World Series of Poker 2000
The World Series of Poker 2000 was the 31st edition of the Poker World Championship and took place from April 20 to May 18, 2000 at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas .
Tournaments
Tournament schedule
# | Buy-in (in $ ) | competition | Tournament start | Attendees | winner | origin | Prize money (in $) |
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1 | 500 | Casino Employees Limit Hold'em | Apr 22, 2000 | 109 | Dave Alizadeth |
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21,800 |
2 | 2000 | Limit Hold'em | Apr 25, 2000 | 496 | Tony Ma |
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367.040 |
3 | 1500 | Limit Seven Card Stud | Apr 26, 2000 | 245 | Jerri Thomas |
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135,825 |
4th | 1500 | Limit Omaha | Apr 27, 2000 | 143 | Ivo Donev |
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85,800 |
5 | 1500 | Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo | Apr 28, 2000 | 218 | Randy Holland |
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120,990 |
6th | 1500 | Pot-Limit Omaha | Apr 29, 2000 | 156 | Johnny Chan |
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179,400 |
7th | 1500 | Limit Omaha Hi-Lo | Apr 30, 2000 | 290 | Nat Koe |
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160,950 |
8th | 2000 | No-Limit Hold'em | May 1, 2000 | 396 | Diego Cordovez |
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293.040 |
9 | 2500 | Limit Seven Card Stud | May 2, 2000 | 151 | Chris Ferguson |
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151,000 |
10 | 2000 | Pot-Limit Hold'em | May 3, 2000 | 235 | James Athanas |
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173,900 |
11 | 3000 | Limit Hold'em | May 4, 2000 | 178 | Chris Tsiprailidis |
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213,600 |
12 | 5000 | No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball | May 4, 2000 | 30th | Jennifer Harman |
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146,250 |
13 | 2500 | Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo | May 5, 2000 | 129 | Joseph Wynn |
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129,000 |
14th | 2500 | Pot-Limit Omaha | May 6, 2000 | 100 | Phil Ivey |
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195,000 |
15th | 1500 | Limit A-5 lowball draw | May 7, 2000 | 127 | Richard Dunberg |
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76,200 |
16 | 2500 | Limit Omaha Hi-Lo | May 8, 2000 | 160 | Michael Sohayegh |
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160,000 |
17th | 1500 | Limit razz | May 9, 2000 | 129 | Huck Seed |
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77,400 |
18th | 3000 | Pot-Limit Hold'em | May 10, 2000 | 200 | Mike Carson |
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222,000 |
19th | 5000 | Limit Seven Card Stud | May 11, 2000 | 101 | David Chiu |
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202,000 |
20th | 3000 | No-Limit Hold'em | May 12, 2000 | 301 | Chris Björin |
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334.110 |
21st | 5000 | Limit Omaha Hi-Lo | May 13, 2000 | 99 | Howard Lederer |
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198,000 |
22nd | 5000 | Limit Hold'em | May 14, 2000 | 142 | Jay Heimowitz |
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284,000 |
23 | 0 | Charity - No-Limit Hold'em | May 14, 2000 | 48 | Tim Ellis |
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5000 |
24 | 1000 | Ladies Limit Hold'em & Seven Card Stud | May 14, 2000 | 133 | Nani Dollison |
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53,200 |
25th | 10,000 | No Limit Hold'em Main Event - World Championship | May 15, 2000 | 512 | Chris Ferguson |
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1,500,000 |
Main Event
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 $ ) |
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1 |
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Chris Ferguson | 1,500,000 |
2 |
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TJ Cloutier | 896,500 |
3 |
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Steve Kaufman | 570,500 |
4th |
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Hasan Habib | 326,000 |
5 |
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James McManus | 247.760 |
6th |
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Roman Abinsay | 195,600 |
Web links
- World Series of Poker 2000 on the World Series of Poker website
- World Series of Poker 2000 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Main Event of the World Series of Poker 2000 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on November 19, 2015 (English).