Main Event of the World Series of Poker 2000

The Main Event of the World Series of Poker 2000 was the main tournament of the 31st edition of the Poker World Championship in Las Vegas .

Tournament structure

The main tournament of the World Series of Poker in No Limit Hold'em started on May 15 and ended with the final table on May 18, 2000. The tournament was held at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas . The total of 512 participants had to pay a buy-in of US $ 10,000 each, and there were 45 paid places for them. Best woman was Annie Duke , who finished tenth for more than $ 50,000. No German-speaking player could place in the money.

Final table

Chris Ferguson (2007)

The final table was played for the last time on May 18, 2000 with only six players. In the final hand, Ferguson won with A ♠ 9 ♣ against Cloutier with A ♦ Q ♣ .

space	origin	player	Prize money (in $ )
1		Chris Ferguson	1,500,000
2		TJ Cloutier	0.896,500
3		Steve Kaufman	0.570,500
4th		Hasan Habib	0.326,000
5		James McManus	0.247.760
6th		Roman Abinsay	0.195,600

Web links

• Main Event of the World Series of Poker 2000 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
• World Series of Poker 2000 Main Event on the World Series of Poker website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Main Event of the World Series of Poker 2000 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on November 19, 2015 (English).