WSOP - Event #37 Results... $1500 No-Limit Hold’em

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2006 World Series of Poker
Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino – Las Vegas
Official Report
Event #37
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $1,500
Number of Entries: 2,803
Total Prize Money: $3,826,095

Official Results:
1. James Gorham San Diego, CA $765,226
2. Osman Kibar San Diego, CA $420,870
3. Mohammad Ilyas Houston, TX $228,800
4. Aa Spits Norway $178,296
5. Nick Ronyecz Goleta, CA $153,044
6. Miff Fagerlie $128,174
7. Jason Strasser New York, NY $108,661
8. Geroge Christian Chesapeake, VA $89,531
9. Peter Dalhuijsen Holland $72,313
10. Steve Wise Australia $56,626
11. Earl Coggin $51,652
12. James Charbonneau Salem, SC $47,444
13. Robert Zarzychi Hewitt, NJ $43,617
14. Joe Awada Las Vegas, NV $39,791
15. Jimmy Koutougos Victoria, BC $35,965
16. K.J. Kerrigan London, UK $32,139
17. Mike Nargi $28,313
18. Minh Nguyen Bell Gardens, CA $24,487
19. Luke Smith Lowestoft, England $20,661
20. David Marks Fombell, OA $20,661
21. Sidney Hasson $20,661
22. Richard Olofsson $16,835
23. Ryan Eber $16,835
24. Jimmy Cha $16,835
25. Michael Billings $13,774
26. Carmel Petresco $13,774
27. Miguel Mateo $13,774
28. Aaron Coulthard Ontario, Canada $11,478
29. Eric Tomberlin Jacksonville, FL $11,478
30. Paul Rayner England $11,478
31. Marc Whitford Rockford, MI $11,478
32. Paul Westley $11,478
33. Jesper Petersen Aarhus, Denmark $11,478
34. Adam Sweet Katy, TX $11,478
35. Rob Dennehu $11,478
36. Ron Tregillij $11,478
37. Steven Ungrey $9,183
38. Ylon Schwartz $9,183
39. Ken Wu $9,183
40. John Myung Vienna, VA $9,183
41. Ulf Jonasson $9,183
42. Francisco Fragoso $9,183
43. Jonathan Reynolds $9,183
44. Buzz Deitchman $9,183
45. Steffen Dam $9,183
46. Jet Taylor $9,183
47. Peter Pratis $9,183
48. Luke Chezick $9,183
49. Derek Scott $9,183
50. Sarah Bilney $9,183
51. Jim Shands $9,183
52. Guy Longworth $9,183
53. Hutson Richards $9,183
54. Frode Fragerli $9,183
55. Robert Burns $7,652
56. Gary Lundgmen $7,652
57. Stan Zielinski $7,652
58. Michael Sands $7,652
59. Eric Siegal $7,652
60. Johan Storakers $7,652
61. Richard Predham $7,652
62. Richard Grijalva $7,652
63. David Wilson $7,652
64. Eirik Bjorklund $7,652
65. David Hung $7,652
66. Steve Balezentes Santa Monica, CA $7,652
67. Thomas Fuller $7,652
68. Flaminio Malaguti $7,652
69. Tony Bloom $7,652
70. Sam Abueid $7,652
71. James Glordano Toronto, Ontario, Canada $7,652
72. Tom Sweeny Jefferson, MA $7,652
73. Mark Bassham $7,652
74. Shyam Srinivasan $7,652
75. Christoper Eklund $7,652
76. Ron Overnemoen $7,652
77. David Ventura $7,652
78. Todd Draper South Bend, IN $7,652
79. Christopher Blattler $7,652
80. Julian Gardner $7,652
81. Gary Petrime $7,652
82. Richard Spring Las Vegas, NV $6,122
83. Gustin Sjoberg Sweden $6,122
84. Ed Jordan Belle Mead, NJ $6,122
85. Ron Long Fort Wayne, IN $6,122
86. Laurena Hughes "Huge" Seattle, WA $6,122
87. Jeff Goldenberg $6,122
88. Rafe Furst $6,122
89. Phil Laak $6,122
90. Nick Soderstorm Canyon Country, CA $6,122
91. Anthony Tran Las Vegas, NV $6,122
