37th Annual World Series of Poker


No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
$10,000 Buy-In
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Casino: Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino
Players: 8773
Prize Pool: $82,512,162

PlacePlayerFromPrize Money
1stJamie GoldMalibu, CA, USA$12,000,000
2ndPaul WasickaWestminster, CO, USA$6,102,499
3rdMike BingerAtherton, CA, USA$4,123,310
4thAllen CunninghamVentura, CA, USA$3,628,513
5thRhett Butler $3,216,182
6thRichard LeeSan Antonio, TX, USA$2,803,851
7thDoug KimAustin, TX, USA$2,391,520
8thErik FribergStockholm, SWE$1,979,189
9thDan Nassif $1,566,858
10thFred Goldberg $1,154,527
11thLeif Force $1,154,527
12thJohn Magill $1,154,527
13thWilliam Thorsson $907,128
14thLuke Chung $907,128
15thKevin Aaronson $907,128
16thSirous Jamshidi $659,730
17thJeffrey LisandroSalerno, ITL$659,730
18thDavid Einhorn $659,730
19thDustin HolmesAtlanta, GA, USA$494,797
20thPrahlad "Spirit Rock" FriedmanRichmond, CA, USA$494,797
21stKevin O'DonnellCA, USA$494,797
22ndLee Kort $494,797
23rdRob Roseman $494,797
24thEric Lynch $494,797
25thMark Garner $494,797
26thSiddharth Jain $494,797
27thRichard Wyrick $494,797
28thLowell Kim $329,865
29thMitch SchockBismarck, ND, USA$329,865
30thCuong Do $329,865
31stEric Molina $329,865
32ndDan SchmiechHouston, TX, USA$329,865
33rdRob Berryman $329,865
34thAndrew Schreibman $329,865
35thRicki Nielsen $329,865
36thHumberto BrenesSan Jose, CRI$329,865
37thKyle Bowker $247,399
38thRobert BettsAlburquerque, NM, USA$247,399
39thMarc Friedmann $247,399
40thWeiKai Chang $247,399
41stMikael Thuritz $247,399
42ndBrian Hansen $247,399
43rdPaul Raeburn $247,399
44thJohn LeeWinnipeg, MAN, CAN$247,399
45thJames Routos $247,399
46thSean Johnson $164,932
47thRaphael Doromal $164,932
48thDave Murray $164,932
49thCheng Yu $164,932
50thRichard GrykoEssex, UK$164,932
51stNicolai Vivet $164,932
52ndMichael Bower $164,932
53rdRichardo Velasco $164,932
54thScott O'Reilly $164,932
55thJohn Ma $123,699
56thSabyl Cohen $123,699
57thStefan Mattsson $123,699
58thAki Ruuskanen $123,699
59thMax Reele $123,699
60thShannon WestbrookBiloxi, MS, USA$123,699
61stChris Damick $123,699
62ndKen Jacobs $123,699
63rdBryan Micon $123,699
64thNoah Siegel $90,713
65thReuben Peters $90,713
66thClint Brotherton $90,713
67thBrian NadellDetroit, MI, USA$90,713
68thVipul KothariEdison, NJ, USA$90,713
69thAlan Resh $90,713
70thJames Flick $90,713
71stChristopher KealyGig Harbor, WA, USA$90,713
72ndMarcello GrossoON, CAN$90,713
73rdJohn KimLos Angeles, CA, USA$65,973
74thAaron Baltzell $65,973
75thDaniel Kreitzman $65,973
76thDmitri Nobles $65,973
77thAnthony FaganDublin, IRE$65,973
78thParamjit GillDiamond Bar, CA, USA$65,973
79thScott Malone $65,973
80thJean Houle $65,973
81stSebastian Zavarsky $65,973
82ndPaul Greim $51,129
