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The World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions is an invitational freerollpoker event. Wins in this event do not count as official WSOP bracelets, but the winner receives a large trophy in the shape of the official World Series of Poker logo. In 2010, the WSOP Tournament of Champions returned with a new format more akin to a typical sports league All-Star Event format. 27 players vied for $1 million, with 20 of those players selected by the fans via online vote at the WSOP's website.
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| Year | Winner | Prize (US$) | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Annie Duke | $2,000,000 | Phil Hellmuth |
| 2005 | Mike Matusow | $1,000,000 | Hoyt Corkins |
| 2006 | Mike Sexton | $1,000,000 | Daniel Negreanu |
| 2010 | Huck Seed | $500,000 | Howard Lederer |
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2004[edit]
The first event took place on 1 September 2004 with invitations only being extended to ten of the most well-known names on the poker tournament circuit at the time. The winner took home a $2,000,000 prize. No other participants received prize money.
| Position | Competitor |
|---|---|
| 1st | Annie Duke |
| 2nd | Phil Hellmuth |
| 3rd | Howard Lederer |
| 4th | Johnny Chan |
| 5th | Greg Raymer |
| 6th | Doyle Brunson |
| 7th | Daniel Negreanu |
| 8th | Phil Ivey |
| 9th | T. J. Cloutier |
| 10th | David 'Chip' Reese |
2005[edit]
The 2005 event took place between November 6 and November 8 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.Prior to the event, Harrah's advertised that to qualify a player would need to reach the final table of the 2005 World Series of Poker $10,000 no limit Texas hold 'em championship event, or win any World Series of Poker Circuit event.
Controversy erupted however when Pepsi, the event's sponsor, insisted that Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, and Johnny Chan be granted Sponsor Exemptions. Despite public protests from other players that they were lied to as the event was billed as one that one had to qualify for, ESPN and Harrah's newly hired Vice President of Sports and Entertainment Marketing, Jeffrey Pollack allowed the three to participate. Hellmuth finished third, while Chan and Brunson missed the final table, coming in 13th and 10th, respectively.
From 2006 onward, Harrah's reserved the right to let in up to six players via sponsor's exemptions.
| Position | Competitor | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Matusow | $1,000,000 |
| 2nd | Hoyt Corkins | $325,000 |
| 3rd | Phil Hellmuth | $250,000 |
| 4th | Tony Bloom | $150,000 |
| 5th | Steve Dannenmann | $100,000 |
| 6th | Grant Lang | $75,000 |
| 7th | David Levi | $50,000 |
| 8th | Keith Sexton | $25,000 |
| 9th | Brandon Adams | $25,000 |
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2006[edit]
The 2006 field of twenty-seven players included the 9 players who made the final table of the 2005 World Series of Poker main event, the winners of the 11 WSOP Circuit events in the preceding calendar year, and some sponsor exemptions.
| Position | Competitor | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Sexton | $1,000,000 |
| 2nd | Daniel Negreanu | $325,000 |
| 3rd | Mike Matusow | $250,000 |
| 4th | Chris Reslock | $150,000 |
| 5th | Andy Black | $100,000 |
| 6th | Darrell Dicken | $75,000 |
| 7th | Chris Ferguson | $50,000 |
| 8th | Thang Pham | $25,000 |
| 9th | Daniel Bergsdorf | $25,000 |
- Other qualifiers and invitees
2005 World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table Players:
- Steve Dannenmann
- Scott Lazar
- Brad Kondracki
WSOP Circuit Event Winners:
- Gregg Merkow (Grand Casino Tunica)
- Vinny Vinh (Caesars Indiana)
- Abraham Korotki (Harrah's Atlantic City)
- Jeffrey King (Caesars Atlantic City)
- John Spadavecchia (Caesars Palace)
- Peter Feldman (Harrah's New Orleans)
- Clint Baskin (Harrah's Lake Tahoe)
Sponsor Exemptions:
- Phil Hellmuth
- Mike O'Malley
- Sarah Strom (contest winner)
2007[edit]
Harrah's put the Tournament of Champions on hold indefinitely.
2010[edit]
On March 15, 2010, Harrah's and the World Series of Poker announced that the WSOP Tournament of Champions would return on June 27, 2010 when 27 players competed in a freeroll for $1 million in prize money. The new format is an All-Star Event format, where the public decided which players participated in the event from a list of 521 current WSOP bracelet-holders.
The public decided the 20 players via an online vote at www.WSOP.com/TOC. Voting was open from March 15, 2010 until midnight ET on June 15, 2010.Voted in were: Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, Chris Ferguson, Allen Cunningham, Johnny Chan, Scotty Nguyen, Barry Greenstein, John Juanda, Erik Seidel, Jennifer Harman, Huck Seed, Dan Harrington, T. J. Cloutier, Sammy Farha, Howard Lederer, Greg Raymer, Joe Hachem and Antonio Esfandiari.[1]
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Five of the seats were automatically awarded. The reigning WSOP Champion Joe Cada, the reigning WSOP Europe Champion Barry Shulman and the three previous TOC winners: Annie Duke, Mike Matusow and Mike Sexton.[1]
The remaining two seats were awarded as sponsor exemptions by Harrah's, to Andrew Barton and Bertrand 'Elky' Grospellier.[1]
On June 27, the 27 players began play in the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The final nine players returned to play the final table on July 4, 2010 in the same location.
| Position | Competitor | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Huck Seed | $500,000 |
| 2nd | Howard Lederer | $250,000 |
| 3rd | Johnny Chan | $100,000 |
| 4th | Joe Hachem | $25,000 |
| 5th | Barry Greenstein | $25,000 |
| 6th | Daniel Negreanu | $25,000 |
| 7th | Jennifer Harman | $25,000 |
| 8th | Annie Duke | $25,000 |
| 9th | T. J. Cloutier | $25,000 |
References[edit]
- ^ abc'TOP 20 VOTE-GETTERS FOR WSOP TOC REVEALED'. WSOP.com. 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
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