2001 World Series of Poker
The 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
Preliminary events
| Event |
Winner |
Prize |
Runner-up |
|---|
| $500 Casino Employee's Limit Hold'em |
Travis Jonas |
$40,200 |
Jae Kim |
| $2,000 Limit Hold'em |
Nani Dollison |
$441,440 |
John Pires |
| $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or better |
Chris Ferguson |
$164,735 |
Men Nguyen |
| $1,500 Seven-card stud |
Adam Roberts |
$146,430 |
Sal Dimicelli |
| $2,000 No Limit Hold'em |
Phil Hellmuth Jr |
$316,550 |
T. J. Cloutier |
| $1,500 Limit Omaha |
Eddy Scharf |
$83,810 |
Michael Davis |
| $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split 8 or better |
Barry Shulman |
$123,820 |
Dan Heimiller |
| $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys |
Galen Kester |
$167,035 |
Dave Ulliott |
| $2,000 S.H.O.E. |
David Pham |
$140,455 |
Skip Wilson |
| $3,000 Limit Hold'em |
Jim Lester |
$233,490 |
Alex Brenes |
| $2,500 Seven Card Stud |
Paul Darden |
$147,440 |
Tom Franklin |
| $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em |
Burt Boutin |
$193,800 |
Dave Ulliott |
| $1,500 Razz |
Berry Johnston |
$83,810 |
Mike Wattel |
| $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys |
Scotty Nguyen |
$178,480 |
Jim Lester |
| $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split 8 or better |
Rich Korbin |
$159,080 |
Alex Papachatzakis |
| $1,500 Ace to Five Draw Lowball |
Cliff Yamagawa |
$73,915 |
David Danheiser |
| $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or better |
Bob Slezak |
$173,625 |
Tony Ma |
| $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw w/Rebuys |
Howard Lederer |
$165,870 |
Freddy Deeb |
| $1,000 Seniors' No Limit Hold'em |
Jay Heimowitz |
$115,430 |
Garry Pollak |
| $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em |
Steve Zolotow |
$243,335 |
Mike Magee |
| $5,000 Seven Card Stud |
Allen Cunningham |
$201,760 |
Michael Danino |
| $3,000 No Limit Hold'em |
Erik Seidel |
$411,300 |
Johnny Chan |
| $5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or better |
Scotty Nguyen |
$207,580 |
Phil Hellmuth Jr |
| $5,000 Limit Hold'em |
Hemish Shah |
$312,340 |
Tony Duong |
| $1,000 Ladies' Limit Hold'em/Seven Card Stud |
Nani Dollison |
$41,130 |
Patty Gallagher |
Main Event
There were 613 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter what was the largest poker tournament ever played in a non-online casino at the time.
Final table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
|---|
| 1st |
Juan Carlos Mortensen |
$1,500,000 |
| 2nd |
Dewey Tomko |
$1,098,925 |
| 3rd |
Stan Schrier |
$699,315 |
| 4th |
Phil Gordon |
$399,610 |
| 5th |
Phil Hellmuth Jr |
$303,705 |
| 6th |
Mike Matusow |
$239,765 |
| 7th |
Henry Nowakowski |
$179,825 |
| 8th |
Steve Riehle |
$119,885 |
| 9th |
John Inashima |
$91,190 |
Other High Finishes
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.