92. Josh Ziemak Newport News, VA $6,122
93. Erik Grepperud Norway $6,122
94. Willie Handy Thousand Oaks, CA $6,122
95. Tony Cousineau $6,122
96. Ilya Ochakovsky Little Neck, NY $6,122
97. Maurice Hawkins Plantation, FL $6,122
98. Adam Romer $6,122
99. Wayne Wagner $6,122
100. Ole Pedersen Denmark $6,122
101. Jimmy Hunter Northshields, England $6,122
102. Gerry Nadeau Greenland, NH $6,122
103. John McCann Boothwyn, PA $6,122
104. Dancel Prejean $6,122
105. Dennis Chae Albany, CA $6,122
106. Nicolai Vivet $6,122
107. Zak Alameddine $6,122
108. Berry Johnston Bethany, OK $6,122
109. Wesley White Las Vegas, NV $4,591
110. Adrian Gavile Clearwater, FL $4,591
111. Chris Uitvlugt BC, Canada $4,591
112. Brent Sheirbon Seattle, WA $4,591
113. Joshua Brisbane Scottsdale, AZ $4,591
114. Dan McGuire $4,591
115. Jeff Burke Blackwood Gwent, South Wales $4,591
116. Marc Lunenfeld Virgina Beach, WA $4,591
117. Rufino Caceres Chino, CA $4,591
118. Reginald Roberts $4,591
119. Kevin Beh $4,591
120. T.J. Cloutier Long Beach, CA $4,591
121. Ron Faltinsky Montebello, CA $4,591
122. Louis Lombardi Miller Place, NY $4,591
123. Mark Teltcher $4,591
124. Yarom Limor Beverly Hills, CA $4,591
125. Geremy Giland Baytown, TX $4,591
126. Dan Scherf Findlay, OH $4,591
127. Frank Sinopoli Hollywood, FL $4,591
128. David Baker $4,591
129. unknown unknown $4,591
130. Jeff Blenkarn $4,591
131. Eric Morris $4,591
132. Kevin Lim Herndon, VA $4,591
133. Iwan Jones Cardiff, England $4,591
134. Ang Pang Leng Singapore $4,591
135. Eric Arreca Baldwin park, CA $4,591
136. Steven Spate Fresno, CA $4,591
137. Chris Tseu Honolulu, HI $4,591
138. Brian Jensen Denmark $4,591
139. Jim Sachinidis Victoria, Australia $4,591
140. Issac Galazan Sunny Isles Beach, FL $4,591
141. Mike Sica N. Brunswick, NJ $4,591
142. Bruce Liming Springfield, VA $4,591
143. Terry Menezes Regina, Canada $4,591
144. Michael Coxwell Naples, FL $4,591
145. Yoon Kim Franklin $4,591
146. William Bradigan N. Tonawanda, NY $4,591
147. Ron Jeandron Gretna, LA $4,591
148. Robert Isakson Knoxville, TN $4,591
149. Adrian Naggy Aston, PA $4,591
150. Ricki Nielsen Denmark $4,591
151. Joe Perfetti Rockville, MD $4,591
152. Larry Fisher Gilette, WY $4,591
153. Assani Fisher Nyack, NY $4,591
154. Tom Galella Scranton, PA $3,443
155. Michael Ghaleb Quebec $3,443
156. Scott Pendesgoest Chatham, NJ $3,443
157. Rodrick Kennedy Plano, TX $3,443
158. Daniel Dykstra $3,443
159. Jianhua Zhou $3,443
160. David Bagner Hudson, NY $3,443
161. Alexander Kaufman New York, NY $3,443
162. Mark Rollins Long Beach, CA $3,443
163. Can Hua Rosemead, CA $3,443
164. Bryce Landier $3,443
165. Paul Gianfriddo Reno, NV $3,443
166. Christopher Reno, NV $3,443
167. Hugh Morgan $3,443
168. Chuong Sweeney $3,443
169. Robert Williams Toronto, ON, Canada $3,443
170. Hon Le Bell Gardens, CA $3,443
171. Ruben Paiso Aurora, CO $3,443
172. Pedro Mendoza $3,443
173. Donald Nicholson $3,443
174. Chae Yim $3,443
175. Martin Wickholm $3,443
176. Ian McDonald $3,443
177. Keith Block $3,443
178. David Robinson Raleigh, NC $3,443
179. Omar McFarlane $3,443
180. Michael Lau $3,443
181. Ray Haskell Tampa, FL $3,443
