2006 World Series of Poker
Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino – Las Vegas
Official Results and Report
Event #17
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $1,000
Number of Entries: 2,891
Total Prize Money: $2,630,810
Defending Champion (2005): Jon Heneghan
Official Results:
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1.
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Jon Friedberg
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Las Vegas, NV
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$526,185
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2.
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John “The Razor” Phan
|
Los Angeles, CA
|
$289,389
|
|
3.
|
Mike Pomeroy
|
Detroit, MI
|
$157,322
|
|
4.
|
Tom Hawkingberry
|
Pittsburgh, PA
|
$122,596
|
|
5.
|
Kevin O'Donnell
|
Scottsdale, AZ
|
$105,232
|
|
6.
|
Corey Chaston
|
Thorold, ON, Canada
|
$88,132
|
|
7.
|
Humberto Brenes
|
San Jose, Costa Rica
|
$74,715
|
|
8.
|
Mike Halford
|
Memphis, TN
|
$61,561
|
|
9.
|
Thang T. Luu
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
$49,722
|
|
10.
|
Carlos Mortensen
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
$38,936
|
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11.
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Karen Black
|
Whittier, CA
|
$35,516
|
|
12.
|
Lowell Kim
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
$32,622
|
|
13.
|
Terry Trevathan
|
Lufkin, TX
|
$29,991
|
|
14.
|
Shane McCarrell
|
Yuma, AZ
|
$27,360
|
|
15.
|
Matthew Palmucci
|
Nashua, NH
|
$24,730
|
|
16.
|
Nicholas Hill
|
Phoenix, AZ
|
$22,099
|
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17.
|
Wei Chan
|
Chapel Hill, NC
|
$19,468
|
|
18.
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Boulos Estafanous
|
Darien, IL
|
$16,837
|
|
19.
|
Tae Baik
|
Leonia, NJ
|
$14,206
|
|
20.
|
Richard Sparks
|
Beverly Hills, CA
|
$14,206
|
|
21.
|
Simon Ford
|
Albenia, Canada
|
$14,206
|
|
22.
|
David Parde
|
Beverton, OR
|
$11,576
|
|
23.
|
Mark R Wilds
|
Biloxi, MS
|
$11,576
|
|
24.
|
Steven Connally
|
Fountain Valley, CA
|
$11,576
|
|
25.
|
Jonathan N. Dull
|
Fresno, CA
|
$9,471
|
|
26.
|
Jeffrey Rosenblatt
|
Mont- Royal Quebec, Canada
|
$9,471
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|
27.
|
Charlie Ng
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
$9,471
|
|
28.
|
William Kyle Orvis
|
Longmont, CO
|
$7,892
|
|
29.
|
Joseph Falcone
|
Hawley, PA
|
$7,892
|
|
30.
|
Zachary W. Shapiro
|
Los Angeles, CA
|
$7,892
|
|
31.
|
Jason Stern
|
San Jose, CA
|
$7,892
|
|
32.
|
John Shipley
|
Solihull, UK
|
$7,892
|
|
33.
|
Frank G. Huntress
|
Austin, TX
|
$7,892
|
|
34.
|
Nega A. Marucci, III
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
$7,892
|
|
35.
|
David Walton
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
$7,892
|
|
36.
|
George A. Auscomb Jr.
|
Frenkenmuth, MI
|
$7,892
|
|
37.
|
Randy A. Haddox
|
Houston, TX
|
$6,314
|
|
38.
|
Mark Burtenshaw
|
Idaho Falls, ID
|
$6,314
|
|
39.
|
Anthony Limantzakis
|
Salt Lake City, UT
|
$6,314
|
|
40.
|
John Bardwell
|
Haines City, FL
|
$6,314
|
|
41.
|
Marek Kolk
|
NA
|
$6,314
|
|
42.
|
John Repetti
|
Henderson, NV
|
$6,314
|
|
43.
|
Michael W. Chow
|
Honolulu, HI
|
$6,314
|
|
44.
|
Marlis Sawicki
|
Etobicoke, ON Canada
|
$6,314
|
|
45.
|
Robert Hutchins
|
Monterey, CA
|
$6,314
|
|
46.
|
Ronald Peterson
|
Kalispell, MT
|
$6,314
|
|
47.
|
Greg Mueller
|
Vancourver, CA
|
$6,314
|
|
48.
|
Matthew Rightnour
|
Clearfield, PA
|
$6,314
|
|
49.
|
Chris W. McCormack
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
$6,314
|
|
50.
|
Lore Cargile
|
San Juan Capistrano, CA
|
$6,314
|
|
51.
