2005 World Series of Poker Circuit

Last updated November 14, 2024

The 2005 World Series of Poker Circuit is the first annual World Series of Poker Circuit.^[1]

Event schedule

The following events took place in the build-up to the 2005 World Series of Poker. The money finishers in each event qualified for the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions. The buy-in for the 2005 events was $10,000.^{[ citation needed ]}

All tournaments were broadcast as a part of the ESPN coverage of the 2005 WSOP. The first tournament was split over two episodes.^{[ citation needed ]}

Date	Location	Winner	Prize	Runner-up	Other Finalists
January 18, 2005	Harrah's Atlantic City	Nghi Tran	$780,615	Erick Lindgren	Nick Frangos Mimi Tran Aaron Bartley Stan Goldstein Chad Brown Chris Ferguson Michael Esposito
March 2, 2005	Harrah's Rincon	Chris Ferguson	$655,220	Prahlad Friedman	Chad Brown James Worth Alex Prendes Jr Keith Sexton Robert Williamson III Lonnie Alexander Mark Hanna
March 23, 2005	Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino Las Vegas	Doug Lee	$695,970	Jennifer Harman	Jean-Robert Bellande Gabe Thaler Grant Lang Kevin Keller Dennis Perry Phil Ivey Tom Macey
May 8, 2005	Harrah's Lake Tahoe	Jeff Lisandro	$542,360	Phil Ivey	James Van Alstyne Jonathan Shecter Tommy Reed Salim Batshon David Pham George Saca Joe Awada
May 28, 2005	Harrah's New Orleans	Walter Chambers	$787,340	Corey Bierria	Antonio Esfandiari Nick Mao Mark Cole Harry Cullen Jr Imre Leibold Marlon Labbe Cyril Gittens

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References

↑ "World Series of Poker Circuit 2005: Hendon Mob Poker Database". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

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[1] "World Series of Poker Circuit 2005: Hendon Mob Poker Database". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

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