2005
Nov
24
Team Bodog player wins Ballys-Paris WSOPC Main Event
By:
Lianne Elias
The 2005 Ballys-Paris World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) main event was won by Dallas, Texas resident Thang 'Kido' Pham, a Team Bodog player who joined the team through his friend, fellow Dallas-based and Bodog-sponsored pro David Williams.
Kido battled through a field of 134 entrants to collect his first place prize of $453,456 at a star-studded final table that included J.C. Tran, Lee Watkinson, Scotty Nguyen, 2005 WSOP Main Event champion Joseph Hachem, Doug Lee, and Minh Ly.
Final table results are as follows:
| Place | Name | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Thang 'Kido' Pham | Dallas, TX | $453,456 |
| 2nd | J.C. Tran | Sacramento, CA | $251,920 |
| 3rd | Lee Watkinson | Vancouver, WA | $138,556 |
| 4th | Scotty Nguyen | Henderson, NV | $100,768 |
| 5th | Joseph Hachem | Melbourne, Australia | $88,172 |
| 6th | John Smith | La Habra Heights, CA | $75,576 |
| 7th | Steven Hudak | Las Vegas, NV | $62,980 |
| 8th | Doug Lee | Calgary, Alberta (Canada) | $50,384 |
| 9th | Minh Ly | Las Vegas, NV | $37,788 |
The WSOPC Ballys-Paris main event boasted a total prize pool of $1,259,600.
Please see www.worldseriesofpoker.com for further details.
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