# 2004 World Series of Poker

The 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe after Harrah's Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January. Harrah's announced that future WSOP tournaments will be held in a moving circuit of member casinos.

## Events

There were 32 preliminary bracelet events at the 2004 World Series of Poker.
| # | Date | Event | Entries | Winner | Prize | Runner-up | Results |
| 1 | April 21, 2004 | $500 Casino Employees Limit Hold'em | 279 | Carl Nessel (1/1) | $40,000 | Cory Pocket | Results |
| 2 | April 23, 2004 | $2,000 No Limit Hold'em | 834 | James Vogl (1/1) | $400,000 | Shawn Rice | Results |
| 3 | April 24, 2004 | $1,500 Seven-card stud | 258 | Ted Forrest (1/4) | $111,440 | Chad Brown | Results |
| 4 | April 25, 2004 | $1,500 Limit Hold-em | 608 | Aaron Katz (1/1) | $234,940 | Richard Gardner-Brown | Results |
| 5 | April 26, 2004 | $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split | 374 | Curtis Bibb (1/1) | $160,000 | Paul Phillips | Results |
| 6 | April 27, 2004 | $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'Em | 363 | Minh Nguyen (1/2) | $155,420 | Lorne Persons | Results |
| 7 | April 28, 2004 | $1,000 No-Limit Hold'Em | 538 | Gerry Drehobl (1/1) | $365,900 | John Juanda (0/3) | Results |
| 8 | April 29, 2004 | $2,000 Pot Limit Omaha | 145 | Chau Giang (1/3) | $187,920 | Robert Williamson III | Results |
| 9 | April 30, 2004 | $1,500 No Limit Hold 'Em | 831 | Scott Fischman (1/1) | $300,000 | Joe Awada | Results |
| 10 | May 1, 2004 | $2,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split | 224 | Cyndy Violette (1/1) | $135,900 | Pete Kaufman | Results |
| 11 | May 2, 2004 | $2,500 Limit Hold'Em | 237 | Eli Balas (1/3) | $174,440 | Steve Shkolnik | Results |
| 12 | May 3, 2004 | $2,000 H.O.R.S.E. | 166 | Scott Fischman (2/2) | $100,200 | John Cover | Results |
| 13 | May 4, 2004 | $5,000 No Limit Hold'Em | 254 | Thomas Keller (1/1) | $382,020 | Martin de Knijff | Results |
| 14 | May 5, 2004 | $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split | 213 | Hasan Habib (1/1) | $93,060 | Tommy Polk | Results |
| 15 | May 6, 2004 | $2,000 Limit Hold' Em | 287 | Daniel Negreanu (1/3) | $169,100 | Chris Hinchcliffe | Results |
| 16 | May 7, 2004 | $5,000 No-Limit Deuce to Seven Draw | 46 | Barry Greenstein (1/1) | $296,200 | Chris Ferguson (0/5) | Results |
| 17 | May 7, 2004 | $1,500 Limit Hold 'Em Shootout | 240 | Kathy Liebert (1/1) | $110,180 | Kevin Song (0/1) | Results |
| 18 | May 8, 2004 | $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em Shootout | 400 | Phi Nguyen (1/2) | $180,000 | Kirill Gerasimov | Results |
| 19 | May 9, 2004 | $2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split | 234 | Annie Duke (1/1) | $137,860 | Ron Graham (0/1) | Results |
| 20 | May 9, 2004 | $1,000 Ladies Limit Hold 'Em | 201 | Hung Doan (1/1) | $58,530 | Millie Shiu | Results |
| 21 | May 10, 2004 | $2,000 Pot Limit Hold 'Em | 324 | Antonio Esfandiari (1/1) | $58,530 | Phi Nguyen (0/2) | Results |
| 22 | May 11, 2004 | $5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split | 121 | Brett Jungblut (1/1) | $187,720 | John Cernuto (0/3) | Results |
| 23 | May 12, 2004 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 834 | Ted Forrest (2/5) | $300,300 | Susan Pritchett | Results |
| 24 | May 13, 2004 | $5,000 Seven Card Stud | 144 | Joe Awada (1/1) | $221,000 | Marcel Lüske | Results |
| 25 | May 14, 2004 | $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'Em | 316 | Gavin Griffin (1/1) | $270,420 | Garry Bush | Results |
| 26 | May 15, 2004 | $1,500 Seven Card Razz | 195 | T. J. Cloutier (1/5) | $90,500 | Dutch Boyd | Results |
| 27 | May 16, 2004 | $1,000 Deuce to Seven Triple Draw | 82 | Farzad Bonyadi (1/2) | $86,980 | Trung Ly | Results |
| 28 | May 16, 2004 | $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em | 519 | Gary Gibbs (1/1) | $136,960 | Carl McKelvey | Results |
| 29 | May 17, 2004 | $5,000 Limit Hold 'Em | 213 | John Hennigan (1/2) | $325,360 | An Tran (0/1) | Results |
| 30 | May 18, 2004 | $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 651 | Mike Sica (1/1) | $503,160 | John Kabbaj | Results |
| 31 | May 19, 2004 | $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha | 145 | Ted Lawson (1/1) | $500,000 | Lee Watkinson | Results |
| 32 | May 20, 2004 | $1,500 A-5 Draw Lowball | 184 | Norm Ketchum (1/1) | $84,500 | Barry Greenstein (0/1) | Results |
| 33 | May 22, 2004 | $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event | 2,576 | Greg Raymer (1/1) | $5,000,000 | David Williams | Results |