83rdMatthew Morgan $51,129
84thShyam Ravindran $51,129
85thLasse UbostadNOR$51,129
86thRick Mombourquette $51,129
87thBenjamin Logan $51,129
88thAnnie DukePortland, OR, USA$51,129
89thPat Dattilo $51,129
90thMikael Simonsen $51,129
91stThomas Wahlroos $51,129
92ndBarry GorenLas Vegas, NV, USA$51,129
93rdHossein Khodabanelou $51,129
94thTony Moretina $51,129
95thMatt WoodwardWaterboro, ME, USA$51,129
96thAlan ScheinNorth Miami, FL, USA$51,129
97thDavis Huynh $51,129
98thSamir Khoueis $51,129
99thPaul Coles $51,129
100thAlex BalandinNew City, NJ, USA$51,129
101stIago Gonzalez $51,129
102ndCarlos Neira $51,129
103rdDan Abouaf $51,129
104thWalt Schafer Jr. $51,129
105thBrady Shepard $51,129
106thMark Shanta $51,129
107thMack LeeSan Bruno, CA, USA$51,129
108thVirgil Beddingfield $51,129
109thSteven Goodemote $51,129
110thJustin Diamond $51,129
111thTyler Teague $51,129
112thMatthew Wilson $51,129
113thMark Petersen $51,129
114thEric BuchmanNew York, NY, USA$51,129
115thDavid Simon $51,129
116thSteinar Karlsen $51,129
117thDebra LalorSacramento, CA, USA$51,129
118thPer Loeff $51,129
119thCasey KastleChicago, IL, USA$51,129
120thKevin Daly $51,129
121stRobby Robertson $51,129
122ndDerek Scallon $51,129
123rdChris BachLong Beach, CA, USA$51,129
124thTyler Pendleton $51,129
125thGlenn Karlsen $51,129
126thBrian Kornfeld $51,129
127thArturo MoralesCRC$47,006
128thJames Petrillo $47,006
129thRobert TaylorLas Vegas, NV, USA$47,006
130thHakan Sahl $47,006
131stKevin Nathan $47,006
132ndDavid Woo $47,006
133rdTheodore ParkSan Francisco, CA, USA$47,006
134thBart Gilliom $47,006
135thCorey Butler $47,006
136thMarius Hogtun $47,006
137thAaron Bartley $47,006
138thScott ByronEast Elmhurst, NJ, USA$47,006
139thMoshe Jonish $47,006
140thJoe Macek $47,006
141stJeremy Mitchell $47,006
142ndWhit Brayton $47,006
143rdDavid Ventura $47,006
144thPeter PlaceyNewport Beach, CA, USA$47,006
145thHrag Kopooshian $47,006
146thReza Zand $47,006
147thDavid ChiuRoland Heights, CA, USA$47,006
148thMike Hwang $47,006
149thAlbert Padilla $47,006
150thKatherine Hartree $47,006
151stTodd Hartgrove $47,006
152ndScott Lidji $47,006
153rdPaul Shoquist $47,006
154thHoang Nguyen $47,006
155thRussell Davies $47,006
156thDave Penly $47,006
157thWhitney Blanton $47,006
158thAndy Donovan $47,006
159thRandy Gil $47,006
160thRobert Isakson $47,006
161stJustin Ghogomu $47,006
162ndDrew Trantow $47,006
163rdMichael Hogbom $47,006
164thPhi NguyenHawaiian Gardens, CA, USA$47,006
165thCharles Kuruzovich $47,006
166thSergey FeklisovRUS$47,006
167thIan KalmanSan Francisco, CA, USA$47,006
168thBrent Goulding $47,006
169thJason Strasser $47,006
170thEd FernandezSan Jose, CA, USA$47,006
171stMike Mclain $47,006
172ndRayan Nathan $47,006
173rdGalen KesterLake Comorant, MS, USA$47,006
174thKilian Druml $47,006
175thJim D'Ambrosio $47,006
176thJames Kerr $47,006
