Who won the 2004 WSOP Main Event?

Greg Raymer, who beat 2,576 entries for $5,000,000.

How many events were at the 2004 World Series of Poker?

33 bracelet events in Las Vegas, with 13,036 entries between them.

Who won the most bracelets at the 2004 WSOP?

Ted Forrest (#3 and #23), Scott Fischman (#9 and #12) won two. Nobody won more than two.

What was the biggest prize at the 2004 WSOP?

The Main Event's $5,000,000. The biggest outside it was $503,160 for Mike Sica in the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em.

What was the largest event at the 2004 WSOP?

The $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event, with 2,576 entries.

Poker history

2004 WSOP results

By All In Central · Updated 3 October 2026

The 2004 World Series of Poker had 33 bracelet events and 13,036 entries. Greg Raymer won the Main Event. Here is every event, winner and prize.

Bracelet events

Binion's Horseshoe

Entries

13,036

April 21 – May 28, 2004

Main Event champion

Greg Raymer

$5,000,000

First-time winners

of 33 events

More than one bracelet in 2004

United States: Ted Forrest#3 $1,500 Seven-card stud · #23 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
United States: Scott Fischman#9 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em · #12 $2,000 H.O.R.S.E.

The 10 biggest prizes

1United States: Greg Raymer#33 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event$5,000,000
2United States: Mike Sica#30 $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em$503,160
3United States: Ted Lawson#31 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha$500,000
4United Kingdom: James Vogl#2 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em$400,000
5United States: Thomas Keller#13 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em$382,020
6United States: Gerry Drehobl#7 $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em$365,900
7United States: John Hennigan#29 $5,000 Limit Hold'em$325,360
8United States: Ted Forrest#23 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em$300,300
9United States: Scott Fischman#9 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em$300,000
10United States: Barry Greenstein#16 $5,000 No-Limit Deuce to Seven Draw$296,200

Every event

The number after each winner is their career WSOP bracelet count after this win.

2004 WSOP bracelet events and winners
#	Winner	Entries	Prize
1	United States: Carl Nessel1st$500 Casino Employees Limit Hold'em	279	$40,000
2	United Kingdom: James Vogl1st$2,000 No Limit Hold'em	834	$400,000
3	United States: Ted Forrest4th$1,500 Seven-card stud	258	$111,440
4	United States: Aaron Katz1st$1,500 Limit Hold'em	608	$234,940
5	United States: Curtis Bibb1st$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split	374	$160,000
6	United States: Minh Nguyen2nd$1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em	363	$155,420
7	United States: Gerry Drehobl1st$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em	538	$365,900
8	United States: Chau Giang3rd$2,000 Pot Limit Omaha	145	$187,920
9	United States: Scott Fischman1st$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	831	$300,000
10	United States: Cyndy Violette1st$2,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split	224	$135,900
11	United States: Eli Balas3rd$2,500 Limit Hold'em	237	$174,440
12	United States: Scott Fischman2nd$2,000 H.O.R.S.E.	166	$100,200
13	United States: Thomas Keller1st$5,000 No Limit Hold'em	254	$382,020
14	United States: Hasan Habib1st$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split	213	$93,060
15	Canada: Daniel Negreanu3rd$2,000 Limit Hold'em	287	$169,100
16	United States: Barry Greenstein1st$5,000 No-Limit Deuce to Seven Draw	46	$296,200
17	United States: Kathy Liebert1st$1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout	240	$110,180
18	United States: Phi Nguyen2nd$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	400	$180,000
19	United States: Annie Duke1st$2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split	234	$137,860
20	United States: Hung Doan1st$1,000 Ladies Limit Hold'em	201	$58,530
21	United States: Antonio Esfandiari1st$2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em	324	$184,860
22	United States: Brett Jungblut1st$5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split	121	$187,720
23	United States: Ted Forrest5th$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	834	$300,300
24	United States: Joe Awada1st$5,000 Seven Card Stud	144	$221,000
25	United States: Gavin Griffin1st$3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em	316	$270,420
26	United States: T. J. Cloutier5th$1,500 Seven Card Razz	195	$90,500
27	United States: Farzad Bonyadi2nd$1,000 Deuce to Seven Triple Draw	82	$86,980
28	United States: Gary Gibbs1st$1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em	519	$136,960
29	United States: John Hennigan2nd$5,000 Limit Hold'em	213	$325,360
30	United States: Mike Sica1st$3,000 No-Limit Hold'em	651	$503,160
31	United States: Ted Lawson1st$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha	145	$500,000
32	United States: Norm Ketchum1st$1,500 A-5 Draw Lowball	184	$84,500
33	United States: Greg Raymer1st$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event	2,576	$5,000,000

Winners by country

Countries as WSOP.com lists them, which is usually where a player lives rather than their nationality.

United States: United States31
United Kingdom: United Kingdom1
Canada: Canada1

Other years

Common questions

Who won the 2004 WSOP Main Event?: Greg Raymer, who beat 2,576 entries for $5,000,000.
How many events were at the 2004 World Series of Poker?: 33 bracelet events in Las Vegas, with 13,036 entries between them.
Who won the most bracelets at the 2004 WSOP?: Ted Forrest (#3 and #23), Scott Fischman (#9 and #12) won two. Nobody won more than two.
What was the biggest prize at the 2004 WSOP?: The Main Event's $5,000,000. The biggest outside it was $503,160 for Mike Sica in the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em.
What was the largest event at the 2004 WSOP?: The $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event, with 2,576 entries.

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Sources: WSOP.com's official 2004 results (fields, prizes and players' countries) and Wikipedia's 2004 World Series of Poker results (event names and career bracelet counts), checked against each other in October 2026, with PokerNews and Card Player for every disagreement. Event #21's first prize was $184,860 (Wikipedia shows $58,530). WSOP.com lists some winners under a screen name, a legal name or a misspelling (#21 Antonio Esfandiari); we use the names they play under. Prizes are rounded to the dollar, so one may differ by $1 from another source's figure. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.