182. Timothy Regan $3,443
183. Joe Pharo Scottsdale, AZ $3,443
184. James Omealia $3,443
185. Robert Harrison Woodlands, TX $3,443
186. Kyle Lopez Lafayette, LA $3,443
187. Anthony Bott $3,443
188. Ira Gibbs III St Petersburg, FL $3,443
189. Colbert White $3,443
190. Keith Alter Wichita, KS $3,443
191. Oddleif Skandsen $3,443
192. Michael Monteleone Toronto, ON, Canada $3,443
193. Dat Le $3,443
194. Steven Morgan Birmingham, AL $3,443
195. Morgan Machina $3,443
196. Todd Arnold Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, FL $3,443
197. Joshua Ki Lett $3,443
198. Lauren Timmons Brooklyn, NY $3,443
199. Michael Fogarty Farmington, MN $2,296
200. Amritraj Singh $2,296
201. Jeffrey Thompson $2,296
202. James Murrell $2,296
203. Keir Fitz $2,296
204. Jeffrey Alboum $2,296
205. Robertus Hollink $2,296
206. Ryan Gentry $2,296
207. Brett Lance $2,296
208. Andrew Ferguson $2,296
209. Ho Suk Lee $2,296
210. Daniel Bertelsen $2,296
211. Randall Southern Glasgow, MT $2,296
212. Matthew Kelsey Portland, OR $2,296
213. William Vargo Pittsburgh, PA $2,296
214. Shane Asselin Victoria Harbor, Canada $2,296
215. Darryl Roome $2,296
216. Robert Poznanovich Chicago, IL $2,296
217. Owen McKinney Pueblo West, CO $2,296
218. Trond Aanestad $2,296
219. Terry Cook $2,296
220. Laura Diamond Evergreen, CO $2,296
221. Steve Ashhurst Gilbert, AZ $2,296
222. Herbert Gelman $2,296
223. Thomas Ross Brooklyn, NY $2,296
224. Andrew Seden $2,296
225. Matthe Wright $2,296
226. Benjamin Woodcock Las Vegas, NV $2,296
227. Mark Poplar $2,296
228. Axel Holm $2,296
229. Ernesto Panno $2,296
230. Michael Doan Las Vegas, NV $2,296
231. Michael Carhart Kona, Hawaii $2,296
232. Christopher Romero Henderson, NV $2,296
233. Jeffrey Martin $2,296
234. Tod Nelson $2,296
235. Corinda Ahlgren $2,296
236. Jose Torres Hollywood, FL $2,296
237. James Zajac Rome, PA $2,296
238. Sean Haraldsen BC, Canada $2,296
239. James Barkan $2,296
240. Benjamin Holz $2,296
241. Thoi Nguyen El Monte, CA $2,296
242. Christopher Birchby $2,296
243. Michael Simpson Middle Village, NY $2,296
244. Louis Frydman Rancho Pls Vrd, CA $2,296
245. Scott Steffen $2,296
246. Michael Westmoreland $2,296
247. Duane Felix New Rochelle, NY $2,296
248. Robert Rotek Rancho Pls Vrd, CA $2,296
249. Clifford O'Connor $2,296
250. Thomas Sanduski $2,296
251. Yveqi Zhu $2,296
252. Matthew Marshall $2,296
253. Donald Reid $2,296
254. Jonathan Levy $2,296
255. Vasilios Hrisafinis Brick, NJ $2,296
256. James Adamson $2,296
257. James Poston $2,296
258. Kevin Chan Toronto, ON, Canada $2,296
259. William Petrovics Orange Beach, AL $2,296
260. Kenneth Tkachuk Carstairs, Alberta, Canada $2,296
261. John Rothe New York, NY $2,296
262. Paul Quade $2,296
263. Byron Pilley Phoenix, AZ $1,837
264. Franco Cupello Ontario, Canada $1,837
265. Ethan Foulkes $1,837
266. Bjorn Kieler Sweden $1,837
267. John Osmon Fort Worth, TX $1,837
268. Joseph Farro Stockbridge, GA $1,837
269. Raad Farida Jamul, CA $1,837
270. Daniel Benesh Saskatchewon, Canada $1,837
271. Jose Barberd $1,836
272. Kevin Kwak Woodbridge, VA $1,836

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