2002 World Series of Poker

2002 World Series of Poker
LocationBinion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
DatesApril 19 – May 25
Champion
United States Robert Varkonyi
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The 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.

The 2002 WSOP was historically notable for two reasons. The series was the first WSOP in which pocket cams were installed to allow broadcasters (on tape delay) to show the players' hole cards, although only for the Main Event (today, the cameras are used at most WSOP events), and it was also the last WSOP before the 2003 Main Event victory of amateur Chris Moneymaker helped launch the 2000s poker boom.

Events

There were 34 preliminary bracelet events at the 2002 World Series of Poker.[1] Phil Ivey won three bracelets in this WSOP, giving him four for his career. He joined Doyle Brunson, Gary Berland, Bobby Baldwin, Lakewood Louie as the only players to win four bracelets in three years. Ivey was the first to accomplish the feat in the era of growing tournament fields.

# Date Event Winner Prize Runner-up Results
1 April 19, 2002 $500 Casino Employees Limit Hold'em David Warga (1/1) $47,300 Leon Wheeler Results
2 April 20, 2002 $2,000 Limit Hold'em Mike Majerus (1/1) $407,120 David Chiu (0/3) Results
3 April 21, 2002 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split Perry Friedman (1/1) $176,860 Greg Mascio Results
4 April 22, 2002 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em Layne Flack (1/2) $303,880 Tom Jacobs Results
5 April 23, 2002 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Phil Ivey (1/2) $132,000 Toto Leonidas Results
6 April 24, 2002 $1,500 Limit Omaha John Cernuto (1/3) $73,320 Randy Holland (0/2) Results
7 April 25, 2002 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split Paul Clark (1/3) $125,200 Andrew Prock Results
8 April 26, 2002 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Jack Duncan (1/1) $192,560 Lindy Chambers Results
9 April 26, 2002 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Gold Bracelet Match Play Johnny Chan (1/7) $34,000 Phil Hellmuth (0/7) Results
10 April 27, 2002 $2,000 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo John Hennigan (1/1) $117,320 Ben Tang Results
11 April 28, 2002 $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Jay Sipelstein (1/1) $150,240 Barny Boatman Results
12 April 29, 2002 $2,500 Seven Card Stud Dan Torla (1/1) $115,600 Bill Gibbs Results
13 April 30, 2002 $3,000 Limit Hold'em John Hom (1/1) $174,840 Benny Wan Results
14 May 1, 2002 $1,500 Razz Billy Baxter (1/7) $64,860 Chico Flynn Results
15 May 2, 2002 $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha Jan Vang Sørensen (1/1) $185,000 Brent Carter (0/2) Results
16 May 3, 2002 $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Phil Ivey (2/3) $118,440 Sirous Baghchehsaraie Results
17 May 4, 2002 $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Fred Berger (1/1) $197,400 Chris Ferguson (0/3) Results
18 May 5, 2002 $1,500 Ace to Five Lowball Thor Hansen (1/2) $62,600 Brian Nadell Results
19 May 6, 2002 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Layne Flack (2/3) $268,020 Johnny Chan (0/7) Results
20 May 7, 2002 $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eddie Fishman (1/1) $135,360 Doug Saab Results
21 May 8, 2002 $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em John McIntosh (1/1) $177,380 Mel Weiner (0/1) Results
22 May 9, 2002 $5,000 Seven Card Stud Qushqar Morad (1/1) $172,960 Steven Banks Results
23 May 10, 2002 $2,000 S.H.O.E. Phil Ivey (3/4) $107,540 Diego Cordovez (0/1) Results
24 May 11, 2002 $5,000 Limit Hold'em Jennifer Harman (1/2) $221,440 Brian Green Results
25 May 12, 2002 $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout Joel Chaseman (1/1) $96,400 Gene Timberlake Results
26 May 12, 2002 $1,000 Ladies' Championship Catherine Brown (1/1) $39,880 Marie Sohn Results
27 May 13, 2002 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Robert Williamson III (1/1) $201,160 Patrick Bruel (0/1) Results
28 May 14, 2002 $1,500 Limit Hold'em Meng La (1/1) $190,920 Steve Kaufman Results
29 May 15, 2002 $5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split Mike Matusow (1/2) $148,520 Daniel Negreanu (0/1) Results
30 May 16, 2002 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Randal Heeb (1/1) $367,240 Sherman Burry Results
31 May 17, 2002 $2,000 1/2 Hold'em, 1/2 Stud Dan Heimiller (1/1) $108,300 Ram Vaswani Results
32 May 18, 2002 $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw No Limit Allen Cunningham (1/2) $160,200 O'Neil Longson (0/1) Results
33 May 18, 2002 $1,000 Seniors' No Limit Championship Bill Swan (1/1) $134,000 Mike Sexton (0/1) Results
34 May 19, 2002 $1,500 Triple Draw Lowball Ace to Five John Juanda (1/1) $49,620 Paul Phillips Results
35 May 20, 2002 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event Robert Varkonyi $2,000,000 Julian Gardner Results

Main Event

There were 631 entrants to the main event.[2] Each paid $10,000 to enter, with the top 45 players finishing in the money. It was the largest poker tournament (by prize pool) ever played in a brick and mortar casino at the time.

Final table

Name Number of chips
(percentage of total) 		WSOP
Bracelets* 		WSOP
Cashes* 		WSOP
Earnings*
United Kingdom John Shipley 2,033,000 (32.2%) 0 5 $37,270
United States Russell Rosenblum 927,000 (14.7%) 0 0 0
United States Ralph Perry 766,000 (12.1%) 0 6 $43,780
United States Robert Varkonyi 640,000 (10.1%) 0 0 0
United States Minh Ly 614,000 (9.7%) 0 2 $62,155
Republic of Ireland Scott Gray 545,000 (8.6%) 0 1 $12,200
United Kingdom Julian Gardner 394,000 (6.2%) 0 0 0
United States Tony Duong 231,000 (3.7%) 0 5 $224,000
United States Harley Hall 161,000 (2.6%) 0 2 $25,260

*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2002 Main Event.

Final table results

Place Name Prize
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 Duong $100,000
9th Minh Ly $85,000

Note: Phil Hellmuth, as part of ESPN's broadcast team, during the first hour of their final table coverage said he would shave his head if Robert Varkonyi won the tournament. At the conclusion of the tournament, Hellmuth is seen having his head shaved.[3]

In The Money Finishes

NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.

Place Name Prize
13th Martin de Knijff $60,000
14th Yoshio Nakano $60,000
23rd Phil Ivey $40,000
24th Minh Nguyen $40,000
34th Ross Boatman $30,000
35th Randy Holland $30,000
36th Tom Schneider $30,000
42nd David Sklansky $20,000
43rd Dan Heimiller $20,000

In pop culture

In "Casino Night", the 22nd episode of the second season of the American comedy television series The Office, it is revealed that Kevin Malone, a character on the show, won a World Series of Poker bracelet for No-Limit Deuce-Seven Draw in 2002.[4]

References

  1. ^ "2002 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  2. ^ Pitt, Matthew (2022-04-09). "WSOP Main Event Champions 2000-02: Ferguson, Mortensen, and Varkonyi". PokerNews. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  3. ^ "5 Defining Phil Hellmuth Moments at the World Series of Poker". PokerListings. 2015-09-14. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  4. ^ Holloway, Chad (2013-04-05). "The Office's Brian Baumgartner Talks Kevin Malone, Nine Seasons & Plenty of Poker". PokerNews. Retrieved 2024-11-12.