2003 World Series of Poker

Series of poker tournaments February 2026 2003 World Series of Poker 2003 World Series of Poker Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada April 15 – May 23 839 USA Chris Moneymaker $7,802,700 2002 2004 The 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a poker tournament held at Binion's Horseshoe. The tournament is seen as a turning point in the history of competitive poker, as amateur Chris Moneymaker's victory in the main event despite no prior tournament experience was widely regarded as bringing with it a surge in public interest and popularity in the game, known as the Moneymaker effect, or the Poker boom.Levy Don Riddell, Glen November 17, 2021 The Moneymaker Effect: Meet the man who helped change the fortunes of poker overnight https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/17/sport/chris-moneymaker-wsop-poker-espn-fortunes-spt-intl June 1, 2025 CNN enPataskowski Mark August 2, 2023 Chris Moneymaker After the Poker Boom: 20 Years Later https://www.pokertube.com/article/chris-moneymaker-after-the-poker-boom-20-years-later December 30, 2024 PokerTube Moneymaker entered the tournament from a ticket won in an online PokerStars table.November 17, 2021 PokerStars Big 20 – 2003: Chris Moneymaker wins WSOP, sparks 'poker boom' https://www.pokerstars.uk/poker/learn/news/pokerstars-big-20-2003-chris-moneymaker-wins-wsop-sparks-poker-boom/ PokerStars Events There were 35 preliminary bracelet events at the 2003 World Series of Poker.2003 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule World Series of Poker https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupID=5 November 26, 2024 Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, and Phil Hellmuth all tied Johnny Moss's career bracelet record with their ninth. Men Nguyen finished runner-up in two events in this World Series. #Date EventEntries Winner Prize Runner-upResults1April 15, 2003 $500 Casino Employees Limit Hold'em208 David Lukaszewski (1/1) $35,800 Paul Trieglaff Results2April 16, 2003 $2,000 Limit Hold'em422 Mohammed Ibrahim (1/1) $290,420 Jon Brody Results3April 17, 2003 $1,500 Seven-card stud177 Toto Leonidas (1/1) $98,760 Rallis Peter Tanagiotias Results4April 18, 2003 $2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split175 Chris Ferguson (1/4) $123,680 Barry Bindelglass Results5April 19, 2003 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em407 Jim Meehan (1/1) $280,100 Guy Calvert Results6April 20, 2003 $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em212 Prahlad Friedman (1/1) $109,400 Bernd Rygol Results7April 21, 2003 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split190 Minh Nguyen (1/1) $106,020 Bob Mangino Results8April 22, 2003 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha117 Erik Seidel (1/6) $146,100 Men Nguyen (0/4) Results9April 23, 2003 $2,000 H.O.R.S.E.113 Doyle Brunson (1/9) $84,080 Brian Haveson Results10April 24, 2003 $2,000 1/2 Hold'em, 1/2 Seven Card Stud89 Chris Ferguson (2/5) $66,220 Diego Cordovez (0/1) Results11April 25, 2003 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em259 Phi Nguyen (1/1) $222,800 Jim Miller Results12April 26, 2003 $2,500 Limit Hold'em194 Phil Hellmuth (1/8) $171,400 Young Phan Results13April 27, 2003 $2,500 Seven Card Stud103 Michael Saltzburg (1/1) $95,580 Mimi Tran Results14April 28, 2003 $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw28 O'Neil Longson (1/2) $147,680 Allen Cunningham (0/2) Results15April 29, 2003 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em127 Johnny Chan (1/8) $224,400 Surinder Sunar Results16April 30, 2003 $1,500 Limit Omaha120 Eddy Scharf (1/2) $63,600 Dave Colclough Results17May 1, 2003 $1,500 Limit Hold'em346 John Arrage (1/1) $178,600 Kathy Liebert Results18May 2, 2003 $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split135 Layne Flack (1/4) $119,260 Men Nguyen (0/4) Results19May 3, 2003 $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em214 Mickey Appleman (1/4) $147,280 Brian Plona Results20May 4, 2003 $1,000 Seniors' No Limit Hold'em378 Ron Rose (1/1) $130,060 Ron McMillan Results21May 5, 2003 $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split140 John Juanda (1/2) $130,200 Shawn Sheikhan Results22May 6, 2003 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em531 Amir Vahedi (1/1) $270,000 Cleve Haley Results23May 7, 2003 $2,000 S.H.O.E.135 Daniel Negreanu (1/2) $100,440 Jim Pechac Results24May 8, 2003 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha85 Johnny Chan (2/9) $158,100 Emmanuel Sebag Results25May 9, 2003 $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout220 Layne Flack (2/5) $120,000 Annie Duke Results26May 10, 2003 $3,000 Limit Hold'em154 Tom Jacobs (1/1) $163,000 Jan Sjavik Results27May 11, 2003 $5,000 Seven-Card Razz30 Huck Seed (1/4) $71,500 Phil Ivey (0/4) Results28May 11, 2003 $1,000 Ladies' 1/2 Hold'em, 1/2 Stud112 Barb Rugolo (1/1) $40,700 J. J. Liu Results29May 12, 2003 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split259 Frankie O'Dell (1/1) $133,760 Bill Schonsheck Results30May 13, 2003 $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em218 Charles Keith Lehr (1/1) $225,040 Chris Ferguson (0/5) Results31May 14, 2003 $5,000 Seven Card Stud96 Men Nguyen (1/5) $178,560 Mel Judah (0/2) Results32May 15, 2003 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em398 Phil Hellmuth (2/9) $410,860 Daniel Negreanu (0/2) Results33May 16, 2003 $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha120 John Juanda (2/3) $203,840 O'Neil Longson (0/2) Results34May 17, 2003 $5,000 Limit Hold'em143 Carlos Mortensen (1/2) $251,680 Mark Gregorich Results35May 18, 2003 $1,500 Ace to Five Triple Draw Lowball78 Men Nguyen (2/6) $43,520 Charles Keith Lehr (0/1) Results36May 19, 2003$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event839Chris Moneymaker (1/1)$2,500,000Sam Farha (0/1) Results Main Event There were 839 entrants to the main event.Berman Marc Chris Moneymaker's Inspiring Story: From the 2003 WSOP to Now Programming Insider October 6, 2022 https://programminginsider.com/chris-moneymakers-inspiring-story-from-the-2003-wsop-to-now/ November 12, 2024 Each paid $10,000 to enter, with the top 63 players finishing in the money. It was the largest poker tournament ever played in a brick and mortar casino at the time. Many entrants, including the overall winner Chris Moneymaker, won their seat in online poker tournaments.Lee Bernard The life and legacy of Chris Moneymaker, 15 years after his WSOP title changed poker ESPN.com May 24, 2018 https://www.espn.com/poker/story/_/id/23594337/world-series-poker-life-legacy-chris-moneymaker-15-years-2003-wsop-main-event-win-changed-world-poker November 27, 2024 Moneymaker defeated professional Sam Farha heads-up with two pair, which improved to a full house on the river, over Farha's pair of jacks.Wilgoren Jodi May 25, 2003 A Player Called 'Money' Wins World Poker Title https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/25/us/a-player-called-money-wins-world-poker-title.html March 7, 2025 The New York Times The 2003 Main Event was the first tournament to pay out at least $2,500,000 to the winner. Dan Harrington made the final table and looked to win his second Main Event championship, but fell short in third place.Web players' success raises stakes on poker scene Baltimore Sun June 20, 2004 https://www.baltimoresun.com/2004/06/20/web-players-success-raises-stakes-on-poker-scene/ March 7, 2025 Final table NameNumber of chips(percentage of total)WSOPBracelets*WSOPCashes*WSOPEarnings*USA Chris Moneymaker2,344,000 (27.9%)000IRN Amir Vahedi1,407,000 (16.8%)14$314,950USA Sam Farha999,000 (11.9%)12$193,140USA Tomer Benvenisti922,000 (11.0%)000USA David Singer750,000 (8.9%)08$93,115USA Jason Lester695,000 (8.3%)011$128,200USA Dan Harrington574,000 (6.8%)27$1,325,858USA Young Pak360,000 (4.3%)04$33,819USA David Grey338,000 (4.0%)17$306,664 *Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2003 Main Event. Final table results Place Name Prize 1st Chris Moneymaker $2,500,000 2nd Sam Farha $1,300,000 3rd Dan Harrington $650,000 4th Jason Lester $440,000 5th Tomer Benvenisti $320,000 6th Amir Vahedi $250,000 7th Young Pak $200,000 8th David Grey $160,000 9th David Singer $120,000 In The Money Finishes NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry. Place Name Prize 10th Phil Ivey $82,700 11th Minh Nguyen $80,000 12th Dutch Boyd $80,000 13th Freddy Deeb $65,000 14th Marcel Lüske $65,000 15th Bruno Fitoussi $65,000 18th Scotty Nguyen $55,000 19th Howard Lederer $45,000 23rd Dennis Waterman $45,000 25th Men Nguyen $45,000 27th Phil Hellmuth $45,000 29th Victor Ramdin $35,000 31st Jeff Shulman $35,000 34th Ken Lennaárd $35,000 41st Humberto Brenes $25,000 42nd Kevin Song $25,000 45th Paul Darden $25,000 47th Annie Duke $20,000 49th Barry Greenstein $20,000 54th Julian Gardner $20,000 55th David Chiu $15,000 56th Julien Studley $15,000 References External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker Category:World Series of Poker World Series of Poker Category:2003 in sports in Nevada Category:April 2003 sports events in the United States Category:May 2003 sports events in the United States