177thBucky McMillan $47,006
178thRichard Digiorgio $47,006
179thTony Bodnar $47,006
180thRussell BarnesLake Worth, FL, USA$47,006
181stNancy Nguyen $47,006
182ndZachery Gregg $47,006
183rdSameer Fayad $47,006
184thAlex Azadpeyma $47,006
185thRob Ireland $47,006
186thChris Combs $47,006
187thTobin Dreiter $47,006
188thWilliam Rector $47,006
189thRichard Barstow $47,006
190thMartin FeijoBrandford, ON, CAN$42,882
191stMichael Arents $42,882
192ndAlan Barnacle $42,882
193rdChristine Wilson $42,882
194thHuy Nguyen $42,882
195thMark Zajdner $42,882
196thRick Saloman $42,882
197thMats Batnes $42,882
198thGeorge Dunst $42,882
199thAndres Korn $42,882
200thJonathan LaneOsh Kosh, WI, USA$42,882
201stShane Fumerton $42,882
202ndJeff Lewis $42,882
203rdPeter HedlundSWE$42,882
204thDevin Porter $42,882
205thRichard Clark $42,882
206thGary "The Choirboy" JonesLondon, UK$42,882
207thMatt Zimmerman $42,882
208thSamir ZoudoModesto, CA, USA$42,882
209thTed LawsonFort Lauderdale, FL, USA$42,882
210thMatthew DipaoliFitchburg, MA, USA$42,882
211thKeir Fitz-Gibbon $42,882
212thMichael Kingsbury $42,882
213thAlan StephensonSarnia, ON, CAN$42,882
214thChristopher Budak $42,882
215thAdam Bragar $42,882
216thChris Martin $42,882
217thWilliam Robertie $42,882
218thJohn HoangRosemead, CA, USA$42,882
219thGary Najaryan $42,882
220thBrett Mayers $42,882
221stChristopher George $42,882
222ndSean Le $42,882
223rdDaniel Ostroff $42,882
224thJeffrey Lambert $42,882
225thKen Weiner $42,882
226thRob Lederer $42,882
227thNord Foster $42,882
228thAdam JoensNew York, NY, USA$42,882
229thDaniel NegreanuLas Vegas, NV, USA$42,882
230thTravis Johnecheck $42,882
231stMichael Batherwich $42,882
232ndMichael Martin $42,882
233rdRobert Santos $42,882
234thPatrick Madden $42,882
235thTuan NguyenSan Pablo, CA, USA$42,882
236thJeff Parcher $42,882
237thRyan Clarr $42,882
238thJoseph Hachem $42,882
239thMarcus GolserSaltzberg, AUT$42,882
240thArsenio Arabitg $42,882
241stNathan Brooks $42,882
242ndBrian Hallows $42,882
243rdThanhdat Tran $42,882
244thDave Golder $42,882
245thElie Said $42,882
246thBrendan Lewis $42,882
247thHarry Binck $42,882
248thMike Hirsch $42,882
249thDarryl Dare $42,882
250thJoe Fuhriman $42,882
251stMarcus Collins $42,882
252ndAndras Karkus $42,882
253rdPaul Viola $38,759
254thFrancisco Fragoso $38,759
255thLeland Wulff $38,759
256thPaul SextonSan Diego, CA, USA$38,759
257thMichael TaitFt Lauderdale, FL, USA$38,759
258thPaul NoblesEagan, MN, USA$38,759
259thDavid Zeitlin $38,759
260thLarry Levine $38,759
261stAkshay Kumar $38,759
262ndBrian Mozzoni $38,759
263rdMonte Hanson $38,759
264thVaughn Sandman $38,759
265thDerek Gibb $38,759
266thRob Acton $38,759
267thAndrew Fennewald $38,759
268thJosh Newborn $38,759
269thJosh EwingS. Lake Tahoe, CA, USA$38,759
270thDavid AngelLa Porte, TX, USA$38,759
