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World Series Of Poker
2006 $3,000 Omaha Hi-low Split Result
15th July |
LAS VEGAS
June 25 – August 10 2006
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Event # 24 (3 day event)
Entries -- 352
(359)
Buy-in -- $3,000
Prize Pool -- $1,000,056
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Scott Clements
(Mt. Vernon, WA, USA)
wins $301,175 and
his
bracelet |
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| Pos. |
Player |
Origin |
Prize |
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| 1 |
Scott Clements
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WA |
$301,175 |
| 2 |
Thor Hansen |
Oslo |
$155,443 |
| 3 |
Brent Carter |
IL |
$77,722 |
| 4 |
Martin Corpuz Jr
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CA |
$68,006 |
| 5 |
Ronald
Matsuura |
CA |
$58,291 |
| 6 |
Phil Hellmuth Jr
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AZ |
$48,576 |
| 7 |
Peter Costa |
Leicester |
$38,861 |
| 8 |
Steven Ladowsky
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ON |
$29,146 |
| 9 |
Alex Limjoco |
CA |
$19,430 |
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| 11 |
Andy Black (Dublin, Ireland) |
$11,658 |
| 18 |
Allen Cunningham |
$7,772 |
| 24 |
Huck Seed |
$5,829 |
| 34 |
Kirill Gerasimov |
$2,914 |
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| Key
Facts |
37 places paid.
Scott
Clements Demolishes All-Star Final Table
Las Vegas, NV - Scott Clements
understands Las Vegas. He knows of the various vices and distractions the
gambling Mecca presents to visitors. When Clements boarded his flight from his
home in Washington State to come and play in the 37th annual World Series of
Poker presented by Milwaukee's Best Light, Clements viewed his experience as a
business trip.
'I don't stay on The Strip,' Clements said
matter-of-fact, following his win in the latest mega-tournament on the WSOP
schedule. 'When they are all driving this way, I am driving that way. I come
here to play poker….and I expect to win when I sit down at the table.'
Indeed, Clements is 'all business' about poker. Which is not to say he
does not enjoy the game. He certainly does. But from the unyielding look on
Clements' face immediately after his win, one might have thought he was still
sitting down at the table, strategizing, playing for hundreds of thousands of
dollars in prize money. The poker face stuck. Perhaps it's hard to shift one's
focus away from the role as a 'player' to being a 'champion' within just a few
minutes. The Omaha High-Low Split championship attracted 352 entries. The total
prize pool was nearly one million dollars. It took two days to eliminate 343
players.
On Day Three, the nine finalists took the stage at the Rio
Las Vegas to play for the championship. The final table included several
well-established tournament veterans. Three players were former gold bracelet
winners - Phil Hellmuth, Jr. (9), Thor Hansen (2), and Brent Carter (2). But
the hottest player at the table had to be Michael Guttman, who was making his
third final table appearance so far at this year's World Series. He is the
first player to do so in 2006. Scott Clements, who won an event last month at
the Lake Tahoe stop on the WSOP Circuit, enjoyed a decisive chip advantage.
Clements may have enjoyed the chip lead at the start of the final
table, but all eyes were on Phil Hellmuth, who was competing for his
record-tying tenth WSOP gold bracelet. In his previous final table appearance
just one week ago, Hellmuth fell just short of winning bracelet Number Ten,
finishing an emotionally-devastating second place. When play began for the
Omaha High-Low championship, the gallery was filled to capacity as fans were
eager to see if poker history would be made.
This final table was
dominated by Scott Clements. Not one time was his chip lead ever seriously
challenged. Thor Hansen had a rowdy cheering section, but no amount of
enthusiasm could derail Clements on his quest for his first WSOP win. Hansen
survived several all-in situations, but finally went out when the blinds were
so high that he was forced to play a speculative hand. The final hand of the
tournament came when Hansen was dealt J-5-4-2 versus Clements' 10-9-6-5. The
final board showed 8-4-2-7-3, with three spades. Clements made a flush and also
scooped with the better low.
by Nolan Dalla |
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