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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. [1]
| Event | Winner | Runner-Up | Remainder Finishing Order |
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| Elimination match #1 | Antonio Esfandiari ($10,000) | Jennifer Tilly | |
| Elimination match #2 | Jeff Shulman ($10,000) | Barry Greenstein | |
| Elimination match #3 | Mike Sexton ($10,000) | Phil Hellmuth Jr | |
| Elimination match #4 | Daniel Negreanu ($10,000) | Erick Lindgren | |
| Elimination match #5 | Chris Moneymaker ($10,000) | Antonio Esfandiari |
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| Elimination match #6 | Daniel Negreanu ($10,000) | Jennifer Harman |
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| Elimination match #7 | Todd Brunson($10,000) | Joe Hachem |
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| Elimination match #8 | Kassem "Freddy" Deeb ($10,000) | Phil Hellmuth Jr |
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| Elimination match #9 | Johnny Chan ($10,000) | Jeff Shulman |
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| Elimination match #10 | Mike Matusow ($10,000) | Barry Greenstein |
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| Elimination match #11 | Erick Lindgren ($10,000) | Juan Carlos Mortensen |
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| Elimination match #12 | Chris Ferguson ($10,000) | Phil Ivey |
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| Elimination match #13 | Eli Elezra ($10,000) | Mike Matusow |
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| Elimination match #14 | Barry Greenstein ($10,000) | Phil Ivey |
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| Elimination match #15 | Jennifer Tilly ($10,000) | Antonio Esfandiari |
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| Elimination match #16 | Jeff Shulman ($10,000) | Cyndy Violette |
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| Elimination match #17 | Chris Ferguson ($10,000) | Jennifer Harman |
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| Elimination match #18 | Jeff Shulman ($10,000) | Mike Matusow |
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| Elimination match #19 | Todd Brunson ($10,000) | Joe Hachem |
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| Elimination match #20 | Gus Hansen ($10,000) | Antonio Esfandiari |
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| Super 16, Group A, Match 1 | Mike Matusow ($15,000) | Jeff Shulman |
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| Super 16, Group A, Match 2 | Jeff Shulman ($15,000) | Eli Elezra |
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| Super 16, Group B, Match 1 | Johnny Chan ($15,000) | Antonio Esfandiari |
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| Super 16, Group B, Match 2 | Antonio Esfandiari ($15,000) | Phil Hellmuth |
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| Super 16, Group C, Match 1 | Freddy Deeb ($15,000) | Barry Greenstein |
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| Super 16, Group C, Match 2 | Gus Hansen ($15,000) | Erick Lindgren |
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| Super 16, Group D, Match 1 | Todd Brunson($15,000) | Daniel Negreanu |
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| Super 16, Group D, Match 2 | Carlos Mortensen ($15,000) | Daniel Negreanu |
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| Quarter-Finals, Group A, Match 1 | Antonio Esfandiari ($30,000) | Johnny Chan ($15,000) |
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| Quarter-Finals, Group A, Match 2 | Johnny Chan ($30,000) | Freddy Deeb ($15,000) |
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| Quarter-Finals, Group B, Match 1 | Todd Brunson ($30,000) | Mike Matusow ($15,000) |
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| Quarter-Finals, Group B, Match 2 | Gus Hansen ($30,000) | Mike Matusow ($15,000) |
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| Semi-Finals, Group A | Antonio Esfandiari ($50,000) | Gus Hansen ($30,000) | |
| Semi-Finals, Group B | Todd Brunson ($50,000) | Johnny Chan ($30,000) | |
| Final | Todd Brunson ($400,000) | Antonio Esfandiari ($140,000) | |
The players whose names appear in bold qualified to advance to the next round.
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