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2006 World Series of Poker#Main Event

{{Short description|Series of poker tournaments}}

{{Infobox sports competition event

| competition = 2006 World Series of Poker

| location = Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada

| dates = June 26 – August 10

| champion = {{flagicon|USA}} Jamie Gold

| prev = 2005

| next = 2007

}}

File:2006 WSOP Championship Bracelet.jpg]]

The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006, with satellite events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29. Forty more events, in various disciplines including Omaha, seven-card stud and razz, plus ladies' and senior tournaments, led up to the 10,000 US$ no-limit Texas hold 'em main event starting July 28 and running through the final table on August 10.

All events were held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, which marked the first time that a casino other than Binion's Horseshoe (now "Binion's") hosted the final table of the main event. Six days reserved for the first two rounds of play for the main event were established by Harrah's Entertainment, which has run the annual event since its purchase from the Binion family in 2004.

The first prize in the main event was $12 million (US$), at that time the richest prize for the winner of any sports or television event in history. The top 12 players became millionaires.{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=main-event-payout-announced&uid=21877 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201729/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=main-event-payout-announced&uid=21877 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |title=Main Event Payout Announced |publisher=Pokerwire.com |date=August 1, 2006 |access-date=August 1, 2006 }} The record prize was surpassed at the 2012 WSOP, when the winner of the $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop, Antonio Esfandiari, received a first-place prize of $18.3 million.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/poker/story/_/id/7804846/world-series-poker-offer-1-million-buy-tournament |title=WSOP to offer $1 million buy-in |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=April 12, 2012 |access-date=May 13, 2012}}

The 2006 World Series featured a much-anticipated HORSE tournament with a $50,000 buy-in, the highest ever for a single WSOP event.{{cite web | last=Dalla | first=Nolan | title=WSOP NEWS: Harrahs-adds-50k-Buy-In-HORSE-Event-to-2006-WSOP | website=World Series of Poker

| date=2006-01-23 | url=https://www.wsop.com/news/2006/Jan/558/Harrahs-adds-50k-Buy-In-HORSE-Event-to-2006-WSOP.html | access-date=2025-03-07}}

Humberto Brenes, Phil Hellmuth, Chris Ferguson, and Alex Jacob tied for the most cashes during the WSOP, with eight each. Jeff Madsen, who won two events and made two other final tables (finishing 3rd both times), was named the 2006 WSOP Player of the Year (POTY).{{Cite web |last=Dalla |first=Nolan |date=June 22, 2013 |title=Jeff Madsen Wins Third Bracelet |url=https://www.wsop.com/news/2013/Jun/4412/JEFF-MADSEN-WINS-THIRD-GOLD-BRACELET.html |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=WSOP.com}} He barely edged Hellmuth, who also made four final tables.

Events

{{main|2006 World Series of Poker results}}

There were 45 total events in the 2006 WSOP. Phil Hellmuth tied for the career bracelet lead with Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan when he won his tenth career bracelet.{{cite web | last=Henriquez | first=Alex | title=Poker News | website=A Perfect 10! Hellmuth Wins 10th WSOP Bracelet | date=2006-07-25 | url=https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/1202-a-perfect-10-hellmuth-wins-10th-wsop-bracelet | access-date=2025-03-07}}

class="wikitable sortable"
#

!Date

! Event

!Entries

! Winner

! Prize

! Runner-up

! Results

1

|June 26, 2006

| $500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em

|1,232

| Chris Gros (1/1)

| $127,616

| Bryan Devonshire

| Results

2

|June 27, 2006

| $1,500 No Limit Hold'em

|2,776

| Brandon Cantu (1/1)

| $757,839

| Phong Ly

| Results

3

|June 28, 2006

| $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em

|1,102

| Rafe Furst (1/1)

| $345,984

| Rocky Enciso

| Results

4

|June 29, 2006

| $1,500 Limit Hold'em

|1,068

| Kianoush Abolfathi (1/1)

| $335,289

| Eric Buchman

| Results

5

|June 30, 2006

| $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Short Handed 6/Table

|824

| Dutch Boyd (1/1)

