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World Series Of Poker
2006 $2,500 No Limit Holdem Result
7th July |
LAS VEGAS
June 25 – August 10 2006
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Event # 13 (3 day event)
Entries -- 1290
(1056)
Buy-in -- $2,500
Prize Pool -- $2,967,000
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Max Pescatori
(Las Vegas, NV, USA)
wins $682,389 and
his
WSOP bracelet |
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| Pos. |
Player |
Origin |
Prize |
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| 1 |
Max Pescatori |
NV |
$682,389 |
| 2 |
Anthony
Reategui |
AZ |
$356,040 |
| 3 |
Justin Peche |
CT |
$206,207 |
| 4 |
Michael Lesle |
CA |
$148,350 |
| 5 |
Corey Cheresnick
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FL |
$118,680 |
| 6 |
Tri Ma |
TX |
$103,845 |
| 7 |
Mike Matusow |
NV |
$89,010 |
| 8 |
Terrence Chan |
Vancouver |
$74,175 |
| 9 |
Mike Heintschel
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CA |
$66,758 |
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| 22 |
Erick Lindgren |
$19,286 |
| 28 |
Sam Grizzle |
$14,385 |
| 39 |
David Plastik |
$11,868 |
| 46 |
Scott Fischman |
$8,901 |
| 63 |
Men "The Master" Nguyen |
$7,418 |
| 77 |
Keith Hawkins (Darlington, United Kingdom) |
$5,934 |
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| Key
Facts |
101 places paid.
Milan
poker pro scores for $382,389 on same day Italy wins World Cup
Las
Vegas, NV - When Italian soccer star Fabio Grosso smashed the winning kick past
French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez in Berlin's Olympiastadion to win the 2006
World Cup for Italy, Max Pescatori was half a world away madly celebrating. The
Milan-born Pescatori was posted in front of a big-screen television along with
dozens of his fellow countrymen in a Las Vegas bar, cheering the Italian
national soccer team to victory.
Pescatori was so euphoric that he was
late for another appointment later that day. The appointment just so happened
to be a seat at the final table in the $2,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em
championship at the Rio. Never mind that a whopping $689,382 in cash and a gold
bracelet was at stake for first place. The World Series of Poker gives away
millions of dollars in prize money every single day. But Italy wins the World
Cup only once in a generation.
Does karma exist? Some players will
swear to it. Max Pescatori certainly believes it - especially now. After seeing
his beloved Italy win international sport's most coveted trophy, Pescatori knew
that this was going to be his big day. Nicknamed 'The Italian Pirate' for his
scruffy bandanna-capped buccaneer-look, Pescatori swash buckled through 1,290
entrants in three days and ended up winning his first-ever WSOP title. For
Pescatori, the win was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream.
After 1,281
players were eliminated during the first two days of tournament play, Pescatori
arrived at the final table ranked third in the chip count. The early chip
leader was Anthony Reategui, fittingly one of two former WSOP gold bracelet
winners of the final nine. Superstar Internet pro Terrence Chan arrived second.
Colorful poker personality Mike 'the Mouth' Matusow (with two gold bracelets)
started Day Three in the middle of the pack.
by Nolan
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