Tournament Information
Tournament:
Rio Las Vegas Poker Festival
Date:
Mar 12 - 23, 2005
Venue:
Rio Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, NV, United States
Event:
No Limit Hold'em (Mar 16 - 17, 2005)
Buy-in:
$1,500 + $70
Prize:
$295,365
Entries:
203
Other Events
| Mar 12 - 13, 2005 | No Limit Hold'em | $1,000 + 60 |
| Mar 13 - 14, 2005 | Limit Hold'em | $1,000 + 60 |
| Mar 14 - 15, 2005 | No Limit Hold'em | $1,000 + 60 |
| Mar 15 - 16, 2005 | Limit Hold'em | $1,000 + 60 |
| Mar 16 - 17, 2005 | No Limit Hold'em | $1,500 + 70 |
| Mar 17 - 18, 2005 | No Limit Hold'em | $2,000 + 80 |
| Mar 19, 2005 | LIPS (Ladies No Limit Hold'em) | $200 + 30 |
| Mar 20 - 23, 2005 | WSOP Circuit Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em | $10,000 + 200 |
Event Results
| Place | Player | Prize | GPI | PoY 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Justin Cuong Van "J.C." Tran | $97,470 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Dustin Sitar | $53,755 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Jeffrey King | $29,535 | — | — | |
| 4th | Scott Epstein | $23,630 | — | — | |
| 5th | Brian Ahern | $17,720 | — | — | |
| 6th | Steve Crockett | $14,770 | — | — | |
| 7th | Lonnie Alexander | $11,815 | — | — | |
| 8th | Brian "Bones" Bonacci | $8,860 | — | — | |
| 9th | David Plastik | $5,905 | — | — | |
| 10th | Scott Gottlieb | $4,135 | — | — | |
| 11th | Ron Rose | $4,135 | — | — | |
| 12th | Ly An Lai | $4,135 | — | — | |
| 13th | Anthony Griesner | $3,545 | — | — | |
| 14th | Jerry Rhoads | $3,545 | — | — | |
| 15th | Men "The Master" Nguyen | $3,545 | — | — | |
| 16th | Donna Corderey | $2,955 | — | — | |
| 17th | Hilbert Shirey | $2,955 | — | — | |
| 18th | Dennis Szody | $2,955 | — | — | |
