Event 17, $2,500 Limit Hold'em - Chip Counts

Players begin with $2,500 in tournament chips. All levels up to the final table will last 60 minutes. Final table levels will be 90 minutes with 15 minute breaks every two rounds. A 60-minute dinner break will follow level 6. Play on the first day will last until we are down to the final table or the 12th level is completed (whichever comes first). Play will resume at 2 p.m. on June 19.

Statistics for this year's event see a more than 30% increase over last year's tournament entries, with 373 read to play this year as compared to 237 in 2004. 2004 champion Eli Balas took home $174,440 for his efforts, while the 2005 winner can expect a more than $250,000 payday.

Day 1 Chip Counts

Updated 6 years ago
Player Name Country Chip Count Table # Seat #
Chi Chang Los Angeles, CA 114,000 116 2
Greg Debora Toronto, Canada 96,000 127 9
Spencer Sun Novato, CA 95,000 128 6
S. Lewis Las Vegas, NV 75,000 116 5
Sammy Arzoin New York 69,000 116 9
Noah "Exclusive" Boeken Amsterdam 62,000 128 5
Tony "TNT" Nasr Pico Rivera 51,000 116 6
Rodeen Talebi Dallas, TX 50,000 127 1
Nat Koe Irvine, CA 44,000 127 4
Juan Carlos Mortensen Madrid, Spain 40,000 127 8
Captain Tom Franklin Gulfport 39,000 127 6
Mark Gregorich Las Vegas, NV 34,000 128 2
Quinn Do Seattle, WA 33,000 128 3
Keith Videtto San Ramon 30,000 128 7
Ashok Surapaneni Las Vegas, NV 30,000 128 8
Erik Gault Burke, VA 22,000 127 2
Mike Davis Spokane, WA 19,000 127 7
Derek Leforte Vancouver 18,000 128 9
Steven Shkolnik Los Angeles, CA 13,000 116 4
Brian Clark Roseville 13,000 116 1

Event Information

Event Name
Event 17, $2,500 Limit Hold'em
Venue
Date
2005-06-18
Final Day
2005-06-19
Buy In
$2,500
Entrants
373
Prize Pool
$857,900
First Prize
TBA

Event Winner

Player Prize Money
1 Quinn Do $265,975
2 Chi Chang $137,265
3 Mike Davis $68,630
4 Tony Nasr $60,055
5 "Captain" Tom Franklin $51,475

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