NationMaster - Encyclopedia: World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions

The World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions is an invitational freeroll poker event. A game of Texas holdem, the most popular form of poker, in progress. ...

The first event took place on 1 September 2004 with invitations only being extended to some of the most well-known names on the poker tournament circuit. September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A poker tournament is a tournament at which the winners are decided by playing poker, usually a particular style of poker. ...

It is an annual freeroll tournament with players able to qualify by being a winner of any World Series of Poker (WSOP) circuit events (held before the main event) or by reaching the final table of the WSOP $10,000 No Limit Hold 'Em Main Event. In 2005, the first year of this format, controversy erupted when big-name players Phil Hellmuth Jr, Doyle Brunson, and Johnny Chan, all former Main Event champions and the three players with the most overall World Series bracelets, were able to compete in the Tournament of Champions without qualifying. These players were given sponsor's exemptions by Pepsi, who put up the $2 million prize pool. Despite public protests from other players (particularly Daniel Negreanu and Paul Phillips), ESPN and Harrah's Entertainment had no choice but to allow these players to compete; Hellmuth would end up finishing third, while Chan and Brunson just missed the final table, coming in 13th and 10th, respectively (both were knocked out by Brandon Adams, who would be eliminated from the final table first). From 2006 onward, Harrah's will reserve the right to let in up to 6 players via sponsor's exemptions. The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Phillip J. Hellmuth, Jr. ... Doyle Texas Dolly Brunson (born August 10, 1933 in Longview, Texas) is an American poker player who has played professionally for over 40 years. ... Johnny Orient(al) Express Chan (born in Guangzhou (Canton), China in 1957) is a professional poker player. ... The current Pepsi logo Pepsi-Cola (often shortened to Pepsi), is a carbonated cola soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo, and the principal rival of Coca-Cola. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Paul Phillips (born August 9, 1972 in San Francisco, California) is an American professional poker player. ... ESPN (which formerly stood for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... The company known as Harrahs Entertainment was founded on October 30, 1937 as a small bingo parlor in Reno, Nevada operated by William F. Harrah. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Wins in this event do not count as official WSOP bracelets, but the winner receives a large trophy in the shape of the official World Series of Poker logo.

2004

The winner took home a $2,000,000 prize. No other participants received prize money.

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2005

The 2005 event took place between November 6 and November 8 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... Caesars Palace is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... For other uses around the city, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ...

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2006

The 2006 field of twenty-seven players included the 9 players who made the final table of the 2005 WSOP main event, the winners of the 11 WSOP Circuit events in the preceding calendar year, and some sponsor exemptions. The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. ... World Series of Poker circuit events are poker tournaments that take place annually from 2005 onwards as a build-up to the World Series of Poker (WSOP). ...

Final table

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Other qualifiers and invitees

2005 WSOP Main Event Final Table Players

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WSOP Circuit Event Winners

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Sponsor Exemptions

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