| $475,712

| Joe Hachem (0/1)

| Results

6

|July 1, 2006

| $2,000 No Limit Hold'em

|1,919

| Mark Vos (1/1)

| $803,274

| Nam Le

| Results

7

|July 2, 2006

| $3,000 Limit Hold'em

|415

| Bill Chen (1/1)

| $343,618

| Yueqi Zhu

| Results

8

|July 3, 2006

| $2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo (8 or better)

|670

| Jack Zwerner (1/1)

| $341,426

| Rusty Mandap

| Results

9

|July 4, 2006

| $5,000 No Limit Hold'em

|622

| Jeff Cabanillas (1/1)

| $818,546

| Phil Hellmuth (0/9)

| Results

10

|July 5, 2006

| $1,500 Seven-card stud

|478

| David Williams (1/1)

| $163,118

| John Hoang

| Results

11

|July 6, 2006

| $1,500 Limit Hold'em

|701

| Bob Chalmers (1/1)

| $258,344

| Tam Ho

| Results

12

|July 6, 2006

| $5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo (8 or better)

|265

| Sam Farha (1/2)

| $398,560

| Phil Ivey (0/5)

| Results

13

|July 7, 2006

| $2,500 Limit Hold'em

|1,290

| Max Pescatori (1/1)

| $682,389

| Anthony Reategui

| Results

14

|July 8, 2006

| $1,000 No Limit Hold'em w/multiple rebuys

|752

| Allen Cunningham (1/4)

| $625,830

| David Rheem

| Results

15

|July 9, 2006

| $1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em

|1,128

| Mary Jones Meyer (1/1)

| $236,094

| Shawnee Barton

| Results

16

|July 9, 2006

| $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha

|218

| Lee Watkinson (1/1)

| $655,746

| Mike Guttman

| Results

17

|July 10, 2006

| $1,000 No Limit Hold'em

|2,891

| Jon Friedberg (1/1)

| $526,185

| John Phan

| Results

18

|July 11, 2006

| $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em

|590

| Eric Kesselman (1/1)

| $311,403

| Hyon Kim

| Results

19

|July 12, 2006

| $1,000 No Limit Hold'em Seniors

|1,184

| Clare Miller (1/1)

| $247,814

| Mike Nargi

| Results

20

|July 12, 2006

| $50,000 H.O.R.S.E.

|143

| Chip Reese (1/3)

| $1,716,000

| Andy Bloch

| Results

21

|July 13, 2006

| $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Short Handed 6/Table

|740

| Bill Chen (2/2)

| $442,511

| Nath Pizzolatto

| Results

22

|July 14, 2006

| $2,000 No Limit Hold'em

|1,579

| Jeff Madsen (1/1)

| $660,948

| Paul Sheng

| Results

23

|July 15, 2006

| $3,000 Limit Hold'em

|341

| Ian Johns (1/1)

| $291,755

| Jerrod Ankenman

| Results

24

|July 15, 2006

| $3,000 Omaha Hi-Lo (8 or better)

|352

| Scott Clements (1/1)

| $301,175

| Thor Hansen (0/2)

| Results

25

|July 16, 2006

| $2,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout

|600

| David Pham (1/2)

| $240,222

| Charlie Sewell

| Results

26A

|July 17, 2006

| $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha

|526

| Ralph Perry (1/1)

| $207,817

| George Abdallah

| Results

26B

|July 17, 2006

| $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/rebuys

|158

| Eric Froehlich (1/2)

| $299,675

| Sherkhan Farnood

|Results

27

|July 18, 2006

| $1,500 No Limit Hold'em

|2,126

| Mats Rahmn (1/1)

| $655,141

| Richard Toth

| Results

28

|July 19, 2006

| $5,000 Seven-Card Stud

|183

| Benjamin Lin (1/1)

| $256,620

| Shawn Sheikhan

| Results

29

|July 19, 2006

| $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em

|562

| John Gale (1/1)

| $374,849

| Maros Lechman

| Results

30

|July 20, 2006

| $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Short Handed 6/Table

|507

| Jeff Madsen (2/2)

