Toughest

Seeing Kido Pham make yet another deep run in a WPT event caused me to think anew of Erik Seidel's stance that this season's Bellagio Cup V was the "toughest WPT final table ever." Now it is an excellent final six and when the show premieres in mid January you'll see there truly isn't a soft spot at the table. The play was so good we even made the tourney a three part episode. But toughest ever? Out of 116 open tournaments over seven and a half years it's an open and possibly endless debate. But was it even even Erik Seidel's personal toughest WPT final table? In Season Three Erik made the TV Six alongside Carlos Mortensen, David "The Dragon" Pham, John Juanda and the aforementioned Kido Pham. Take a look at the lists and compare. I know which one Erik would pick. How about you?

Festa al Lago - October 2004
Erik Seidel
Carlos Mortensen
Kido Pham
David "The Dragon" Pham
John Juanda
Hung La

Bellagio Cup V - July 2009
Erik Seidel
Alex Gomes
Faraz Jaka
Justin Smith
Alec Torelli
Christoffer Sonensson