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2006 World Series Of Poker
Fri-Sun July 21-23, 2006
Event #31
No-Limit Hold’em
$2,000 BUY-IN

Players: 2050
Prize Pool: $3,731,000

1. Justin Scott Detroit, MI $842,262
2. Farzad Rouhani Gaithersburg, MD $429,065
3. Bob Bright Las Vegas, NV $261,170
4. Gregory Glass Newport Beach, CA $186,550
5. Nathan Templeton Chattanooga, TN $149,240
6. Carl Olson Seattle, WA $130,585
7. Joshua Wakeman Sandwich, IL $111,930
8. Jason Johnson Coral Springs, FL $93,275
9. Bryan Micon Atlanta, GA $74,620
10. Paul Spano $55,965
11. Kendall Fukomoto $52,234
12. Chad Mizner $48,503
13. Jacob Stearley $44,772
14. Angelo Cordi $41,041
15. Deborah Lavigne $37,310
16. Tony Bloom $33,579
17. Stephen Jones $29,848
18. Ryan Fair $26,117
19. Narimal Parmar $22,386
20. Kayshan Muthy $22,386
21. Angel Garcia $22,386
22. Efrain Lopez $18,655
23. Dan Harrington $18,655
24. Graham Smith $18,655
25. Adam Marshall $14,924
26. Eduardo Sants $14,924
27. David Cesiano $14,924
28. Jamys Williams $11,193
29. Jose Severino $11,193
30. Brandon Adams $11,193
31. Eric Cloutier $11,193
32. Kevin Petersen $11,193
33. David Cai $11,193
34. Mike Hofeld $11,193
35. Ian Frazer $11,193
36. Logan Trinidade $11,193
37. Nathan Smith $9,328
38. Kevin Noel $9,328
39. Ylon Schwartz $9,328
40. Jeffrey Tahler $9,328
41. Ferit Gabriellson $9,328
42. John Spanavecchia $9,328
43. Alex Brenes $9,328
44. Michael McIntyre $9,328
45. Marc Karam $9,328
46. Joseph Nolan $9,328
47. Ben Armstrong $9,328
48. George Long $9,328
49. Michael Katz $9,328
50. Tony Pirone $9,328
51. Bobby Poe $9,328
52. Randy Holland $9,328
53. Ryan Armstrong $9,328
54. Tony Nasr $9,328
55. J.P. Vaughan $7,462
56. Mark Hope $7,462
57. Joe Myers $7,462
58. Chris Tsiprailidis $7,462
59. Ryan Moore $7,462
60. Michael Odeh $7,462
61. Ken Koski $7,462
62. T.J. Yurkanin $7,462
63. Hasan Habib $7,462
64. Chris Convery $7,462
65. Randall Witt $7,462
66. Mickey Mills $7,462
67. Karlo Lopez $7,462
68. John Lively $7,462
69. Michael Cribb $7,462
70. Uskov Alexander $7,462
71. Chris Reslock $7,462
72. Claude Marbeleu $7,462
73. Praz Bansi $7,462
74. Blake Mason $7,462
75. Chi Nguyen $7,462
76. Gary Benson $7,462
77. Eric Bush $7,462
78. Jason Levine $7,462
79. Patrick Pezzin $7,462
80. Jeff Han $7,462
81. Paul Andrzejewski $7,462
82. Derek Lawless $5,597
83. Robert Ohl $5,597
84. Les Juliano $5,597
85. David Crouse $5,597
86. Ron Stanley $5,597
87. Brian Fields $5,597
88. Jamad Rashid $5,597
89. Theo Nerantzinis $5,597
90. John Esposito $5,597
91. Mats Iremark $5,597
92. Marcus Collins $5,597
93. Charles Balesteri $5,597
94. Randy McKay $5,597
95. James Basar $5,597
96. Tony Bueti $5,597
97. Jarrod Ankeniman $5,597
