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World Series Of Poker
2006 $1,500 Razz Seven Card Result 22nd July |
LAS VEGAS
June 25 – August 10 2006
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Event # 33 (2 day event)
Entries -- 409 (291)
Buy-in -- $1,500
Prize Pool -- $558,285
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James Richburg
(Long Beach, CA, USA)
wins $139,576 and
his
bracelet |
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| Pos. |
Player |
Origin |
Prize |
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| 1 |
James Richburg |
CA |
$139,576
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| 2 |
Juan Carlos Mortensen
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NV |
$94,908 |
| 3 |
Steven Diano |
NV |
$61,411 |
| 4 |
Cliff Josephy |
NY |
$39,080 |
| 5 |
Ron Ritchie |
GA |
$30,706 |
| 6 |
Richard Sklar |
CA |
$25,123 |
| 7 |
Miami John Cernuto
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NV |
$19,540 |
| 8 |
Jamie Brooks |
AZ |
$13,957 |
| 9 |
Chad Carpenter |
NV |
$7,258 |
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| 23 |
Peter Costa (Leicester) |
$4,466 |
| 32 |
Chris Bjorin (London) |
$2,233 |
| 36 |
Bhupinder Kohli (GB) |
$2,233 |
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| Key
Facts |
40 places paid.
James
Richburg Wins Razz World Championship
Las Vegas, NV - Seven-Card Razz
has developed a bad reputation. It's the proverbial step-child of poker games.
While the rest of the poker world is playing Texas Hold'em, Razz is the quirky
card game that pops up every now and then at a few major poker tournaments. The
game attracts an admittedly older and more traditional crowd.
Razz gets
a bad rap, which is unfair. After all, the game is full of subtle nuances and
razor-thin margins. Perhaps one reason Razz will never rival Hold'em in terms
of popularity is because it lacks excitement and drama. No-limit Hold'em is a
test of courage. Razz is a test of patience. No-Limit Hold'em rewards the
brave. Razz punishes the daring.
Few spectators were left in the
audience to witness James Richburg's resounding first WSOP victory. He won his
first gold bracelet precisely at 4:45 am early on a Monday morning in front of
hundreds of empty seats and poker tables which had been filled to capacity only
hours earlier.
Richburg won the tournament in typical Razz fashion - by
simply outlasting everyone else, waiting for the right moments, and pushing
small advantages which produced large gains. The Razz championship at the 2006
World Series of Poker, presented by Milwaukee's Best Light, attracted 409
entries.
The final table consisted of three former WSOP gold bracelet
winners - 'Miami John' Cernuto (with 3 wins), Carlos Mortensen (with 2 wins),
and Cliff Josephy (with one win) This was the 'oldest' final table so far at
this year's WSOP, other than the seniors championship. The youngest player was
age 38. In fact, the finalists ranged from 38 up to 62 years - in dramatic
contrast to most hold'em final tables which have been dominated by
twenty-somethings.
It took a few hours before James Richburg finally
defeated his last rival. Carlos Mortensen put up a fight. But he was never able
to seriously threaten Richburg for most of his chips. The 2001 world poker
champion finally went out, losing to a 9-8 low shown by Richburg. Mortensen's
cards were not seen. Mortensen earned $94,908 as the runner up. The Razz
champion, James Richburg has a long history of play at the World Series of
Poker.
He finished second in the 1991 Stud Eight-or-Better
championship. Little did he know it back then, but that would be his last WSOP
final table in 15 years. The past would be forgotten at this early morning
hour. After all, it was the beginning of a new day.
Richburg collected
$139,576 in prize money and his first WSOP gold bracelet as the sun peaked over
the horizon. It's important to note that this year's Razz world championship
attracted an all-time record of 409 entries. That's the most players ever in
history for a Razz-only poker tournament. Contrast that number with 291
entrants in 2005 and 195 entrants in this same event back in 2004. Considering
a 37 percent growth rate for Razz over last year, versus hold'em which is only
up 24 percent, could that possibly mean that Razz is emerging as the
fastest-growing poker game? James Richburg certainly hopes so.
Report by
Nolan Dalla |
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