2001 - This Year in WSOP History

April 20

$500 Casino Employees (Limit Hold 'Em) (Event #1, began 4/20)

Winner: Travis Jonas ($40,200)

Entries: 224 (18 paid)

April 22

Nani Dollison Wins $2,000 Limit Hold 'Em for Second Bracelet
Defeats record field of 615 for women's record $441,440, jumping over Annie Duke for #1 on the women's all-time money list.

Chris Ferguson Wins $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo for Third Bracelet
Defeats field of 306, including Men Nguyen heads up, for $164,735.

$2,000 Limit Hold 'Em (Event #2, began 4/21)

Winner: Nani Dollison ($441,440)

Entries: 615 (27 paid)

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$1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo Split Eight or Better (Event #3, began 4/22)

Winner: Chris Ferguson ($164,735)

Entries: 306 (27 paid)

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April 24

$1,500 Seven-Card Stud (Event #4, began 4/23)

Winner: Adam Roberts ($146,430)

Entries: 272 (24 paid)

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April 25

Phil Hellmuth Wins $2,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em for Seventh Bracelet
Defeats field of 441, including T.J. Cloutier heads up, for $316,550.

$2,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #5, began 4/24)

Winner: Phil Hellmuth ($316,550)

Entries: 441 (27 paid)

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April 26

$1,500 Limit Omaha (Event #6, began 4/25)

Winner: Eddy Scharf ($83,810)

Entries: 144 (18 paid)

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April 27

$1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo Split Eight or Better (Event #7, began 4/26)

Winner: Barry Shulman ($123,820)

Entries: 230 (24 paid)

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April 28

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #8, began 4/27)

Winner: Galen Kester ($167,035)

Entries: 145$ (142 rebuys) (18 paid)

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April 29

S.H.O.E. Debuts at WSOP
David Pham defeats field of 181 to win $2,000 S.H.O.E. for $140,455 and his first bracelet.

$2,000 S.H.O.E. (Event #9, began 4/28)

Winner: David Pham ($140,455)

Entries: 181 (16 paid)

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April 30

$3,000 Limit Hold 'Em (Event #10, began 4/29)

Winner: Jim Lester ($233,490)

Entries: 192 (18 paid)

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May 1

$2,500 Seven-Card Stud (Event #11, began 4/30)

Winner: Paul Darden ($147,440)

Entries: 152 (16 paid)

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May 2

$2,000 Pot-Limit Texas Hold 'Em (Event #12, began 5/1)

Winner: Burt Boutin ($193,800)

Entries: 270 (27 paid)

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May 3

Berry Johnston Wins $1,500 Razz for Fifth Bracelet
Defeats field of 144 for $83,810.

$1,500 Seven-Card Razz (Event #13, began 5/2)

Winner: Berry Johnston ($83,810)

Entries: 144 (16 paid)

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May 4

Scotty Nguyen Wins $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha for Third Bracelet
Defeats field of 102 (82 rebuys) for $178,480.

$2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #14, began 5/3)

Winner: Scotty Nguyen ($178,480)

Entries: 102$ (82 rebuys) (18 paid)

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May 5

$2,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo Split Eight or Better (Event #15, began 5/4)

Winner: Rich Korbin ($159,080)

Entries: 164 (16 paid)

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May 6

$1,500 Limit Ace-to-Five Draw (Event #16, began 5/5)

Winner: Cliff Yamagawa ($73,915)

Entries: 127 (16 paid)

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May 7

$2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo Split Eight or Better (Event #17, began 5/6)

Winner: Bob Slezak ($173,625)

Entries: 179 (18 paid)

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May 8

$5,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw (Event #18, began 5/7)

Winner: Howard Lederer ($165,870)

Entries: 33$ (43 rebuys) (5 paid)

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May 9

Jay Heimowitz Wins Debut Seniors Championship for Sixth Bracelet
Defeats field of 340 for $115,430 in the 50-year age minimum "Oklahoma Johnny Hale Seniors World Championship of Poker", which had run outside the WSOP for its first three years.

$1,000 The Seniors' Championship (Event #19, began 5/7)

Winner: Jay Heimowitz ($115,430)

Entries: 340 (30 paid)

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$3,000 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #20, began 5/8)

Winner: Steve Zolotow ($243,335)

Entries: 226 (27 paid)

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May 10

Allen Cunningham Wins $5,000 Seven-Card Stud for First Bracelet
Defeats field of 104 for $201,760.

$5,000 Seven-Card Stud (Event #21, began 5/9)

Winner: Allen Cunningham ($201,760)

Entries: 104 (16 paid)

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May 11

Erik Seidel Wins $3,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em for Fifth Bracelet
Defeats field of 382, including Johnny Chan heads up in a reversal of their 1988 Main Event battle, for $411,300.

$3,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #22, began 5/10)

Winner: Erik Seidel ($411,300)

Entries: 382 (27 paid)

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May 12

Scotty Nguyen Wins $5,000 Omaha Hi/Lo for Fourth Bracelet, Second of Year
Defeats field of 107, including Phil Hellmuth heads up, for $207,580.

$5,000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split Eight or Better (Event #23, began 5/11)

Winner: Scotty Nguyen ($207,580)

Entries: 107 (18 paid)

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May 13

$5,000 Limit Hold 'Em (Event #24, began 5/12)

Winner: Hemish Shah ($312,340)

Entries: 161 (18 paid)

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May 14

Nani Dollison Wins Second Straight Ladies Championship for Third Bracelet
Defeats field of 106 for $41,130 and becomes the first [and still only] woman to win two bracelets in one year.

$1,000 Women's Championship (Event #25, began 5/13)

Winner: Nani Dollison ($41,130)

Entries: 106 (16 paid)

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May 17

Daniel Negreanu Finishes Eleventh in Main Event
Collects $63,940, the same prize as final table bubble boy Arturo Diaz.

May 18

Stu Ungar Inducted Into Poker Hall of Fame
Ungar was the only player to win the WSOP Main Event three times (1980, 1981, and 1997) and had two other bracelets. He was also the only three-time Super Bowl of Poker Main Event winner.

Phil Hellmuth Last Champ Standing in Main Event
Exits in 5th place for $303,705.

Carlos Mortensen Wins 2001 WSOP Main Event
Defeats field of 613 for $1,500,000 and Spain's first bracelet. Dewey Tomko finishes second for $1,098,925 nineteen years after also finishing second, setting a record for longest span between Main Event final tables.

$10,000 Main Event - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #26, began 5/14)

Winner: Carlos Mortensen ($1,500,000)

Entries: 613 (45 paid)

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