| Competition: | 2003 World Series of Poker |
| Location: | Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dates: | April 15 – May 23 |
| Champion: |  Chris Moneymaker |
| Prev: | 2002 |
| Next: | 2004 |
The 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 35 preliminary bracelet events at the 2003 World Series of Poker.[1]
| Event | Winner | Prize | Runner-up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500 Casino Employees Limit Hold'em | David Lukaszewski (1/1) | $35,800 | Paul Trieglaff | [2] | |
| 2 | $2,000 Limit Hold'em | Mohammed Ibrahim (1/1) | $290,420 | Jon Brody | [3] | |
| 3 | $1,500 Seven-card stud | Toto Leonidas (1/1) | $98,760 | Rallis Peter Tanagiotias | [4] | |
| 4 | $2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split | Chris Ferguson (1/4) | $123,680 | Barry Bindelglass | [5] | |
| 5 | $2,000 No Limit Hold'em | Jim Meehan (1/1) | $280,100 | Guy Calvert | [6] | |
| 6 | $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em | Prahlad Friedman (1/1) | $109,400 | Bernd Rygol | [7] | |
| 7 | $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split | Minh Nguyen (1/1) | $106,020 | Bob Mangino | [8] | |
| 8 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | Erik Seidel (1/6) | $146,100 | Men Nguyen (0/4) | [9] | |
| 9 | $2,000 H.O.R.S.E. | Doyle Brunson (1/9) | $84,080 | Brian Haveson | [10] | |
| 10 | $2,000 1/2 Hold'em, 1/2 Seven Card Stud | Chris Ferguson (2/5) | $66,220 | Diego Cordovez (0/1) | [11] | |
| 11 | $2,500 No Limit Hold'em | Phi Nguyen (1/1) | $222,800 | Jim Miller | [12] | |
| 12 | $2,500 Limit Hold'em | Phil Hellmuth (1/8) | $171,400 | Young Phan | [13] | |
| 13 | $2,500 Seven Card Stud | Michael Saltzburg (1/1) | $95,580 | Mimi Tran | [14] | |
| 14 | $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw | O'Neil Longson (1/2) | $147,680 | Allen Cunningham (0/2) | [15] | |
| 15 | $5,000 No Limit Hold'em | Johnny Chan (1/8) | $224,400 | Surinder Sunar | [16] | |
| 16 | $1,500 Limit Omaha | Eddy Scharf (1/2) | $63,600 | Dave Colclough | [17] | |
| 17 | $1,500 Limit Hold'em | John Arrage (1/1) | $178,600 | Kathy Liebert | [18] | |
| 18 | $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split | Layne Flack (1/4) | $119,260 | Men Nguyen (0/4) | [19] | |
| 19 | $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em | Mickey Appleman (1/4) | $147,280 | Brian Plona | [20] | |
| 20 | $1,000 Seniors' No Limit Hold'em | Ron Rose (1/1) | $130,060 | Ron McMillan | [21] | |
| 21 | $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split | John Juanda (1/2) | $130,200 | Shawn Sheikhan | [22] | |
| 22 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | Amir Vahedi (1/1) | $270,000 | Cleve Haley | [23] | |
| 23 | $2,000 S.H.O.E. | Daniel Negreanu (1/2) | $100,440 | Jim Pechac | [24] | |
| 24 | $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha | Johnny Chan (2/9) | $158,100 | Emmanuel Sebag | [25] | |
| 25 | $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout | Layne Flack (2/5) | $120,000 | Annie Duke | [26] | |
| 26 | $3,000 Limit Hold'em | Tom Jacobs (1/1) | $163,000 | Jan Sjavik | [27] | |
| 27 | $5,000 Seven-Card Razz | Huck Seed (1/4) | $71,500 | Phil Ivey (0/4) | [28] | |
| 28 | $1,000 Ladies' 1/2 Hold'em, 1/2 Stud | Barb Rugolo (1/1) | $40,700 | J. J. Liu | [29] | |
| 29 | $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split | Frankie O'Dell (1/1) | $133,760 | Bill Schonsheck | [30] | |
| 30 | $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em | Charles Keith Lehr (1/1) | $225,040 | Chris Ferguson (0/5) | [31] | |
| 31 | $5,000 Seven Card Stud | Men Nguyen (1/5) | $178,560 | Mel Judah (0/2) | [32] | |
| 32 | $3,000 No Limit Hold'em | Phil Hellmuth (2/9) | $410,860 | Daniel Negreanu (0/2) | [33] | |
| 33 | $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha | John Juanda (2/3) | $203,840 | O'Neil Longson (0/2) | [34] | |
| 34 | $5,000 Limit Hold'em | Carlos Mortensen (1/2) | $251,680 | Mark Gregorich | [35] | |
| 35 | $1,500 Ace to Five Triple Draw Lowball | Men Nguyen (2/6) | $43,520 | Charles Keith Lehr (0/1) | [36] |
There were 839 entrants to the main event.[37] Each paid $10,000 to enter, with the top 63 players finishing in the money. It 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.[38] 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 |
| Place | Name | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chris Moneymaker (1/1) | $2,500,000 | |
| 2nd | Sam Farha (0/1) | $1,300,000 | |
| 3rd | Dan Harrington (0/2) | $650,000 | |
| 4th | Jason Lester | $440,000 | |
| 5th | Tomer Benvenisti | $320,000 | |
| 6th | Amir Vahedi (0/1) | $250,000 | |
| 7th | Young Pak | $200,000 | |
| 8th | David Grey (0/1) | $160,000 | |
| 9th | David Singer | $120,000 |
NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
| Place | Name | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | Phil Ivey (0/5) | $82,700 | |
| 11th | Minh Nguyen (0/1) | $80,000 | |
| 12th | Dutch Boyd | $80,000 | |
| 13th | Freddy Deeb (0/1) | $65,000 | |
| 14th | Marcel Lüske | $65,000 | |
| 15th | Bruno Fitoussi | $65,000 | |
| 18th | Scotty Nguyen (0/4) | $55,000 | |
| 19th | Howard Lederer (0/2) | $45,000 | |
| 23rd | Dennis Waterman | $45,000 | |
| 25th | Men Nguyen (0/6) | $45,000 | |
| 27th | Phil Hellmuth (0/9) | $45,000 | |
| 29th | Victor Ramdin | $35,000 | |
| 31st | Jeff Shulman | $35,000 | |
| 34th | Ken Lennaárd | $35,000 | |
| 41st | Humberto Brenes (0/2) | $25,000 | |
| 42nd | Kevin Song (0/1) | $25,000 | |
| 45th | Paul Darden (0/1) | $25,000 | |
| 47th | Annie Duke | $20,000 | |
| 49th | Barry Greenstein | $20,000 | |
| 54th | Julian Gardner | $20,000 | |
| 55th | David Chiu (0/3) | $15,000 | |
| 56th | Julien Studley | $15,000 |