271stRoy ThungWhite Planes, NY, USA$38,759
272ndMichael Lynn $38,759
273rdLars BondingAarhas, NLD$38,759
274thKenny RobbinsLas Vegas, NV, USA$38,759
275thKathy LiebertLas Vegas, NV, USA$38,759
276thClayton Mozdzen $38,759
277thGreg GiannokostasDunwoody, GA, USA$38,759
278thTom Thieneman $38,759
279thAndrew Brokos $38,759
280thBill Gustafik $38,759
281stPaul Radcliffe $38,759
282ndJohan Wemmenhag $38,759
283rdJon HoelleinLakewood, OH, USA$38,759
284thChristopher Szucay $38,759
285thJared Lissauer $38,759
286thPeter Rho $38,759
287thGunnar Rabe $38,759
288thSonny LeeLas Vegas, NV, USA$38,759
289thGunnar Fenes $38,759
290thScott Ritchey $38,759
291stBrian Doyle $38,759
292ndMartin VirgenReno, NV, USA$38,759
293rdJogi Karamashi $38,759
294thBrad Klieuer $38,759
295thJames Cartee $38,759
296thSanjin Karnataki $38,759
297thVlad Artamonov $38,759
298thRene MouritsenCopenhagen, DNK$38,759
299thMelandro Alina $38,759
300thThomas Kingo $38,759
301stMike Stephens $38,759
302ndRonald Toledo $38,759
303rdVincent Ianuzzi $38,759
304thRobert Hreljac $38,759
305thGeorge Danzer $38,759
306thCesar Giralt-Rivera $38,759
307thSteven Schulman $38,759
308thRafael Comas $38,759
309thVassilios ManiotisHilton Head Island, SC, USA$38,759
310thAdam Waldron $38,759
311thStephen Boyle $38,759
312thRobert Romanello $38,759
313thJohan Koops $38,759
314thIgor Trafane $38,759
315thHans "Tuna" LundSparks, NV, USA$38,759
316thChad LayneHenderson, NV, USA$34,636
317thLarry EtheringtonUSA$34,636
318thBrendan Lynch $34,636
319thMatt Graham $34,636
320thRobert Newton $34,636
321stDerek Feldman $34,636
322ndFrank RasileStaton Island, NY, USA$34,636
323rdSteve Frasure $34,636
324thSurinder "The Cobra" SunarWolverhampton, UK$34,636
325thEdward Blount $34,636
326thDaniel Lenehan $34,636
327thRichard Lewis $34,636
328thSteve Conway $34,636
329thLee PierceStockton, CA, USA$34,636
330thDennis Richardson $34,636
331stManuel Labandeira $34,636
332ndBo SehlstedtStockholm, SWE$34,636
333rdRobert Sanchez $34,636
334thRoy Goulet $34,636
335thVince Fredrick $34,636
336thChris Anderson $34,636
337thDaniel Pickle $34,636
338thSteven Williams $34,636
339thJames Scherer $34,636
340thMel Podaima $34,636
341stDavid Hong $34,636
342ndPatrick Sullivan $34,636
343rdJosef Bachar $34,636
344thDaniel Pelletier $34,636
345thAaron Clark $34,636
346thRobert Kozik $34,636
347thMathieu Weissman $34,636
348thSidney Hasson $34,636
349thDaniel O'Brien $34,636
350thWilliam Hill $34,636
351stJeremiah Reagan $34,636
352ndMario Rodriguez $34,636
353rdMatt Novak $34,636
354thJames Crowshaw $34,636
355thBob LarsenMilwaukee, WI, USA$34,636
356thJoseph SandersOrem, UT, USA$34,636
357thMarlis Sawicki $34,636
358thJohn Villanueva $34,636
359thCalvin Namihira $34,636
360thChris Eversole $34,636
361stRamesh Hulugalle $34,636
362ndRob Dewildt $34,636
363rdJohnny Sanchez $34,636
