Poker After Dark Stats

Poker After Dark (PAD) was a TV poker program that aired in 7 seasons from January 2007 - September 2011. It was sponsored by Full Tilt, and aired on NBC. In the beginning, it solely featured a $20k buy-in six-handed NLHE freezeout with a winner-take-all $120k first prize. Players started with 100 BBs.  Later on, PAD started hosting NLHE and PLO cash games.

Season 1 Winners (2007) (+$100k each):

Gus Hansen def. Huck Seed

Daniel Negreanu def. David Grey

Johnny Chan def. Chris Moneymaker

Phil Ivey def. Mike Matusow

Phil Laak def. Antonio Esfandiari

Howard Lederer def. Phil Gordon

Chris Ferguson def. Tony G

Jennifer Harman def. Patrik Antonius

John Juanda def. Allen Cunningham

Clonie Gowen def. Jennifer Harman

Season 2 Winners (2007) (+$100k each):

Joe Hachem def. Johnny Chan

Patrik Antonius def. Brad Booth

Gabe Kaplan def. Kristy Gazes

Doyle Brunson def. Phil Hellmuth

Howard Lederer def. Tuan Le

Shawn Sheikhan def. Phil Laak

Clonie Gowen def. John Juanda

Allen Cunningham def. Eli Elezra

Mike Sexton def. Jamie Gold

Phil Ivey def. Howard Lederer

Season 3 Winners (2008) (+$100k each):

Phil Hellmuth def. Jennifer Harman

Gavin Smith def. Phil Ivey

Phil Hellmuth def. Shawk Sheikhan

Johnny Chan def. Phil Hellmuth

Gabe Kaplan def. Andy Bloch

Johnny Chan def. Patrik Antonius

Vanessa Rousso def. Clonie Gowen

David Benyamine def. Marco Trainiello

Mark Gregorich def. Ali Nejad

Season 4 Winners (2008) (+$100k each):

Brian Townsend def. Doyle Brunson

Phil Hellmuth def. Chris Ferguson

Clonie Gowen def. Phil Laak

Gavin Smith def. Phil Hellmuth

Jay Heimowitz def. Howard Lederer

Season 5 Winners (2009) (+$100k each):

Mike Matusow def. Andy Black

Phil Gordon def. Cory Zeidman

Andy Bloch def. Chris Ferguson

Johnny Chan def. Jennifer Tilly

John Juanda def. Ivan Demidov

Vanessa Rousso def. David Grey

Gavin Smith def. Don Cheadle

Chris Ferguson def. Phil Hellmuth

Howard Lederer def. Dario Minieri

7 NLHE Cash Games

Season 6 Winners (2010) (+$100k each):

Gabe Kaplan def. Joe Sebok

Phil Laak def. Antonio Esfandiari

Jens Voertmann def. Phil Hellmuth

Karina Jett def. Mike Matusow

James Akenhead def. David Williams

Howard Lederer def. Bruce Buffer

Phil Gordon def. Andy Bloch

6 NLHE Cash Games

Season 7 Winners (2011)

Huck Seed def. Phil Ivey ($100k SNG) = +$500k

Tom Dwan def. Eric Baldwin ($50k SNG) = +$250k

8 NLHE Cash Games, 2 PLO Cash Games

Most (6+) PAD Appearances:

Phil Hellmuth, Mike Matusow (15)

Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson (10)

Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu (9)

Erick Lindgren (8)

Gus Hansen, Phil Laak, Phil Ivey (7)

Antonio Esfandiari, Gabe Kaplan, Johnny Chan (6)

6-figure Profit Lifetime PAD Winners:

Huck Seed (+$420k)

Johnny Chan (+$360k)

Howard Lederer (+$280k)

Clonie Gowen, Gavin Smith (+$260k)

Gabe Kaplan (+$240k)

Tom Dwan (+$230k)

Allen Cunningham (+$220k)

Vanessa Rousso (+$200k)

Phil Laak (+$100k)

Multiple Wins in Aired Appearances:

Johnny Chan (4 wins / 6 aired appearances)

Howard Lederer (4/12)

Clonie Gowen, Gavin Smith, Gavin Smith (3/5)

John Juanda (2/5)

Vanessa Rousso (2/4)

Phil Gordon (2/6)

Phil Ivey, Phil Laak (2/7)

Chris Ferguson (2/11)

Phil Hellmuth (2/15)

6-figure Profit Lifetime PAD Losers:

Erick Lindgren (-$200k)

Mike Matusow (-$180k)

Antonio Esfandiari (-$120k)

Players who have never won on PAD:

Erick Lindgren (8 Appearances, Highest Finish = 3rd)

Antonio Esfandiari (7, 2nd (x3))

Annie Duke (5, 3rd (x4))

Jamie Gold (4, 2nd)

Barry Greenstein (4, 3rd)

David Grey (4, 2nd (x2))

Jean-Robert Bellande (3, 3rd)

Ali Nejad (3, 2nd)

Erica Shoenberg (3, 4th)

Jennifer Tilly (3, 2nd)

Marco Traniello (3, 2nd)

Cash Game Players in chronological order of first cash game appearance:

Taylor Caby, Cole South, Gabe Kaplan, David Benefield, Doyle Brunson, Eli Elezra, Tom Dwan, Kenny Tran, Phil Laak, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Hellmuth, Bob Safai, Patrik Antonius, Howard Lederer, Ilari Sahamies, Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Gus Hansen, David Peat, Chris Ferguson, Brandon Adams, Todd Brunson, Dennis Phillips, Alan Meltzer, Greg Mueller, Olivier Busquet, Brian Hastings, Phil Galfond, Jared Bleznick, Jean-Robert Bellande, Peter Jetten, Michael Mizrachi, Annette Obrestad, Huck Seed, Andy Bloch, Justin Smith, David Oppenheim