The third season of the Poker Superstars televised poker tournament commenced on 12 March 2006. The tournament had a knockout format, and Todd Brunson finished as winner, making over half a million dollars.
Regular season results
Elimination round point standings
Group and Chip Setup
The players whose names appear in bold qualified to advance to the next round.
Finals
Champion - Todd Brunson (2,000,000 chips) (Won 3 of 5) Antonio Esfandiari (2,000,000 chips) (Won 0 of 5)
Semifinals
Group A: Antonio Esfandiari (1,500,000 chips) (Won 2 of 3) Gus Hansen (1,000,000 chips) (Won 1 of 3)
Group B:
Todd Brunson (1,500,000 chips) (Won 2 of 3) Johnny Chan (1,000,000 chips) (Won 1 of 3)
Quarterfinals
Group A: Johnny Chan (600,000 chips) Freddy Deeb (600,000 chips) Antonio Esfandiari (400,000 chips) Carlos Mortensen (400,000 chips)
Group B: Todd Brunson (600,000 chips) Mike Matusow (600,000 chips) Jeff Shulman (400,000 chips) Gus Hansen (400,000 chips)
Super Sixteen
Group A: Jeff Shulman (840,000 chips) Eli Elezra (480,000 chips) Mike Matusow (480,000 chips) Mike Sexton (380,000 chips)
Group B: Antonio Esfandiari (720,000 chips) Chris Ferguson (520,000 chips) Johnny Chan (420,000 chips) Phil Hellmuth (400,000 chips)
Group C: Erick Lindgren (600,000 chips) Barry Greenstein (540,000 chips) Gus Hansen (420,000 chips) Freddy Deeb (400,000 chips)
Group D: Todd Brunson (580,000 chips) Daniel Negreanu (540,000 chips) Phil Ivey (420,000 chips) Carlos Mortensen (420,000 chips)
Final standings after the elimination round
Qualifiers for the Super 16
42 - Jeff Shulman (1st, 3rd, 2nd, 1st, 1st) 36 - Antonio Esfandiari (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 2nd, 2nd) 30 - Erick Lindgren (2nd, 3rd, 1st, 3rd, 4th) 29 - Todd Brunson (3rd, 1st, 5th, 4th, 1st) 27 - Daniel Negreanu (1st, 1st, 4th, 5th, 4th) 27 - Barry Greenstein (2nd, 4th, 2nd, 1st, 6th) 26 - Chris Ferguson (6th, 4th, 1st, 4th, 1st) 24 - Mike Matusow (6th, 6th, 1st, 2nd, 2nd) 24 - Eli Elezra (4th, 5th, 3rd, 1st, 3rd) 21 - Johnny Chan (6th, 3rd, 1st, 3rd, 5th) 21 - Gus Hansen (3rd, 4th, 4th, 6th, 1st) 21 - Phil Ivey (5th, 5th, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd) 21 - Juan Carlos Mortensen (4th, 4th, 2nd, 4th, 3rd) 20 - Kassem "Freddy" Deeb (4th, 1st, 4th, 5th, 4th) 20 - Phil Hellmuth Jr. (2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th) 19 - Mike Sexton (1st, 5th, 6th, 3rd, 4th)
Eliminated
19 - Joe Hachem (6th, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 2nd) 19 - Jennifer Harman (5th, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 2nd) 17 - Jennifer Tilly (2nd, 6th, 6th, 1st, 6th) 15 - Mimi Tran (3rd, 5th, 5th, 4th, 3rd) 15 - Cyndy Violette (5th, 3rd, 5th, 2nd, 5th) 13 - Chris Moneymaker (5th, 1st, 5th, 6th, 5th) 10 - Greg Raymer (3rd, 6th, 6th, 3rd, 6th) 4 - Ted Forrest (4th, 6th, 6th, 6th, 5th)
Profits and losses
Winners
1. Todd Brunson: $515,000 (+$465,000) 2. Antonio Esfandiari: $245,000 (+$195,000) 3. Johnny Chan: $100,000 (+$50,000) 4. Gus Hansen: $85,000 (+$35,000) 5. Mike Matusow: $55,000 (+$5,000)
Losers
6. Jeff Shulman: $45,000 (-$5,000) 7. Freddy Deeb: $40,000 (-$10,000) 8. Chris Ferguson: $20,000 (-$30,000) 9. Daniel Negreanu: $20,000 (-$30,000) 10. Juan Mortensen: $15,000 (-$35,000) 11. Eli Elezra: $10,000 (-$40,000) 12. Barry Greenstein: $10,000 (-$40,000) 13. Erick Lindgren: $10,000 (-$40,000) 14. Chris Moneymaker: $10,000 (-$40,000) 15. Mike Sexton: $10,000 (-$40,000) 16. Jennifer Tilly: $10,000 (-$40,000) 17. Ted Forrest: $0 (-$50,000) 18. Joe Hachem: $0 (-$50,000) 19. Jennifer Harmen: $0 (-$50,000) 20. Phil Hellmuth: $0 (-$50,000) 21. Phil Ivey: $0 (-$50,000) 22. Greg Raymer: $0 (-$50,000) 23. Miami Tran: $0 (-$50,000) 24. Cindy Violette: $0 (-$50,000)
