And Todd Brunson is the winner of Poker Superstars Invitational 3. He outlasted 24 of the top players to make it in the winner's bracket, earning $400,000. Brunson dominated the championship match with Antonio Esfandiari so badly that the best of five final, originally scheduled to be shown in two one-hour shows, was condensed into one show after Brunson swept Esfandiari three to zero.

Brunson won a total of $515,000 during this tournament, which featured 20 qualifying matches (players earned $10,000 for winning each), a super 16 round, a quarterfinal round, a semi-final round and the championship round. The series, shown on FSN all around the country, took more than 30 episodes to show how the tourney turned out.

Brunson pretty much coasted through the tournament. He entered the round of 16 as the No. 4 seed and then only lost one match out of the eight he played during his championship run. He lost the first best-of-three match to Johnny Chan in the semi-final round, but that was his only hiccup of the match. He then went on to win the next two matches to make it to the final. Three matches later, the title was his.

Esfandiari also has a great showing. He left the first round as the second seed, and won $140,000 for finishing second. He won a total of $245,000 for the entire series.

PSIT 3 featured some of the biggest names in poker, including Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth, Greg Raymer, Joe Hachem, Chris Moneymaker, Jennifer Harman, Barry Greenstein, and Cyndy Violette, among others.

Special kudos goes to Jeff Shulman, Card Player’s COO. He finished the first round as the top point earner, and made it all the way to the quarterfinals. He earned $60,000 for the tournament.

The show was hosted by Howard Lederer and Chris Rose, and was shown on FSN every Sunday at 8 p.m. E.T.