David Spanier d. 2000 [age 67] (b. 4/30/1932) Wrote 1977 book, Total Poker, which includes coverage of the 1973 WSOP Main Event among its many stories. Wrote the first national poker column (England). Obituary
Jerri Thomas Wins $1,500 Seven-Card Stud 41-year-old mother of a 3-month-old earns $135,825 and her first bracelet to match her husband Harry, who won the 1985 $5,000 Seven-Card Stud for $122,500.
$1,500 Seven-Card Stud (Event #3, 2 days [4/25 start])
WSOP Pays Out 5,000th Prize Eli Balas finishes 2nd in $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo for $62,130, the 5,000th prize awarded in WSOP history as Randy Holland collects $120,990 and his second bracelet.
$1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo (Event #5, 2 days [4/27 start])
Johnny Chan Wins $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha for Sixth Bracelet Defeats field of 156 (143 rebuys), including Josh Arieh heads up, for $179,400. Chan says he really wanted this bracelet because "I have five bracelets and six kids. I'm serious!"
$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #6, 2 days [4/28 start])
Phil Ivey Wins $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha for First Bracelet Defeats field of 100 (95 rebuys), including Amarillo Slim Preston heads up, for $195,000. Ivey had his first final table 5 days earlier and his first cash 6 days before that.
$2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #14, 2 days [5/5 start])
Huck Seed Wins $1,500 Razz for Third Bracelet Defeats field of 129 for $77,400. Between the first and second days, Seed started playing the next tournament ($3,000 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em) and was still alive in both when Tournament Director Chuck Thompson told him it wasn't allowed because the tournaments used the same chips.
$1,500 Seven-Card Razz (Event #17, 2 days [5/8 start])
Chris Ferguson Wins 2000 WSOP Main Event Defeats field of 512 for record $1,500,000 and his second bracelet of the year. T.J. Cloutier finishes second for $896,500 fifteen years after also finishing second and becomes the all-time WSOP money leader.
$10,000 Main Event - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #24, 4 days [5/15 start])
Winner: Chris Ferguson ($1,500,000 & 2nd bracelet)
Alma McClelland d. 2000 [age 78] (b. 10/1/1921) Won 1989 WSOP Ladies Championship ($18,600). Reached two open final tables in $1,000 Limit Razz. Married WSOP Tournament Director Jack McClelland in September 1981. Obituary | Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
December 7
Hal Fowler d. 2000 [age 73] (b. 1/12/1927) First amateur to win the WSOP Main Event, defeating a field of 54 for $270,000 in 1979. Obituary | Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon