The Legends of Poker Tournament of the World Poker Tour

For those looking for another excellent qualifier for the World Poker Tour Championship, the Legends of Poker tournament is a wonderful competition to join. It guarantees players a seat at the prestigious final event of the season. All the best poker players in the world suit up for this grandiose event to have a take at poker glory. This annual tournament is held at the Bicycle Casino hotel at Bell Gardens in California.

Throughout the years, the Legends of Poker tournament has proven its importance to all the aspiring poker players out there. This event continuous to offer world class competitions that will definitely be watched by all the serious poker players and aficionados worldwide. The main event involved the ever popular No Limit Texas Hold'em game.

Since the very first season of the World Poker Tour, this poker tournament has been booked to become one of the major events of the tour. The players who are to complete the final table of this event include Kathy Liebert, Can Kim Hua, Hon Le, Mark Seif, Chris Karagulleyan and Stan Goldstein. This tournament was won by Karagulleyan who dominated Hon Le in the final round. Karagulleyan was able to take home a total winnings amounting to $258,000.

In the second season of the World Poker Tour, this Bicycle Casino tournament featured a more upbeat and exciting competition. Those who were able to make their way towards the final table include new names like Phil Laak, Paul Phillips, Farzad Bonyadi, Mel Judah, Chip Jett and T. J. Cloutier. In the heart-pounding final round, Judah defeated Phillips for the $579,375 pot.

During the third season of the World Poker Tour, the Legends of Poker delivered another stellar conclusion with Doyle Brunson winning the final table. He was able to defeat the likes of his fellow poker superstars such as Lee Watkinson, Tom Lee, Joe Awada, Grant Helling and Pete Lawson. These players brought out their big guns to contribute to an excellent finish. Brunson took home the grand pot that is valued at $1,198,260.

In the fourth season of the tour, the tournament marked another year of success with more and more people participating in the various events. The tour also saw its television grow bigger than ever, surpassing every record that has been set in the past years. The year was for Alex Kahaner, who made it to the final table of this tournament. He defeated Kenna James, Kevin O'Donnell, Todd Phillips, Tim Phan and Jake Minter to take home the grand pot amounting to $1,125,000.

In the fifth season of the World Poker Tour, it was Joe Pelton who won the final table of the Legends of Poker tournament. He defeated Frankie O'Dell at the final round, bringing home $1,577,170 in total winnings. Meanwhile, the sixth season of the tournament was dominated by Dan Harrington who won a total of $1,600,365.