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2002 World Series of Poker
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The 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
le class="wikitable"> | | Event | Winner | Prize | Runner-up |
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| $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 Flack | $303,880 | Tom Jacobs | | $1,500 Seven Card Stud | Phil Ivey | $132,000 | Toto Leonidas | | $1,500 Limit Omaha | John Cernuto | $73,320 | Randy Holland | | $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split | Paul 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 Chan | $34,000 | Phil Hellmuth Jr. | | $2,000 H.O.R.S.E. | John Hennigan | $117,320 | Ben Tang | | $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em | Jay Sipelstein | $150,240 | 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 Vang Sørensen | $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 Ferguson | | $1,500 Ace to Five Lowball | Thor Hansen | $62,600 | Brian Nadell | | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | Layne Flack | $268,020 | Johnny 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 Matusow | $148,520 | Daniel 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 Vaswani | | $5,000 Deuce to Seven 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 |
e were 631 entrants to the main event.
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The 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
Preliminary events
| Event | Winner | Prize | Runner-up |
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| $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 Flack | $303,880 | Tom Jacobs | | $1,500 Seven Card Stud | Phil Ivey | $132,000 | Toto Leonidas | | $1,500 Limit Omaha | John Cernuto | $73,320 | Randy Holland | | $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split | Paul 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 Chan | $34,000 | Phil Hellmuth Jr. | | $2,000 H.O.R.S.E. | John Hennigan | $117,320 | Ben Tang | | $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em | Jay Sipelstein | $150,240 | 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 Vang Sørensen | $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 Ferguson | | $1,500 Ace to Five Lowball | Thor Hansen | $62,600 | Brian Nadell | | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | Layne Flack | $268,020 | Johnny 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 Matusow | $148,520 | Daniel 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 Vaswani | | $5,000 Deuce to Seven 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 (by prize pool) ever played in a brick and mortar casino at the time.
Final table
| Place | Name | Prize |
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| 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 D | $100,000 | | 9th | Minh Ly | $85,000 |
Other High Finishes
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
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