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Ed Apodaca
|
Elizabeth, CO
|
$6,314
|
|
52.
|
Peter Boysen
|
Aarbus, Denmark
|
$6,314
|
|
53.
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John Zaheri
|
Houston, TX
|
$6,314
|
|
54.
|
William P. Durkee V
|
Pittsburgh, PA
|
$6,314
|
|
55.
|
David Katz
|
Venice, CA
|
$5,262
|
|
56.
|
Colby Spere
|
Henderson, NV
|
$5,262
|
|
57.
|
Ashley Young
|
Pleasanton, CA
|
$5,262
|
|
58.
|
Gary Long
|
Naples, FL
|
$5,262
|
|
59.
|
Gregg Goldstein
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
$5,262
|
|
60.
|
James Russell
|
Arlington, VA
|
$5,262
|
|
61.
|
Daniel Lowe
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
$5,262
|
|
62.
|
Joseph M. Ebert
|
Rochester, NY
|
$5,262
|
|
63.
|
Ronnie R. Rogers
|
Edwardsburg, MI
|
$5,262
|
|
64.
|
Kevin O'Sullivan
|
Los Angeles, CA
|
$5,262
|
|
65.
|
Macello Del Grosso
|
Toronto, ON, Canada
|
$5,262
|
|
66.
|
Thomas J. Hayman
|
Macomb, MI
|
$5,262
|
|
67.
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Bryan Connole
|
Palm Springs, CA
|
$5,262
|
|
68.
|
Yakir Retner
|
Tel Aviv, Israel
|
$5,262
|
|
69.
|
Todd Miskos
|
La Salle, ON, Canada
|
$5,262
|
|
70.
|
Carlos Lopez
|
Dallas, TX
|
$5,262
|
|
71.
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Michael Katz
|
Manalapan, NJ
|
$5,262
|
|
72.
|
Steven Zoine
|
Merrick, NY
|
$5,262
|
|
73.
|
Michael Kilgoris
|
Huntsville, AL
|
$5,262
|
|
74.
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Richard Spring
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
$5,262
|
|
75.
|
Samir Zoudo
|
Modesto, CA
|
$5,262
|
|
76.
|
Annand Ramdin
|
Bronx, NY
|
$5,262
|
|
77.
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Sean Cain
|
San Jose, CA
|
$5,262
|
|
78.
|
Steve Vincent
|
Henderson, NV
|
$5,262
|
|
79.
|
Satish Vitha
|
Cerritos, CA
|
$5,262
|
|
80.
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Michael Sanderson
|
Odenton, md
|
$5,262
|
|
81.
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Paul Finn
|
Pueblo, CO
|
$5,262
|
|
82.
|
William Vosti
|
Arroyo Grande, CA
|
$4,209
|
|
83.
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Peter Lawson
|
Salt Lake City, UT
|
$4,209
|
|
84.
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Lara Covert
|
Lawrence, KS
|
$4,209
|
|
85.
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Thomas Swanson
|
Duluth, MN
|
$4,209
|
|
86.
|
Isaac Galazan
|
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
|
$4,209
|
|
87.
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Colin McDonnell
|
Studio City, CA
|
$4,209
|
|
88.
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Justin Title
|
Austin, TX
|
$4,209
|
|
89.
|
Erik Sorensen
|
Copenhagen, Denmark
|
$4,209
|
|
90.