| $643,381

| Erick Lindgren

| Results

31

|July 21, 2006

| $2,000 No Limit Hold'em

|2,050

| Justin Scott (1/1)

| $842,262

| Freddy Rouhani

|Results

32

|July 22, 2006

| $5,000 Pot Limit Hold'em

|378

| Jason Lester (1/1)

| $550,746

| Alan Sass

| Results

33

|July 22, 2006

| $1,500 Razz

|409

| James Richburg (1/1)

| $139,576

| Carlos Mortensen (0/2)

| Results

34

|July 23, 2006

| $1,000 No Limit Hold'em w/multiple rebuys

|754

| Phil Hellmuth (1/10)

| $631,863

| Juha Helppi

| Results

35

|July 24, 2006

| $1,000 Seven Card Stud High-Low 8/OB

|788

| Pat Poels (1/2)

| $172,091

| Greg Dinkin

| Results

36

|July 24, 2006

| $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout

|524

| Victoriano Perches (1/1)

| $157,338

| Arnold Spee

| Results

37

|July 25, 2006

| $1,500 No Limit Hold'em

|2,803

| James Gorham (1/1)

| $765,226

| Osman Kibar

| Results

38

|July 25, 2006

| $5,000 No-Limit 2–7 Draw Lowball w/rebuys

|81

| Daniel Alaei (1/1)

| $430,698

| David Williams (0/1)

| Results

39

|July 28, 2006

| $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship

|8,773

| Jamie Gold (1/1)

| $12,000,000

| Paul Wasicka

| Results

40

|August 3, 2006

| $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em

|1,100

| Praz Bansi (1/1)

| $230,209

| Anh Lu

| Results

41

|August 5, 2006

| $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

|1,007

| Paul Kobel (1/1)

| $316,144

| Tyler Andrews

| Results

42

|August 6, 2006

| $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

|352

| Jim Mitchell (1/1)

| $153,173

| Stuart Fox

| Results

43

|August 7, 2006

| $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

|420

| Kevin Nathan (1/1)

| $171,987

| J. C. Tran

| Results

44

|August 8, 2006

| $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

|481

| Kevin Cover (1/1)

| $196,968

| Joe Brandenburg

| Results

45

|August 9, 2006

| $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

|494

| Anders Henriksson (1/1)

| $202,291

| Maureen Feduniak

| Results

Main Event

The 2006 Main Event (event #39) remains the largest tournament in poker history by prize pool with a total prize pool of $82,512,162.{{Cite web |title=Biggest prize pool events |url=https://www.thehendonmob.com/biggest-prize-pool-events/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}} The tournament, like every WSOP Main Event, is a $10,000 No-Limit Texas Hold'em event. Due to the 8,773-player field, there were four separate starting days (1A-1D), each playing down to 800 people. They were later combined into one other set of separate days (2A and 2B) before becoming one whole group. The field was whittled down to 9 players on August 8, and Jamie Gold was crowned World Champion on August 10. The final table of the "Main Event" was offered live on Pay-Per-View, but unlike ESPN telecasts, viewers at home could not see the hole cards of the players unless the player turned their cards over.

Along with the usual $10,000 chip stacks, a new feature to the WSOP was the "All-In" button. Tournament directors have informed the participants that the coin could be used in lieu of pushing all of one's chips into the pot.

The beige $50,000 chips that were used in 2005 were not used in 2006. Instead, tangerine and yellow $25,000 chips, in the design of the current $25 chips, were used. And for the first time in World Series of Poker History, a $100,000 chip was introduced on day 7. The chips were mint green with black edge spots in the design of the current yellow/black $1,000 chip. The 2006 WSOP Main Event remained as the largest Main Event in terms of entries and first-place prize until the 2023 WSOP Main Event.{{cite web | last=Richards | first=Connor | title=Daniel Weinman Wins Record-Breaking 2023 WSOP Main Event for $12,100,000 | website=PokerNews | date=2023-07-17 | url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2023/07/daniel-weinman-wins-2023-wsop-main-event-44142.htm | access-date=2025-03-07}}{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Donnie |date=2023-07-06 |title=Record-Breaking Turnout for 2023 WSOP Main Event |url=https://www.pgt.com/news/record-breaking-turnout-for-2023-wsop-main-event |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=PokerGO Tour}}

