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World Series Of Poker 2006 $3,000 Limit Holdem Result 15th July |
LAS VEGAS June 25 August 10 2006
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Event # 23 (3 day event) Entries -- 341
(406) Buy-in -- $3,000 Prize Pool -- $941,161
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Ian Johns (Seattle, WA, USA) wins $291,755 and his
bracelet |
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Pos. |
Player |
Origin |
Prize |
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1 |
Ian Johns |
WA |
$291,755 |
2 |
Jarrod Ankenman
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CT |
$150,586 |
3 |
Javier Torresola
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AZ |
$172,427 |
4 |
Theo Tran |
NV |
$65,881 |
5 |
Mark Newhouse |
NC |
$56,470 |
6 |
Tad Jurgens |
AZ |
$47,058 |
7 |
Brendan Taylor
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NV |
$37,646 |
8 |
Benjamin Robinson
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FL |
$28,235 |
9 |
Fi Tran |
CA |
$18,823 |
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17 |
Juan Carlos Mortensen |
$7,529 |
21 |
Barry Greenstein |
$5,647 |
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Key
Facts |
37 places paid.
21-year-old poker player turns $6 into half-a-million
Las Vegas, NV
- One of poker's classic quips came from 'Amarillo Slim' Preston back during
the 1970s. Slim was asked what made the World Series of Poker so special. He
answered, 'It's where a poker player can turn a toothpick into a lumberyard.'
The latest lumberjack is Ian Johns, a 21-year-old professional poker
player from Seattle, Washington. A few years ago, Johns started playing poker
for fun. He deposited $50 into an online poker account and began playing in
low-stakes games. Within a few days, his bankroll was depleted and down to just
$6. Johns told his then-girlfriend (now wife, Mandy) he would quit playing
poker if he lost his last six bucks. Johns studied the game and slowly
started to improve. Within a few weeks, his bankroll has swelled to a few
hundred, then a few thousand dollars. By the time he was 21-years-old -- and
eligible to enter the 2006 World Series of Poker -- John's bankroll had
blossomed into half a million dollars. Mandy Twiggs-Johns, the wife of
the latest WSOP champion admits she was not happy at first about her husband's
line of work. 'Then, he started winning, and we took the cash and bought a new
house,' she said. 'I now see that poker is a game of skill and Ian really
enjoys playing, so I have accepted what he does.' The Johns are now in
a quandary. Since so much of the family income depends on his online poker
activities, they were shocked to learn about a new Washington State law, which
makes it a felony to play poker online. 'It's ridiculous,' Johns said when
asked about the new state law which prohibits his livelihood. 'I have not
played online poker since June 7th (when the new law went into effect). We will
probably be forced to move (out of Washington State) because of the law.'
This was the first year that Johns played in the World Series of Poker,
presented by Milwaukee's Best Light. Self-confident in his poker skills, Johns
hoped to come to Las Vegas for the first time, play in a few events, and
perhaps make a few extra dollars. Little did he know that he would win poker's
most coveted prize - a WSOP gold bracelet.
The 23rd tournament on the
WSOP calendar was the $3,000 buy-in Limit Hold'em competition. A total of 341
entries produced a total prize pool of nearly a million dollars. It took two
full days to eliminate most of the sizable field. On Day Three, nine finalists
returned to the Rio Las Vegas to compete for the championship. The final table
was a testament to the recent youth movement in poker. Only two players were
aged over 30. This was only the second open event in 2006 not to include at
least one former gold bracelet winner. by Nolan Dalla |
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