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There were 613 poker players to the WSOP main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter what was in that time the largest poker tournament ever played in a brick and mortar casino at the time. The final battle was between Dewey Tomko and Carlos Mortensen.
The preflop gave Dewey Tomko the best texas holdem poker hand A♠ A♥. Mortensen had Marriage, and bet to $100.000, while Tomko called. | Dewey Tomko | | Carlos Mortensen | | VS |  |
The flop came with J♦ T♣ 3♣, which gave Mortensen straight-draw and a king-high flush draw. Tomko still had his Ace pair and nothing more. Carlos Mortensen decided to bet $100,000, but Tomko confidently raised to $400,000. Then Mortensen tried to bluff and moved all-in. The turn came with 3♦ and, unfortunately for Tomko, the river brought 9♦ to the table, giving Mortensen the nut-straight and the title of 2001 WSOP Champion with $1,500,000 prize money. | | | | The Flop | The Turn | The River |
Final Table: - Juan Carlos Mortensen - $1,500,000
- Dewey Tomko - $1,098,925
- Stan Schrier - $699,315
- Phil Gordon - $399,610
- Phil Hellmuth Jr - $303,705
- Mike Matusow - $239,765
- Henry Nowakowski - $179,825
- Steve Riehle - $119,885
- John Inashima - $91,190
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