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Gregg Grivas
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
$4,209
|
|
91.
|
Dennis Wu
|
Cleveland, OH
|
$4,209
|
|
92.
|
Camillo Calabrese
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
$4,209
|
|
93.
|
Randolf W. Sears
|
Victorville, CA
|
$4,209
|
|
94.
|
Corey W. Souther
|
Seattle, WA
|
$4,209
|
|
95.
|
Motoyuki Mabuchi
|
Osaka, Japan
|
$4,209
|
|
96.
|
Kevin Westcott
|
Blue Island, I
|
$4,209
|
|
97.
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Clayton D. Connelly
|
Fort Smith, AR
|
$4,209
|
|
98.
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Brian Hansen
|
Colorado Springs, CO
|
$4,209
|
|
99.
|
Kevin Song
|
Rowland Hgts, CA
|
$4,209
|
|
100.
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Justin C.V. Tran
|
Sacramento, CA
|
$4,209
|
|
101.
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Nhan Le
|
Huntington Beach, CA
|
$4,209
|
|
102.
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Mike J. Sanchez
|
Tucson, AZ
|
$4,209
|
|
103.
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Jared Smith
|
Reno, NV
|
$4,209
|
|
104.
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Matthew H. Engel
|
Allen, TX
|
$4,209
|
|
105.
|
Brittani Simberg
|
Santa Monica, CA
|
$4,209
|
|
106.
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William Shanks
|
Mays Landing, NJ
|
$4,209
|
|
107.
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Rick Ruffman
|
Colts Neck, NJ
|
$4,209
|
|
108.
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David Scheinbart
|
Woodland Hills, CA
|
$4,209
|
|
109.
|
Jacinto Lopez
|
Dallas, TX
|
$3,157
|
|
110.
|
Michael "Mickey" Seagle
|
Marion, NC
|
$3,157
|
|
111.
|
William Jensen
|
Silver Springs, MD
|
$3,157
|
|
112.
|
Terry Myers
|
Yuma, AZ
|
$3,157
|
|
113.
|
Paul Ahmed
|
Springdale, AR
|
$3,157
|
|
114.
|
Kevin Ho
|
Gainesville, FL
|
$3,157
|
|
115.
|
Steven J. Mitchell
|
Hillsboro, WI
|
$3,157
|
|
116.
|
Tom Russo
|
Peyton, CO
|
$3,157
|
|
117.
|
David Lataille
|
Surprise, AZ
|
$3,157
|
|
118.
|
Edmund Liu
|
Davis, CA
|
$3,157
|
|
119.
|
Quinn Do
|
Los Angeles, CA
|
$3,157
|
|
120.
|
Adam Naglich
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
$3,157
|
|
121.
|
Jeff Rasmussen
|
Carmel, IN
|
$3,157
|
|
122.
|
Frank Puleo
|
St. Louis, MO
|
$3,157
|
|
123.
|
Thomas Hover
|
Blue Diamond, NV
|
$3,157
|
|
124.
|
Stephen Ladowsky
|
Toronto, ON, Canada
|
$3,157
|
|
125.
|
Tina Bergstrom
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
$3,157
|
|
126.
|
Gee Way Lee
|
Houston, TX
|
$3,157
|
|
127.
|
John Hank Sitton III
|
Greenville, SC
|
$3,157
|
|
128.
|
Peter M. Falkenstein
|
Ann Arbor, MI
|
$3,157
|
|
129.
|
Jacob Hoffman
|
Nappanei, IN
|
$3,157
|
|
130.
|
Brad Mahon
|
Gilbert, AZ
|
$3,157
|
|
131.
|
Jean Gaspard
|
Evanston, IL
|
$3,157
|
|
132.
|
Kris Fields
|
Harrison, OH
|
$3,157
|
|
133.
|
Carl A. Davis
|
Levelland, TX
|
$3,157
|
|
134.
|
Gary N. Lew
|
Sugar Land, TX
|
$3,157
|
|
135.
|
Jeremy Armstrong
|
Beverly Hills, CA
|
$3,157
|
|
136.
