2001 World Series of Poker
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Preliminary events
| Event | Winner | Prize | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| $500 Casino Employee's Limit Betting (poker) In the game of poker, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed up play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing... Hold'em |
Travis Jonas Travis Jonas Travis Jonas was a 20 year old poker dealer who won a bracelet in the 2001 Casino Employees Championship event at the World Series of Poker. After winning the WSOP bracelet, Jonas made it to the money in three events at The Third Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open in 2002. In 2004 he came in 2nd... |
$40,200 | Jae Kim |
| $2,000 Limit Hold'em | Nani Dollison Nani Dollison Kun Nan "Nani" Dollison is an American professional poker player from Hernando, Mississippi, who is a three-time World Series of Poker bracelet champion.... |
$441,440 | John Pires |
| $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or better | Chris Ferguson Chris Ferguson Christopher Philip Ferguson is an American professional poker player. He has won five World Series of Poker events, including the 2000 WSOP Main Event, and the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. On September 20, 2011, the U.S... |
$164,735 | Men Nguyen Men Nguyen Men "The Master" Nguyễn is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player.-Early years:In 1967, he dropped out of school at age 13 and became a bus driver to help support his family. In early 1978, a staunch anti-Communist, he escaped from the Communist regime of Vietnam by boat and sailed with... |
| $1,500 Seven-card stud Seven-card stud Seven-card stud is a variant of stud poker. Until the recent increase in popularity of Texas hold 'em, seven-card stud was the most popular poker variant in home games across the United States, and in casinos in the eastern part of the country. Two to eight players is common, though eight may... |
Adam Roberts | $146,430 | Sal Dimicelli |
| $2,000 No Limit Betting (poker) In the game of poker, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed up play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing... Hold'em |
Phil Hellmuth Jr Phil Hellmuth Phil Hellmuth is an American professional poker player. He is best known for holding a record 11 World Series of Poker bracelets, for winning the Main Event of the 1989 World Series of Poker and for his temperamental, "poker brat" personality... |
$316,550 | T. J. Cloutier T. J. Cloutier Thomas James "T.J." Cloutier is a professional poker player from Richardson, Texas. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2006.-Early years:... |
| $1,500 Limit Omaha | Eddy Scharf Eddy Scharf Eduard "Eddy" Scharf is a German professional poker player best known for winning two World Series of Poker bracelets.... |
$83,810 | Michael Davis |
| $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split 8 or better | Barry Shulman Barry Shulman Barry Shulman is an American poker player who has enjoyed success in competitive poker tournaments over the past 15 years, and is the CEO of CardPlayer Magazine.-Life and career:... |
$123,820 | Dan Heimiller Dan Heimiller Daniel Heimiller in is an American professional poker player who won the ½ Hold'em - ½ Seven-Card Stud event at the 2002 World Series of Poker. His total live tournament winnings exceed $2.2 million.... |
| $1,500 Pot Limit Betting (poker) In the game of poker, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed up play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing... Omaha w/Rebuys |
Galen Kester | $167,035 | Dave Ulliott Dave Ulliott David A. Ulliott , known by the nickname Devilfish, is an English professional gambler and poker player. Formerly, Ulliott was a minor figure in the Hull underworld, but went on to become a World Series of Poker bracelet-winner, and a mainstay of televised poker... |
| $2,000 S.H.O.E. | David Pham David Pham David Pham , is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player from Bell Gardens, California with two World Series of Poker bracelets and has made seven final tables at the World Poker Tour.- Early life :... |
$140,455 | Skip Wilson |
| $3,000 Limit Hold'em | Jim Lester | $233,490 | Alex Brenes Alex Brenes Alex Brenes is a Costa Rican professional poker player.Brenes was the winner of a World Poker Tour title in 2005 and is the younger brother of professional poker players Humberto Brenes and Eric Brenes, the three of them together are known as "Godfather of Costa Rican players,"... |
| $2,500 Seven Card Stud | Paul Darden Paul Darden Paul Darden, Jr. is an American professional poker player, rap music promoter, and night club owner from New Haven, Connecticut.-Early years:He was accused of murder at the age of 15, due to mistaken identity but was acquitted... |
$147,440 | Tom Franklin Tom Franklin "Captain" Tom Franklin is an American professional poker player born in Fresno, California.Franklin's poker career began in the 1970s. His first in the money cash at the World Series of Poker occurred in 1990, finishing 24th in the $10,000 no limit hold'em championship event... |