=Final table=

class="wikitable sortable"
Name

!Number of chips
(percentage of total)

!WSOP
Bracelets*

!WSOP
Cashes*

!WSOP
Earnings*

{{flagicon|USA}} Jamie Gold

|25,650,000 (28.5%)

|0

|0

|0

{{flagicon|USA}} Allen Cunningham

|17,770,000 (19.7%)

|4

|28

|$2,371,769

{{flagicon|USA}} Richard Lee

|11,820,000 (13.1%)

|0

|0

|0

{{flagicon|SWE}} Erik Friberg

|9,605,000 (10.7%)

|0

|0

|0

{{flagicon|USA}} Paul Wasicka

|7,970,000 (8.8%)

|0

|2

|$64,437

{{flagicon|USA}} Doug Kim

|6,770,000 (7.5%)

|0

|0

|0

{{flagicon|USA}} Rhett Butler

|4,815,000 (5.3%)

|0

|0

|0

{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Binger

|3,140,000 (3.5%)

|0

|1

|$101,570

{{flagicon|USA}} Dan Nassif

|2,600,000 (2.9%)

|0

|0

|0

*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2006 Main Event.

=Final table results=

class="wikitable"
width="50"|Place

! style="width:200px;"| Name

! style="width:125px;"| Prize

1stJamie Gold$12,000,000
2ndPaul Wasicka$6,102,499
3rdMichael Binger$4,123,310
4thAllen Cunningham$3,628,513
5thRhett Butler$3,216,182
6thRichard Lee$2,803,851
7thDouglas Kim$2,391,520
8thErik Friberg$1,979,189
9thDan Nassif$1,566,858

=Other high finishes=

NB: This list is restricted to top 100 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.

