2001 World Series of Poker
series of poker tournaments
The 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
Events
There were 25 preliminary bracelet events at the 2001 World Series of Poker. Phil Hellmuth became the third player in WSOP history to win seven career bracelets.
Main Event
There were 613 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter, with the top 45 players finishing in the money. It was the largest poker tournament ever played in a non-online casino at the time. The 2001 Main Event was the first tournament in history to pay out at least $1,000,000 to two players. Phil Hellmuth made the final table and looked to become a two-time Main Event champion, but fell short in fifth place.
Final table
*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2001 Main Event.
Final table results
In The Money Finishes
NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
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