Tournament Information
Tournament:
California State Poker Championship
Date:
Sep 6 - 25, 2005
Venue:
Commerce Casino
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Event:
Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em (Sep 23 - 25, 2005)
Buy-in:
$5,000 + $100
Prize:
$1,037,900
Entries:
214
Other Events
| Sep 6, 2005 | No Limit Hold'em | $300 + 30 |
| Sep 7, 2005 | Limit Hold'em | $300 + 30 |
| Sep 8, 2005 | 7 Card Stud | $300 + 30 |
| Sep 9, 2005 | No Limit Hold'em | $300 + 30 |
| Sep 10, 2005 | Limit Hold'em | $300 + 30 |
| Sep 11, 2005 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 40 |
| Sep 12, 2005 | Omaha Hi/Lo | $500 + 40 |
| Sep 13, 2005 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 40 |
| Sep 14, 2005 | 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo | $500 + 40 |
| Sep 15, 2005 | Limit Hold'em | $1,000 + 60 |
| Sep 16, 2005 | No Limit Hold'em | $1,000 + 60 |
| Sep 17, 2005 | No Limit Hold'em | $300 + 30 |
| Sep 18, 2005 | No Limit Hold'em Shootout | $500 + 40 |
| Sep 19, 2005 | No Limit Hold'em | $1,000 + 60 |
| Sep 20, 2005 | No Limit Hold'em | $2,000 + 80 |
| Sep 21, 2005 | Limit Hold'em | $500 + 40 |
| Sep 23 - 25, 2005 | Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em | $5,000 + 100 |
Event Results
| Place | Player | Prize | GPI | PoY 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hieu Ngoc "Tony" Ma | $384,025 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Mario "Super Mario" Esquerra | $197,200 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Kasey Nam | $98,600 | — | — | |
| 4th | Daniel Alaei | $62,275 | — | — | |
| 5th | Damon Ahmadi | $46,705 | — | — | |
| 6th | Glenn Cozen | $36,325 | — | — | |
| 7th | Mel "Silver Fox" Judah | $25,950 | — | — | |
| 8th | Nick Salameh | $20,760 | — | — | |
| 9th | Mike Heintschel | $16,615 | — | — | |
| 10th | Nick Mao | $12,455 | — | — | |
| 11th | John Freeland | $12,455 | — | — | |
| 12th | Sang Pham | $12,455 | — | — | |
| 13th | Hal Grothjan | $10,380 | — | — | |
| 14th | Nash Rizk | $10,380 | — | — | |
| 15th | Michael Kennedy | $10,380 | — | — | |
| 16th | Jimmy Tran | $8,305 | — | — | |
| 17th | Brian Cospolich | $8,305 | — | — | |
| 18th | Talia Khio | $8,305 | — | — | |
| 19th | Augusto Baldado | $6,225 | — | — | |
| 20th | Sean Fochen | $6,225 | — | — | |
| 21st | Vinny Vinh | $6,225 | — | — | |
| 22nd | Donald Webb | $6,225 | — | — | |
| 23rd | Ya Liu | $6,225 | — | — | |
| 24th | An "The Boss" Tran | $6,225 | — | — | |
| 25th | Greg Wynn | $6,225 | — | — | |
| 26th | Le Kim Banh | $6,225 | — | — | |
| 27th | Mimi Tran | $6,225 | — | — | |