class="wikitable"
Place

! Name

! Prize

10th

| Fred Goldberg

| $1,154,527

13th

| William Thorson

| $907,128

17th

| Jeff Lisandro

| $659,730

18th

| David Einhorn

| $659,730

20th

| Prahlad Friedman

| $494,797

24th

| Eric Lynch

| $494,797

29th

| Mitch Schock

| $329,865

36th

| Humberto Brenes

| $329,865

88th

| Annie Duke

| $51,129

=Performance of past World Champions=

  • Day 1: Dan Harrington,{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=mike-sexton-eliminates-dan-harrington&uid=21361 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201557/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=mike-sexton-eliminates-dan-harrington&uid=21361 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |title=Mike Sexton Eliminates Dan Harrington |publisher=Pokerwire.com |date=July 28, 2006 |access-date=July 31, 2006 }} Phil Hellmuth,{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=phil-hellmuth-eliminated&uid=21468 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201722/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=phil-hellmuth-eliminated&uid=21468 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |title=Phil Hellmuth Eliminated |publisher=Pokerwire.com |date=July 29, 2006 |access-date=July 31, 2006 }} Doyle Brunson,{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=doyle-brunson-eliminated&uid=21514 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201715/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=doyle-brunson-eliminated&uid=21514 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |title=Doyle Brunson Eliminated |publisher=Pokerwire.com |date=July 30, 2006 |access-date=July 31, 2006 }} Bobby Baldwin,{{cite web|url=http://www.thehendonmob.com/robert_butt/day_1c_roundup.html | author=Butt, Robert | title=Day 1C Roundup | date=July 31, 2006 | publisher=TheHendonMob.com | access-date=November 21, 2006| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061017102918/http://www.thehendonmob.com/robert_butt/day_1c_roundup.html| archive-date=October 17, 2006 | url-status= live}} Chris Moneymaker,{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=chris-moneymaker-eliminated&uid=21832 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201652/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=chris-moneymaker-eliminated&uid=21832 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |title=Chris Moneymaker Eliminated |publisher=Pokerwire.com |date=August 1, 2006 |access-date=August 1, 2006 }} Johnny Chan,{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=johnny-chan-eliminated&uid=21845 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201604/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=johnny-chan-eliminated&uid=21845 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |title=Johnny Chan Eliminated |publisher=Pokerwire.com |date=August 1, 2006 |access-date=August 1, 2006 }} "Amarillo Slim" Prestonhttp://www.cardplayer.com/player_news/news_story/1235?class=PokerNews {{dead link|date=July 2011}}
  • Day 2: Berry Johnston,{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=luke-neely-eliminates-berry-johnston&uid=21928 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201509/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=luke-neely-eliminates-berry-johnston&uid=21928 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |title=Luke Neely Eliminates Berry Johnston |publisher=Pokerwire.com |date=August 1, 2006 |access-date=August 1, 2006 }} Scotty Nguyen,{{cite web|url=http://www.thehendonmob.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10747&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=60 |title=Poker Forum – **** Official WSOP Main Event Day 2A Thread ****, Page 5 |publisher=Hendon Mob |date=August 2, 2006 |access-date=October 18, 2011}} Huck Seed,{{cite web|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/tournaments/live_updates/3229/3045 |title=2006 37th Annual World Series of Poker – Event 41 – No-Limit Hold'em Championship – Poker Tournaments – Live Updates |publisher=CardPlayer.com |access-date=October 18, 2011}} Greg Raymer, Robert Varkonyi
  • Day 3: Carlos Mortensen ,{{cite web|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/tournaments/live_updates/3229/3047?page=1 |title=2006 37th Annual World Series of Poker – Event 41 – No-Limit Hold'em Championship – Poker Tournaments – Live Updates |publisher=CardPlayer.com |access-date=October 18, 2011}} Chris Ferguson,[http://www.cardplayer.com/tournaments/chip_counts/3229?viewall=true Card Player]
  • Day 4: Tom McEvoy,{{cite web|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/tournaments/live_updates/3229/3048 |title=2006 37th Annual World Series of Poker – Event 41 – No-Limit Hold'em Championship – Poker Tournaments – Live Updates |publisher=CardPlayer.com |access-date=October 18, 2011}} Joe Hachem

