The first event of Season 2 kicked off at an international location, The Aviation Club in Paris, France. In this event we were introduced to future “Big Game” player, David Benyamine. Also making their World Poker Tour TV Final Table was future WPT Player of the Year, Erick Lindgren.
Despite the small 96 player field, the event was filled with big names both from the United States and Europe that put up the €10,000 entry fee. In US dollars this translated into a $919,000 prize pool.
Benyamine lead the action for much of the final table. In fact, the Frenchman personally eliminated all five of his opponents in this impressive victory. Not only did Benyamine take home the title, but the $430,969 first place money was enough to parlay into a regular spot at the Big Game in Las Vegas.
| Grand Prix de Paris | |
| Casino: | Aviation Club |
| Location: | Paris, France |
| Buy-in: | € 10,000 ($10,799 US) |
| # of Players: | 96 |
| Prize Pool: | € 919,000 |
| Final Table date: | Jul 13, 2003 |
| Results | ||
| 1 | David Benyamine |
€ ($430,969) |
| 2 | Jan Boubli |
€ ($200,713) |
| 3 | George Paravoliasakis |
€ ($151,099) |
| 4 | Jamie Posner |
€ ($90,772) |
| 5 | Erick Lindgren |
€ ($60,439) |
| 6 | Lee Salem |
€ 13,000 ($40,255) |
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