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World Series Of Poker
2006 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em Result 21st July |
LAS VEGAS
June 25 – August 10 2006
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Event # 31 (3 day event)
Entries -- 2050 (1072)
Buy-in -- $2,000
Prize Pool -- $3,731,000
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Justin Scott
(Detroit, MI, USA)
wins $842,262 and
his
bracelet |
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| Pos. |
Player |
Origin |
Prize |
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| 1 |
Justin Scott |
MI |
$842,262
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| 2 |
Farzad Rouhani
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MD |
$429,065 |
| 3 |
Robert Bright |
NV |
$261,170 |
| 4 |
Gregory Glass |
CA |
$186,550 |
| 5 |
Nathan Templeton
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TN |
$149,240 |
| 6 |
Carl Olson |
WA |
$130,585 |
| 7 |
Josh Wakeman |
IL |
$111,930 |
| 8 |
Jason Johnson |
FL |
$93,275 |
| 9 |
Bryan Micon |
GA |
$74,620 |
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| 16 |
Tony Bloom (London) |
$33,579 |
| 20 |
Kayshan Muthy (Tooting, London) |
$22,386 |
| 23 |
Dan Harrington |
$18,655 |
| 24 |
Graham Smith (GB) |
$18,655 |
| 35 |
Ian Fraser (GB) |
$11,193 |
| 42 |
John Spadavecchia |
$9,328 |
| 58 |
Chris Tsiprailidis |
$7,462 |
| 73 |
Praz Bansi (London) |
$7,462 |
| 99 |
Jennifer Tilly |
$5,597 |
| 120 |
Jeff Shulman |
$3,731 |
| 130 |
Greg Hemphill (Glasgow) |
$3,731 |
| 154 |
John Bonetti |
$2,798 |
| 173 |
Mike Caro |
$2,798 |
| 199 |
Ryan Fronda (GB) |
$1,632 |
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| Key
Facts |
203 places paid.
Detroit poker player destroys final table in wire-to-wire victory
Las Vegas, NV - Justin Scott flew into Las Vegas and promptly lost his
entire bankroll at a baccarat table. This would not be an unusual story, since
millions of visitors arrive in the gambling capital of the world each year and
then leave town with less money.
Scott's story is unique because out of
the ashes of defeat in the pit, the 22-year-old professional poker player from
Detroit scratched together a $2,000 buy-in for the No-Limit Hold'em
championship and ended up winning $842,262 at the 2006 World Series of Poker,
presented by Milwaukee's Best Light. Scott steamrolled over a staggering field
of 2,050 players - one of the largest tournaments held thus far at the World
Series.
After 2,041 players had been eliminated over two long days,
nine players took their seats at the final table upon the Rio poker stage. The
nine finalists comprised largely an unknown group of poker players. None had
previously won a WSOP gold bracelet.
When play began, Justin Scott
enjoyed a decisive chip lead. Nathan Templeton was second, with everyone else
far off in the distance. ESPN television was on hand to film the seven-hour
finale, which featured perhaps the most dominant victory by any player yet at
this year's WSOP.
Scott was complimentary toward his opponents,
particularly Rouhani. 'Maybe I'm going to write a poker book,' he said. 'I'm
going to put (Rouhani) in it for how to play short-handed in tournaments. He
was simply amazing.' Justin Scott's trip to Las Vegas may have started off with
a wimper. But it certainly ended with a bang. He went from being flat broke to
$842,262 richer. 'I'm going to pay off the rest of my dad's home,' Scott said.
'Then, I'm going to buy a home for myself.' A bit of free advice - stay away
from the baccarat tables.
Report by Nolan Dalla |
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