2005 World Series of Poker Circuit
# 2005 World Series of Poker Circuit

The 2005 World Series of Poker Circuit is the first annual World Series of Poker Circuit.

## Event schedule

The following events took place in the build-up to the 2005 World Series of Poker. The money finishers in each event qualified for the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions. The buy-in for the 2005 events was $10,000.

All tournaments were broadcast as a part of the ESPN coverage of the 2005 WSOP. The first tournament was split over two episodes.

| Date | Location | Winner | Prize | Runner-up | Other Finalists |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| January 18, 2005 | Harrah's Atlantic City | Nghi Tran | $780,615 | Erick Lindgren | Nick Frangos Mimi Tran Aaron Bartley Stan Goldstein Chad Brown Chris Ferguson Michael Esposito |
| March 2, 2005 | Harrah's Rincon | Chris Ferguson | $655,220 | Prahlad Friedman | Chad Brown James Worth Alex Prendes Jr Keith Sexton Robert Williamson III Lonnie Alexander Mark Hanna |
| March 23, 2005 | Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino Las Vegas | Doug Lee | $695,970 | Jennifer Harman | Jean-Robert Bellande Gabe Thaler Grant Lang Kevin Keller Dennis Perry Phil Ivey Tom Macey |
| May 8, 2005 | Harrah's Lake Tahoe | Jeff Lisandro | $542,360 | Phil Ivey | James Van Alstyne Jonathan Shecter Tommy Reed Salim Batshon David Pham George Saca Joe Awada |
| May 28, 2005 | Harrah's New Orleans | Walter Chambers | $787,340 | Corey Bierria | Antonio Esfandiari Nick Mao Mark Cole Harry Cullen Jr Imre Leibold Marlon Labbe Cyril Gittens |
