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2005 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino

Event #2: $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em

Buy-In: $1,500

Entries: 2305

Prize Pool: $3,180,900

Players Remaining: 111

 

Chip Count

Table-Seat Name Hometown Chip Count

128-6 Daniel Monroe Dublin, Ohio $130,700

138-6 Mike Matusow Las Vegas, NV $108,300

115-8 Andrew Kelsall Lutz, FL $107,900

136-2 Scott Fischman Las Vegas, NV $82,100

128-3 Jim Plateroi Westlake Village, CA $77,200

116-4 Mark Seif Incline Village, NV $73,100

139-10 Sam Von Duhn Wooddale, IL $71,100

126-3 Dave Freed Las Vegas, NV $67,600

137-2 Rob Amereno Tucson, AZ $61,300

128-10 Ky Lai Vu Westminster, CA $59,600

138-9 Can Kim Hua Rosemead, CA $55,700

138-5 Josiah Trager Brooklyn, NY $54,900

116-8 Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott $54,000

137- Marcello DelGrosso Toronto, Canada $53,400

138-1 John Evans Olathe, KS $50,800

127-9 Terry Weimer Fort Wayne, IN $50,500

139-8 Steven Shkolnik Woodland Hills, CA $49,300

114-9 David Tran Elmonte, CA $48,800

126-10 Loi Phan Seattle, WA $47,300

116-7 Jay Smith Castaic, CA $46,600

117-1 Ronnie Yambra Houston, TX $46,400

114-3 Greg Raymer Stonington, CT $44,600

126-1 Lance Newton Statesboro, GA $44,000

136-8 Michael Myers Nashville, TN $44,000

139-4 Gavin Writer Castle Rock, CO $43,800

127-7 Alex Armany Beverly Hills, CA $43,200

117-8 Ralph Schwartz New York, NY $42,600

117-4 Diego Cordovez Palo Alto, CA $41,900

117-6 Allen Cunnigham Marina del Rey, CA $41,000

114-10 Travis Green Iruine, CA $40,600

116-10 Jeff Rine Las Vegas, NV $39,800

115-6 Jeff Calkins New York, NY $39,400

128-9 Liz Lieu Los Angeles, CA $39,400

138-10 Danny Smith Folsom, CA $38,500

128-4 Richard Boutwell Duluth, GA $38,300

137-8 Allen Goldstein Houston, TX $38,100

115-5 Jason Steinhorn Cupertino, CA $37,000

117-2 Minh Ly $35,000

125-7 Burt Boutin $34,700

136-3 Eric Taylor Houston, TX $34,000

139-2 Jeremy Brom San Diego, CA $33,500

128-1 Keith Clarke Carlsbad, CA $32,000

127-4 Thomas Savitsky Randolph, NJ $31,800

125-9 Emad Alabsi Cleveland, OH $31,400

137-7 Rory Monahan Murphysboro, IL $30,100

114-8 An Tran Las Vegas, NV $30,000

114-7 Darren Woolard Las Vegas, NV $29,600

126-6 Pat Moore Vancouver, WA $29,400

125-3 Tom Lee Denver, CO $29,200

127-5 Jeremy Stein Boulder, CO $28,700

136-6 Saso Perduloski Detroit, MI $28,400

125-6 Cyndy Violette $27,900

126-8 Matthew Fletcher London, England $26,600

126-4 David Levi Las Vegas, NV $26,400

117-3 Steve Greenberg Andover, NJ $26,300

128-5 Andy Reanrungroch Las Vegas, NV $26,200

115-10 Charles Huff Geneva, OH $24,900

127-1 Boris Shate Los Angeles, CA $24,800

115-1 Kevin Keller San Diego, CA $24,200

136-9 David Tuchman $24,000

139-3 Thomas Fougeron $23,400

115-4 Marc Lome Minneapolis, MN $22,800

138-3 Kerry Small Ventnor, NJ $22,000

114-5 Shreeniwas Kelkar Kirkland, WA $21,900

127-6 Chris Sapirman Hollywood, FL $20,400

137-6 Joe Pelton Newport Beach, CA $19,800

128-2 Kenny Robbins Las Vegas, NV $19,700

136-5 Eric Sarkission Tarzana, CA $19,400

- Gregg Smallowitz Plainview, NY $19,200

115-7 Mark Scott Cincinnati, OH $18,900

137-4 Melvin Swancy Lake Ellsinore, CA $18,600

126-2 Ben Davenport San Francisco, CA $18,100

138-4 Jim Pursifull Dayton, OH $17,900

117-5 Randy Edmonson Columbus, MS $16,400

