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World Series Of Poker
2006 $2,000 Omaha Hi/Lo Result
4th July |
LAS VEGAS
June 25 – August 10 2006
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Event #9 (3 day event)
Entries -- 622
(466)
Buy-in -- $5,000
Prize Pool -- $3,110,000
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Jeff Cabanillas
(Lafayette Hill, PA)
wins $818,546 and
WSOP bracelet |
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| Pos. |
Player |
Origin |
Prize |
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| 1 |
Jeff Cabanillas
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NV |
$818,546 |
| 2 |
Phil Hellmuth Jr
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CA |
$423,893 |
| 3 |
Eugene Todd |
NY |
$233,872 |
| 4 |
Marcel Luske |
Amsterdam |
$204,638 |
| 5 |
Isabelle Mercier
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QC |
$175,404 |
| 6 |
Thomas
Schreiber |
CT |
$146,170 |
| 7 |
Douglas Carli |
OH |
$116,936 |
| 8 |
Vinnie Vinh |
TX |
$87,702 |
| 9 |
Danny Smith |
CA |
$58,468 |
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| 15 |
Conor Tate (Bury, Manchester, United Kingdom) |
$26,311 |
| 16 |
Rob Hollink (Groningen, Netherlands) |
$20,464 |
| 50 |
Chau Giang |
$7,309 |
| 53 |
Dewey Tomko |
$7,309 |
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| Key
Facts |
64 places paid.
Cabanillas, who attended Cal-State-Los Angeles and owned a cell phone store
before becoming a low-stakes professional poker player, was set to take a seat
on poker's grandest stage. When he sat down on the ESPN stage in seat number
five, few people recognized him. Few appreciated his talent. Fewer still gave
him any chance whatsoever to win. But this would be the tournament where
everything would change.
It was not just that Cabanillas won, but how
he won and who he won it against. Phil Hellmuth - part icon, part bad boy, part
poker legend, part egotistical leviathan -- all wrapped up into a towering
6-foot, 5-inch frame just that is just as psychologically intimidating as
physically. Hellmuth, poker's Goliath facing a sea of Davids. Hellmuth enjoyed
other advantages, too. It seemed almost everyone in the huge gallery packed
inside the Rio Convention Center was rooting for the nine-time WSOP gold
bracelet winner. Many of the biggest names in poker sat at ringside, including
Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson, who both distanced themselves from Hellmuth at
last year's World Series by winning their tenth gold bracelets. All were
present to bear witness to poker history being made. In the end, the history
they witnessed was a much different version that might have been expected.
It's hard to say how much pressure was on young Cabanillas. In one
sense, he may have been on both an emotional and financial freeroll, which
allowed him to continue playing daring but stress-free poker. After all, no one
except a few close friends lost in the mob of Hellmuth worshippers expected the
kid to win.
Fittingly, Hellmuth sat in the nine seat. It is a seat he
has, at least symbolically sat in for three long years. After winning his last
WSOP title in 2003, Hellmuth (with nine WSOP titles, currently second on the
all-time list) was forced to take a backseat in the gold bracelet chase to
longtime legendary rivals Chan and Brunson. Fact is, on this night Hellmuth had
the weight of the world upon his shoulders. Every eye was on the captivating
1989 world poker champion - every second or every minute of every hand. From
the onset, it appeared that chip leader Vinny Vinh would be Hellmuth's biggest
obstacle. Dutchman Marcel Luske, French-Canadian star Isabelle Mercier, and
five other formidable opponents would also pose significant challenges.
On a night with countless numbers of big hands and exciting moments, the
finale was dealt out at just after midnight. Holding more than a 5 to 1 chip
lead, Cabanillas called Hellmuth's all-in move after the flop came 6-4-3 (with
two diamonds). Cabanillas revealed five-three of diamonds, for a straight flush
draw. Hellmuth showed five-four offsuit, good for a pair with a straight
re-draw. Hellmuth caught another four on the turn, which only added to the
drama of the final seconds of the tournament. The river card was red, which is
exactly what Hellmuth saw when a diamond crashed to the felt. Cabanillas won
$818,546 with a flush. Poker's biggest name had been slain upon poker biggest
stage by the least-likely of challenger. The Cinderella story was complete.
by Nolan Dalla |
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