Prior Champions of Foxwoods' WPT World Poker Finals

The Foxwoods World Poker Finals has been a perennial stop on the World Poker Tour since the first season six years ago. Here’s a look back at the past champions in this event.

Season I (2002)
Winner: Howard Lederer ($345,400)
Field: 89 players
Note: Howard Lederer would go on to win the PartyPoker Million later that season on his way to becoming the Season I WPT Player of the Year.

Season II (2003)
Winner: Hoyt Corkins ($1,089,200)
Field: 313
Note: Hoyt Corkins was the first player to win $1 million in a regular-season WPT tournament.

Season III (2004)
Winner: Tuan Le ($1,574,588)
Field: 674
Note: Every WPT winner receives, as part of their prize, entry into the season-ending championship. Tuan Le is the only player in history to parlay that entry into a victory in the WPT World Championship.

Season IV (2005)
Winner: Nick Schulman ($2,167,500)
Field: 783
Note: Nick “The Takeover” Schulman was the first player to win more than $2 million in a regular-season WPT tournament. At the age of 21, he was also the youngest player to ever earn a WPT title.

Season V (2006)
Winner: Nenad Medic ($1,717,194)
Field: 609
Note: This was the first WPT tournament with multiple women at the final table. Kathy Liebert finished fifth, while Mimi Tran finished third.

Season VI (2007)
Winner: Mike Vela ($1,704,986)
Field: 575
Note: This was nearly the first WPT tournament to have a repeat champion. The prior two champions, Nick Schulman and Nenad Medic, both made the final table. Medic finished third, while Schulman finished second.

Who will be the next player to win the WPT World Poker Finals here at Foxwoods? Stay tuned to WorldPokerTour.com as we cover all the action over the next week.