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2002 World Series of Poker
Preliminary events
World Series of Poker
Champions List
| Event |
Winner |
Prize |
Runner-up |
| $500 Casino Employee's Limit Hold'em |
David Warga |
$47,300 |
Leon Wheeler |
| $2,000 Limit Hold'em |
Mike Majerus |
$407,120 |
David Chiu |
| $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split | Perry Friedman |
$176,860 |
Greg Mascio |
| $2,000 No Limit Hold'em | Layne "Back to Back" Flack |
$303,880 |
Tom Jacobs |
| $1,500 Seven Card Stud | Phil Ivey |
$132,000 |
Toto Leonidas |
| $1,500 Limit Omaha |
"Miami" John Cernuto |
$73,320 |
Randy Holland |
| $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split |
Paul "Eskimo" Clark |
$125,200 |
Andrew Prock |
| $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | Jack Duncan |
$192,560 |
Lindy Chambers |
| $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Gold Bracelet Match Play |
Johnny "Oriental Express" Chan |
$34,000 |
Phil Hellmuth Jr. |
| $2,000 H.O.R.S.E. |
John "World" Hennigan |
$117,320 |
Ben Tang |
| $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em |
Jay Sipelstein |
$150,240 |
"Barmy" Barny Boatman |
| $2,500 Seven Card Stud |
Dan Torla |
$115,600 |
Bill Gibbs |
| $3,000 Limit Hold'em |
John Hom |
$174,840 |
Benny Wan |
| $1,500 Razz |
Billy Baxter |
$64,860 |
Chico Flynn |
| $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha |
Jan Sorensen |
$185,000 |
Brent Carter |
| $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo |
Phil Ivey |
$118,440 |
Sirous Baghchehsaraie |
| $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em |
Fred Berger |
$197,400 |
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson |
| $1,500 Ace to Five Lowball | Thor Hansen |
$62,600 |
Brian Nadell |
| $1,500 No Limit Hold'em |
Layne "Back to Back" Flack |
$268,020 |
Johnny "Oriental Express" Chan |
| $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split |
Eddie Fishman |
$135,360 |
Doug Saab |
| $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em |
John McIntosh |
$177,380 |
Mel Weiner |
| $5,000 Seven Card Stud |
Qushqar Morad |
$172,960 |
Steven Banks |
| $2,000 S.H.O.E. |
Phil Ivey |
$107,540 |
Diego Cordovez |
| $5,000 Limit Hold'em |
Jennifer Harman |
$221,440 |
Brian Green |
| $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout |
Joel Chaseman |
$96,400 |
Gene Timberlake |
| $1,000 Ladies' Championship |
Catherine Brown |
$39,880 |
Marie Sohn |
| $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha |
Robert Williamson III |
$201,160 |
Patrick Bruel |
| $1,500 Limit Hold'em |
Meng La |
$190,920 |
Steve Kaufman |
| $5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split |
Mike "The Mouth" Matusow |
$148,520 |
Daniel "Kid Poker" Negreanu |
| $3,000 No Limit Hold'em |
Randal Heeb |
$367,240 |
Sherman Burry |
| $2,000 1/2 Hold'em, 1/2 Stud |
Dan Heimiller |
$108,300 |
Ram "Crazy Horse" Vaswani |
| $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw Draw No Limit |
Allen Cunningham |
$160,200 |
O'Neil Longson |
| $1,000 Seniors' No Limit Championship |
Bill Swan |
$134,000 |
Mike Sexton |
| $1,500 Triple Draw Lowball Ace to Five |
John Juanda |
$49,620 |
Paul Phillips |
Main Event
There were 631 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter what
was the largest poker tournament ever played in a brick and mortar casino
at the time.
Final table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Robert Varkonyi |
$2,000,000 |
| 2nd |
Julian "The Kid" Gardner |
$1,100,000 |
| 3rd |
Ralph Perry |
$550,000 |
| 4th |
Scott "The Iceman" Gray |
$281,480 |
| 5th |
Harley Hall |
$195,000 |
| 6th |
Russell Rosenblum |
$150,000 |
| 7th |
John Shipley |
$125,000 |
| 8th |
Tony D |
$100,000 |
| 9th |
Minh Ly |
$85,000 |
Other Notable Finishers
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 13th |
Martin "The Knife" De Knijff |
$60,000 |
| 23rd |
Phil Ivey |
$40,000 |
| 24rd |
Minh "Pokerhost" Nguyen |
$40,000 |
World Series of Poker
Champions List
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