|
Sheree Bykoesky
|
New York, NY
|
$3,157
|
|
137.
|
James Fox
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
$3,157
|
|
138.
|
Glyn Banks
|
Smithville, TN
|
$3,157
|
|
140.
|
Gary Gosewehr
|
Port Washington, WI
|
$3,157
|
|
141.
|
Joe Ramos
|
Tulane, CA
|
$3,157
|
|
142.
|
Joseph Yun
|
Honolulu, HI
|
$3,157
|
|
143.
|
Christopher Mudd
|
Kirksville, MO
|
$3,157
|
|
144.
|
James Thomas
|
Reno, NV
|
$3,157
|
|
145.
|
Craig Brockman
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
$3,157
|
|
146.
|
Larry Etherington
|
Phoenix, AZ
|
$3,157
|
|
147.
|
David Williams
|
San Marcos, CA
|
$3,157
|
|
148.
|
Anthony Renella
|
Aurora, IL
|
$3,157
|
|
149.
|
Mark Bonsack
|
Maple Valley, WA
|
$3,157
|
|
150.
|
Charles Lunn
|
Toccoa, GA
|
$3,157
|
|
151.
|
Gioi Luong
|
Westminster, CA
|
$3,157
|
|
152.
|
Ylon Schwartz
|
Brooklyn, N.Y.
|
$3,157
|
|
153.
|
John Huston
|
Helena, MI
|
$3,157
|
|
154.
|
Kevin Miller
|
Richmond Heights, MO
|
$3,157
|
|
155.
|
Patrick Breno
|
NA
|
$2,368
|
|
156.
|
Ryan Larson
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
$2,368
|
|
157.
|
Randolph Spain
|
Brewer, ME
|
$2,368
|
|
158.
|
Edward Zakaria
|
Windsor, ON, Canada
|
$2,368
|
|
159.
|
Joseph Holmes
|
Weston, FL
|
$2,368
|
|
160.
|
Duane Drushella
|
Albany, OR
|
$2,368
|
|
161.
|
Stephen Waldo
|
Corinth, TX
|
$2,368
|
|
162.
|
Richard Steinmetz
|
Ambridge, PA
|
$2,368
|
|
163.
|
Stanley Davis
|
De Forest, WI
|
$2,368
|
|
164.
|
Tomishau Krizanie
|
Oakland Park, FL
|
$2,368
|
|
165.
|
Jason Chung
|
Houston, TX
|
$2,368
|
|
166.
|
Richard Ferro
|
Dallas, TX
|
$2,368
|
|
167.
|
Gregg Merkow
|
Dallas, TX
|
$2,368
|
|
168.
|
Billy Cockman
|
Jacksonville, FL
|
$2,368
|
|
169.
|
Mats Eriksson
|
Stockholm, Sweden
|
$2,368
|
|
170.
|
Keith Noblett
|
Plano, TX
|
$2,368
|
|
171.
|
Jonathan Sedaghati
|
Tarzana, CA
|
$2,368
|
|
172.
|
Stephen Muszkat
|
Gordon, NSW
|
$2,368
|
|
173.
|
John Salmon
|
Maricopa, AZ
|
$2,368
|
|
174.
|
Michael Serrano
|
Hoffman Estates, IL
|
$2,368
|
|
175.
|
Barry Seedman
|
Henderson, NV
|
$2,368
|
|
176.
|
Leon Walk
|
Warren, OH
|
$2,368
|
|
177.
|
Lyly McKeany
|
Santa Barbara, CA
|
$2,368
|
|
178.
|
Grand "Tony" Cantalupo
|
Chatsworth, CA
|
$2,368
|
|
179.
|
Matthew Flynn
|
Milwaukee, WI
|
$2,368
|
|
180.
|
Ross Boatman
|
London, England
|
$2,368
|
|
181.
|
Dustin Carlton
|
Mantua, OH
|
$2,368
|
|
182.
|
Robin Schoder
|
Conifer, CO
|
$2,368
|
|
183.
