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World Series Of Poker
2005 $2,500 No Limit Hold’em Result
24th June |
LAS VEGAS
June 2, 2005 – July 15, 2005 
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Player |
Origin |
Prize |
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| 1 |
Farzad "Freddy"
Bonyadi |
Laguna Hills,
CA |
$594,960 |
| 2 |
Lars Bonding |
Aarhas,
Denmark |
$317,625 |
| 3 |
Glynn Beebe |
Austin, TX |
$194,305 |
| 4 |
Robert Doyle |
North Palm Beach,
FL |
$170,015 |
| 5 |
Mayen
Grigorian |
Northridge, CA |
$145,730 |
| 6 |
Joe Zappia |
Toronto,
Canada |
$121,440 |
| 7 |
Jason Tate |
Brentwood, TN |
$97,150 |
| 8 |
KJ Jordan |
Myrtle Beach,
SC |
$72,865 |
| 9 |
Larry Watson |
Las Vegas, NV |
$48,575 |
| 10 |
Marvin Duartei |
Miami, FL |
$26,715 |
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Ram Vaswani |
London |
$17,000
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Richard Ashby |
Watford, England
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$12,145
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John Juanda |
Marina Del Rey,
CA |
$12,145
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| 40 |
Chris Bjorn |
London |
$7,045
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| 40 |
Evgeny
Kafelnikov |
Moscow |
$3,645
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| 76 |
Chris Bjorn |
Chris Bjorn |
$3,645
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| 77 |
David Pham |
Cerritos, CA |
$3,645
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| 82 |
Simon Trumper |
Guildorf, UK |
$3,035 |
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| Report |
Farzad Bonyadi
topped a huge field of 1,056 players in the $2,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em
event, held at the Rio in Las Vegas. Bonyadi, an Iranian-born poker player who
now lives in Laguna Beach, CA, reigned supreme at the final table, which
consisted almost entirely of newcomers to the World Series of Poker. The finale
was taped for later broadcast on ESPN.
This is not to say Boyadi didn't
face serious challenges along the way. In fact, he arrived fourth in the chip
count. The initial chip leader was Danish player Lars Bonding, who enjoyed a
decisive 5-2 lead over everyone else when play began on Day Three. After Jan
Sorensen's win in the previous event, the relatively small nation of Denmark
was going for its second straight win here at the World Series. Players were
eliminated in the following order:
Farzad "Freddy" Bonyadi played a
masterful tournament. He allowed Bonding to establish a dominant table presence
and watched as other players were gradually eliminated. Coveting a heads-up
confrontation, Bonyadi got what he wanted, then gave Bonding just enough
freedom to choke himself on the final hand.
Bonyadi, age 46, now has
three gold bracelets (lifetime) at the WSOP. He captured his first title in
1998 in the $2,000 buy-in Limit Hold'em event and won the Deuce-to-Seven
championship in 2004. This was his largest payday ever -- $594,960.
With the victory, Farzad Bonyadi moves into at least two elite
categories. He became the 49th player in WSOP history to win at least three
bracelets. Bonyadi also moved into the WSOP "Millionaires Club." He now has won
over one-million dollars in lifetime earnings at the world's longest-running
and most prestigious tournament.
Official Report by Nolan
Dalla – World Series of Poker Media Director |
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