World Series of Poker

WSOP ESPN Circuit Tour

WSOP ESPN Circuit Tour Season 1 & 2
Harrah's Entertainment Inc. and ESPN are aiming to capitalize on poker's best-known event by beginning a series of high-profile tournaments across the country this year.

The World Series of Poker Circuit will include a point system and five televised tournaments at Harrah's casinos in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, Atlantic City, N.J., New Orleans and San Diego. The top 100 highest point holders get to compete in a 2 Million dollar freeroll. The circuit concludes with the Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas with top point earners gaining entry. Harrah's is betting the individual events will attract hundreds of poker players, with each participant spending $10,000 for a seat at one of the tournament tables.

Tournament/Venue	Date/Event/Buy-in	Winner & Additional Information
January 2005
Harrah's Atlantic City Poker Tournament An ESPN WSOP Circuit Event. Harrah's Atlantic City	Sun, Jan 16 2005	Winner: Nghi Van Tran Won: $780,615 Profile
February 2005
Harrah's Rincon Poker Tournament An ESPN WSOP Circuit Event. Harrah's -San Diego Gallery	Sun, Feb 27 2005	Winner: Chris Ferguson Won: $655,220 Profile
March 2005
Rio Las Vegas Poker Tournament An ESPN WSOP Circuit Event. Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino	Sun, Mar 20 2005	Winner: Doug Lee Won: $695,970 Profile
April 2005
Harvey's Lake Tahoe Poker Tournament An ESPN WSOP Circuit Event. Harvey's Resort Hotel & Casino	Sun, May 8 2005	Winner: Jeffrey Lisandro Won: $542,360 Profile
May 2005
Harrah's New Orleans Bayou Poker Challenge An ESPN WSOP Circuit Event. Harrah's -New Orleans	Sat, May 28 2005	Winner: Walter Chambers Won: $787,340 Profile
August 2005
Grand Casino Tunica An WSOP Circuit Event	Aug. 11-25 2005	Winner: Gregg Merkow Won: $561,195 Profile
September 2005
Harrah's Las Vegas Poker Tournament An ESPN WSOP Circuit Event	Sept. 6-16 2005	Winner: Chris Ferguson Won: $362,088 Profile
Grand Casino Biloxi Poker Tournament An ESPN WSOP Circuit Event	~~Sept. 29 - Oct. 12, 2005~~ Casino closed, event cancelled
October 2005
Caesars Indiana Poker Tournament An ESPN WSOP Circuit Event	Oct. 19-Nov. 2 2005	Winner: Vinnie Vinh Won: $437,760 Profile
Ballys Las Vegas Poker Tournament An ESPN WSOP Circuit Event	Nov. 9-22 2005	Winner: Thang Pham Won: $453,456 Profile
November 2005
Tournament of Champions WSOP Circuit Qualified Event	Nov. 6-8 2005	Winner: Mike Matusow Won: $1,000,000 Profile \| Blog
December 2005
Showboat Atlantic City Poker Tournament An ESPN WSOP Circuit Event	Nov. 28-Dec. 9 2005	Winner: Chris Reslock Won: $335,235 Profile \| Blog
January 2006
Grand Casino Tunica Poker Tournament An ESPN WSOP Circuit Event	Jan. 5-27 2006	Winner: Daniel Negreanu Won: $755,525 Profile \| Blog
February 2006
Harrah's Atlantic City Poker Tournament An ESPN WSOP Circuit Event	Feb. 7-17 2006	Winner: Abraham Korotki Won: $433,008 Profile \| Blog
Harrah´s Rincon Harrah's Rincon Casino and Resort An ESPN WSOP Circuit Event	Feb. 26-March 7 2006	Winner: Darrell Dicken Won: $372,780 Profile \| Blog
March 2006
Caesars Atlantic City Poker Tournament An ESPN WSOP Circuit Event	March 21-31 2006	Winner: Jeffrey King Won: $345,708 Profile \| Blog
April 2006
Caesars Las Vegas Poker Tournament An ESPN WSOP Circuit Event	April 27-May 11 2006	Winner: John Spadavecchia Won: $648,320 Profile \| Blog
May 2006
Harrah's New Orleans Poker Tournament An ESPN WSOP Circuit Event	May 18-28 2006	Winner: Peter Feldman Won: $532,950 Profile \| Blog
June 2006
Harrah's Lake Tahoe Poker Tournament An ESPN WSOP Circuit Event	June 6-19 2006	Winner: Clint Baskin Won: $372,240 Profile \| Blog
June 2006
2006 TOC at Rio An ESPN WSOP Circuit Event	June 25-26 2006	Winner: Mike Sexton Won: $1,000,000 Profile \| Blog