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36th Annual World Series of Poker

Event #29 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em
June 28, 2005 at 12:00 PM
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
Tournament Schedule
Buy-In $2,000
Prize Pool $1,972,480
Entries 1072
Report Available
Lawrence Gosney

Lawrence Gosney

Place Name Prize
1 Lawrence Gosney (Leeds, UK) $483,195
2 Jarl Lindholt (Aarhus, Denmark) $258,000
3 Shack Ko (Naperville, IL, USA) $157,800
4 Dustin Woolf AKA "Neverwin a.k.a. Warren" (Los Angeles, CA, USA) $138,075
5 J.C. Tran (Sacramento, CA, USA) $118,350
6 Tony Rila (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $98,625
7 Alan Purdy (UK) $78,900
8 Carlo Citrone (Manchester, UK) $59,175
9 Bjorn Isberg (Stockholm, Sweden) $39,450
10 James Worth AKA "krazykanuck" (Toronto, ON, Canada) $21,695
11 Scotty Brown (Shelby Township, MI, USA) $21,695
12 Morgan Machina AKA "The Machine" (Mission Viejo, CA, USA) $21,695
13 Paul Kroh (Battle Mountain, NV, USA) $17,750
14 Brandon Wong (Fresno, CA, USA) $17,750
15 Charles McCormick (Oceanside, CA, USA) $17,750
16 Kendall Fukumoto AKA "ohana808, KFKYF" (Honolulu, HI, USA) $13,805
17 Michel Abecassis (Paris, France) $13,805
18 Jonny Popper (London, England) $13,805
19 Marcello Del Grosso (Toronto, ON, Canada) $9,860
20 Warren Karp (Lake Forrest, CA, USA) $9,860
21 Chris Karagulleyan (Glendale, CA, USA) $9,860
22 Ronnie Jackson (Henderson, NV, USA) $9,860
23 Rohit Chopra AKA "Ro" (Corona, CA, USA) $9,860
24 Richard Pace (Louisville, KY, USA) $9,860
25 Barry Greenstein (Rancho Palo Verde, CA, USA) $9,860
26 Jeff Greenstein (Livingston, NJ, USA) $9,860
27 Jim Pedrotti (Orland, CA, USA) $9,860
28 Patrick O'Connor (Dublin, Ireland) $6,905
29 Kathy Keller-Kohlberg (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $6,905
30 Danny Noam (Cave Creek, AZ, USA) $6,905
31 Rob Hollink (Groningen, Netherlands) $6,905
32 Ryan Larson (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $6,905
33 Steven Hipes (St. Louis, MO, USA) $6,905
34 Chad Brown AKA "Downtown" (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $6,905
35 Humberto Brenes (San Jose, CA, USA) $6,905
36 Brian Gelband (Morganville, NJ, USA) $6,905
37 Benjamin Lin (The Dalles, OR, USA) $5,720
38 Mike Johnson (Kenosha, WI, USA) $5,720
39 Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott (Hull, UK) $5,720
40 Henry Kim (Chicago, IL, USA) $5,720
41 Michael Baas (Houston, TX, USA) $5,720
42 David Rubin (Mill Valley, CA, USA) $5,720
43 Douglas Carli AKA "Rico" (Alliance, OH, USA) $5,720
44 Lance Turner (Chapel Hill, NC, USA) $5,720
45 Matt Piggott (Harrison Township, MI, USA) $5,720
