2005 World Series of Poker Circuit


The 2005 World Series of Poker Circuit is the first annual World Series of Poker Circuit.

Event schedule

The following events took place in the build-up to the 2005 World Series of Poker. The money finishers in each event qualified for the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions. The buy-in for the 2005 events was $10,000.
All tournaments were broadcast as a part of the ESPN coverage of the 2005 WSOP. The first tournament was split over two episodes.
DateLocationWinnerPrizeRunner-upOther Finalists
January 18, 2005Harrah's Atlantic CityNghi Tran$780,615Erick Lindgren
March 2, 2005Harrah's RinconChris Ferguson$655,220Prahlad Friedman
  • Chad Brown
  • James Worth
  • Alex Prendes Jr
  • Keith Sexton
  • Robert Williamson III
  • Lonnie Alexander
  • Mark Hanna
    • March 23, 2005Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino Las VegasDoug Lee$695,970Jennifer Harman
  • Jean-Robert Bellande
  • Gabe Thaler
  • Grant Lang
  • Kevin Keller
  • Dennis Perry
  • Phil Ivey
  • Tom Macey
    • May 8, 2005Harrah's Lake TahoeJeff Lisandro$542,360Phil Ivey
  • James Van Alstyne
  • Jonathan Shecter
  • Tommy Reed
  • Salim Batshon
  • David Pham
  • George Saca
  • Joe Awada
    • May 28, 2005Harrah's New OrleansWalter Chambers$787,340Corey Bierria
  • Antonio Esfandiari
  • Nick Mao
  • Mark Cole
  • Harry Cullen Jr
  • Imre Leibold
  • Marlon Labbe
  • Cyril Gittens