127-10 Kenneth Taylor South Pasadena, CA $16,400

128-8 Steve Kim San Jose, CA $16,300

136-7 Zack Han Lakewood, WA $16,300

116-5 David Ho Sugarland, TX $16,000

137-10 Chuck Ruggeroli Las Vegas, NV $16,000

138-7 Carlton Jerome $15,500

114-6 Nick Lanzi St. Louis, MS $15,400

125-10 Jason Rich Carmel, IN $15,200

127-8 Aaron Donovan $15,000

139-6 Rami Owera Salt Lake City, UT $14,200

114-2 Charles Dawson Lexington, KY $14,100

125-2 Jeremy Flynn Sinai Valley, CA $13,600

136-1 David Daneshgar Westlake, CA $13,300

114-4 Danny Benjamin Durham, NC $13,300

116-3 Chris Russo Harmosa Beach, CA $13,200

116-2 Brandon Wong Fresno, CA $13,000

125-4 Dan Schmiech Houston, TX $12,800

137-1 Daniel Vogel $12,700

127-3 Jim Bechtel Gilbert, AZ $12,500

- Kevin Zyblock $12,400

125-8 Benjamin Foster San Jose, CA $12,300

139-7 Phil Hellmuth $12,200

137-9 Jeff Gibralter Rockwall, TX $12,000

127-2 Josh Olson Coon Rapids, MN $11,900

125-1 Mark Kozin $11,500

114-1 Cecilia Reyes Madrid, Spain $10,700

117-10 Vincent Devita Bayville, NJ $10,300

139-5 Kevin Bott $9,600

126-5 Kenny Goldstein $9,400

125-5 Mark Chapic Cleveland, OH $9,100

116-6 Roberto Gordon Upland, CA $8,800

115-3 Paul Westley London, England $8,600

116-1 Allie Prescott Memphis, TN $7,700

115-2 Timothy Miles Tallahassee, FL $4,600

139-9 Arnie Toler Gilbert, WV

138-2 Jim Lester Cincinnati, OH

 

 

Notables still remaining

 

Defending Champion Scott Fischman, Phil Hellmuth (1989 World Champion), Greg Raymer (2004 World Champion), Jim Bechtel (1993 World Champion), Mike Matusow, Dave Ulliott, Cyndy Violette, Allen Cunningham

 

This event was won by Scott Fischman last year. 2305 entries this year compared to 831 last year.

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There is a skill to playing poker but it still comes down to the cards.  Phil Hellmuth is considered a top player but he's wallowing at the bottom.

 

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Agreed, however it is possible to survive and advanced without a ton of premium cards. You just have to be creative. Now later in the limit poker events they will be having you better be getting some cards.

 

If ANY pro wins a just one bracelet this year it will be a huge accomplishment. If these smaller events are going to bring out 2500 people it's going to be so tough for a name player to win a bracelet, let alone make a final table. There are still some left in this event though, so maybe we will see one or two of them at the final table.

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The results this year will be interesting and in some ways make or break as to how folks will react to it.

 

Folks really got turned onto it watching the 2003 results developing their likes and dislikes for the personalities involved. The 2004 results increased interest as new personalities entered the coverage and new favorites were found among the "good" players.

 

However, one of the odd occurences I think in terms of really developing a fan following for the "good" players is that the usual turnover of good players making the final table occured as luck plays such a strong role in this game. I think only 1 of 9 players (Harrington unless there were others) made it to the final table again and its going to be tough to tell stories with viewers rooting for players if they all end up losing and new crew comes out.