98. David Stirling $5,597
99. Jennifer Tilly $5,597
100. Steve Karp $5,597
101. Robert Blechman $5,597
102. Robert Lendgren $5,597
103. Brett Shaffer $5,597
104. David Ross $5,597
105. Doris Homonicki $5,597
106. Richard Marshall $5,597
107. Jeremy Tutre $5,597
108. Zacharia Butler $5,597
109. Joseph Burkley $3,731
110. Dow Sjolestad $3,731
111. John Loisana $3,731
112. Andrew Stirling $3,731
113. Eric Nelson $3,731
114. Joseph Torres $3,731
115. Jeff Bryan $3,731
116. Roy Wilder $3,731
117. David Cussio $3,731
118. Mark Davis $3,731
119. Ron McMillan $3,731
120. Jeff Shulman $3,731
121. Claus Vallo $3,731
122. Harold Cohen $3,731
123. Walter Chambers $3,731
124. Kakoun Haim $3,731
125. Hutson Richarde $3,731
126. Jason Fleurant $3,731
127. James Kilaryian $3,731
128. Johnny Kitchens III $3,731
129. Jeppe Mikkelsen $3,731
130. Greg Hemphill $3,731
131. Jose Barbero $3,731
132. Vegard Nygard $3,731
133. Zack Stewart $3,731
134. Craig Gold $3,731
135. Javier Sarache $3,731
136. Jeffrey Johnson $3,731
137. James Routos $3,731
138. Cong Do $3,731
139. Marc Cipriano $3,731
140. Sean Willis $3,731
141. Tommy Hang $3,731
142. Richard E. Park $3,731
143. Jeffrey Lambert $3,731
144. Brian Malcolm $3,731
145. Anthony Consola $3,731
146. John Vincent $3,731
147. Roger Pape $3,731
148. Orlando Moretti $3,731
149. Amir Nurant $3,731
150. Michael Carroll $3,731
151. Alexander Dokunov $3,731
152. Ernesto Espino $3,731
153. Gregory Vamplew $3,731
154. John Bonetti $2,798
155. Stephen McClean $2,798
156. Adam Greens $2,798
157. Jason Barnett $2,798
158. Jan Selberg $2,798
159. Peter Longmore $2,798
160. Thomas Macey $2,798
161. Jess Susi $2,798
162. Richard Predham $2,798
163. Jeff Samuelson $2,798
164. Aram Zerounian $2,798
165. Craig Hartman $2,798
166. Kevin O'Sullivan $2,798
167. Jason Ryan $2,798
168. Alexander Lieu $2,798
169. Johan Dunder $2,798
170. Troy Van $2,798
171. Michael Clark $2,798
172. Keith Taylor $2,798
173. Mike Caro $2,798
174. Elijah Harrod $2,798
175. Kevin Paulk $2,798
176. Anahit Coalajian $2,798
177. Paul Quadie $2,798
178. Gino Criscione $2,798
179. Che Coye $2,798
180. Brett Marshall $2,798
181. Dan Gatto $2,798
182. Saul Prusoff $2,798
183. Alan Fidellow $2,798
184. Ali Zayeu $2,798
185. Farid Vaghefi $2,798
186. Jerome Saunders $2,798
187. Paul Tschernia $2,798
188. Gregory Cartin $2,798
189. Keith Block $2,798
190. Michelle Law $2,798
191. Patrick Heneghan $2,798
192. James Bates $1,632
193. Peter Calvo $1,632
194. Juan Moranjo $1,632
195. Keith Jacobs $1,632
196. Broc Segura $1,632
197. Emanuel Failla $1,632
198. Gregory Monaldi $1,632
199. Ryan Fronda $1,632
200. Mohammed Shafia $1,632
201. William Thorson $1,632
202. Samuel Silverman $1,632
203. Romain Feriolo $1,632


