2000 World Series of Poker

Series of poker tournaments February 2026 2000 World Series of Poker Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada April 22 – May 23 USA Chris Ferguson 1999 2001 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.2000 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule World Series of Poker https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupID=197 November 26, 2024 Future Poker Hall of Famer Phil Ivey won his first career bracelet in Event #14. #Date EventEntries Winner Prize Runner-upResults1April 22, 2000 $500 Casino Employees Limit Hold'em109 Dave Alizadeth (1/1) $21,800 Von Huang Results2April 25, 2000 $2,000 Limit Hold'em496 Tony Ma (1/2) $367,040 Roman Abinsay Results3April 26, 2000 $1,500 Seven-card stud245 Jerri Thomas (1/1) $135,825 Bill Gibbs Results4April 27, 2000 $1,500 Limit Omaha143 Ivo Donev (1/1) $85,800 Thor Hansen (0/1) Results5April 28, 2000 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split 8 or better218 Randy Holland (1/2) $120,990 Eli Balas (0/2) Results6April 29, 2000 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys156 Johnny Chan (1/6) $179,400 Josh Arieh (0/1) Results7April 30, 2000 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or better290 Nat Koe (1/1) $160,950 Brent Carter (0/2) Results8May 1, 2000 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em396 Diego Cordovez (1/1) $293,040 Dave Ulliott (0/1) Results9May 2, 2000 $2,500 Seven Card Stud151 Chris Ferguson (1/1) $151,000 Al Decarlo Results10May 3, 2000 $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em235 Jimmy Athanas (1/1) $173,900 Dave Colclough Results11May 4, 2000 $3,000 Limit Hold'em178 Chris Tsiprailidis (1/1) $213,600 Ed Smith Results12May 4, 2000 $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw w/Rebuys30 Jennifer Harman (1/1) $146,250 Lyle Berman (0/3) Results13May 5, 2000 $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split 8 or better129 Joe Wynn (1/1) $129,000 Andreas Krause Results14May 6, 2000 $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys100 Phil Ivey (1/1) $195,000 Amarillo Slim (0/4) Results15May 7, 2000 $1,500 Ace to Five Draw Lowball127 Richard Dunberg (1/1) $76,200 Roger Van Driesen Results16May 8, 2000 $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or better160 Michael Sohayegh (1/1) $160,000 Hasan Habib Results17May 9, 2000 $1,500 Razz129 Huck Seed (1/3) $77,400 John Spadavecchia (0/1) Results18May 10, 2000 $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em200 Mike Carson (1/1) $222,000 Jack Ward Results19May 11, 2000 $5,000 Seven Card Stud101 David Chiu (1/3) $202,000 Ken Flaton (0/1) Results20May 12, 2000 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em301 Chris Bjorin (1/2) $334,110 Paul Evans Results21May 13, 2000 $5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or better99 Howard Lederer (1/1) $198,000 Allen Cunningham Results22May 14, 2000 $5,000 Limit Hold'em142 Jay Heimowitz (1/5) $284,000 Melissa Hayden Results23May 14, 2000 $1,000 Ladies' Limit Hold'em/Seven Card Stud133 Nani Dollison (1/1) $53,200 Martine Oules Results24May 18, 2000 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event512 Chris Ferguson (2/2) $1,500,000 T. J. Cloutier (0/4) Results Main Event There were 512 entrants to the main event.Harris Martin History of the World Series of Poker Main Event: 2000-2009 PokerNews July 6, 2017 https://www.pokernews.com/news/2017/07/history-of-the-world-series-of-poker-main-event-2000-2009-28414.htm November 12, 2024 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.Rinkema Remko July 5, 2018 A Numbers Game: WSOP Main Event Winners & Stats https://www.pgt.com/news/a-numbers-game-the-wsop-main-event November 11, 2024 PokerGO Tour 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.Strow David May 19, 2000 Luck prevails over skill at poker tourney https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/may/19/luck-prevails-over-skill-at-poker-tourney/ March 7, 2025 Las Vegas Sun After his runner-up finish, Cloutier remarked that he gave it a good effort and acknowledged his opponent's strong play, noting the significance of his $896,500 payday.2000 31st Annual World Series of Poker Schedule & Results https://mttdb.com/live-poker/2000-31st-annual-world-series-of-poker/ MTTDB.com 2 March 2026 It's not every day you win $896,000. I gave it a good try – he played well. With this result, Cloutier became the all-time money leader on the WSOP leaderboard. Final table NameNumber of chips(percentage of total)WSOPBracelets*WSOPCashes*WSOPEarnings*USA Chris Ferguson2,853,000 (55.7%)115$328,476USA James McManus554,000 (10.8%)000USA Roman Abinsay521,000 (10.2%)01$188,480USA Steve Kaufman511,000 (10.0%)000USA Hasan Habib464,000 (9.1%)03$95,245USA T. J. Cloutier216,000 (4.2%)432$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 External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker Category:World Series of Poker World Series of Poker Category:2000 in Nevada