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[edit]

Event	Winner	Runner-Up	Remainder Finishing Order
Elimination match #1	Antonio Esfandiari ($10,000)	Jennifer Tilly	Mimi Tran Juan Carlos Mortensen Cyndy Violette Joe Hachem
Elimination match #2	Jeff Shulman ($10,000)	Barry Greenstein	Todd Brunson Eli Elezra Phil Ivey Chris Ferguson
Elimination match #3	Mike Sexton ($10,000)	Phil Hellmuth Jr	Gus Hansen Kassem "Freddy" Deeb Jennifer Harman Johnny Chan
Elimination match #4	Daniel Negreanu ($10,000)	Erick Lindgren	Greg Raymer Ted Forrest Chris Moneymaker Mike Matusow
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[edit]

Group and Chip Setup[edit]

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

Finals[edit]

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

Semifinals[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Qualifiers for the Super 16[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Winners[edit]

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[edit]

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)