 

Several things were done which limited this effect:

 

1. The game expanded big time so there were ample opportunities for the old favorites to win/make some big bucks and support their reps even if they got flushed at the WSOP.

 

2. Viewers were still relatively new too the game so the emergence of new personalities was expected by the new viewer so they could ignore the fact that many new winners simply emerged due to the luck of the game.

 

3. The need/desire for TV time allowed ESPN to cherry pick their own fields and promote and designate stars with interesting stories to tell like the Lederers, Phil Ivey or Phil Hellmuth even if there records at WSOP or on the circuit was good but did not match the domination which was promoted in 2003 and 2004.

 

It will be interesting to see how the results play out in terms of the story telling that the networks do and the growing popularity of the internet and gambling. it will be a nice story if some of the earlier peronalities like Jesus Ferguson, Annie Lederer or even grudgingly for me the peripatetic Phil Hellmuth do well in the game and good story arcs are maintained.

 

However, if a whole new bunh of winners emerge and the game turns into little more than watching people play a more complicated version of the NY Lottery it may be pretty boring pretty quick.

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2005 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino

Event #2: $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em

Buy-In: $1,500

Entries: 2305

Prize Pool: $3,180,900

Players Remaining: 111

 

Chip Count

Table-Seat Name Hometown Chip Count

128-6 Daniel Monroe Dublin, Ohio $130,700

138-6 Mike Matusow Las Vegas, NV $108,300

115-8 Andrew Kelsall Lutz, FL $107,900

136-2 Scott Fischman Las Vegas, NV $82,100

128-3 Jim Plateroi Westlake Village, CA $77,200

116-4 Mark Seif Incline Village, NV $73,100

139-10 Sam Von Duhn Wooddale, IL $71,100

126-3 Dave Freed Las Vegas, NV $67,600

137-2 Rob Amereno Tucson, AZ $61,300

128-10 Ky Lai Vu Westminster, CA $59,600

138-9 Can Kim Hua Rosemead, CA $55,700

138-5 Josiah Trager Brooklyn, NY $54,900

116-8 Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott  $54,000

137- Marcello DelGrosso Toronto, Canada $53,400

138-1 John Evans Olathe, KS $50,800

127-9 Terry Weimer Fort Wayne, IN $50,500

139-8 Steven Shkolnik Woodland Hills, CA $49,300

114-9 David Tran Elmonte, CA $48,800

126-10 Loi Phan Seattle, WA $47,300

116-7 Jay Smith Castaic, CA $46,600

117-1 Ronnie Yambra Houston, TX $46,400

114-3 Greg Raymer Stonington, CT $44,600

126-1 Lance Newton Statesboro, GA $44,000

136-8 Michael Myers Nashville, TN $44,000

139-4 Gavin Writer Castle Rock, CO $43,800

127-7 Alex Armany Beverly Hills, CA $43,200

117-8 Ralph Schwartz New York, NY $42,600

117-4 Diego Cordovez Palo Alto, CA $41,900

117-6 Allen Cunnigham Marina del Rey, CA $41,000

114-10 Travis Green Iruine, CA $40,600

116-10 Jeff Rine Las Vegas, NV $39,800

115-6 Jeff Calkins New York, NY $39,400

128-9 Liz Lieu Los Angeles, CA $39,400

138-10 Danny Smith Folsom, CA $38,500

128-4 Richard Boutwell Duluth, GA $38,300

137-8 Allen Goldstein Houston, TX $38,100

115-5 Jason Steinhorn Cupertino, CA $37,000