=Trivia=

  • Celebrity players featured in the Main Event included Hank Azaria,{{cite web |url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=hank-azaria-shows-aces--nobody-calls&uid=21722 |title = [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1D) - Hank Azaria Shows Aces & Nobody Calls - Poker Wire |access-date=July 31, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201619/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=hank-azaria-shows-aces--nobody-calls&uid=21722 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }} Paul Azinger,{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14097426/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625104401/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14097426/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 25, 2007 | title=What the ...? Hellmuth knocked out of WSOP | publisher=MSNBC | date=July 30, 2006 | access-date=November 30, 2006}} Charles Barkley, Richard Brodie, Dean Cain,{{cite web |url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=dean-cain-splits-pot&uid=21736 |title = [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1D) - Dean Cain Splits Pot - Poker Wire |access-date=July 31, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201610/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=dean-cain-splits-pot&uid=21736 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }} Tony Cascarino,{{cite web|url=http://www.thehendonmob.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10738 |title=Poker Forum – **** Official WSOP Main Event Day 1D Thread **** |publisher=Hendon Mob |date=July 31, 2006 |access-date=October 18, 2011}} Denny Crum,{{cite news|url=http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/business/columnists/jim_jordan/15316744.htm | title=It happened in Vegas, but it didn't stay there | author=Jordan, Jim | newspaper=Lexington Herald-Leader | date=August 21, 2006| access-date= August 21, 2006 }} Steve Davis,{{cite web|url=http://www.thehendonmob.com/robert_butt/day_3_roundup.html | author=Butt, Robert | title=Day 3 Roundup | date=August 6, 2006 | publisher=TheHendonMob.com | access-date=November 21, 2006| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061019211638/http://www.thehendonmob.com/robert_butt/day_3_roundup.html| archive-date=October 19, 2006 | url-status= live}} Shannon Elizabeth,{{cite web |url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=shannon-elizabeth-eliminated&uid=21469 |title = [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1B) - Shannon Elizabeth Eliminated - Poker Wire |access-date=July 29, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201631/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=shannon-elizabeth-eliminated&uid=21469 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }} Salvatore (Sully) Erna,{{cite web|author=Daniel Negreanu |url=http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/result13648.htm |title=Event No. 39 – WSOP No Limit Hold'em Championship WSOP FINAL Final Day Results & Report |publisher=Pokerpages.com |date=October 14, 2011 |access-date=October 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103110941/http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/result13648.htm |archive-date=November 3, 2011 }} James Garner,{{cite web |url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=actor-james-garner-eliminated&uid=21318 |title = [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A) - Actor James Garner Eliminated - Poker Wire |access-date=July 29, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201550/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=actor-james-garner-eliminated&uid=21318 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }} Brad Garrett,{{cite web |url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=brad-garrett-takes-a-hit&uid=21486 |title = [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1B) - Brad Garrett Takes a Hit - Poker Wire |access-date=July 29, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201442/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=brad-garrett-takes-a-hit&uid=21486 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }} Michael Greco,{{Cite web|url=http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=13046.45|title=WSOP Main Event 2006 - Day 1b - At A Glance|website=blondepoker.com}} Ron Jeremy,{{cite web |url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=ron-jeremy-eliminated&uid=21490 |title = [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1B) - Ron Jeremy Eliminated - Poker Wire |access-date=July 29, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201543/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=ron-jeremy-eliminated&uid=21490 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }} Joanna Krupa,{{cite web|url=http://www.thehendonmob.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10726&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=60&sid=af8b765a83ea26d5f8b63cd75ad3e025 |title=Poker Forum – **** Official WSOP Main Event Day 1C Thread ****, Page 5 |publisher=Hendon Mob |date=July 31, 2006 |access-date=October 18, 2011}} Lennox Lewis,{{cite web |url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=lennox-lewis-makes-an-entrance&uid=21732 |title = [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1D) - Lennox Lewis Makes an Entrance - Poker Wire |access-date=July 31, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201421/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=lennox-lewis-makes-an-entrance&uid=21732 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }} Matthew Lillard,{{cite web |url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=dutch-boyd-takes-a-pot-against-matthew-lillard&uid=21309 |title = [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A) - Dutch Boyd Takes a Pot Against Matthew Lillard - Poker Wire |access-date=July 29, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201708/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=dutch-boyd-takes-a-pot-against-matthew-lillard&uid=21309 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }} Norm Macdonald,{{cite web |url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=norm-macdonald-wins-a-huge-pot-up-to-39k&uid=21339 |title = [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A) - Norm MacDonald Wins a Huge Pot, Up to 39K - Poker Wire |access-date=July 29, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201528/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=norm-macdonald-wins-a-huge-pot-up-to-39k&uid=21339 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }} Tobey Maguire,{{cite web |url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=tobey-maguire-eliminated&uid=21338 |title = [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A) - Tobey Maguire Eliminated - Poker Wire |access-date=July 29, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201700/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=tobey-maguire-eliminated&uid=21338 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }} Mekhi Phifer,{{cite web |url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=mekhi-phifer-doubles-up&uid=21341 |title = [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A) - Mekhi Phifer Doubles Up - Poker Wire |access-date=July 29, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201535/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=mekhi-phifer-doubles-up&uid=21341 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }} Laura Prepon,{{cite web |url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=laura-prepon-rakes-a-pot&uid=21290 |title = [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A) - Laura Prepon Rakes a Pot - Poker Wire |access-date=July 29, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201428/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=laura-prepon-rakes-a-pot&uid=21290 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }} Antonio Tarver,{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14174245/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060812110131/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14174245/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 12, 2006 | title=1,159 players remain in World Series of Poker | publisher=MSNBC | date=August 3, 2006 | access-date=November 30, 2006}} Wil Wheaton,{{cite web |url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=wil-wheaton-eliminated&uid=21320 |title = [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1A) - Wil Wheaton Eliminated - Poker Wire |access-date=July 29, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201522/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=wil-wheaton-eliminated&uid=21320 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }} and Jimmy White.{{cite web |url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=jimmy-white-doubles-up&uid=21637 |title = [Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Day 1C) - Jimmy White Doubles Up - Poker Wire |access-date=July 29, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201625/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=jimmy-white-doubles-up&uid=21637 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }} Both Davis and Erna finished in the money, coming in 579th and 713th places respectively.{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=71032 | title=Salvatore Erna | publisher=The Hendon Mob | access-date=June 30, 2007}}{{cite web |url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=404 |title=Steve Davis |publisher=The Hendon Mob |access-date=July 24, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604024208/http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=404 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |url-status=live }}

