2002 World Series of Poker

Series of poker tournaments February 2026 2002 World Series of Poker Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada April 19 – May 25 USA Robert Varkonyi 2001 2003 The 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe. The 2002 WSOP was historically notable for two reasons. The series was the first WSOP in which pocket cams were installed to allow broadcasters (on tape delay) to show the players' hole cards, although only for the Main Event (today, the cameras are used at most WSOP events), and it was also the last WSOP before the 2003 Main Event victory of amateur Chris Moneymaker helped launch the 2000s poker boom.Gordon Nicole Where Are They Now?: The 2002 WSOP Main Event Final Table PokerNews September 30, 2010 https://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/09/where-are-they-now-the-2002-wsop-main-event-final-table-9088.htm September 28, 2026 Events There were 34 preliminary bracelet events at the 2002 World Series of Poker.2002 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule World Series of Poker https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupID=195 November 26, 2024 Phil Ivey won three bracelets in this WSOP, giving him four for his career. He joined Doyle Brunson, Gary Berland, Bobby Baldwin, Lakewood Louie as the only players to win four bracelets in three years. Ivey was the first to accomplish the feat in the era of growing tournament fields. #Date EventEntries Winner Prize Runner-upResults1April 19, 2002 $500 Casino Employees Limit Hold'em272 David Warga (1/1) $47,300 Leon Wheeler Results2April 20, 2002 $2,000 Limit Hold'em610 Mike Majerus (1/1) $407,120 David Chiu (0/3) Results3April 21, 2002 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split339 Perry Friedman (1/1) $176,860 Greg Mascio Results4April 22, 2002 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em449 Layne Flack (1/2) $303,880 Tom Jacobs Results5April 23, 2002 $1,500 Seven Card Stud253 Phil Ivey (1/2) $132,000 Toto Leonidas Results6April 24, 2002 $1,500 Limit Omaha130 John Cernuto (1/3) $73,320 Randy Holland (0/2) Results7April 25, 2002 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split240 Paul Clark (1/3) $125,200 Andrew Prock Results8April 26, 2002 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha151 Jack Duncan (1/1) $192,560 Lindy Chambers Results9April 26, 2002 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Gold Bracelet Match Play28 Johnny Chan (1/7) $34,000 Phil Hellmuth (0/7) Results10April 27, 2002 $2,000 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo156 John Hennigan (1/1) $117,320 Ben Tang Results11April 28, 2002 $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em210 Jay Sipelstein (1/1) $150,240 Barny Boatman Results12April 29, 2002 $2,500 Seven Card Stud123 Dan Torla (1/1) $115,600 Bill Gibbs Results13April 30, 2002 $3,000 Limit Hold'em155 John Hom (1/1) $174,840 Benny Wan Results14May 1, 2002 $1,500 Razz115 Billy Baxter (1/7) $64,860 Chico Flynn Results15May 2, 2002 $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha89 Jan Vang Sørensen (1/1) $185,000 Brent Carter (0/2) Results16May 3, 2002 $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo126 Phil Ivey (2/3) $118,440 Sirous Baghchehsaraie Results17May 4, 2002 $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em175 Fred Berger (1/1) $197,400 Chris Ferguson (0/3) Results18May 5, 2002 $1,500 Ace to Five Lowball111 Thor Hansen (1/2) $62,600 Brian Nadell Results19May 6, 2002 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em528 Layne Flack (2/3) $268,020 Johnny Chan (0/7) Results20May 7, 2002 $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split144 Eddie Fishman (1/1) $135,360 Doug Saab Results21May 8, 2002 $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em340 John McIntosh (1/1) $177,380 Mel Weiner (0/1) Results22May 9, 2002 $5,000 Seven Card Stud92 Qushqar Morad (1/1) $172,960 Steven Banks Results23May 10, 2002 $2,000 S.H.O.E.143 Phil Ivey (3/4) $107,540 Diego Cordovez (0/1) Results24May 11, 2002 $5,000 Limit Hold'em113 Jennifer Harman (1/2) $221,440 Brian Green Results25May 12, 2002 $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout193 Joel