2002 World Series of Poker | |
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Location | Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Dates | April 19 – May 25 |
Champion | |
Robert Varkonyi | |
The 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
The 2002 WSOP was historically notable for two reasons. The series was the first WSOP in which pocket cams were installed to allow broadcasters (on tape delay) to show the players' hole cards, although only for the Main Event (today, the cameras are used at most WSOP events), and it was also the last WSOP before the 2003 Main Event victory of amateur Chris Moneymaker helped launch the 2000s poker boom.