000 chips)
  • Antonio Esfandiari (400,000 chips)
  • Carlos Mortensen (400,000 chips)

Group B:

  • Todd Brunson (600,000 chips)
  • Mike Matusow (600,000 chips)
  • Jeff Shulman (400,000 chips)
  • Gus Hansen (400,000 chips)

Super Sixteen

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Group A:

  • Jeff Shulman (840,000 chips)
  • Eli Elezra (480,000 chips)
  • Mike Matusow (480,000 chips)
  • Mike Sexton (380,000 chips)

Group B:

  • Antonio Esfandiari (720,000 chips)
  • Chris Ferguson (520,000 chips)
  • Johnny Chan (420,000 chips)
  • Phil Hellmuth (400,000 chips)

Group C:

  • Erick Lindgren (600,000 chips)
  • Barry Greenstein (540,000 chips)
  • Gus Hansen (420,000 chips)
  • Freddy Deeb (400,000 chips)

Group D:

  • Todd Brunson (580,000 chips)
  • Daniel Negreanu (540,000 chips)
  • Phil Ivey (420,000 chips)
  • Carlos Mortensen (420,000 chips)

Final standings after the elimination round

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Qualifiers for the Super 16

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  • 42 - Jeff Shulman (1st, 3rd, 2nd, 1st, 1st)
  • 36 - Antonio Esfandiari (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 2nd, 2nd)
  • 30 - Erick Lindgren (2nd, 3rd, 1st, 3rd, 4th)
  • 29 - Todd Brunson (3rd, 1st, 5th, 4th, 1st)
  • 27 - Daniel Negreanu (1st, 1st, 4th, 5th, 4th)
  • 27 - Barry Greenstein (2nd, 4th, 2nd, 1st, 6th)
  • 26 - Chris Ferguson (6th, 4th, 1st, 4th, 1st)
  • 24 - Mike Matusow (6th, 6th, 1st, 2nd, 2nd)
  • 24 - Eli Elezra (4th, 5th, 3rd, 1st, 3rd)
  • 21 - Johnny Chan (6th, 3rd, 1st, 3rd, 5th)
  • 21 - Gus Hansen (3rd, 4th, 4th, 6th, 1st)
  • 21 - Phil Ivey (5th, 5th, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd)
  • 21 - Juan Carlos Mortensen (4th, 4th, 2nd, 4th, 3rd)
  • 20 - Kassem "Freddy" Deeb (4th, 1st, 4th, 5th, 4th)
  • 20 - Phil Hellmuth Jr. (2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th)
  • 19 - Mike Sexton (1st, 5th, 6th, 3rd, 4th)

Eliminated

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  • 19 - Joe Hachem (6th, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 2nd)
  • 19 - Jennifer Harman (5th, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 2nd)
  • 17 - Jennifer Tilly (2nd, 6th, 6th, 1st, 6th)
  • 15 - Mimi Tran (3rd, 5th, 5th, 4th, 3rd)
  • 15 - Cyndy Violette (5th, 3rd, 5th, 2nd, 5th)
  • 13 - Chris Moneymaker (5th, 1st, 5th, 6th, 5th)
  • 10 - Greg Raymer (3rd, 6th, 6th, 3rd, 6th)
  • 4 - Ted Forrest (4th, 6th, 6th, 6th, 5th)

Profits and losses

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Winners

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  • 1. Todd Brunson: $515,000 (+$465,000)
  • 2. Antonio Esfandiari: $245,000 (+$195,000)
  • 3. Johnny Chan: $100,000 (+$50,000)
  • 4. Gus Hansen: $85,000 (+$35,000)
  • 5. Mike Matusow: $55,000 (+$5,000)

Losers

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  • 6. Jeff Shulman: $45,000 (-$5,000)
  • 7. Freddy Deeb: $40,000 (-$10,000)
  • 8. Chris Ferguson: $20,000 (-$30,000)
  • 9. Daniel Negreanu: $20,000 (-$30,000)
  • 10. Juan Mortensen: $15,000 (-$35,000)
  • 11. Eli Elezra: $10,000 (-$40,000)
  • 12. Barry Greenstein: $10,000 (-$40,000)
  • 13. Erick Lindgren: $10,000 (-$40,000)
  • 14. Chris Moneymaker: $10,000 (-$40,000)
  • 15. Mike Sexton: $10,000 (-$40,000)
  • 16. Jennifer Tilly: $10,000 (-$40,000)
  • 17. Ted Forrest: $0 (-$50,000)
  • 18. Joe Hachem: $0 (-$50,000)
  • 19. Jennifer Harmen: $0 (-$50,000)
  • 20. Phil Hellmuth: $0 (-$50,000)
  • 21. Phil Ivey: $0 (-$50,000)
  • 22. Greg Raymer: $0 (-$50,000)
  • 23. Miami Tran: $0 (-$50,000)
  • 24. Cindy Violette: $0 (-$50,000)