2000 World Series of Poker

2000 World Series of Poker
LocationBinion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
DatesApril 22 – May 23
Champion
United States Chris Ferguson
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The 2000 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.

Events

There were 23 preliminary bracelet events at the 2000 World Series of Poker.[1] Future Poker Hall of Famer Phil Ivey won his first career bracelet.

# Date Event Winner Prize Runner-up Results
1 April 22, 2000 $500 Casino Employees Limit Hold'em Dave Alizadeth (1/1) $21,800 Von Huang Results
2 April 25, 2000 $2,000 Limit Hold'em Tony Ma (1/2) $367,040 Roman Abinsay Results
3 April 26, 2000 $1,500 Seven-card stud Jerri Thomas (1/1) $135,825 Bill Gibbs Results
4 April 27, 2000 $1,500 Limit Omaha Ivo Donev (1/1) $85,800 Thor Hansen (0/1) Results
5 April 28, 2000 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split 8 or better Randy Holland (1/2) $120,990 Eli Balas (0/2) Results
6 April 29, 2000 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys Johnny Chan (1/6) $179,400 Josh Arieh (0/1) Results
7 April 30, 2000 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or better Nat Koe (1/1) $160,950 Brent Carter (0/2) Results
8 May 1, 2000 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em Diego Cordovez (1/1) $293,040 Dave Ulliott (0/1) Results
9 May 2, 2000 $2,500 Seven Card Stud Chris Ferguson (1/1) $151,000 Al Decarlo Results
10 May 3, 2000 $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Jimmy Athanas (1/1) $173,900 Dave Colclough Results
11 May 4, 2000 $3,000 Limit Hold'em Chris Tsiprailidis (1/1) $213,600 Ed Smith Results
12 May 4, 2000 $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw w/Rebuys Jennifer Harman (1/1) $146,250 Lyle Berman (0/3) Results
13 May 5, 2000 $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split 8 or better Joe Wynn (1/1) $129,000 Andreas Krause Results
14 May 6, 2000 $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys Phil Ivey (1/1) $195,000 Amarillo Slim (0/4) Results
15 May 7, 2000 $1,500 Ace to Five Draw Lowball Richard Dunberg (1/1) $76,200 Roger Van Driesen Results
16 May 8, 2000 $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or better Michael Sohayegh (1/1) $160,000 Hasan Habib Results
17 May 9, 2000 $1,500 Razz Huck Seed (1/3) $77,400 John Spadavecchia (0/1) Results
18 May 10, 2000 $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Mike Carson (1/1) $222,000 Jack Ward Results
19 May 11, 2000 $5,000 Seven Card Stud David Chiu (1/3) $202,000 Ken Flaton (0/1) Results
20 May 12, 2000 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Chris Bjorin (1/2) $334,110 Paul Evans Results
21 May 13, 2000 $5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or better Howard Lederer (1/1) $198,000 Allen Cunningham Results
22 May 14, 2000 $5,000 Limit Hold'em Jay Heimowitz (1/5) $284,000 Melissa Hayden Results
23 May 14, 2000 $1,000 Ladies' Limit Hold'em/Seven Card Stud Nani Dollison (1/1) $53,200 Martine Oules Results
24 May 18, 2000 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event Chris Ferguson (2/2) $1,500,000 T. J. Cloutier (0/4) Results


Main Event

There were 512 entrants to the main event.[2] Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 45 players finishing in the money. The 2000 Main Event was the first time the total entries of the Main Event surpassed 500 players.[3]

Ferguson had a 10 to 1 chip lead when starting his heads-up against Cloutier. After a back-and-forth battle, Ferguson decided to call Cloutier's AQ all-in with his own A9. When a 9 appeared on the river, Ferguson had beaten the tournament favourite.

Final table

Name Number of chips
(percentage of total) 		WSOP
Bracelets* 		WSOP
Cashes* 		WSOP
Earnings*
United States Chris Ferguson 2,853,000 (55.7%) 1 15 $328,476
United States James McManus 554,000 (10.8%) 0 0 0
United States Roman Abinsay 521,000 (10.2%) 0 1 $188,480
United States Steve Kaufman 511,000 (10.0%) 0 0 0
United States Hasan Habib 464,000 (9.1%) 0 3 $95,245
United States T. J. Cloutier 216,000 (4.2%) 4 32 $1,748,616

*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2000 Main Event.

Final table results

Place Name Prize
1st Chris Ferguson $1,500,000
2nd T. J. Cloutier $896,500
3rd Steve Kaufman $570,500
4th Hasan Habib $326,000
5th James McManus $247,760
6th Roman Abinsay $195,600

In The Money Finishes

NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.

Place Name Prize
7th Jeff Shulman $146,700
8th Tom Franklin $97,800
9th Mickey Appleman $74,980
10th Annie Duke $52,160
12th Mike Sexton $52,160
16th Barny Boatman $39,120
17th Kathy Liebert $39,120
25th Humberto Brenes $32,600
31st Barry Greenstein $25,000
32nd Alan Boston $25,000
38th Mel Judah $15,000
42nd John Shipley $15,000

References

  1. ^ "2000 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  2. ^ Harris, Martin (2017-07-06). "History of the World Series of Poker Main Event: 2000-2009". PokerNews. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  3. ^ Rinkema, Remko (2018-07-05). "A Numbers Game: WSOP Main Event Winners & Stats". PokerGO Tour. Retrieved 2024-11-11.