2001 World Series of Poker


The 2001 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe.

Events

There were 25 preliminary bracelet events at the 2001 World Series of Poker. Phil Hellmuth became the third player in WSOP history to win seven career bracelets.
#DateEventEntriesWinnerPrizeRunner-upResults
1April 20, 2001$500 Casino Employees Limit Hold'em224Travis Jonas $40,200Jae Kim
2April 21, 2001$2,000 Limit Hold'em615Nani Dollison $441,440John Pires
3April 22, 2001$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or better306Chris Ferguson $164,735Men Nguyen
4April 23, 2001$1,500 Seven-card stud272Adam Roberts $146,430Sal Dimicelli
5April 24, 2001$2,000 No Limit Hold'em441Phil Hellmuth $316,550T. J. Cloutier
6April 25, 2001$1,500 Limit Omaha144Eddy Scharf $83,810Michael Davis
7April 26, 2001$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split 8 or better230Barry Shulman $123,820Dan Heimiller
8April 27, 2001$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys145Galen Kester $167,035Dave Ulliott
9April 28, 2001$2,000 S.H.O.E.181David Pham $140,455Skip Wilson
10April 29, 2001$3,000 Limit Hold'em192Jim Lester $233,490Alex Brenes
11April 30, 2001$2,500 Seven Card Stud152Paul Darden $147,440Tom Franklin
12May 1, 2001$2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em270Burt Boutin $193,800Dave Ulliott
13May 2, 2001$1,500 Razz144Berry Johnston $83,810Mike Wattel
14May 3, 2001$2,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys102Scotty Nguyen $178,480Jim Lester
15May 4, 2001$2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split 8 or better164Rich Korbin $159,080Alex Papachatzakis
16May 5, 2001$1,500 Ace to Five Draw Lowball127Cliff Yamagawa $73,915David Danheiser
17May 6, 2001$2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or better179Bob Slezak $173,625Tony Ma
18May 7, 2001$5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw w/Rebuys33Howard Lederer $165,870Freddy Deeb
19May 7, 2001$1,000 Seniors' No Limit Hold'em340Jay Heimowitz $115,430Garry Pollak
20May 8, 2001$3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em226Steve Zolotow $243,335Mike Magee
21May 9, 2001$5,000 Seven Card Stud104Allen Cunningham $201,760Michael Danino
22May 10, 2001$3,000 No Limit Hold'em382Erik Seidel $411,300Johnny Chan
23May 11, 2001$5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or better107Scotty Nguyen $207,580Phil Hellmuth
24May 12, 2001$5,000 Limit Hold'em161Hemish Shah $312,340Tony Duong
25May 13, 2001$1,000 Ladies' Limit Hold'em/Seven Card Stud106Nani Dollison $41,130Patty Gallagher
26May 14, 2001$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event613Carlos Mortensen $1,500,000Dewey Tomko

Main Event

There were 613 entrants to the main event. 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.

Final table

  • Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2001 Main Event.

    Final table results

In The Money Finishes

NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
PlaceNamePrize
11thDaniel Negreanu$63,940
20thKevin Song$39,960
23rdJim Bechtel$39,960
24thAlex Brenes$39,960
26thJohn Esposito$39,960
27thAllen Cunningham$39,960
29thMike Sexton$30,000
30thChris Bjorin$30,000
33rdBarny Boatman$30,000
37thBilly Baxter$20,000
42ndBill Gazes$20,000
44thDavid Pham$20,000