WSOP Result Thread

wilheim · Jun 4, 2005

Event #1.

Andy Nguyen

Andy Nguyen Wins WSOP 1ST Event</H3) p < Dealer at Binion?s Becomes 2005 Casino Employees World Poker Champion>

Every year, the World Series of Poker starts off with the Casino Employees World Championship. To be eligible to enter, players must be active employees at a casino. The winner of the event receives a gold bracelet and bragging rights as the 'world champion' among casino employees.

The 2005 World Series of Poker began with a record-setting parade of poker players who jammed into the Rio in Las Vegas. The number of entries (662) smashed the previous all-time record for this event, when 279 players entered. It took 14 long hours for the final table to begin, as 653 players had been eliminated by 2 am. The final nine players assembled around the final table and were eliminated as follows:

9th Place -- Justin Porter, a poker dealer from the Isle of Capri Casino in Kansas City was the 9th-place finisher. He collected $5,960 in prize money.

8th Place - David Slowik, a poker dealer from the Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas was the 8th-place finisher. He collected $8,935 in prize money.

7th Place - Todd Dakake, a poker dealer at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas was the 7th-place finisher. He collected $11,915 in prize money.

6th Place - Dustin West, a poker dealer at Casino Morongo near Palm Springs, CA was the 6th-place finisher. He collected $14,895.

5th Place - Steven Cuti, a poker dealer at the Casino Real in Stockton, CA was the 5th-place finisher. He collected $17,875.

4th Place - Simon Matthews, a poker dealer at Great Canadian Casinos in Victoria, British Columbia was the 4th-place finisher. He collected $20,855.

3rd Place - Thang Luu, a craps dealer at Harrah's Las Vegas was the 3rd-place finisher. He collected $23,830.

2nd Place - The runner up was Danilo Flores, a poker dealer at the Oaks Card Club in Emeryville, CA. He collected $43,195.

The winner was Andy Nguyen, a poker dealer at Binion's Casino in Las Vegas. Nguyen is a 43-year-old native of Vietnam. He has been in the U.S. for 20 years and has worked at Binion's since 2001. He won $83,390.Official Report by Nolan Dalla - World Series of Poker Media Director.

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GreenDoberman · Jun 4, 2005

Good to see someone I know win. I saw Andy before we started playing and wished him luck, guess it worked.

wilheim · Jun 4, 2005

How times have changed.

wilheim · Jun 6, 2005

Event #2 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em

Place Name Prize
1 Allen Cunningham (Ventura, CA, USA) $725,405
2 Scott Fischman (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $352,125
3 Dave Ulliott (Hull, United Kingdom) $232,205
4 Can Kim Hua (Rosemead, CA, USA) $200,395
5 Liz Lieu (Los Angeles, CA, USA) $68,690
6 Charlie Huff $136,780
7 An Tran (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $104,970
8 Randy Edmonson (Columbus, MS, USA) $73,160
9 Richard Boutwell (Duluth, GA, USA) $54,075

wilheim · Jun 6, 2005

Allen Cunningham wins 3rd WSOP bracelet

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aceduecetrey · Jun 6, 2005

wil- event 3 is final also

Event 3] $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em
Thom Werthmann emerges victorious!
Flack was all in preflop with pocket fives versus Werthmann's A2. The board came AQKAJ and Flack will go home with $185,855 for 2nd place.

Thom Werthmann will go home with $369,535 and a bracelet.

VOLTITAN · Jun 6, 2005

wilheim said:
Event #1.

9th Place -- Justin Porter, a poker dealer

8th Place - David Slowik, a poker dealer

7th Place - Todd Dakake, a poker dealer

6th Place - Dustin West, a poker dealer

5th Place - Steven Cuti, a poker dealer

4th Place - Simon Matthews, a poker dealer

3rd Place - Thang Luu, a craps dealer

2nd Place - The runner up was Danilo Flores, a poker dealer

The winner was Andy Nguyen, a poker dealer at Binion's Casino in Las Vegas. Nguyen is a 43-year-old native of Vietnam. He has been in the U.S. for 20 years and has worked at Binion's since 2001. He won $83,390.Official Report by Nolan Dalla - World Series of Poker Media Director.

wil.

Is it me or is there a pattern here??? :shocked: WOW! Here is a quiz... in Las Vegas "Poker Dealer" is to "Poker Pro" as Waitress is to _______ in L.A.

