Who won the 2005 WSOP Main Event?

Joe Hachem, who beat 5,619 entries for $7,500,000.

How many events were at the 2005 World Series of Poker?

42 bracelet events in Las Vegas, with 32,342 entries between them.

Who won the most bracelets at the 2005 WSOP?

Mark Seif (#15 and #22) won two. Nobody else won more than two.

What was the biggest prize at the 2005 WSOP?

The Main Event's $7,500,000. The biggest outside it was $725,405 for Allen Cunningham in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em.

What was the largest event at the 2005 WSOP?

The $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em Main Event, with 5,619 entries.

Poker history

2005 WSOP results

By All In Central · Updated 3 October 2026

The 2005 World Series of Poker had 42 bracelet events and 32,342 entries. Joe Hachem won the Main Event. Here is every event, winner and prize.

Bracelet events

Rio All-Suite Hotel and Binion's Horseshoe

Entries

32,342

June 2 – July 15, 2005

Main Event champion

Joe Hachem

$7,500,000

First-time winners

of 42 events

More than one bracelet in 2005

United States: Mark Seif#15 $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout · #22 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em

The 10 biggest prizes

1Australia: Joe Hachem#42 $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em Main Event$7,500,000
2United States: Allen Cunningham#2 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em$725,405
3Canada: Andre Boyer#33 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em$682,810
4United States: T. J. Cloutier#13 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em$657,100
5United States: Phil Ivey#27 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha$635,603
6United States: Erik Seidel#9 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em$611,795
7United States: Mark Seif#22 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em$611,145
8United States: Jon Heneghan#37 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em$611,015
9United States: Farzad Bonyadi#24 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em$594,960
10United States: Michael Gracz#7 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em$594,460

Every event

The number after each winner is their career WSOP bracelet count after this win.

2005 WSOP bracelet events and winners
#	Winner	Entries	Prize
1	United States: Andy Nguyen1st$500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em	662	$83,390
2	United States: Allen Cunningham3rd$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	2,305	$725,405
3	United States: Thom Werthmann1st$1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em	1,071	$369,535
4	United States: Eric Froehlich1st$1,500 Limit Hold'em	1,049	$361,910
5	United States: Pat Poels1st$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split	699	$270,100
6	United States: Isaac Galazan1st$2,500 Short-Handed No Limit Hold'em	548	$315,125
7	United States: Michael Gracz1st$1,000 No Limit Hold'em	826	$594,460
8	Cliff Josephy1st$1,500 Seven-Card Stud	472	$192,100
9	United States: Erik Seidel7th$2,000 No Limit Hold'em	1,403	$611,795
10	United States: Reza Payvar1st$2,000 Limit Hold'em	569	$303,610
11	United States: Edward Moncada1st$2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em	540	$298,070
12	United States: Josh Arieh2nd$2,000 Pot Limit Omaha	212	$381,600
13	United States: T. J. Cloutier6th$5,000 No Limit Hold'em	466	$657,100
14	United States: Steve Hohn1st$1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split	595	$156,985
15	United States: Mark Seif1st$1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout	450	$181,330
16	United States: Anthony Reategui1st$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	780	$269,100
17	United States: Quinn Do1st$2,500 Limit Hold'em	373	$265,975
18	United States: Denis Ethier1st$2,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo Split	279	$160,685
19	United States: Barry Greenstein2nd$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha	291	$128,505
20	United States: Brian Wilson1st$5,000 Pot Limit Hold'em	239	$370,685
21	United States: Todd Brunson1st$2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split	359	$255,945
22	United States: Mark Seif2nd$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	2,013	$611,145
23	Denmark: Jan Vang Sørensen2nd$5,000 Seven-Card Stud	192	$293,275
24	United States: Farzad Bonyadi3rd$2,500 No Limit Hold'em	1,056	$594,960
25	United States: Johnny Chan10th$2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em	425	$303,025
26	United States: Jennifer Tilly1st$1,000 Ladies' No Limit Hold'em	601	$158,625
27	United States: Phil Ivey5th$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha	134	$635,603
28	United States: Dan Schmiech1st$5,000 Limit Hold'em	269	$404,585
29	United Kingdom: Lawrence Gosney1st$2,000 No Limit Hold'em	1,072	$483,195
30	United States: O'Neil Longson3rd$1,500 Seven-Card Razz	291	$125,690
31	United States: Doyle Brunson10th$5,000 Short-Handed No Limit Hold'em	301	$367,800
32	United States: David Chiu4th$5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split	224	$347,410
33	Canada: Andre Boyer1st$3,000 No Limit Hold'em	1,010	$682,810
34	United States: Paul McKinney1st$1,000 Seniors' No Limit Hold'em	825	$202,725
35	Israel: Rafi Amit1st$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha	165	$511,835
36	United States: Todd Witteles1st$3,000 Limit Hold'em	406	$347,385
37	United States: Jon Heneghan1st$1,000 No Limit Hold'em	894	$611,015
39	United States: David Grey2nd$5,000 No Limit 2 to 7 Draw Lowball	65	$365,135
42	Australia: Joe Hachem1st$10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em Main Event	5,619	$7,500,000
43	United States: Ron Kirk1st$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	863	$321,520
44	United States: John Pires1st$1,000 No Limit Hold'em	971	$220,935
45	United Kingdom: Willie Tann1st$1,000 No Limit Hold'em	758	$188,335

Winners by country

Countries as WSOP.com lists them, which is usually where a player lives rather than their nationality.

United States: United States35
United Kingdom: United Kingdom2
Denmark: Denmark1
Canada: Canada1
Israel: Israel1
Australia: Australia1

Other years

Common questions

Who won the 2005 WSOP Main Event?: Joe Hachem, who beat 5,619 entries for $7,500,000.
How many events were at the 2005 World Series of Poker?: 42 bracelet events in Las Vegas, with 32,342 entries between them.
Who won the most bracelets at the 2005 WSOP?: Mark Seif (#15 and #22) won two. Nobody else won more than two.
What was the biggest prize at the 2005 WSOP?: The Main Event's $7,500,000. The biggest outside it was $725,405 for Allen Cunningham in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em.
What was the largest event at the 2005 WSOP?: The $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em Main Event, with 5,619 entries.

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Sources: WSOP.com's official 2005 results (fields, prizes and players' countries) and Wikipedia's 2005 World Series of Poker results (event names and career bracelet counts), checked against each other in October 2026, with PokerNews and Card Player for every disagreement. Event #8's first prize was $192,100 (Wikipedia shows $192,150). WSOP.com lists some winners under a screen name, a legal name or a misspelling (#8 Cliff Josephy, #23 Jan Vang Sørensen); we use the names they play under. Event #18's first prize was $160,685 (Wikipedia shows $160,682). Event #26's first prize was $158,625 (Wikipedia shows $158,335). Events #38 and #40 were $1,000 Main Event satellites that awarded seats, not bracelets, and #41 was a media and celebrity charity event; none is listed. Event #43 had 863 entries per Card Player, which matches its $1,191,380 prize pool (WSOP.com shows 758, Wikipedia 765). Prizes are rounded to the dollar, so one may differ by $1 from another source's figure. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.