| $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em | Burt Boutin Burt Boutin Burton A. Boutin is a professional poker player from Henderson, Nevada who has won two World Series of Poker bracelets. He also finished in second place at the 2006 Mandalay Bay Poker Championship winning $604,765. Boutin is known for drinking "Red Bull" at the poker table and acting a little hyper... |
$193,800 | Dave Ulliott Dave Ulliott David A. Ulliott , known by the nickname Devilfish, is an English professional gambler and poker player. Formerly, Ulliott was a minor figure in the Hull underworld, but went on to become a World Series of Poker bracelet-winner, and a mainstay of televised poker... |
| $1,500 Razz Razz (poker) Razz is a form of stud poker that is normally played for ace-to-five low . The object of Razz is to make the lowest possible five-card hand from the seven cards you are dealt. In Razz, straights and flushes do not count against the player for low, and the ace usually plays low... |
Berry Johnston Berry Johnston Berry Enfield Johnston is an American professional poker player. He is best known as the 1986 World Champion, but he has also won four other bracelets at the World Series of Poker in addition to cashes and wins in many other tournaments throughout his career.- Poker career :Johnston won the 1986... |
$83,810 | Mike Wattel |
| $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys | Scotty Nguyen Scotty Nguyen Thuận B. "Scotty" Nguyễn is a Vietnamese American professional poker player who is a five time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, most notably as the winner of the 1998 World Series of Poker Main Event and the 2008 WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship... |
$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 Lowball (poker) Some forms of poker, often called lowball, sometimes called low poker, reward poor poker hands . There are four common variations on this idea, differing in whether aces are treated as high cards or low cards, and whether or not straights and flushes are used. The methods are:* Ace-to-five low:... |
Cliff Yamagawa | $73,915 | David Danheiser |
| $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or better | Bob Slezak | $173,625 | Tony Ma Tony Ma Tony Ma is an American professional poker player.Born Hieu Ngoc Ma, he moved to Southern California in 1985 and became a regular fixture on the poker circuit.... |
| $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw Draw (poker) A poker player is drawing if they have a hand that is incomplete and needs further cards to become valuable. The hand itself is called a draw or drawing hand. For example, in seven-card stud, if four of a player's first five cards are all spades, but the hand is otherwise weak, they are drawing to... w/Rebuys |
Howard Lederer Howard Lederer Howard Henry Lederer is an American professional poker player and brother of poker professional Annie Duke, and author and poet Katy Lederer. On September 20, 2011, the U.S... |
$165,870 | Freddy Deeb Freddy Deeb Kassem Ibrahim "Freddy" Deeb is a professional poker player who emigrated from Lebanon to the United States at the age of 19.-Before poker:... |
| $1,000 Seniors' No Limit Hold'em | Jay Heimowitz Jay Heimowitz Jay B. Heimowitz is an American poker player from Bethel, New York. Heimowitz was one of the original players to help establish the Mayfair Club as a premier poker house.... |
$115,430 | Garry Pollak |
| $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em | Steve Zolotow Steve Zolotow Steve Zolotow is an American businessman and professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada. He has won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker. He was one of the regulars at the famed Mayfair Club while he lived in New York City.-New York Years:... |
$243,335 | Mike Magee |
| $5,000 Seven Card Stud | Allen Cunningham Allen Cunningham Allen Cunningham is an American professional poker player.Cunningham studied civil engineering at UCLA before dropping out of school to play poker professionally. At the age of 18, he began playing at in Indian casinos... |
$201,760 | Michael Danino |
| $3,000 No Limit Hold'em | Erik Seidel Erik Seidel Erik Seidel is an American professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada who has won eight World Series of Poker bracelets and a World Poker Tour title.In 2010, he was inducted as a member of the Poker Hall of Fame.-Early life:... |
$411,300 | Johnny Chan Johnny Chan (poker player) Johnny Chan rather than his Chinese birth name. born in Guangzhou, China in 1957) is a Chinese American professional poker player. He has won 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, including 1987 and 1988 World Series of Poker main events consecutively.... |
