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2001 World Series of Poker
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Series of poker tournaments
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2001 World Series of Poker Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada April 20 – May 19 ECU Carlos Mortensen 2000 2002
The 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
Events
There were 25 preliminary bracelet events at the 2001 World Series of Poker.2001 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule World Series of Poker https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupID=201 November 26, 2024 Phil Hellmuth became the third player in WSOP history to win seven career bracelets.
#Date EventEntries Winner Prize Runner-upResults1April 20, 2001 $500 Casino Employees Limit Hold'em224 Travis Jonas (1/1) $40,200 Jae Kim Results2April 21, 2001 $2,000 Limit Hold'em615 Nani Dollison (1/2) $441,440 John Pires Results3April 22, 2001 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or better306 Chris Ferguson (1/3) $164,735 Men Nguyen (0/4) Results4April 23, 2001 $1,500 Seven-card stud272 Adam Roberts (1/1) $146,430 Sal Dimicelli Results5April 24, 2001 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em441 Phil Hellmuth (1/7) $316,550 T. J. Cloutier (0/4) Results6April 25, 2001 $1,500 Limit Omaha144 Eddy Scharf (1/1) $83,810 Michael Davis Results7April 26, 2001 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split 8 or better230 Barry Shulman (1/1) $123,820 Dan Heimiller Results8April 27, 2001 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys145 Galen Kester (1/1) $167,035 Dave Ulliott (0/1) Results9April 28, 2001 $2,000 S.H.O.E.181 David Pham (1/1) $140,455 Skip Wilson Results10April 29, 2001 $3,000 Limit Hold'em192 Jim Lester (1/1) $233,490 Alex Brenes Results11April 30, 2001 $2,500 Seven Card Stud152 Paul Darden (1/1) $147,440 Tom Franklin (0/1) Results12May 1, 2001 $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em270 Burt Boutin (1/1) $193,800 Dave Ulliott (0/1) Results13May 2, 2001 $1,500 Razz144 Berry Johnston (1/5) $83,810 Mike Wattel (0/1) Results14May 3, 2001 $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys102 Scotty Nguyen (1/3) $178,480 Jim Lester (0/1) Results15May 4, 2001 $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split 8 or better164 Rich Korbin (1/1) $159,080 Alex Papachatzakis Results16May 5, 2001 $1,500 Ace to Five Draw Lowball127 Cliff Yamagawa (1/1) $73,915 David Danheiser Results17May 6, 2001 $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or better179 Bob Slezak (1/1) $173,625 Tony Ma (0/2) Results18May 7, 2001 $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw w/Rebuys33 Howard Lederer (1/2) $165,870 Freddy Deeb (0/1) Results19May 7, 2001 $1,000 Seniors' No Limit Hold'em340 Jay Heimowitz (1/6) $115,430 Garry Pollak Results20May 8, 2001 $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em226 Steve Zolotow (1/2) $243,335 Mike Magee Results21May 9, 2001 $5,000 Seven Card Stud104 Allen Cunningham (1/1) $201,760 Michael Danino Results22May 10, 2001 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em382 Erik Seidel (1/5) $411,300 Johnny Chan (0/6) Results23May 11, 2001 $5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or better107 Scotty Nguyen (2/4) $207,580 Phil Hellmuth (0/7) Results24May 12, 2001 $5,000 Limit Hold'em161 Hemish Shah (1/1) $312,340 Tony Duong Results25May 13, 2001 $1,000 Ladies' Limit Hold'em/Seven Card Stud106 Nani Dollison (2/3) $41,130 Patty Gallagher Results26May 14, 2001$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event613Carlos Mortensen (1/1)$1,500,000Dewey Tomko (0/3) Results
Main Event
There were 613 entrants to the main event.Wenzel John The Unknown Who Almost Beat the World Series' Toughest Final Table PokerNews May 24, 2019 https://www.pokernews.com/news/2019/05/retired-grocer-stan-schrier-2001-wsop-main-event-34264.htm November 12, 2024Chaffin Sean The Hand I'll Never Forget: Daniel Negreanu’s WSOP Main Event Misstep PokerNews June 17, 2017 https://www.pokernews.com/news/2017/06/daniel-negreanu-wsop-main-event-misstep-28185.htm November 12, 2024 Each paid $10,000 to enter, with the top 45 players finishing in the money. It was the largest poker tournament ever played in a non-online casino at the time. The 2001 Main Event was the first tournament in history to pay out at least $1,000,000 to two players. Phil Hellmuth made the final table and looked to become a two-time Main Event champion, but fell short in fifth place.Strow David May 21, 2001 Poker championship leaves Spaniard flush with cash https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/may/21/poker-championship-leaves-spaniard-flush-with-cash/ March 7, 2025 Las Vegas Sun
Final table
NameNumber of chips(percentage of total)WSOPBracelets*WSOPCashes*WSOPEarnings*GER Henry Nowakowski1,076,000 (17.6%)000ECU Carlos Mortensen873,000 (14.2%)01$22,575USA Phil Hellmuth859,000 (14.0%)731$2,561,145USA Mike Matusow767,000 (12.5%)15$380,220USA Phil Gordon681,000 (11.1%)02$8,000USA Stan Schrier672,000 (11.0%)000USA Dewey Tomko467,000 (7.6%)327$816,729USA Steve Riehle407,000 (6.6%)000USA John Inashima328,000 (5.4%)03$22,128
*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2001 Main Event.
Final table results
Place Name Prize 1st Carlos Mortensen $1,500,000 2nd Dewey Tomko $1,098,925 3rd Stan Schrier $699,315 4th Phil Gordon $399,610 5th Phil Hellmuth $303,705 6th Mike Matusow $239,765 7th Henry Nowakowski $179,825 8th Steve Riehle $119,885 9th John Inashima $91,190
In The Money Finishes
NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
Place Name Prize 11th Daniel Negreanu $63,940 20th Kevin Song $39,960 23rd Jim Bechtel $39,960 24th Alex Brenes $39,960 26th John Esposito $39,960 27th Allen Cunningham $39,960 29th Mike Sexton $30,000 30th Chris Bjorin $30,000 33rd Barny Boatman $30,000 37th Billy Baxter $20,000 42nd Bill Gazes $20,000 44th David Pham $20,000
References
External links
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