World Poker Tour, Connecticut, USA, 4-9 April 2008

Entrants: 346

Buy-in: $9,700 + $300

Prizepool: $3,230,014 Final Results:
1. Erik Seidel, USA, $992,890
2. Robert Richardson, USA $558,792
3. Andrew Barta, USA, $281,011
4. Frank Cieri, USA, $200,261
5. Adam Katz, USA, $151,811
6. Ted Forrest, USA, $103,360

Erik Seidel’s amazing year continued today as he won the 2008 Foxwoods Poker Classic in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The win, his first World Poker Tour title, netted Seidel a lovely $992,890.

The victory comes hot on the heels of Seidel’s 2nd-place finish at January’s Aussie Millions and confirms his status as one of the world’s top tournament players.