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:

1. Juan Carlos Mortensen - $1,500,000
   
2. Dewey Tomko - $1,098,925
3. Stan Schrier - $699,315
4. Phil Gordon - $399,610
5. Phil Hellmuth Jr - $303,705
6. Mike Matusow - $239,765
7. Henry Nowakowski - $179,825
8. Steve Riehle - $119,885
9. John Inashima - $91,190