Easy Money

Justin Scott Wins Gold Bracelet and $842,262

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.

Name - Chip Count - Seat #

Carl Olson 301,000 1
Nathan Templeton 832,000 2
Bob Bright 324,000 3
Jason Johnson 174,000 4
Farzad Rouhani 133,000 5
Greg Glass 267,000 6
Josh Wakeman 319,000 7
Justin Scott 1,500,000 8
Bryan Micon 224,000 9

Bryan Micon, a.k.a. “Neverwinpoker” fulfilled his namesake by being the first player to bust out. Micon took a horrible beat when his pocket kings were trounced by Jason Johnson’s ace-king. Johnson caught two devastating aces on the board to crush Micon. The Atlanta-based poker player took $74,620 for ninth place.

What goes around comes around. After busting-out Micon, Jason Johnson was himself eliminated when his ace-queen lost of Justin Scott’s ace-king. Neither player made a pair, but the king-kicker in Scott’s hand played and Johnson was knocked out. Johnson, a painter from Florida, cashed out for $93,275. Johnson’s elimination would mark the first of seven consecutive players to be eliminated by Scott. His play at this final table was so domineering, that as play progressed spectators could see the growing sense of frustration on the faces of Scott’s powerless opponents.

Dr. Josh Wakeman attended his first WSOP and this was his first-ever final table appearance. The chiropractor from Illinois had his back broken when his ace-jack was upset by Justin Scott’s queen-seven. Two queens flopped, and Dr. Wakeman was discharged in seventh place. In what has been a great year in poker for chiropractors (world champ Joe Hachem’s former profession), Wakeman collected $111,930 in prize money.

The Justin Scott express rolled on. Already ahead in chips by a 3 to 1 count, Scott’s total domination continued. Carl Olson went out next. His pocket sixes were flattened by Scott’s ace-seven. The proverbial toss-up situation with a pair versus two overcards went Scott’s way, when an ace flopped. Olson, a University of Washington graduate who now plays poker professionally, received $130,585 for sixth place.

If there was any thought that Justin Scott might eventually go card dead and take a few hits, it vanished when the chip leader busted out yet another player – this time holding pocket deuces. Scott’s deuce-deuce edged out Nathan Templeton’s queen-ten when the real estate investor from Tennessee failed to connect with a pair. Templeton’s share of the prize poll amounted to $149,240 for fifth place.

By this time, Justin Scott was an immovable force. He amassed the vast majority of the chips still in play, making the spectacle more of a contest for “second place” than any lingering suspense as to who would be the tournament winner. Scott obliterated yet another player when his ace-king broke Greg Glass’ king-ten. Both players flopped top pair when a king came. Drawing slim with two cards still to come, Glass failed to hit a ten. Was Glass half-full or half-empty? It depends on how one views a fourth-place finish. The 40-year-old poker player from California received $186,550 in prize money.

Things were not so bright for Bob Bright. The CEO of a stock trading firm in Las Vegas cashed out as the third-place finisher when his ace-six failed to connect with the board. Justin Scott’s pocket threes held up on the final hand, fizzling out Bright’s chances of a comeback victory. Bright, who won the “Best All-Around” player award at Caesar’s Las Vegas on this year’s WSOP Circuit, had to settle for $261,170 and third place, this time.

Looking at the chip discrepancy going into heads-up play, Farzad Rouhani must have felt like a stalled Hyundai sitting in the middle of the rail road tracks looking up at a roaring freight train. Rouhani was down nearly 13 to 1 – the single-largest lead going into heads-up play at the WSOP in over three years. Scott’s 3,800,000 in chips, festooned in dozens of neat columns looked like the Acropolis compared to Rouhani’s 290,000 shack.

Overlooked in Scott’s extraordinary victory was Rouhani’s remarkable survival skills. Perhaps no player had fewer key cards or bigger hands at this year’s World Series, and yet still managed to win more prize money ($429,065). On the previous day, when play had dwindled down to 35-players, Rouhani had less than 100,000 in chips and made a few key folds holding marginal hands which enabled him to survive longer in the tournament. Rouhani never had many chips in this event, yet still managed to outlast all but the last of 2,050 players.

Rouhani put all of his last chips into the pot as the favorite. His pocket eights were in the lead on the final hand of the tournament. But Scott simply could not be stopped. His queen-six made a pair when a queen landed on board, and Rouhani ended up as the last victim of what can only be described as poker’s closest thing to a massacre.

The new poker champion was interviewed afterward and began with a classic understatement. “I came in with 1.5 million,” Scott said. “I was able to use my chips to run over the table.”

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.

By Nolan Dalla

Overall Tournament Statistics (through end of Event #30):

Total Entries to Date: 26,501

Total Prize Money Distributed: $56,462,207


2006 World Series of Poker

Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4
Event 5 Event 6 Event 7 Event 8
Event 9 Event 10 Event 11 Event 12
Event 13 Event 14 Event 15 Event 16
Event 17 Event 18 Event 19 Event 20
Event 21 Event 22 Event 23 Event 24
Event 25 Event 26 A Event 26 B Event 27
Event 28 Event 29 Event 30 Event 31
Event 32 Event 33 Event 34 Event 35
Event 36 Event 37 Event 38 Event 39
Event 39 Day 1-A Event 39 Day 1-B Event 39 Day 1-C Event 39 Day 1-D
Event 39 Day 2-A Event 39 Day 2-B Event 39 Day 3 Event 39 Day 4
Event 39 Day 5 Event 39 Day 6 Event 39 Day 7 Event 39 Final
Event 40 Event 41 Event 42 Event 43
Event 44 Event 45    

 

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