Controversy

= Event 5 =

When play resumed during day 2 of this event, a table with players, Daniel Negreanu, Gavin Smith, and Kathy Liebert were given extra chips after tournament officials had misplaced Mirza Nagji's chips in the wrong seat. Unknowingly, the rest of the players assumed that this stack was someone else's who was late and blinded off the stack. Eventually a player noticed that the stack was Mirza Nagji's chips, who by that time had been given replacement chips. Players estimate that out of the extra 120,000 in chips that were put into play, around 10,000–11,000 in chips had already been blinded off from the empty stack.{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=tournament-mistake-results-in-extra-chips-in-play&uid=14312&archive=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915143450/http://www.pokerwire.com/results.php?title=tournament-mistake-results-in-extra-chips-in-play&uid=14312&archive=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 15, 2018 |title=Tournament Mistake Results in Extra Chips in Play |access-date=May 9, 2008 |date=July 1, 2006 }}{{cite web|url=http://news.pokerpages.com/index.php?option=com_simpleblog&task=view&id=1385&Itemid=0&limit=1&limitstart=1|title=2006 World Series of Poker: Event 05 – $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Short Handed – Day 2|access-date=May 9, 2008|date=July 1, 2006}}{{cite web|url=http://pokerworks.com/article-577.html|title=WSOP Problems|access-date=May 9, 2008|date=July 21, 2006|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061118225515/http://pokerworks.com/article-577.html |archive-date = November 18, 2006|url-status=dead}}

= Event 20 =

Many poker players who entered into the HORSE event discovered that the cards they were playing with were marked or easily markable. Andy Bloch was assessed a 10‑minute penalty for crumpling a card when a dealer refused to replace the deck after the new deck that came in was rife with markings. When asked for comment, WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack said, "I hadn't heard anything about the cards being marked until today. I am looking into getting more fresh setups and I am definitely working on solving the problem."{{cite web | last=Noh | first=Stephen | title=Make Your Mark: Marked Cards Issue Causes a Stir, WSOP Staff Respond | website=PokerNews | date=2006-07-14 | url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/07/make-mark-marked-cards-issue-2975.htm | access-date=2024-11-12}}

= Event 25 =

During Event 25, the $2,000 NL Hold 'em Shootout, the structure was changed mid-tournament from a full table into a 6-handed table event. Harry Demetriou, who had been playing in the event, objected to the change in format citing that a shootout should be 9, 10 or 11 handed, yelling about the unfair change in structure. Harry was eventually ejected from the tournament and was later refunded his money.{{Cite web |last=Noh |first=Stephen |date=July 22, 2006 |title=Why was Harry so Mad? Interview with Harry Demetriou |url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/7/why-harry-mad-demetriou.htm |access-date=May 9, 2008 |publisher=Poker News}} Daniel Negreanu missed the event completely because he assumed that the event would be a full table and he would be able to come into the tournament a little bit later after sleeping in. However, by the time he showed up David Singer had won his table after blinding off Negreanu's stack.{{Cite AV media |url=http://www.rawvegas.tv/watch.php?vID=e8a3fc3d48c1f55468aed3582c5989 |title=Negreanu Reality – Blowing Off Some Steam on the Links |date=July 16, 2006 |last=Negreanu |first=Daniel |author-link=Daniel Negreanu |access-date=May 9, 2008}}

See also

References

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External links

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