46 Michael Alexander (Costa Mesa, CA, USA) $4,635
47 Everett Carlton (St Paul, MN, USA) $4,635
48 Philippe Marmorstein (Munich, Germany) $4,636
49 Jerome Stroud (McDonough, GA, USA) $4,635
50 Pouya Pouya Majd AKA "Puppul" (Frankfurt, Germany) $4,635
51 Lawrence Masi (Allen, TX, USA) $4,635
52 Todd Rowan (Chicago, IL, USA) $4,635
53 Christoffer Stahle (Valloa, Sweden) $4,635
54 Bill Miller (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $4,635
55 Martti Vastamaki (Finland) $3,945
56 Luca Pagano (Preganzio, Italy) $3,945
57 Derek Baxter (Birmingham, UK) $3,945
58 Ryan Young (Torrance, CA, USA) $3,945
59 Kevin Kim (Los Angeles, CA, USA) $3,945
60 Klinton Griffin (Cumming, GA, USA) $3,945
61 Rustin Polk (Dallas, TX, USA) $3,945
62 Trang Phan (Long Beach, CA, USA) $3,945
63 Dennis Perry AKA "Ironman" (Williamstown, KY, USA) $3,945
64 Chris "Jesus" Ferguson (Pacific Palisades / Las Vegas, CA, USA) $3,450
65 Charles Byrne (New Orleans, LA, USA) $3,450
66 Jorryt Van Hoof (Netherlands) $3,450
67 George Dickson (Canada) $3,450
68 Camillo Calabrese (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $3,450
69 Pascal Perrault (Paris, France) $3,450
70 David Cossio (El Paso, TX, USA) $3,450
71 Mark Wilds (Biloxi, MS, USA) $3,450
72 Max "Italian Pirate" Pescatori (Milan, Italy) $3,450
73 Adam Hourani (E Lansing, MI, USA) $2,960
74 Todd Arnold (Pompano Beach, FL, USA) $2,960
75 David Cruce (Clovis, CA, USA) $2,960
76 Eric Crain (Murphysboro, IL, USA) $2,960
77 Jason Vetter (Champaign, IL, USA) $2,960
78 Jeremy Tuttle (Salt Lake City, UT, USA) $2,960
79 Herman Zango AKA "vuddu" (Miami, FL, USA) $2,960
80 Robert Stevanovski (Cornelius, NC, USA) $2,960
81 Warren Oberman (Madison, WI, USA) $2,960
82 Gary Cook (Pineville, WV, USA) $2,465
83 Richard Nave (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $2,465
84 Eugene Todd (Brooklyn, NY, USA) $2,465
85 Kevin Brewer (Chicago, IL, USA) $2,465
86 Michael Santos (San Antonio, TX, USA) $2,465
87 Steve Lustig AKA "Shooter" (San Jose, CA, USA) $2,465
88 Colin Gordon AKA "The Coach" (Golden, CO, USA) $2,465
89 Christian Kruel (Rio de Janiero, Brazil) $2,465
90 Frank Caldwell AKA "Dee" (Lexington, KY, USA) $2,465
91 Motoyuki Mabuchi AKA "Moto" (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $2,170
92 Steve Marks (Doylestown, PA, USA) $2,170
93 Michael T Keohan AKA "Mike" (Pacific Palisades, CA, USA) $2,170
94 Jan Sorensen (Odense, Denmark) $2,170
95 Carlos Fuentes (Pamplona, Spain) $2,170
96 Ross Barall (Peoria, AZ, USA) $2,170
97 Mike Allis (Post Falls, ID, USA) $2,170
98 Jim Miller (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $2,170
99 Arshad Peruizo (USA) $2,170
100 Jon Brody (Davie, FL, USA) $2,170

