World Speed Poker Open
The World Speed Poker Open (WSPO) is an international poker tournament held under speed poker rules.
Format
The tournament had a £2,000 entry fee.
Twelve preliminary heats took place, each with six participants. The winner received £2,500 and a place in one of the WSPO semi-finals.
The top three finishers in each of the semi-finals received a seat in the WSPO Final. The winner also received a further £2,500. Players took to the Final the amount of chips they had when their semi-final got down to just three players.
The payout structure for the Final was:
- Winner: £50,000
- Runner-Up: £25,000
- 3rd place: £17,000
- 4th place: £10,000
- 5th place: £5,000
- 6th place: £2,000
Rules
Each player has 15 seconds to make their decision. The clock starts when the player knows how much the bet into him or her is.
Twice per tournament, a player may have an additional 30 second time-out.
If a decision is not made during that time period, the hand is declared dead.
To help speed things along, 2 dealers are utilised.
2005 Results
Event |
Winner |
Runner-Up |
Other Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
Heat 1 (paddypowerpoker.com) |
Mike McFadden |
Ram Vaswani |
|
Heat 2 (paddypowerpoker.com) |
Oliver Boyce |
Kevin O'Connell |
|
Heat 3 (coralpoker.com) |
Tiffany Williamson |
Dave Penly |
|
Heat 4 (partypoker.co.uk) |
Jac Arama |
Jason Smith |
|
Heat 5 (partypoker.co.uk) |
Lynne Beaumont |
Thomas Bihl |
|
Heat 6 (partypoker.co.uk) |
Neil Channing |
Korosh Nejad |
|
Heat 7 (pokerheaven.com) |
John Kabbaj |
Victor Garcia Camara |
|
Heat 8 (pokerheaven.com) |
Dave Colclough |
Henning Bolstad |
|
Heat 9 (pokerheaven.com) |
Tony G |
Alex Tsai |
|
Heat 10 (fulltiltpoker.com) |
Adam Richardson |
Chris Ferguson |
|
Heat 11 (interpoker.com) |
Emile Petit |
Matthew Norman |
|
Heat 12 (interpoker.com) |
Rory Matthews |
Piero Milani |
|
Semi-Final 1 |
Emile Petit |
Mike McFadden |
|
Semi-Final 2 |
Tony G |
Lynne Beaumont |
|
Grand Final |
Oliver Boyce |
Emile Petit |
|
External links
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