Alex Kahaner won the 2005 WPT Legends of Poker this week, earning $1,125,000.
A record 839 players put up $5,000 each to compete for the Legend of Poker title, fought out at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. The number of players surpassed last year’s log by 172 and forced tournament organisers into splitting the field into two *day ones, * resulting in what was in effect a four day poker tournament in a three day timeframe.
The final table was:
Todd Phillips 1,900,000 in chips
Alex Kahaner 1,855,000
Kenna James 1,540,000
Jake Minter 1,525,000
Tim Phan 1,080,000
Kevin O’Donnell 500,000
Possible winnings ranged from $208 500 at sixth place through to the top prize of $1 125 000.