2005 World Series of Poker
- 2005 World Series of Poker
The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. The conclusion of the Main Event on July 15 marked the close of play, and the largest prize in sports and/or television history at the time ($7,500,000) was awarded to the winner. ESPN's broadcast began July 19 with coverage of WSOP Circuit Tournaments, and coverage of the Main Event began October 11 and ended November 15.
All events were held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino with the exception of the final two days of the Main Event which were held at Binion's Horseshoe Casino. [http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/schedule1637.htm] This marked the last time the final table was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
Events
Fall of World Champions
*Day 1: Jim Bechtel, Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Chris Ferguson, Phil Hellmuth Jr, Tom McEvoy, Carlos Mortensen, Scotty Nguyen, Robert Varkonyi
*Day 2: Dan Harrington, Chris Moneymaker, Huck Seed
*Day 3: (none)
*Day 4: Russ Hamilton
*Day 5: (none)
*Day 6: Greg Raymer
Trivia
* 5661 entrants registered for the event, although only 5619 played
* 1116 entrants qualified through PokerStars
* 13 qualifiers had their buy-in "lost in transit"
* 10 online qualifiers were not permitted to play as it emerged they were underage
* 2 online qualifiers died before the event started
* Mike Matusow was given a 40 minute penalty for four uses of an obscene word
* Tamao Sato won her entry on a Japanese game show
* Celebrity players included Shannon Elizabeth, Brad Garrett, Stephen Hendry, Oliver Hudson, Tobey Maguire, Rocco Mediate, Mimi Rogers, Shannon Sharpe, Jennifer Tilly, Wil Wheaton and James Woods
* Greg Raymer became the first defending champion to survive into Day 2 of the Main Event since 1999 champion Noel Furlong made it to Day 2 in 2000
* Stefanie Ungar, Stu Ungar's daughter, called out "Shuffle up and Deal!" to start the tournament.
ee also
*World Series of Poker circuit events
*World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions
*2005 World Series of Poker Results
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
2005 World Series of Poker — Die World Series of Poker 2005 fanden zwischen dem 2. und 15. Juli in der Spielermetropole Las Vegas, Nevada statt. Es wurden 45 Events ausgetragen, die alle mit Buy Ins gespielt wurden. Um an dem wichtigsten Poker Turnier der Welt teilzunehmen,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
2005 World Series of Poker results — This article is a list of results of the 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP) with statistics, final table results and payouts.Resultsanchor|Event 1 Event 1: $500 Casino Employee s No Limit Hold emJune 2, 2005This event kicked off the 2005 WSOP. It… … Wikipedia
World Series of Poker Circuit-Turniere — Seit Anfang 2005 veranstaltet Harrah s Entertainment sogenannte World Series of Poker Circuit Events. Diese Turniere sollen für die World Series of Poker die im Juni und Juli in Las Vegas stattfindet, Werbung betreiben. Sie sind über das ganze… … Deutsch Wikipedia
World Series of Poker '07 — Das Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Bracelets gab es auch 2007 neben Preisgeld zu gewinnen Die … Deutsch Wikipedia
World Series of Poker 07 — Das Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Bracelets gab es auch 2007 neben Preisgeld zu gewinnen Die … Deutsch Wikipedia
World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions — Preisgeld bei der Veranstaltung Das World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions ist ein Freeroll Einladungsturnier im Poker. Die erste Veranstaltung fand am 1. September 2004 statt. Damals wurden nur einige der bekanntesten Pokerturnierspieler… … Deutsch Wikipedia
World Series of Poker Circuit events — The World Series of Poker Circuit events is a series of poker tournaments held annually at a variety of casinos since 2005 as a build up to the World Series of Poker (WSOP).All Championship events are competed in no limit Texas hold em,… … Wikipedia
World Series Of Poker — Pour le dernier tournoi joué, voir World Series of Poker 2009. Les World Series of Poker, couramment abrégées sous le sigle WSOP, sont les championnats du monde de poker. Ils se tiennent chaque année depuis 1970 à Las Vegas. Pendant les… … Wikipédia en Français
World series of poker — Pour le dernier tournoi joué, voir World Series of Poker 2009. Les World Series of Poker, couramment abrégées sous le sigle WSOP, sont les championnats du monde de poker. Ils se tiennent chaque année depuis 1970 à Las Vegas. Pendant les… … Wikipédia en Français
2007 World Series of Poker — Das Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Bracelets gab es auch 2007 neben Preisgeld zu gewinnen Die … Deutsch Wikipedia