|
Jon Loshbaugh
|
Denver, CO
|
$2,368
|
|
184.
|
Theo Osborne
|
U.K.
|
$2,368
|
|
185.
|
Brett Smith
|
Palmer, AK
|
$2,368
|
|
186.
|
Evan Peterson
|
Irvine, CA
|
$2,368
|
|
187.
|
Mark Green
|
Shelbyville, IN
|
$2,368
|
|
188.
|
Andrew Barciz
|
Scottsdale, AZ
|
$2,368
|
|
189.
|
Arthur Bressher
|
Manalapan, NJ
|
$2,368
|
|
190.
|
Michael Bokan
|
Sacramento, CA
|
$2,368
|
|
191.
|
Kully Burnet
|
Kailua, HI
|
$2,368
|
|
192.
|
Mats Millson
|
Sweden
|
$2,368
|
|
193.
|
Roy Vagderslvis
|
London, England
|
$2,368
|
|
194.
|
Jeremy Magal
|
Vancouver, Canada
|
$2,368
|
|
195.
|
Brandon Adams
|
NA
|
$2,368
|
|
196.
|
Richard Joel
|
Conyers, GA
|
$2,368
|
|
197.
|
John Helppi
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
$2,368
|
|
198.
|
Rick Montijo
|
Bakersfield, CA
|
$2,368
|
|
198B.
|
Mark Entwistle
|
NA
|
$2,368
|
|
199.
|
Peter Hedlund
|
NA
|
$1,578
|
|
200.
|
Terry Huggins
|
Palo Pinto, TX
|
$1,578
|
|
201.
|
Shannon Fadal
|
Los Angeles, CA
|
$1,578
|
|
202.
|
Jesse Petrake
|
NA
|
$1,578
|
|
203.
|
Michael Waiter
|
Phoenix, AZ
|
$1,578
|
|
204.
|
Gregory Eberlein
|
Surprise, AZ
|
$1,578
|
|
205.
|
Phillip Tague
|
Denver, CO
|
$1,578
|
|
206.
|
Eric Stanton
|
Lexington, KY
|
$1,578
|
|
207.
|
Theodore Mullikin
|
Gatlinburg, TN
|
$1,578
|
|
208.
|
Christoper Guinnup
|
Saline, MI
|
$1,578
|
|
209.
|
Talia Kahio
|
NA
|
$1,578
|
|
210.
|
Michael Tham
|
New York, NY
|
$1,578
|
|
211.
|
Philip Biho
|
Lahaina, HI
|
$1,578
|
|
212.
|
Art Diaz
|
Chula Vista, CA
|
$1,578
|
|
213.
|
Vaughn McClelland
|
Jersey Shore, PA
|
$1,578
|
|
214.
|
Gavin
|
NA
|
$1,578
|
|
215.
|
Bret McClame
|
Bristol, IN
|
$1,578
|
|
216.
|
Michael Q. McArdle
|
Gainesville, FL
|
$1,578
|
|
217.
|
Roger Pitsimmons
|
NA
|
$1,578
|
|
218.
|
Michael Airharut
|
Austin, TX
|
$1,578
|
|
219.
|
Phillip Gurian
|
NA
|
$1,578
|
|
220.
|
Michael Olson
|
Wauwatosa, WI
|
$1,578
|
|
221.
|
Jonathan Little
|
Pensacola, FL
|
$1,578
|
|
222.
|
Philip Ariganello
|
Ohaou, HI
|
$1,578
|
|
223.
|
John Walliser
|
Phoenix, AZ
|
$1,578
|
|
224.
|
Kevin Currey
|
Orlando, FL
|
$1,578
|
|
225.
|
Mark Barre
|
Pearland, TX
|
$1,578
|
|
226.
|
Steven Federspiel
|
North Liberty, IA
|
$1,578
|
|
227.
|
James Mattox
|
Kingsland, GA
|
$1,578
|
|
228.
|
William Forrest
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
$1,578
|
|
229.
|
Kendall Fukumoto
|
Honolulu, HI
|
$1,578
|
| |