Here is the 2005 World Series of Poker No-Limit Championship Final Table and chip counts:


1. Aaron Kanter - $10,700,000 (seat 6)
2. Tex Barch - $9,330,000 (seat 3)
3. Andrew Black - $8,140,000 (seat 2)
4. Mike Matusow - $7,410,000 (seat 5)
5. Steve Dannenmann - $5,460,000 (seat 8)
6. Joseph Hachem - $5,420,000 (seat 1)
7. Daniel Bergsdorf - $5,270,000 (seat 4)
8. Scott Lazar - $3,370,000 (seat 9)
9. Brad Kondracki - $1,180,000 (seat 7)


And here is the list of prize money at stake:


1st - $7,500,000
2nd - $4,250,000
3rd - $2,500,000
4th - $2,000,000
5th - $1,750,000
6th - $1,500,000
7th - $1,300,000
8th - $1,150,000
9th - $1,000,000

The cards fly on the final day any minute now. If your a geek like me, you can follow the event here: http://www.cardplayer.com...creen=logs Or you can wait for ESPN to broadcast the event in a month or so. I have wasted a week at work following this stuff. I need to get a life.
[Edited 7/16/05 8:47am]

Man, I think I've only heard of Mike Matusow.

Are these a lot of young guys?

yeah, Matusow is the only one I am really faimilar with. I saw some profiles online yesterday. Some are young, but most have been playing for awhile.

Phil Ivey, one of my favorite pros, almost made the final table. Fossilman made it to 25th place, which is pretty amazing for a relative newcomer. He proved 2004 wasn't a lucky fluke. There was one woman, Tiffany Williamson, who made it into the top 20 and has only been playing since October 2004. She will get a lot of ESPN time as she was at the featured table all of yesterday and part of the day before. Most of the big names busted out early, however.

Here is a list showing those who were in the money: http://www.cardplayer.com...een=result
[Edited 7/15/05 17:48pm]

I am getting in this shit next year, at least at the $1,500 level! I like my chances vs 5,600 peolple in anything!

matusow just eliminated with 10-10 against a bluff. Helmuth, Negrano and Harmon doing live audio at cardplayer.com.

Stax said:

Daniel Negreanu is great. He reads people like: wtf?

There have been profiles of him recently in both The New Yorker and in the New York Times Magazine section...

But Helmuth is just incredible. He knows what you have before you're dealt it!

There are so many great players out there...

I suggested a poker room in here.....still waiting

lilgish said:

Are there online games where we can all be guaranteed a seat at the same table? When I play money games online, its often difficult to get at the same table as friends. If we can do it, I am in. That would be fun, even if its not a money game.

2the9s said:

Daniel is a trip. Here is this poker stud who's mom packs his lunch before he heads out to the casino. I do like him, however, because he seems like a genuinely nice guy. He also has a good blog at fullcontactpoker.com.

Helmuth is an AWESOME player, but he cries and bitches too much for me. It's fun to watch, however.

A handful of my coworkers went to Chico State with Aaron Kanter and know him fairly well....how crazy is that!?!?!?

ReturnOfDOOK said:

he's still alive.

they just said online that Kanter has a huge fan base at the tourney and they are all wearing Team Kanter t-shirts.
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Kanter just won 7.5 million with a full house. Kings full of Threes.

Stax said:

yahoo pker...I think

Final Results:

Rank Player From Winnings

1 Joseph Hachem Melbourne, Australia $7,500,000
2 Steve Dannenmann Severn, MD $4,250,000
3 Tex Barch McKinney, TX $2,500,000
4 Aaron Kanter Elk Grove, CA $2,000,000
5 Andrew Black Dublin, Ireland $1,750,000
6 Scott Lazar Studio City, CA $1,500,000
7 Daniel Bergsdorf Umea, Sweden $1,300,000
8 Brad Kondracki Kingston, PA $1,150,000
9 Mike Matusow Las Vegas, NV $1,000,000

lilgish said:

I'll check it out.

Stax said:

I've heard about his blog but haven't checked it out.

All these guys have money in these online sites, right?

Yeah, I like Phil Ivey too, though I've never actually seen him win. Gus Hansen is fun to watch too.

2the9s said:

I like Hansen too. Calm, cool, collected.

Yep, most of name pros have piece of the online action.