2005 WSOP Event #25

June 29, 2005

Pot-Limit Hold 'em
Buy-in: $2,500
Number of Entries: 425
Total Prize Money: $977,500

Final Table Results:

1st – Johnny Chan
2nd – Phil Laak
3rd – Richard Osborne
4th – Frank Kassela
5th – Jerri Thomas
6th – Tony Hartmann
7th – Richard Harroch
8th – Ashok Surapaneni
9th – Jose Brenes

Memorable hand:
The highly entertaining heads-up duel between the stoic Chan and the manic Laak concluded when “The Unabomber” raised all in with K-J and Chan called with Q-Q. The flop of J-5-5 wasn’t bad for Laak, but he still needed a king or a jack to double up. But the turn and river were both tens, giving the legendary Chan the better two pair and the championship.

Other noteworthy finishers were Paul Wolfe in 14th and Michael Mizrachi in 23rd.

Running numbers
10: Bracelets won by Chan, making him the first to reach double digits
93: Minutes between the elimination of Richard Osborne and the start of heads-up play, due to ESPN’s decision to record and televise Chan vs. Laak.

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