| $5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or better | Scotty Nguyen Scotty Nguyen Thuận B. "Scotty" Nguyễn is a Vietnamese American professional poker player who is a five time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, most notably as the winner of the 1998 World Series of Poker Main Event and the 2008 WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship... |
$207,580 | Phil Hellmuth Jr Phil Hellmuth Phil Hellmuth is an American professional poker player. He is best known for holding a record 11 World Series of Poker bracelets, for winning the Main Event of the 1989 World Series of Poker and for his temperamental, "poker brat" personality... |
| $5,000 Limit Hold'em | Hemish Shah Hemish Shah Hemish Shah was an English stock broker before he became a professional poker player, and the winner of Late Night Poker series 4, where he beat the season 2 champion Simon "Aces" Trumper in the final heads-up confrontation.... |
$312,340 | Tony Duong |
| $1,000 Ladies' Limit Hold'em/Seven Card Stud | Nani Dollison Nani Dollison Kun Nan "Nani" Dollison is an American professional poker player from Hernando, Mississippi, who is a three-time World Series of Poker bracelet champion.... |
$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 Carlos Mortensen Juan Carlos Mortensen is an Ecuadorian professional poker player of Danish descent and the only Hispanic Main Event winner of the World Series of Poker. Mortensen is known for his loose play, bluffing tactics, and interesting chip-stacking style.Mortensen moved from Spain to the United States in... |
$1,500,000 |
| 2nd | Dewey Tomko Dewey Tomko Duane "Dewey" Tomko is an American former kindergarten teacher turned professional poker player, based in Winter Haven, Florida.... |
$1,098,925 |
| 3rd | Stan Schrier | $699,315 |
| 4th | Phil Gordon Phil Gordon Philip Stewart Gordon is an American professional poker player, commentator and author.-Personal life:Gordon was born in El Paso, Texas. He spent his formative years in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Gordon began attending Georgia Tech at the age of 15 while still attending high school... |
$399,610 |
| 5th | Phil Hellmuth Jr Phil Hellmuth Phil Hellmuth is an American professional poker player. He is best known for holding a record 11 World Series of Poker bracelets, for winning the Main Event of the 1989 World Series of Poker and for his temperamental, "poker brat" personality... |
$303,705 |
| 6th | Mike Matusow Mike Matusow Michael Matusow is an American professional poker player, residing in Henderson, Nevada. Matusow's nickname of "The Mouth" reflects his reputation for trash-talking at the poker table... |
$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.| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 11th | Daniel Negreanu Daniel Negreanu Daniel Negreanu is a Canadian professional poker player. He has won four World Series of Poker bracelets and two World Poker Tour Championship titles. He is currently ranked second in the all-time career earnings list and is the star of poker game show Million Dollar Challenge. He plays a big... |
$63,940 |
| 20th | Kevin Song Kevin Song Kevin Song is a Korean-American professional poker player from Hacienda Heights, California who started playing poker since 1980 and began playing in poker tournaments since 1994 where he has cashed in many of them throughout his poker career, among them are over 20 cashes at the World Series of... |
$39,960 |
| 23rd | Jim Bechtel Jim Bechtel James Gary "Jim" Bechtel is an American cotton farmer and poker player, based in Gilbert, Arizona. He is best known for winning the 1993 Main Event at the World Series of Poker .- Poker career :... |
$39,960 |
| 24th | Alex Brenes Alex Brenes Alex Brenes is a Costa Rican professional poker player.Brenes was the winner of a World Poker Tour title in 2005 and is the younger brother of professional poker players Humberto Brenes and Eric Brenes, the three of them together are known as "Godfather of Costa Rican players,"... |
$39,960 |
| 26th | John Esposito John Esposito (poker player) John Esposito Jr is an American professional poker player who won a World Series of Poker bracelet in Limit Hold'em.Esposito a veteran professional poker player who has 25 money finishes at the World Series of Poker including five final tables and six cashes in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main... |
$39,960 |
| 27th | Allen Cunningham Allen Cunningham Allen Cunningham is an American professional poker player.Cunningham studied civil engineering at UCLA before dropping out of school to play poker professionally. At the age of 18, he began playing at in Indian casinos... |
$39,960 |
| 29th | Mike Sexton Mike Sexton Michael Richard Sexton is an American professional poker player and commentator. He is a member of the Poker Hall of Fame.-Early years:... |
$30,000 |
| 30th | Chris Bjorin Chris Bjorin Christer "Chris" Björin is a Swedish professional poker player, now based in London, England. Throughout his career, Björin has kept a relatively low profile and avoided many televised poker tournaments and interviews.-Poker:... |
$30,000 |