Tournament Information
Tournament:
3rd Annual 49'er Gold Rush Bonanza
Date:
Nov 2 - 11, 2002
Venue:
Lucky Chances Casino
San Francisco, CA, United States
Event:
No Limit Hold'em - Main WPT Event (Nov 10 - 11, 2002)
Buy-in:
$3,000 + $150
Prize:
$456,000
Entries:
152
Other Events
| Nov 2, 2002 | No Limit Hold'em | $50 + 10 |
| Nov 3, 2002 | Limit Hold'em | $200 + 20 |
| Nov 4, 2002 | Partners Bounty Hold'em | $200 + 20 |
| Nov 5, 2002 | Limit Omaha Hi/Lo | $200 + 20 |
| Nov 6, 2002 | Limit Hold'em | $200 + 20 |
| Nov 7, 2002 | Seven Card Stud | $200 + 20 |
| Nov 8, 2002 | No Limit Hold'em Shootout | $500 + 30 |
| Nov 9, 2002 | TOC Format | $1,000 + 50 |
| Nov 10 - 11, 2002 |
 No Limit Hold'em - Main WPT Event
|
$3,000 + 150 |
Event Results
| Place | Player | Prize | GPI | PoY 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Darden | $146,000 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Chris Bigler | $88,000 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari | $44,000 | — | — | |
| 4th | Phil "The Poker Brat" Hellmuth | $34,000 | — | — | |
| 5th | Vince Burgio | $26,000 | — | — | |
| 6th | Tommy Garza | $21,000 | — | — | |
| 7th | Jackson Young | $16,000 | — | — | |
| 8th | Kent Lin | $11,000 | — | — | |
| 9th | Erik Seidel | $9,000 | — | — | |
| 10th | M.F. Wong | $4,500 | — | — | |
| 11th | Michael Dobrich | $4,500 | — | — | |
| 12th | Tony Ng | $4,500 | — | — | |
| 13th | Salim Batshon | $4,000 | — | — | |
| 14th | Steve "Z" Zolotow | $4,000 | — | — | |
| 15th | Lam Hoang | $4,000 | — | — | |
| 16th | Rob Phillip | $3,500 | — | — | |
| 17th | John Maka | $3,500 | — | — | |
| 18th | Mark Burtman | $3,500 | — | — | |
