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.

Group and Chip Setup
The players whose names appear in bold qualified to advance to the next round.

Finals

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

Semifinals
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
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
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)

Qualifiers for the Super 16

 * 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

 * 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)

Winners

 * 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

 * 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)