Poker Classic increased in numbers, attracting 382 entries for the $10,000 Championship. Hansen emerged victorious in the heads-up battle to claim the lion’s share of the $1.36 million prize pool and etch his name on the WPT Champions Cup for the second time. They were all chasing the $507,190 first-place prize, but in the end it came down to Hansen and Rentzer. Hansen navigated his way through the 136-player field to find himself at the televised final table with Daniel Rentzer, Andy Bloch, David Pham, Steven Shkolnik, and Bob Stupak.
Season I was particularly great for Hansen, as he stormed onto the scene with two WPT victories. Gus Hansen is a legend of the World Poker Tour, with three WPT titles and more than $4 million in earnings on the tour. Let’s take a look back at the first 14 seasons of the event. Poker Classic has generated some of the world’s biggest prize pools and first-place prizes, and it continues to attract the biggest names in the game. Poker Classic is one of a select few events from around the world to maintain a $10,000 buy-in since its inception. Poker Classic is as marquee of a poker tournament that one is going to get on the circuit. One of only three events to be a charter member of the WPT and remain on the schedule all 15 seasons, the WPT L.A. Season XV of the World Poker Tour continues Saturday, February 25, 2017, with the start of the legendary L.A.
