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Poker Superstars season 3 results

{{Short description | Poker Superstars Season 3, Brunson is champion}}

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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.{{Cite web |title=Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament Season 3: Hendon Mob Poker Database |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/festival.php?a=r&n=3231 |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}

Regular season results

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! style="background: #E9E9E9;" | Event

! style="background: #E9E9E9;" | Winner

! style="background: #E9E9E9;" | Runner-Up

! style="background: #E9E9E9;" | Remainder Finishing Order

Elimination match #1

|Antonio Esfandiari ($10,000)

|Jennifer Tilly

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Elimination match #2

|Jeff Shulman ($10,000)

|Barry Greenstein

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Elimination match #3

|Mike Sexton ($10,000)

|Phil Hellmuth Jr

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Elimination match #4

|Daniel Negreanu ($10,000)

|Erick Lindgren

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Elimination match #5

|Chris Moneymaker ($10,000)

|Antonio Esfandiari

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  • Jeff Shulman
  • Chris Ferguson
  • Mimi Tran
  • Mike Matusow
Elimination match #6

|Daniel Negreanu ($10,000)

|Jennifer Harman

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  • Cyndy Violette
  • Gus Hansen
  • Phil Ivey
  • Greg Raymer
Elimination match #7

|Todd Brunson($10,000)

|Joe Hachem

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  • Johnny Chan
  • Juan Carlos Mortensen
  • Mike Sexton
  • Ted Forrest
Elimination match #8

|Kassem "Freddy" Deeb ($10,000)

|Phil Hellmuth Jr

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  • Erick Lindgren
  • Barry Greenstein
  • Eli Elezra
  • Jennifer Tilly
Elimination match #9

|Johnny Chan ($10,000)

|Jeff Shulman

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  • Phil Hellmuth Jr
  • Jennifer Harman
  • Chris Moneymaker
  • Mike Sexton
Elimination match #10

|Mike Matusow ($10,000)

|Barry Greenstein

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  • Eli Elezra
  • Gus Hansen
  • Todd Brunson
  • Ted Forrest
Elimination match #11

|Erick Lindgren ($10,000)

|Juan Carlos Mortensen

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  • Joe Hachem
  • Kassem "Freddy" Deeb
  • Mimi Tran
  • Jennifer Tilly
Elimination match #12

|Chris Ferguson ($10,000)

|Phil Ivey

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  • Antonio Esfandiari
  • Daniel Negreanu
  • Cyndy Violette
  • Greg Raymer
Elimination match #13

|Eli Elezra ($10,000)

|Mike Matusow

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  • Erick Lindgren
  • Juan Carlos Mortensen
  • Phil Hellmuth Jr
  • Gus Hansen
Elimination match #14

|Barry Greenstein ($10,000)

|Phil Ivey

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  • Mike Sexton
  • Mimi Tran
  • Daniel Negreanu
  • Chris Moneymaker
Elimination match #15

|Jennifer Tilly ($10,000)

|Antonio Esfandiari

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  • Greg Raymer
  • Chris Ferguson
  • Jennifer Harman
  • Ted Forrest
Elimination match #16

|Jeff Shulman ($10,000)

|Cyndy Violette

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  • Johnny Chan
  • Todd Brunson
  • Kassem "Freddy" Deeb
  • Joe Hachem
Elimination match #17

|Chris Ferguson ($10,000)

|Jennifer Harman

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  • Eli Elezra
  • Erick Lindgren
  • Johnny Chan
  • Greg Raymer
Elimination match #18

|Jeff Shulman ($10,000)

|Mike Matusow

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  • Juan Carlos Mortensen
  • Mike Sexton
  • Ted Forrest
  • Jennifer Tilly
Elimination match #19

|Todd Brunson ($10,000)

|Joe Hachem

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  • Mimi Tran
  • Daniel Negreanu
  • Cyndy Violette
  • Barry Greenstein
Elimination match #20

|Gus Hansen ($10,000)

|Antonio Esfandiari

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  • Phil Ivey
  • Kassem "Freddy" Deeb
  • Chris Moneymaker
  • Phil Hellmuth Jr.
Super 16, Group A, Match 1

|Mike Matusow ($15,000)

|Jeff Shulman

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  • Eli Elezra
  • Mike Sexton
Super 16, Group A, Match 2

|Jeff Shulman ($15,000)

|Eli Elezra

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  • Mike Sexton
Super 16, Group B, Match 1

|Johnny Chan ($15,000)

|Antonio Esfandiari

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  • Chris Ferguson
  • Phil Hellmuth
Super 16, Group B, Match 2

|Antonio Esfandiari ($15,000)

|Phil Hellmuth

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  • Chris Ferguson
Super 16, Group C, Match 1

|Freddy Deeb ($15,000)

|Barry Greenstein

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  • Gus Hansen
  • Erick Lindgren
Super 16, Group C, Match 2

|Gus Hansen ($15,000)

|Erick Lindgren

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  • Barry Greenstein
Super 16, Group D, Match 1

|Todd Brunson($15,000)

|Daniel Negreanu

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  • Carlos Mortensen
  • Phil Ivey
Super 16, Group D, Match 2

|Carlos Mortensen ($15,000)

|Daniel Negreanu

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  • Phil Ivey
Quarter-Finals, Group A, Match 1

|Antonio Esfandiari ($30,000)

|Johnny Chan ($15,000)

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  • Freddy Deeb
  • Carlos Mortensen
Quarter-Finals, Group A, Match 2

|Johnny Chan ($30,000)

|Freddy Deeb ($15,000)

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  • Carlos Mortensen
Quarter-Finals, Group B, Match 1

|Todd Brunson ($30,000)

|Mike Matusow ($15,000)

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  • Jeff Shulman
  • Gus Hansen
Quarter-Finals, Group B, Match 2

|Gus Hansen ($30,000)

|Mike Matusow ($15,000)

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  • 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)

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Antonio Esfandiari ($140,000)

Elimination round point standings

=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)

=Final standings after the elimination round=

==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)

Profits and losses

=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)

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