TTinCO · Jun 6, 2005

Vol, I believe that was a "dealers only" tournament.

wilheim · Jun 6, 2005

Event #3 - WSOP Pot Limit Hold'em

Thomas Werthmann

Place Name Prize
1 Thomas Werthmann (Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA) $369,535
2 Layne Flack (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $185,855
3 Hieu Ma (S El Monte, CA, USA) $118,240
4 Martin Green (United Kingdom) $88,680
5 David Bach (Athens, GA, USA) $88,680
6 Mario Valenzuela (Temecula, CA, USA) $73,900
7 Pierre Nasr (Vancouver, BC Canada) $59,120
8 Arash Ghaneian (Los Angeles, CA, USA) $44,340
9 Ernest Patrick $29,560

Thom raises to $60,000 from the button, Flack reraises to $180,000, Thom reraises the pot and Flack pushes. Flack is all in for about $600,000. Flack shows 5-5, Thom has A-2. Flop is AKQ, turn A, river J.
Layne Flack is eliminated in 2nd. Thom Werthmann wins the bracelet.

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GreenDoberman · Jun 6, 2005

It was open to all "casino" employees. I'm sure the majority of them were poker dealers, or in some capacity of poker.

VOLTITAN · Jun 6, 2005

TTinCO said:
Vol, I believe that was a "dealers only" tournament.

:monsters-

hno: DOH!!! Sorry, that would explain the string of "dealers."

TTinCO · Jun 6, 2005

:lolBIG: I tried to think of a way to break it to you lightly, but there was no sugar coating that one!!

THE SHRINK · Jun 6, 2005

That WINNA looks a lot like Dante, doesn't he?

TheGeneral+ · Jun 6, 2005

To much hair to be a Dante look-a-like.

aceduecetrey · Jun 7, 2005

Pretty funny interview w/ Mike Matusow.

http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_tournaments/event.php?id=2327&screen=video&video_id=45

aceduecetrey · Jun 7, 2005

21 years old!

Eric Froelich becomes youngest bracelet winner in history of WSOP
Froelich raised on the button and was called by Steinhorn. The flop came 292 (2 spades), Froelich bet and Steinhorn called. The turn came the T hearts, Froelich bet, and Steinhorn called again. The river came the T spades, putting three spades on the board. Froelich bet and Steinhorn called all in. Froelich showed K4 spades for a flush. Steinhorn will take home $182,040 for 2nd place.

Eric Froelich will take home $361,910 and the WSOP bracelet for $1500 Limit Hold'em.

wilheim · Jun 7, 2005

Event #4 - WSOP Limit Hold'em

Eric Froehlich, a 21-year-old professional poker player, won the $1,500 buy in Limit Hold'em championship. At exactly 21 years, 3 months, and 3 days of age, 'E-Fro' established a new all-time benchmark for the youngest poker champion.

Eric Froehlich (left) and Jason Steinhorn heads up in the 2005 WSOP $1,500 Limit Hold'em tournament. Froehlich came out as the winner at only 21 years of age and became the youngest ever WSOP winner.

The final table was a brutal exercise of patience, skill, and discipline. The chip lead changed several times and shifted back and forth when play was heads up. By the time the final hand was dealt, the standing-room-only crowd that had packed the Rio Pavilion had dissipated, leaving E-Fro to bask in his glory amidst a zonked out ESPN TV crew and a hoarse-voiced Tournament Director, John Grooms. Poker glory usually comes in fickle flashes. It didn't seem to matter that E-Fro had climbed poker's equivalent of Mt. Everest, and there wasn't anyone around to witness the spectacle. The important thing was the view. For at least a while, E-Fro will be the latest chapter in poker history.

This tournament was historic for at least one additional reason -1989 world poker champion Phil Hellmuth, finished in 42nd place. That would not normally be newsworthy. But it so happened to be Mr. Hellmuth's 47th time in the money at the WSOP -which distanced him by one notch over 1986 world poker champion Berry Johnston (with 46 cashes). The race is on to climb another poker mountain.

The final ten players assembled around the final table with the following chip counts:

THE FINAL TABLE: SEAT 1: Wing Wong 54,000
SEAT 2: Eric Froehlich 192,000
SEAT 3: Jason Steinhorn 207,000
SEAT 4: Christian Van Hees 175,000
SEAT 5: Brian Mogelefsky 61,000
SEAT 6: Todd Witteles 134,000
SEAT 7: Peter Costa 153,000
SEAT 8: Zelong Dong 166,000
SEAT 9: Devon Armstrong 209,000
SEAT 10: Adam Hersh 248,000

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primetime21+ · Jun 7, 2005

aceduecetrey said:
Pretty funny interview w/ Mike Matusow.

http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_tournaments/event.php?id=2327&screen=video&video_id=45

he can be pretty funny when he isnt being an arrogant jerk.

wilheim · Jun 7, 2005

Phil Ivey contemplating the strategy for the next hand at the WSOP 2005 Omaha HI-LO Split $1,500 tournament.

Chris Ferguson looking for yet another big tournament win at the WSOP 2005 Omaha HI-LO Split $1,500 tournament.

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WildBill · Jun 7, 2005

Youth sure is being served so far. Then again walking around the room you can see probably more than half the entrants are under 35. This never was the case before. I don't think the baton was passed, it just plain got grabbed away.