117-2 Minh Ly  $35,000

125-7 Burt Boutin  $34,700

136-3 Eric Taylor Houston, TX $34,000

139-2 Jeremy Brom San Diego, CA $33,500

128-1 Keith Clarke Carlsbad, CA $32,000

127-4 Thomas Savitsky Randolph, NJ $31,800

125-9 Emad Alabsi Cleveland, OH $31,400

137-7 Rory Monahan Murphysboro, IL $30,100

114-8 An Tran Las Vegas, NV $30,000

114-7 Darren Woolard Las Vegas, NV $29,600

126-6 Pat Moore Vancouver, WA $29,400

125-3 Tom Lee Denver, CO $29,200

127-5 Jeremy Stein Boulder, CO $28,700

136-6 Saso Perduloski Detroit, MI $28,400

125-6 Cyndy Violette  $27,900

126-8 Matthew Fletcher London, England $26,600

126-4 David Levi Las Vegas, NV $26,400

117-3 Steve Greenberg Andover, NJ $26,300

128-5 Andy Reanrungroch Las Vegas, NV $26,200

115-10 Charles Huff Geneva, OH $24,900

127-1 Boris Shate Los Angeles, CA $24,800

115-1 Kevin Keller San Diego, CA $24,200

136-9 David Tuchman  $24,000

139-3 Thomas Fougeron  $23,400

115-4 Marc Lome Minneapolis, MN $22,800

138-3 Kerry Small Ventnor, NJ $22,000

114-5 Shreeniwas Kelkar Kirkland, WA $21,900

127-6 Chris Sapirman Hollywood, FL $20,400

137-6 Joe Pelton Newport Beach, CA $19,800

128-2 Kenny Robbins Las Vegas, NV $19,700

136-5 Eric Sarkission Tarzana, CA $19,400

- Gregg Smallowitz Plainview, NY $19,200

115-7 Mark Scott Cincinnati, OH $18,900

137-4 Melvin Swancy Lake Ellsinore, CA $18,600

126-2 Ben Davenport San Francisco, CA $18,100

138-4 Jim Pursifull Dayton, OH $17,900

117-5 Randy Edmonson Columbus, MS $16,400

127-10 Kenneth Taylor South Pasadena, CA $16,400

128-8 Steve Kim San Jose, CA $16,300

136-7 Zack Han Lakewood, WA $16,300

116-5 David Ho Sugarland, TX $16,000

137-10 Chuck Ruggeroli Las Vegas, NV $16,000

138-7 Carlton Jerome  $15,500

114-6 Nick Lanzi St. Louis, MS $15,400

125-10 Jason Rich Carmel, IN $15,200

127-8 Aaron Donovan  $15,000

139-6 Rami Owera Salt Lake City, UT $14,200

114-2 Charles Dawson Lexington, KY $14,100

125-2 Jeremy Flynn Sinai Valley, CA $13,600

136-1 David Daneshgar Westlake, CA $13,300

114-4 Danny Benjamin Durham, NC $13,300

116-3 Chris Russo Harmosa Beach, CA $13,200

116-2 Brandon Wong Fresno, CA $13,000

125-4 Dan Schmiech Houston, TX $12,800

137-1 Daniel Vogel  $12,700

127-3 Jim Bechtel Gilbert, AZ $12,500

- Kevin Zyblock  $12,400

125-8 Benjamin Foster San Jose, CA $12,300

139-7 Phil Hellmuth  $12,200

137-9 Jeff Gibralter Rockwall, TX $12,000

127-2 Josh Olson Coon Rapids, MN $11,900

125-1 Mark Kozin  $11,500

114-1 Cecilia Reyes Madrid, Spain $10,700

117-10 Vincent Devita Bayville, NJ $10,300

139-5 Kevin Bott  $9,600

126-5 Kenny Goldstein  $9,400

125-5 Mark Chapic Cleveland, OH $9,100

116-6 Roberto Gordon Upland, CA $8,800

115-3 Paul Westley London, England $8,600

116-1 Allie Prescott Memphis, TN $7,700

115-2 Timothy Miles Tallahassee, FL $4,600

139-9 Arnie Toler Gilbert, WV 

138-2 Jim Lester Cincinnati, OH 

Notables still remaining

 

Defending Champion Scott Fischman, Phil Hellmuth (1989 World Champion), Greg Raymer (2004 World Champion), Jim Bechtel (1993 World Champion), Mike Matusow, Dave Ulliott, Cyndy Violette, Allen Cunningham

 

This event was won by Scott Fischman last year.  2305 entries this year compared to 831 last year.

