2005 VC Poker Cup: The story so far.

After months of anticipation, the poker world descended on Teddington this week to play in the 2005 VC Poker Cup, one of Europe's most prestigious poker tournaments.

With big name stars including Harry Demetriou, David “The Devilfish” Ulliot, Brian Wilson, Rob Hollink, Scott Fischman and Gus Hansen in the draw, fireworks were guaranteed.

Day one qualifiers

• Stuart Fox
• Rolf Inge Kavik
• Robert Cooper
• Thomas Gunderson

Day two qualifiers

• Xuyen “Bad Girl” Pham
• Ben Roberts
• Lee Nelson
• Tony Bloom

Day three qualifiers

• Richard Holmes
• Kevin O'Leary
• John Kabbaj
• Jan Sjavik

Semi-finals

The twelve remaining players were now drawn into two semi-final tables, with three players from each table going through tom contest Friday's six-player Grand Final. To add a further twist, each player would take their semi-final chip count to the final table.

After hours of high-quality play, the six finallists were decided. One will walk away with the title and £200,000 first prize:

VC Poker Cup 2005 results

After a hard fought battle against the worlds best Tony Bloom emerged triumphant to become the winner of the 2005 VC Poker Cup and pocket himself the top prize of £200,000. The full results of the VC Poker Cup 2005 are as follows:

Photos

Teddy Sheringham, John McCririck and Michael Greco

Victor Chandler and Ken Doherty