| 2003 World Series of Poker | |
|---|---|
| Location | Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dates | April 15 – May 23 |
| Champion | |
 Chris Moneymaker | |
The 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
| 2003 World Series of Poker | |
|---|---|
| Location | Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dates | April 15 – May 23 |
| Champion | |
| Chris Moneymaker | |
The 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
| Event | Winner | Prize | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| $500 Casino Employees 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 | $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 | $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 |
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 Chris Moneymaker, won their seat in online poker tournaments. 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.
| Name | Number of chips (percentage of total) | WSOP Bracelets* | WSOP Cashes* | WSOP Earnings* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Moneymaker | 2,344,000 (27.9%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amir Vahedi | 1,407,000 (16.8%) | 1 | 4 | $314,950 |
| Sam Farha | 999,000 (11.9%) | 1 | 2 | $193,140 |
| Tomer Benvenisti | 922,000 (11.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Singer | 750,000 (8.9%) | 0 | 8 | $93,115 |
| Jason Lester | 695,000 (8.3%) | 0 | 11 | $128,200 |
| Dan Harrington | 574,000 (6.8%) | 2 | 7 | $1,325,858 |
| Young Pak | 360,000 (4.3%) | 0 | 4 | $33,819 |
| David Grey | 338,000 (4.0%) | 1 | 7 | $306,664 |
*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2003 Main Event.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 24th | Anthony Esposito | $45,000 |
| 25th | Men Nguyen | $45,000 |
| 27th | Phil Hellmuth | $45,000 |
| 29th | Victor Ramdin | $35,000 |
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