Intercontinental Poker Championship
The Intercontinental Poker Championship , or IPC for short , was a poker tournament in which 21 professional poker players from as many nations competed against each other. It was played in 2006 and 2007 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas . The broadcasting rights in Germany were with Sport1 .
Game mode
The variant No Limit Texas Hold'em was played . The 21 players were divided into three groups of seven players each. The winner of each group game advanced to the semi-finals. The six remaining players in each group competed against each other again, but again only the winner rose.
In the semifinals, six players competed against each other, with only the best advancing into heads-up . The remaining players played repeatedly for a seat at the final table.
The first tournament was won by Yosh Nakano from Japan, ahead of Tony G from Lithuania. Nakano won US $ 350,000 , while second place was awarded US $ 150,000.
2006
player
- David Benyamine (France)
- Chris Björin (Sweden)
- Humberto Brenes (Costa Rica)
- Doyle Brunson (USA)
- Jimmy Cha (Korea)
- Johnny Chan (China)
- Eli Elezra (Israel)
- Ihsan Farha (Lebanon)
- Tony Guoga (Australia)
- Chau Giang (Vietnam)
- Hasan Habib (Pakistan)
- Thor Hansen (Norway)
- Carlos Mortensen (Spain)
- Yosh Nakano (Japan)
- Daniel Negreanu (Canada)
- Donnacha O'Dea (Ireland)
- Ralph Perry (Russia)
- Refugio Quintero (Mexico)
- Marco Traniello (Italy)
- Dave Ulliott (England)
- Stephen Wolff (South Africa)
Results
| match | winner | Runner-up | Remaining placements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group A |
 Tony Guoga
|
 Dave Ulliott
|
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| Group B |
 David Benyamine
|
 Refugio Quinteiro
|
|
| Group C |
 Yosh Nakano
|
 Eli Elezra
|
|
| Group A second chance |
 Ralph Perry
|
 Daniel Negreanu
|
|
| Group B second chance |
 Steve Wolff
|
 Humberto Brenes
|
|
| Group C second chance |
 Ihsan Farha
|
Eli Elezra
|
|
| Semifinals |
Tony Guoga
|
Yosh Nakano
|
|
| Semi-final second chance |
Yosh Nakano
|
Ralph Perry
|
|
final
| match | winner | loser |
|---|---|---|
| Match 1 |
Yosh Nakano
|
Tony Guoga
|
| Match 2 |
Tony Guoga
|
Yosh Nakano
|
| Match 3 |
Yosh Nakano
|
Tony Guoga
|
2007
For 2007 the IPC was scheduled between February 16 and 18. The good image of the cup had now attracted even more participants, from which 24 were selected. The prize rose to $ 750,000 for the winner and $ 250,000 for the runner-up. Six groups of four players each were formed. The winners reached the semifinals, the second competed against each other for seventh place in the semifinals in an extra match. From the semi-finals the winner rose in match 1, the winner in match 2 and also the winner of the third game. However, there was only one final with three players.
- Brad Kondracki (Poland)
- Ivo Donev (Austria)
- Davood Mehrmand (Germany)
- Marcel Lüske (Netherlands)
- Chris Bigler (Switzerland)
- Sharam Sheikhan (Iran)
- Anders Henriksson (Sweden)
- Tom McEvoy (USA)
- Theo Jørgensen (Denmark)
- Andy Black (Ireland)
- Teddy Tuil (Israel)
- Mark Vos (Australia)
- Raul Paez (Spain)
- Ian Frazer (England)
- Tony Chessa (Scotland)
- Luca Pagano (Italy)
- Peter Costa (Cyprus)
- Patrik Antonius (Finland)
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Russia)
- Xuyen Pham (South Vietnam)
- Minh Ly (Vietnam)
- Fuat Can (Turkey)
- Hening Granstad (Norway)
- John Juanda (Indonesia)
| match | winner | Second | Remaining placements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group A |
 Davood Mehrmand
|
 Marcel Lüske
|
|
| Group B |
 Not so Henriksson
|
 Sharam Sheikhan
|
|
| Group C |
 Theo Jørgensen
|
Teddy Tuil
|
|
| Group D |
Ian Frazer
|
 Tony Chessa
|
|
| Group E |
 Xuyen Pham
|
 Patrik Antonius
|
|
| Group F. |
 Fuat Can
|
 Minh Ly
|
|
| Runner-ups match |
Minh Ly
|
Teddy Tuil
|
|
| Semifinals |
Fuat Can
|
Minh Ly
|
|
| Second chance |
Ian Frazer
|
Not so Henriksson
|
|
| Last chance |
Xuyen Pham
|
Minh Ly
|
|
| final |
Ian Frazer
|
Xuyen Pham
|
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Web links
- Intercontinental Poker Championship in the Hendon Mob Poker Database
- Intercontinental Poker Championship debuts on CBS