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World Series Of Poker
2005 $5000 Limit Hold’em Result
27th June |
LAS VEGAS
June 2, 2005 – July 15, 2005 
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| Pos. |
Player |
Origin |
Prize |
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| 1 |
Dan Schmiech |
Houston, TX |
$404,585 |
| 2 |
Gabe Kaplan |
Los Angeles,
CA |
$222,515
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| 3 |
James Kwon |
Chicago, IL |
$113,785
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| 4 |
Annie Duke |
Portland, OR |
$88,500
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| 5 |
Joe Sebok |
San Francisco,
CA |
$75,860
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| 6 |
Luke Neely |
Austin, TX |
$63,215
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| 7 |
Jeff Shulman |
Las Vegas, NV |
$50,570
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| 8 |
Young Phan |
Irvine, CA |
$37,930
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| 9 |
Greg Mueller |
Vancouver, BC |
$25,285
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| 10 |
Amir Vahedi |
Sherman Oaks,
CA |
$15,170
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| 21 |
Men “The Master”
Nguyen |
Bell Gardens,
CA |
$7,585
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| 26 |
David Chiu |
Rowland Heights, CA
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$7,585
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| Report |
It’s been
said that Texas Hold’em originated over a century ago. It was first played
on ranches and open prairies. Cattlemen drove livestock to market. Many spent
their evenings playing poker. Legend has it that during one fateful cattle
drive, so many cowboys wanted to play poker one evening that each player in the
game was dealt two down cards (instead of five) and shared the community cards
flopped up in the middle. Believe the story or not -- Texas hold’em was
born.
Given the game’s history, perhaps it’s fitting that the
2005 Limit Hold’em world championship was won by a native Texan. Dan
Schmiech, who was born in Brownwood, TX and currently lives in Houston,
stampeded over a large field of 269 players.
The entry fee was $5,000
per player, meaning a total prize pool of well over $1.2 million. The final
table included an interesting mix of players: SEAT 1: Joe Sebok 184,000 SEAT 2:
Annie Duke 150,000 SEAT 3: James Kwon 227,000 SEAT 4: Gabe Kaplan 209,000 SEAT
5: Dan Schmiech 219,000 SEAT 6: Young Phan 144,000 SEAT 7: Luke Neely 94,000
SEAT 8: Jeff Shulman 38,000 SEAT 9: Greg "FBT" Mueller 89,000
Dan
Schmiech is a 44-year-old professional poker player from Houston, TX. Prior to
playing poker, Schmiech worked in sales. He admits that he has been working on
his tournament strategy recently and plays regularly on the internet. First
place paid $404,585.
Schmiech stated that his goal when first sitting
down to play was to make it into the money. Once that objective was
accomplished, he vowed to make it to the final table. Then, his final goal was
to win. All three goals ended up coming true. “I’m pleased with the
way I played tonight,” Schmiech said afterwards. “I think I played
really well. I also caught some cards, so it worked out both ways.”
Official Report by Nolan Dalla – World Series of Poker
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