2003 World Series of Poker
The 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
Preliminary events
| Event |
Winner |
Prize |
Runner-up |
| $500 Casino Employee's Limit Hold'em |
David Lukaszewski |
$35,800 |
Paul Trieglaff |
| $2,000 Limit Hold'em |
Mohammed Ibrahim |
$290,420 |
Jon Brody |
| $1,500 Seven-card stud |
Toto Leonidas |
$98,760 |
Rallis Peter Tanagiotias |
| $2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split |
Chris Ferguson |
$123,680 |
Barry Bindelglass |
| $2,000 No Limit Hold'em |
Jim Meehan |
$280,100 |
Guy Calvert |
| $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em |
Prahlad Friedman |
$109,400 |
Bernd Rygol |
| $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split |
Minh Nguyen |
$106,020 |
Bob Mangino |
| $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha |
Erik Seidel |
$146,100 |
Men Nguyen |
| $2,000 H.O.R.S.E. |
Doyle Brunson |
$84,080 |
Brian Haveson |
| $2,000 1/2 Hold'em, 1/2 Seven Card Stud |
Chris Ferguson |
$66,220 |
Diego Cordovez |
| $2,500 No Limit Hold'em |
Phi Nguyen |
$222,800 |
Jim Miller |
| $2,500 Limit Hold'em |
Phil Hellmuth Jr |
$171,400 |
Young Phan |
| $2,500 Seven Card Stud |
Michael Saltzburg |
$95,580 |
Mimi Tran |
| $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw |
O'Neil Longson |
$147,680 |
Allen Cunningham |
| $5,000 No Limit Hold'em |
Johnny Chan |
$224,400 |
Surinder Sunar |
| $1,500 Limit Omaha |
Eddy Scharf |
$63,600 |
Dave Colclough |
| $1,500 Limit Hold'em |
John Arrage |
$178,600 |
Kathy Liebert |
| $5,000 Seven-Card Razz |
Huck Seed |
$71,500 |
Phil Ivey |
| $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split |
Layne Flack |
$119,260 |
Men Nguyen |
| $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em |
Mickey Appleman |
$147,280 |
Brian Plona |
| $1,000 Seniors' No Limit Hold'em |
Ron Rose |
$130,060 |
Ron McMillan |
| $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split |
John Juanda |
$130,200 |
Shahram Sheikhan |
| $1,500 No Limit Hold'em |
Amir Vahedi |
$270,000 |
Cleve Haley |
| $2,000 S.H.O.E. |
Daniel Negreanu |
$100,440 |
Jim Pechac |
| $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha |
Johnny Chan |
$158,100 |
Emmanuel Sebag |
| $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout |
Layne Flack |
$120,000 |
Annie Duke |
| $3,000 Limit Hold'em |
Tom Jacobs |
$163,000 |
Jan Sjavik |
| $1,000 Ladies' 1/2 Hold'em, 1/2 Stud |
Barb Rugolo |
$40,700 |
J. J. Liu |
| $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split |
Frankie O'Dell |
$133,760 |
Bill Schonsheck |
| $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em |
Charles Keith Lehr |
$225,040 |
Chris Ferguson |
| $5,000 Seven Card Stud |
Men Nguyen |
$178,560 |
Mel Judah |
| $3,000 No Limit Hold'em |
Phil Hellmuth Jr |
$410,860 |
Daniel Negreanu |
| $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha |
John Juanda |
$203,840 |
O'Neil Longson |
| $5,000 Limit Hold'em |
Juan Carlos Mortensen |
$251,680 |
Mark Gregorich |
| $1,500 Ace to Five Triple Draw Lowball |
Men Nguyen |
$43,520 |
Charles Keith Lehr |
Main Event
There were 839 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. Many entrants, including the overall winner, won their seat in online poker tournaments.
Final table
| 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 |
Other high finishes
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 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 |
Kassem "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 Jr |
$45,000 |
| 29th |
Victor Ramdin |
$35,000 |