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BF, where did you get this? I would like to check it out from time to time

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Event Number 2 Final Table

 

Seat 1- Richard Boutwell (204,000 in chips)

Seat 2- Scott Fischman (707,000)

Seat 3- Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott (270,000)

Seat 4- Allen Cunningham (728,000)

Seat 5- Charlie Huff (509,000)

Seat 6- Randy Edmunson (89,000)

Seat 7- Can Kim Hua (440,000)

Seat 8- Liz Lieu (177,000)

Seat 9- An Tran (337,000)

 

Scott Fischman is the defending champion of this event and is looking for back to back bracelets in this event. Allen Cunningham, Dave Ulliott, and An Tran are also previous bracelet winners in various events.

 

I'm rooting for Fischman. It would be spectacular to win back to back with these fields (831 and 2305)

 

I'll post event number 3 info later. They are down to about 70 players I believe with some pros still hanging in there.

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WSOP Event # 2: $1,500 No Limit Hold 'Em

 

Final Results

 

1st Allen Cunningham (Ventura, CA, USA) $725,405

2nd Scott Fischman (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $352,125

3rd Dave Ulliott (Hull, United Kingdom) $232,205

4th Can Kim Hua (Rosemead, CA, USA) $200,395

5th Liz Lieu (Los Angeles, CA, USA) $168,590

6th Charlie Huff $136,780

7th An Tran (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $104,970

8th Randy Edmonson (Columbus, MS, USA) $73,160

9th Richard Boutwell (Duluth, GA, USA) $54,075

 

Event #3: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em

 

Final Results

 

1st Thomas Werthmann (Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA) $369,535

2nd Layne Flack (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $185,855

3rd Hieu Ma (S El Monte, CA, USA) $118,240

4thMartin Green (United Kingdom) $88,680

5th David Bach (Athens, GA, USA) $88,680

6th Mario Valenzuela (Temecula, CA, USA) $73,900

7th Pierre Nasr (Vancouver, BC Canada) $59,120

8th Arash Ghaneian (Los Angeles, CA, USA) $44,340

9rh Ernest Patrick $29,560

 

The Limit Hold 'Em tournament is still in progress with 100 players left. Phil Hellmuth is now the all time leader in total cashes at the WSOP with 48. He has cashed in his first two events and remains in contention with 100 left to win his 10th bracelet.

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So how long until we get a ridiculous statement of the "Chris Moneymaker's a better poker player than Johnny Chan" variety?

 

MWAAA!

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Actually the last two years he is playing much better in tournaments than Johnny is. Moneymaker is no "amateur" persay anymore. He has cashed at one or two other WSOP events and he got second on WPT event since his win in '03.

 

I never said he was better, just that I thought he'd do better in '04 than Chan. He showed up with a friggin hangover and those hopes were dashed.

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Actually the last two years he is playing much better in tournaments than Johnny is.  Moneymaker is no "amateur" persay anymore.  He has cashed at one or two other WSOP events and he got second on  WPT event since his win in '03.

 

I never said he was better, just that I thought he'd do better in '04 than Chan.  He showed up with a friggin hangover and those hopes were dashed.

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Tell ya what, I was surprised Money makers book was so good. If you like poker and gambling, this is a pretty good read

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I cant believe there isnt a poker channel or a PPV event covering this...

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They want to edit out the 70% of the hands were everyone folds to the first bettor, etc. so that people think it is more exciting than it really is. But why it takes four months to do that I have no idea. I think people would rather watch it live even if it wasn't edited down.

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They want to edit out the 70% of the hands were everyone folds to the first bettor, etc. so that people think it is more exciting than it really is.  But why it takes four months to do that I have no idea.  I think people would rather watch it live even if it wasn't edited down.

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I watch poker on television for educational reasons. I would rather see it as it happens and watch all the button raises, blind steals, and subtle things that go on. I hate the all in fest coverage of the events other than the main event at the WSOP. I love watching WPT though because they show a lot more than the WSOP coverage does.

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