Chaseman (1/1) $96,400 Gene Timberlake Results26May 12, 2002 $1,000 Ladies' Championship107 Catherine Brown (1/1) $39,880 Marie Sohn Results27May 13, 2002 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha107 Robert Williamson III (1/1) $201,160 Patrick Bruel (0/1) Results28May 14, 2002 $1,500 Limit Hold'em366 Meng La (1/1) $190,920 Steve Kaufman Results29May 15, 2002 $5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split79 Mike Matusow (1/2) $148,520 Daniel Negreanu (0/1) Results30May 16, 2002 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em352 Randal Heeb (1/1) $367,240 Sherman Burry Results31May 17, 2002 $2,000 1/2 Hold'em, 1/2 Stud144 Dan Heimiller (1/1) $108,300 Ram Vaswani Results32May 18, 2002 $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw No Limit32 Allen Cunningham (1/2) $160,200 O'Neil Longson (0/1) Results33May 18, 2002 $1,000 Seniors' No Limit Championship396 Bill Swan (1/1) $134,000 Mike Sexton (0/1) Results34May 19, 2002 $1,500 Triple Draw Lowball Ace to Five88 John Juanda (1/1) $49,620 Paul Phillips Results35May 20, 2002$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event631Robert Varkonyi$2,000,000Julian Gardner Results Main Event There were 631 entrants to the main event.Pitt Matthew WSOP Main Event Champions 2000-02: Ferguson, Mortensen, and Varkonyi PokerNews April 9, 2022 https://www.pokernews.com/news/2022/04/wsop-main-event-champions-ferguson-mortensen-varkonyi-40982.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 (by prize pool) ever played in a brick and mortar casino at the time. For the first time, the Main Event's top prize reached $2 million. Robert Varkonyi defeated Julian Gardner heads-up with a full house over a flush on the final hand.Haberman Clydy May 29, 2002 NYC; Luck Deals An Amateur $2 Million https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/29/nyregion/nyc-luck-deals-an-amateur-2-million.html March 7, 2025 The New York Times Final table NameNumber of chips(percentage of total)WSOPBracelets*WSOPCashes*WSOPEarnings*UK John Shipley2,033,000 (32.2%)05$37,270USA Russell Rosenblum927,000 (14.7%)000RUS Ralph Perry766,000 (12.1%)06$43,780USA Robert Varkonyi640,000 (10.1%)000VIE Minh Ly614,000 (9.7%)02$62,155IRE Scott Gray545,000 (8.6%)01$12,200UK Julian Gardner394,000 (6.2%)000VIE Tony Duong231,000 (3.7%)05$224,000USA Harley Hall161,000 (2.6%)02$25,260 *Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2002 Main Event. Final table results Place Name Prize 1st Robert Varkonyi $2,000,000 2nd Julian Gardner $1,100,000 3rd Ralph Perry $550,000 4th Scott Gray $281,480 5th Harley Hall $195,000 6th Russell Rosenblum $150,000 7th John Shipley $125,000 8th Tony Duong $100,000 9th Minh Ly $85,000 Note: Phil Hellmuth, as part of ESPN's broadcast team, during the first hour of their final table coverage said he would shave his head if Robert Varkonyi won the tournament. At the conclusion of the tournament, Hellmuth is seen having his head shaved.5 Defining Phil Hellmuth Moments at the World Series of Poker PokerListings September 14, 2015 https://www.pokerlistings.com/news/5-defining-phil-hellmuth-moments-at-the-word-series-of-poker December 20, 2024 In The Money Finishes NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry. Place Name Prize 13th Martin de Knijff $60,000 14th Yoshio Nakano $60,000 23rd Phil Ivey $40,000 24th Minh Nguyen $40,000 34th Ross Boatman $30,000 35th Randy Holland $30,000 36th Tom Schneider $30,000 42nd David Sklansky $20,000 43rd Dan Heimiller $20,000 In pop culture In "Casino Night", the 22nd episode of the second season of the American comedy television series The Office, it is revealed that Kevin Malone, a character on the show, won a World Series of Poker bracelet for No-Limit Deuce-Seven Draw in 2002.Holloway Chad The Office's Brian Baumgartner Talks Kevin Malone, Nine Seasons & Plenty of Poker PokerNews April 5, 2013 https://www.pokernews.com/news/2013/04/the-office-s-brian-baumgartner-talks-kevin-malone-nine-seaso-14659.htm November 12, 2024 References External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker Tournament results at the Hendon Mob Category:World Series of Poker World Series of Poker Category:2002 in Nevada