2003 World Series of Poker

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2003 World Series of Poker
LocationBinion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
DatesApril 15 – May 23
Champion
United States Chris Moneymaker
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The 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.

Events

There were 35 preliminary bracelet events at the 2003 World Series of Poker.[1] 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 Event Entries Winner Prize Runner-up Results
1 April 15, 2003 $500 Casino Employees Limit Hold'em 208 David Lukaszewski (1/1) $35,800 Paul Trieglaff Results
2 April 16, 2003 $2,000 Limit Hold'em 422 Mohammed Ibrahim (1/1) $290,420 Jon Brody Results
3 April 17, 2003 $1,500 Seven-card stud 177 Toto Leonidas (1/1) $98,760 Rallis Peter Tanagiotias Results
4 April 18, 2003 $2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 175 Chris Ferguson (1/4) $123,680 Barry Bindelglass Results
5 April 19, 2003 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em 407 Jim Meehan (1/1) $280,100 Guy Calvert Results
6 April 20, 2003 $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em 212 Prahlad Friedman (1/1) $109,400 Bernd Rygol Results
7 April 21, 2003 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split 190 Minh Nguyen (1/1) $106,020 Bob Mangino Results
8 April 22, 2003 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 117 Erik Seidel (1/6) $146,100 Men Nguyen (0/4) Results
9 April 23, 2003 $2,000 H.O.R.S.E. 113 Doyle Brunson (1/9) $84,080 Brian Haveson Results
10 April 24, 2003 $2,000 1/2 Hold'em, 1/2 Seven Card Stud 89 Chris Ferguson (2/5) $66,220 Diego Cordovez (0/1) Results
11 April 25, 2003 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em 259 Phi Nguyen (1/1) $222,800 Jim Miller Results
12 April 26, 2003 $2,500 Limit Hold'em 194 Phil Hellmuth (1/8) $171,400 Young Phan Results
13 April 27, 2003 $2,500 Seven Card Stud 103 Michael Saltzburg (1/1) $95,580 Mimi Tran Results
14 April 28, 2003 $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw 28 O'Neil Longson (1/2) $147,680 Allen Cunningham (0/2) Results
15 April 29, 2003 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em 127 Johnny Chan (1/8) $224,400 Surinder Sunar Results
16 April 30, 2003 $1,500 Limit Omaha 120 Eddy Scharf (1/2) $63,600 Dave Colclough Results
17 May 1, 2003 $1,500 Limit Hold'em 346 John Arrage (1/1) $178,600 Kathy Liebert Results
18 May 2, 2003 $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 135 Layne Flack (1/4) $119,260 Men Nguyen (0/4) Results
19 May 3, 2003 $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em 214 Mickey Appleman (1/4) $147,280 Brian Plona Results
20 May 4, 2003 $1,000 Seniors' No Limit Hold'em 378 Ron Rose (1/1) $130,060 Ron McMillan Results
21 May 5, 2003 $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split 140 John Juanda (1/2) $130,200 Shawn Sheikhan Results
22 May 6, 2003 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 531 Amir Vahedi (1/1) $270,000 Cleve Haley Results
23 May 7, 2003 $2,000 S.H.O.E. 135 Daniel Negreanu (1/2) $100,440 Jim Pechac Results
24 May 8, 2003 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha 85 Johnny Chan (2/9) $158,100 Emmanuel Sebag Results
25 May 9, 2003 $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout 220 Layne Flack (2/5) $120,000 Annie Duke Results
26 May 10, 2003 $3,000 Limit Hold'em 154 Tom Jacobs (1/1) $163,000 Jan Sjavik Results
27 May 11, 2003 $5,000 Seven-Card Razz 30 Huck Seed (1/4) $71,500 Phil Ivey (0/4) Results
28 May 11, 2003 $1,000 Ladies' 1/2 Hold'em, 1/2 Stud 112 Barb Rugolo (1/1) $40,700 J. J. Liu Results
29 May 12, 2003 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 259 Frankie O'Dell (1/1) $133,760 Bill Schonsheck Results
30 May 13, 2003 $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em 218 Charles Keith Lehr (1/1) $225,040 Chris Ferguson (0/5) Results
31 May 14, 2003 $5,000 Seven Card Stud 96 Men Nguyen (1/5) $178,560 Mel Judah (0/2) Results
32 May 15, 2003 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em 398 Phil Hellmuth (2/9) $410,860 Daniel Negreanu (0/2) Results
33 May 16, 2003 $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha 120 John Juanda (2/3) $203,840 O'Neil Longson (0/2) Results
34 May 17, 2003 $5,000 Limit Hold'em 143 Carlos Mortensen (1/2) $251,680 Mark Gregorich Results
35 May 18, 2003 $1,500 Ace to Five Triple Draw Lowball 78 Men Nguyen (2/6) $43,520 Charles Keith Lehr (0/1) Results
36 May 19, 2003 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event 839 Chris Moneymaker (1/1) $2,500,000 Sam Farha (0/1) Results

Main Event

There were 839 entrants to the main event.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] Moneymaker's victory was part of the poker boom, which resulted in the significant increase in popularity of poker.[6]

Final table

Name Number of chips
(percentage of total) 		WSOP
Bracelets* 		WSOP
Cashes* 		WSOP
Earnings*
United States Chris Moneymaker 2,344,000 (27.9%) 0 0 0
United States Amir Vahedi 1,407,000 (16.8%) 1 4 $314,950
United States Sam Farha 999,000 (11.9%) 1 2 $193,140
United States Tomer Benvenisti 922,000 (11.0%) 0 0 0
United States David Singer 750,000 (8.9%) 0 8 $93,115
United States Jason Lester 695,000 (8.3%) 0 11 $128,200
United States Dan Harrington 574,000 (6.8%) 2 7 $1,325,858
United States Young Pak 360,000 (4.3%) 0 4 $33,819
United States David Grey 338,000 (4.0%) 1 7 $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

  1. ^ "2003 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  2. ^ Berman, Marc (2022-10-06). "Chris Moneymaker's Inspiring Story: From the 2003 WSOP to Now". Programming Insider. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  3. ^ Lee, Bernard (2018-05-24). "The life and legacy of Chris Moneymaker, 15 years after his WSOP title changed poker". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  4. ^ Wilgoren, Jodi (2003-05-25). "A Player Called 'Money' Wins World Poker Title". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  5. ^ "Web players' success raises stakes on poker scene". Baltimore Sun. 2004-06-20. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  6. ^ Pataskowski, Mark (2023-08-02). "Chris Moneymaker After the Poker Boom: 20 Years Later". PokerTube. Retrieved 2024-12-30.