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.
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Regular season results
| Event | Winner | Runner-Up | Remainder Finishing Order |
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| 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 |
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| Elimination match #6 | Daniel Negreanu ($10,000) | Jennifer Harman |
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| Elimination match #7 | Todd Brunson($10,000) | Joe Hachem |
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| Elimination match #8 | Kassem "Freddy" Deeb ($10,000) | Phil Hellmuth Jr |
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| Elimination match #9 | Johnny Chan ($10,000) | Jeff Shulman |
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| Elimination match #10 | Mike Matusow ($10,000) | Barry Greenstein |
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| Elimination match #11 | Erick Lindgren ($10,000) | Juan Carlos Mortensen |
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| Elimination match #12 | Chris Ferguson ($10,000) | Phil Ivey |
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| Elimination match #13 | Eli Elezra ($10,000) | Mike Matusow |
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| Elimination match #14 | Barry Greenstein ($10,000) | Phil Ivey |
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| Elimination match #15 | Jennifer Tilly ($10,000) | Antonio Esfandiari |
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| Elimination match #16 | Jeff Shulman ($10,000) | Cyndy Violette |
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| Elimination match #17 | Chris Ferguson ($10,000) | Jennifer Harman |
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| Elimination match #18 | Jeff Shulman ($10,000) | Mike Matusow |
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| Elimination match #19 | Todd Brunson ($10,000) | Joe Hachem |
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| Elimination match #20 | Gus Hansen ($10,000) | Antonio Esfandiari |
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| Super 16, Group A, Match 1 | Mike Matusow ($15,000) | Jeff Shulman |
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| Super 16, Group A, Match 2 | Jeff Shulman ($15,000) | Eli Elezra |
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| Super 16, Group B, Match 1 | Johnny Chan ($15,000) | Antonio Esfandiari |
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| Super 16, Group B, Match 2 | Antonio Esfandiari ($15,000) | Phil Hellmuth |
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| Super 16, Group C, Match 1 | Freddy Deeb ($15,000) | Barry Greenstein |
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| Super 16, Group C, Match 2 | Gus Hansen ($15,000) | Erick Lindgren |
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| Super 16, Group D, Match 1 | Todd Brunson($15,000) | Daniel Negreanu |
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| Super 16, Group D, Match 2 | Carlos Mortensen ($15,000) | Daniel Negreanu |
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| Quarter-Finals, Group A, Match 1 | Antonio Esfandiari ($30,000) | Johnny Chan ($15,000) |
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| Quarter-Finals, Group A, Match 2 | Johnny Chan ($30,000) | Freddy Deeb ($15,000) |
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| Quarter-Finals, Group B, Match 1 | Todd Brunson ($30,000) | Mike Matusow ($15,000) |
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| Quarter-Finals, Group B, Match 2 | Gus Hansen ($30,000) | Mike Matusow ($15,000) |
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| 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
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)
This page was last edited on 12 November 2023, at 17:56