## Main event

There were 2,576 entrants to the main event – more than three times the number of the previous year. The rise in popularity among the 2004 Main Event and some preliminary 2004 WSOP events could be attributed to the coverage of Chris Moneymaker's victory from the prior year. Each entry paid $10,000 to enter, with the top 225 players finishing in the money. Many entrants, including the overall winner, won their seat in online poker tournaments. 1995 Main Event champion Dan Harrington made the final table for the second consecutive year. His bid for a second main-event title came up short once again as he finished in fourth place.

### Final table

| Name | Number of chips (percentage of total) | WSOP Bracelets* | WSOP Cashes* | WSOP Earnings* |
| Greg Raymer | 8,215,000 (32.4%) | 0 | 1 | $5,345 |
| Matt Dean | 4,920,000 (19.4%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Arieh | 3,205,000 (12.6%) | 1 | 6 | $306,990 |
| Glenn Hughes | 2,275,000 (9.0%) | 0 | 4 | $44,270 |
| Dan Harrington | 2,245,000 (8.9%) | 2 | 8 | $1,975,858 |
| David Williams | 1,575,000 (6.2%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Krux | 1,305,000 (5.1%) | 1 | 6 | $345,705 |
| Mike McClain | 885,000 (3.5%) | 0 | 2 | $12,679 |
| Mattias Andersson | 740,000 (2.9%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2004 Main Event.

### Final table results

| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Greg Raymer | $5,000,000 |
| 2nd | David Williams | $3,500,000 |
| 3rd | Josh Arieh | $2,500,000 |
| 4th | Dan Harrington | $1,500,000 |
| 5th | Glenn Hughes | $1,100,000 |
| 6th | Al Krux | $800,000 |
| 7th | Matt Dean | $675,000 |
| 8th | Mattias Andersson | $575,000 |
| 9th | Michael McClain | $470,400 |

### Other high finishes

NB: This list is restricted to top 100 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 10th | Marcel Lüske | $373,000 |
| 15th | Eddy Scharf | $275,000 |
| 18th | Harry Demetriou | $147,500 |
| 26th | Chris Ferguson | $120,000 |
| 32nd | Julian Gardner | $80,000 |
| 33rd | Matthew Hilger | $80,000 |
| 52nd | Gavin Smith | $45,000 |
| 53rd | Doyle Brunson | $45,000 |
| 54th | Blair Rodman | $45,000 |
| 59th | Daniel Alaei | $35,000 |
| 72nd | Dave Ulliott | $30,000 |
| 86th | Randy Holland | $20,000 |
| 87th | Mike Matusow | $20,000 |
| 90th | Burt Boutin | $20,000 |