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RIO: 2005 WORLD SERIES OF POKER Event #1 Casino Employees World Poker Championship Buy-in: 500 + 0; Entries: 662; Prizepool: $297,900; Date: 2005-06-02 Read the Tournament Report
PLACE	NAME	FROM	PRIZE	% OF POOL
1.	Andy Nguyen	Las Vegas, NV	$83,390	27.99%
2.	Danilo Flores	San Leandro, CA	$43,195	14.5%
3.	Thang Luu	Las Vegas, NV	$23,830	8%
4.	Simon Matthews	Victoria, Canada	$20,855	7%
5.	Steven Cuti	Stockton, CA	$17,875	6%
6.	Dustin West	Riverside, CA	$14,895	5%
7.	Todd Dakake	Las Vegas, NV	$11,915	4%
8.	David Slowik	Las Vegas, NV	$8,935	3%
9.	Justin Porter	Kansas City, MO	$5,960	2%
10.	Tyler Wasileff	,	$3,275	1.1%
11.	Patrick Olsson	,	$3,275	1.1%
12.	Christopher Gibase	,	$3,275	1.1%
13.	Stanley Bartlett	,	$2,680	0.9%
14.	Christopher Swanson	,	$2,680	0.9%
15.	Nicholas Ruff	,	$2,680	0.9%
16.	Charles Pannabe II	,	$2,085	0.7%
17.	Donovan Barton	,	$2,085	0.7%
18.	David Wortham	,	$2,085	0.7%
19.	Anthony Suarez	,	$1,490	0.5%
20.	Marsha Waggoner	,	$1,490	0.5%
21.	Pete Climer	,	$1,490	0.5%
22.	Shiela Drake	,	$1,490	0.5%
23.	Mark Erb	,	$1,490	0.5%
24.	Danny Plovide	,	$1,490	0.5%
25.	Quac Dep	,	$1,490	0.5%
26.	Aaron Well	,	$1,490	0.5%
27.	Patrick Grace III	,	$1,490	0.5%
28.	David Branch	,	$1,045	0.35%
29.	Derek Scott Powell	,	$1,045	0.35%
30.	Tamir Sad Ilcatass	,	$1,045	0.35%
31.	Eric Schutzberg	,	$1,045	0.35%
32.	Kevin Luc Chiem	,	$1,045	0.35%
33.	Gholam Ghanavati	,	$1,045	0.35%
34.	Brian Wolard	,	$1,045	0.35%
35.	David Stainton	,	$1,045	0.35%
36.	Brent J Pollack	,	$1,045	0.35%
37.	Edward Rudd	,	$895	0.3%
38.	Justin Lepper	,	$895	0.3%
39.	Jason Reep	,	$895	0.3%
40.	Shawne Portman	,	$895	0.3%
41.	Aaron Bass	,	$895	0.3%
42.	Arthur Eastridge	,	$895	0.3%
43.	William Kiley	,	$895	0.3%
44.	Delia Derby	,	$895	0.3%
45.	Dalton McCulley	,	$895	0.3%
46.	John Sheffield	,	$745	0.25%
47.	Casey J Loop	,	$745	0.25%
48.	Nick Sanders	,	$745	0.25%
49.	Randall Hampton	,	$745	0.25%
50.	Michael Chicoski	,	$745	0.25%
51.	Thomas B Liming	,	$745	0.25%
52.	Theodore Finkleman	,	$745	0.25%
53.	Desiree Lee Turner	,	$745	0.25%
54.	Chi Wei Lee	,	$745	0.25%
55.	Peter Sanders	,	$595	0.2%
56.	William Gilmore	,	$595	0.2%
57.	Mohammed Falnipour	,	$595	0.2%
58.	Donald Johnson	,	$595	0.2%
59.	Wade Michael	,	$595	0.2%
60.	Dana Martino	,	$595	0.2%
61.	Joe Ramos	,	$595	0.2%
62.	John Vasher	,	$595	0.2%
63.	Chris Harner	,	$595	0.2%

Andy Nguyen
Las Vegas NV

Andy Nguyen Wins!

Poker Dealer at Binion's Becomes 2005 Casino Employees World Poker Champion

Every year, the World Series of Poker starts off with the Casino Employees World Championship. To be eligible to enter, players must be active employees at a casino. The winner of the event receives a gold bracelet and bragging rights as the 'world champion' among casino employees.

The 2005 World Series of Poker began with a record-setting parade of poker players who jammed into the Rio in Las Vegas. The number of entries (662) smashed the previous all-time record for this event, when 279 players entered. It took 14 long hours for the final table to begin, as 653 players had been eliminated by 2 am. The final nine players assembled around the final table and were eliminated as follows:

9th Place -- Justin Porter, a poker dealer from the Isle of Capri Casino in Kansas City was the 9th-place finisher. He collected $5,960 in prize money.

8th Place David Slowik, a poker dealer from the Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas was the 8th-place finisher. He collected $8,935 in prize money.

7th Place Todd Dakake, a poker dealer at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas was the 7th-place finisher. He collected $11,915 in prize money.

6th Place Dustin West, a poker dealer at Casino Morongo near Palm Springs, CA was the 6th-place finisher. He collected $14,895.

5th Place Steven Cuti, a poker dealer at the Casino Real in Stockton, CA was the 5th-place finisher. He collected $17,875.

4th Place Simon Matthews, a poker dealer at Great Canadian Casinos in Victoria, British Columbia was the 4th-place finisher. He collected $20,855.

3rd Place Thang Luu, a craps dealer at Harrah's Las Vegas was the 3rd-place finisher. He collected $23,830.

2nd Place The runner up was Danilo Flores, a poker dealer at the Oaks Card Club in Emeryville, CA. He collected $43,195.

The winner was Andy Nguyen, a poker dealer at Binion's Casino in Las Vegas. Nguyen is a 43-year-old native of Vietnam. He has been in the U.S. for 20 years and has worked at Binion's since 2001.

Official Report by Nolan Dalla World Series of Poker Media Director

World Series of Poker Circuit Director of Operations Ken Lambert

World Series of Poker Tournament Director John Grooms

Rio Poker Room Manager Michael Matts

Rio Poker Tournament Director Robert Daily

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