Tournament Report

Eight Mad Dogs and One Happy Englishman:
Lawrence Gosney, poker pro from Leeds, wins first WSOP gold bracelet and collects $483,195

Anyone who doubts that poker has crossed international boundaries would be advised to glance at the players who made it to the final table of the $2,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em event at this year's World Series of Poker. Of the nine finalists, five reside outside the United States. Four Americans, three Englishmen, one Swede, and one Dane made up the most cosmopolitan of all WSOP final tables, thus far.

The winner was Lawrence Gosney, a 41-year-old professional poker player from Leeds, England. At the start of play, Gosney arrived second in chips to Danish player, Jarl Lindholt. Gosney seized the chip lead midway through the eight-hour battle, and finally defeated Lindholt in heads-up play.

The entry fee for Event #29 was $2,000 per player. There were 1,072 entries, resulting in a total prize pool of nearly $2 million. This was the 8th event to attract in excess of 1,000 players (to date). Contrast this to record-setting 2004, when only a few events broke the thousand-mark. The final table included an interesting mix of players, many of whom were making their first-ever WSOP final table appearance:

The Final Table:

SEAT 1: Carlo Citrone 151,000
SEAT 2: Shack Ko 287,000
SEAT 3: Lawrence Gosnky 323,000
SEAT 4: Bjorn Isberg 166,000
SEAT 5: Tony Rila 305,000
SEAT 6: Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf 270,000
SEAT 7: J.C. Tran 47,000
SEAT 8: Alan Purdy 165,000
SEAT 9: Jarl Lindholt 437,000

On Day Three, players were eliminated in the following order:

9th - Bjorn Isberg was the first player to exit. His A-K missed the board completely and Dustin Woolf's J-J dragged a 300,000 pot. Isberg hit an iceberg. The Stockholm-based poker player - who holds a PhD in finance - added $39,450 to his investment portfolio.

8th - Carlo Citrone fell low on chips and went out next. Citrone, from Newcastle, UK is also a poker pro. Making it through such a huge field was certainly gratifying. But that did not hide Citrone's obvious disappointment in not winning. He collected $59,175 in cash for 8th place.

7th - Another Englishman went out next. Alan Purdy was dealt A-10 on his final hand. Unfortunately, he moved 'all in' and was called by J.C. Tran, with A-Q. Both players caught an ace for top pair, but the queen out-kicked the ten. Purdy, who works as a wholesaler, got the discount prize - $78,900 for 7th place.

6th - Tony Rila expected to double up when he was 'all in' with A-9 versus Lawrence Gosney's A-5. Things looked good after the flop came with three blanks. Imagine Rila's shock and disappointment when a five surfaced on the turn. The injustice ripped Rila away in 6th place. Tony Rila, who now lives in Las Vegas, received $98,625 in prize money.

5th - Another (pre-flop) dominated hand won when J.C. Tran got hammered holding K-J versus Jarl Lindholt's K-8. The Dane had two clubs in his hand and caught a perfect flop - all clubs. J.C. Tran, who won a gold bracelet at the WSOP in No-Limit Hold'em, and also won an event at the Rio on this year's WSOP Circuit, had to settle for 5th place and $118,350.

4th - Dustin 'Neverwin' Woolf had about 200,000 in chips remaining when he made an 'all in' re-raise with A-K. Shack Ko thought for a long time and finally called with 9-9. If Ko could have known what was coming on the flop, he would have called in an instant. A third nine gave Ko the 430,000 pot and Woolf was left to howl. Fourth place paid $138,075.

3rd - Korean-born Shack Ko finally had enough of Lawrence Gosney's short-handed bullying tactics. He decided to make an 'all in' raise with A-5 suited. He picked a very bad time to get brave, as Gosney had A-Q of hearts. Neither player made a pair, which meant the A-Q played, and Ko locked up 3rd place - good for $157,800.

2nd Place - It may have been foreseeable that the last two players were the chip leaders coming into the finale. When heads-up play began, Gosney enjoyed a 4 to 1 chip lead over Jarl Lindholt. The end came very quickly. Only a few hands into play, Gosney was dealt 9-8 and moved 'all in' on an outside straight draw after the flop came J-10-x. The board also showed two diamonds, and Gosney had the A-Q of diamonds. Two overcards and a flush draw made Gosney the favorite. The Englishman didn't need any help, but a king fell on the river crowning a new No-Limit hold'em king.

The runner up was Jarl Lindholt, a poker pro from Aarhus, Denmark. Before turning pro, Lindholt worked as a sales manager. His prize money amounted to $258,000.

1st Place - Lawrence Gosney has only been playing poker for about three years. He normally plays in private games around London and travels regularly throughout the U.K., playing in major poker tournaments. Until now, his best finish had been fourth place at the British Poker Open (won by David 'Devilfish' Ulliott).

Lawrence Gosney was thrilled with his first victory at the World Series of Poker. Cheered on by a rowdy group of fellow Brits, Gosney kissed his gold bracelet and smiled for the cameras. First place paid $483,195.

Official Report by Nolan Dalla - World Series of Poker Media Director

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