Tournament Information
Tournament:
1st Annual World Poker Challenge
Date:
Jan 9 - 26, 2001
Venue:
Grand Sierra Resort
Reno, NV, United States
Event:
Pot Limit Hold'em (Jan 18, 2001)
Buy-in:
$500 + $40
Prize:
$92,636
Entries:
191
Other Events
| Jan 10, 2001 | Limit Hold'em | $300 + 30 |
| Jan 11, 2001 | Limit 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo | $300 + 30 |
| Jan 12, 2001 | Limit Omaha Hi-Lo | $300 + 30 |
| Jan 13, 2001 | Pot Limit Hold'em | $300 + 30 |
| Jan 14, 2001 | 7 Card Stud | $300 + 30 |
| Jan 15, 2001 | No Limit Hold'em | $300 + 30 |
| Jan 16, 2001 | Pot Limit Omaha | $500 + 40 |
| Jan 17, 2001 | Limit Hold'em | $500 + 40 |
| Jan 18, 2001 | Pot Limit Hold'em | $500 + 40 |
| Jan 19, 2001 | 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo | $500 + 40 |
| Jan 20, 2001 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 40 |
| Jan 21, 2001 | Limit Omaha Hi/Lo | $1,000 + 60 |
| Jan 22, 2001 | No Limit Hold'em | $1,000 + 60 |
| Jan 23, 2001 | Pot Limit Omaha | $1,000 + 60 |
| Jan 24, 2001 | Limit Hold'em | $1,000 + 60 |
| Jan 25 - 26, 2001 | No Limit Hold'em Championship | $5,000 + 80 |
Event Results
| Place | Player | Prize | GPI | PoY 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lonny Berends | $37,054 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Rich Korbin | $18,527 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Bruce Kipfler | $9,264 | — | — | |
| 4th | April Gates | $5,558 | — | — | |
| 5th | Tom McEvoy | $4,169 | — | — | |
| 6th | Thomas John "T.J." Cloutier | $3,242 | — | — | |
| 7th | Pascal "Triple P" Perrault | $2,316 | — | — | |
| 8th | Ron Lemco | $1,853 | — | — | |
| 9th | T.R. Conga | $1,482 | — | — | |
| 10th | Meng La | $1,112 | — | — | |
| 11th | Alex Brenes | $1,112 | — | — | |
| 12th | Alex Papachatzakis | $1,112 | — | — | |
| 13th | Chris "The Armenian Express" Grigorian | $1,019 | — | — | |
| 14th | Peter "The Poet" Costa | $1,019 | — | — | |
| 15th | Glen Schott | $972 | — | — | |
| 16th | Dave Reed | $973 | — | — | |
| 17th | Thomas McGee | $926 | — | — | |
| 18th | Steve Couture | $926 | — | — | |
