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2000 WSOP

The WSOP continued to grow in the 2000. Still held at Binion's Horseshoe, the year 2000 marked the first WSOP where the winner of the final main event claimed $1,500,000.

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Over 500 Players in the Main Event

This year's main event drew 512 participants, each paying $10,000 to enter. The big winner of 2000 was none other than Chris Ferguson, who defeated TJ Cloutier at the final table. Other prominent players finishing in the top 30 in 2000 included Annie Duke, Kathy Leibert, Hasan Habib, Tom Franklin, Jeff Shulman, and Mike Sexton.

Chris "Jesus" Ferguson

Chris Ferguson is nicknamed "Jesus" because of his long and flowing hair. Ferguson earned a Ph.D in Computer Science from UCLA before becoming a full-time professional poker player.

Did he use his scientific brain to defeat Cloutier at the final table? T.J. Cloutier, a recent poker hall of fame inductee was no slouch. Let's look at the final hand.

Ferguson sat with an AS 9C.

Cloutier held an AD QC.

Both players had an ace in the belly. Who would make the first move? Cloutier saw that Ferguson did not look confident so he went all-in. Ferguson surprisingly called.

Lucky Nine on the River

The flop came 2H KC 4H. This did not help either player, but Cloutier looked strong with the Queen kicker. He looked even stronger when the turn yielded a KH. The only way Cloutier could lose was if a nine landed on the river. Unfortunately, poker is ultimately a game of luck, and that's exactly what happened as Chris "Jesus" Ferguson drew a 9H to make his small pair and walk away from the table with a whopping $1.5 million.

2000 WSOP Tournaments and Winners

EventWinnerPrizeEntrants
$10,000 Championship Event Chris Ferguson $1,500,000 512
$500 Limit Hold'em Dealers Tournament Dave Alizadeh $21,800 109
$2,000 Limit Hold'em Hieu Ngoc Ma $367,040 496
$1,500 7-Card Stud Jerri Thomas $135,825 245
$1,500 Limit Omaha Ivo Donev $85,800 143
$1,500 7-Card Stud Hi-Lo Randy Holland $120,990 218
$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha with rebuys Johnny Chan $179,400 156 (143)
$1,500 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Nat Koe $160,950 290
$2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Diego Cordovez $293,040 396
$2,500 7-Card Stud Chris "Jesus" Ferguson $151,000 151
$2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Jimmy Athanas $173,900 235
$3,000 Limit Hold'em Chris Tsipralidis $213,600 178
$5,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Jennifer Harman $146,250 30
$2,500 7-Card-Stud Hi-Lo Joe Wynn $129,000 129
$2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha with rebuys Phil Ivey $195,000 100 (95)
$1,500 A-5 Lowball Richard Dunberg $76,200 127
$2,500 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Michael Sohayegh $160,000 160
$1,500 Razz Huck Seed $77,400 129
$3,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Mike Carson $222,000 200
$5,000 Seven-Card Stud David Chiu $202,000 101
$3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Chris Bjorin $334,110 301
$5,000 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Howard Lederer $198,000 99
$5,000 Limit Hold'em Jay Heimowitz $284,000 142
$1,000 Women's Limit Hold'em/7-Card Stud Nani Dollision $53,200 133

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