2006 World Series of Poker results

This article is a list of results of the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) with statistics, final table results and payouts.The total money paid out in the 2006 events was $156,409,974.Fact|date=June 2007

Results

anchor|Event 1 Event 1: $500 No Limit Hold 'em--Casino Employees

This event kicked off the 2006 WSOP. It was a $500 buy-in no limit Texas hold 'em tournament reserved for casino employees that work in Nevada.

* Number of buy-ins: 1,232
* Total Prize Pool: $554,400
* Number of Payouts: 101
* Winning Hand: red| 4♥ 3♣

anchor|Event 4 Event 4: $1,500 Limit Hold 'em

This event was a $1,500 buy-in limit Texas hold 'em tournament. It was a three day event with a first prize of $335,289.

* Number of buy-ins: 1,068
* Total Prize Pool: $1,457,820
* Number of Payouts: 100
* Winning Hand: red| 10♦ 6♠

anchor|Event 7 Event 7: $3,000 Limit Hold 'em

This event was a $3,000 buy-in limit Texas hold 'em tournament. It was a three day event with a first prize of $343,618.

* Number of buy-ins: 415
* Total Prize Pool: $1,145,400
* Number of Payouts: 46
* Winning Hand: red| A♥ 4♦

anchor|Event 10 Event 10: $1,500 7 Card Stud

* Number of buy-ins: 478
* Total Prize Pool: $652,470
* Number of Payouts: 40
* Winning Hand: K♠ red| 3♥ 4♣ 6♠ 4♠ red| J♦ 8♥

anchor|Event 13 Event 13: $2,500 No Limit Hold'em

This was a three day event.

* Number of buy-ins: 1.290
* Total Prize Pool: $2,967,000
* Number of Payouts: 99
* Winning Hand: J♣ 8♣

2005 winner, actress Jennifer Tilly did not reach the money this year. Mimi Rogers reached 33rd place, winning $5,132.

anchor|Event 16 Event 16: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

This was a three day event.

* Number of buy-ins: 218
* Total Prize Pool: $2,049,200
* Number of Payouts: 27

anchor|Event 19 Event 19: $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em

This was a two day event.

* Number of buy-ins: 1184
* Total Prize Pool: $1,077,440
* Number of Payouts: 99

This was William Chen's second first place finish and fifth in-the-money finish in this year's WSOP.

anchor|Event 22 Event 22: $2,000 No Limit Hold'em

This was a three day event.

* Number of buy-ins: 1,579
* Total Prize Pool: $2,873,780
* Number of Payouts: 156

anchor|Event 25 Event 25: $2,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout

This was a three day event.

* "'Number of buy-ins: 600
* Total Prize Pool: $1,092,000
* Number of payouts: 100

anchor|Event 27 Event 27: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em

This was a two day event.

* Number of buy-ins: 2126
* Total Prize Pool: $2,901,990
* Number of payouts: 198

anchor|Event 30 Event 30: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Shorthanded

This is a three day event, with a maximum of six players per table.

* Number of buy-ins: 507
* Total Prize Pool: $2,382,900
* Number of payouts: 54

anchor|Event 33 Event 33: $1,500 Seven Card Razz

This is a two day event.

* Number of buy-ins: 409
* Total Prize Pool: $558,285
* Number of payouts: 40

Jeff Madsen made his fourth final table appearance and fourth top-three finish in this year's WSOP. This was also the third poker variant in which Madsen made the final table this year, as he previously made final tables in Omaha and Texas hold 'em (twice).

anchor|Event 36 Event 36: $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout

This is a three day event.

*Number of buy-ins: 524
*Total Prize Pool: $715,260
*Nuumber of payouts: 54

anchor|Event 39 Event 39: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship Event

This is the "Main Event". It started on July 28 and the final table took place on August 10.

Jamie Gold took the bracelet, the title and the biggest ever payout in poker history, $12 million, after being the chip leader for most of the second week of the tournament. On the final table Gold eliminated seven of the eight opponents.

*Number of buy-ins: 8,773
*Total Prize Pool: $82,512,162
*Number of payouts: 873

anchor|Event 42 Event 42: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em

This was a two day event.

*Number of buyins: 352
*Total prize pool: $494,130
*Number of payouts: 38

anchor|Event 45 Event 45: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em

This was a one day event.

*Number of buyins: 494
*Total Prize Pool: $674,310
*Number of payouts: 47

External links

* [http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/ WSOP official site with complete results]
* [http://www.cardplayer.com Card Player Magazine with results and live updates]