364thHoyt CorkinsAL, USA$34,636
365thJack Wooden $34,636
366thBernt Grytdahl $34,636
367thDavid CaiWestminster, CA, USA$34,636
368thRandall WittNashville, TN, USA$34,636
369thPeter Falk $34,636
370thCameron Jones $34,636
371stTom McEvoyLas Vegas, NV, USA$34,636
372ndJon Oda $34,636
373rdOle Busborg $34,636
374thCecilia ReyesLas Vegas, NV, USA$34,636
375thMike Hamparsomian $34,636
376thErin Hatcher $34,636
377thWill WilkinsonPacheco, CA, USA$34,636
378thCory Hudson $34,636
379thSteven Whitman $30,512
380thDerek Payne $30,512
381stLynne Mitchnick $30,512
382ndTim Lahey $30,512
383rdJordan Rich $30,512
384thRemco van den BergNLD$30,512
385thFrank Kohutek $30,512
386thDaniel Dodet $30,512
387thDavid Kanesky $30,512
388thSteve Younes $30,512
389thChau VuSan Jose, CA, USA$30,512
390thMichael Crane $30,512
391stAlan Sass $30,512
392ndJose Velador $30,512
393rdJon Dustan $30,512
394thLarry Fichter $30,512
395thMichael Katz $30,512
396thAllyn ShulmanLaguna Niguel, CA, USA$30,512
397thThomas Koo $30,512
398thKevin Brown $30,512
399thAndrew Palmer $30,512
400thCyndy VioletteAbescon, NJ, USA$30,512
401stMike Landers $30,512
402ndJohn Coito $30,512
403rdJason Richards $30,512
404thAaron Gard $30,512
405thCorey Marsh $30,512
406thFarhang Ebadipour $30,512
407thJospeh Lovelady $30,512
408thTed ForrestLas Vegas, NV, USA$30,512
409thPeter GiordanoLiverpool, NY, USA$30,512
410thRyan Kallberg $30,512
411thGavin Mackay $30,512
412thDavid DaneshgarWestlake Village, CA, USA$30,512
413thTerry Menezes $30,512
414thEugene Yanayt $30,512
415thTom Macey $30,512
416thHertzel ZalewskiHouston, TX, USA$30,512
417thMichael Jensen $30,512
418thKelly Fitzsimmons $30,512
419thVinod Jaden $30,512
420thDavid Greeley $30,512
421stJames PeeraWashington, DC, USA$30,512
422ndDaniel Vanverth $30,512
423rdMichael Hurley $30,512
424thSusie IsaacsLas Vegas, NV, USA$30,512
425thMichael Rawls $30,512
426thSean Carey $30,512
427thNathan Raskin $30,512
428thFeming ChanUSA$30,512
429thSoren Jensen $30,512
430thErnie Sheperd $30,512
431stTerris Preston $30,512
432ndRolgues Rodriguez $30,512
433rdSteve Cathcart $30,512
434thChad Freid $30,512
435thSpike GallasHenderson, NV, USA$30,512
436thErnie Gormaz $30,512
437thWalter Novelli $30,512
438thMagnus Peterson $30,512
439thMarc Machuga $30,512
440thJosh Taylor $30,512
441stCasey PetersBrick, NJ, USA$30,512
442ndJay Jaffe $26,389
443rdTony GrandChatsworth, CA, USA$26,389
444thLawrence Frye $26,389
445thPaul Sokoloff $26,389
446thAlex ToddNew York, NY, USA$26,389
447thDavid EllerUSA$26,389
448thDarus Suharto $26,389
449thClay Manley $26,389
450thRobert Osborne $26,389
451stJim Deitz $26,389
452ndPaul Seus $26,389
453rdJason Su $26,389
454thRob Carruthers $26,389
455thAdam Stormwind $26,389
456thJose Varela $26,389
457thMark Vos $26,389
458thGenci Shehu $26,389
459thMichael Sullivan $26,389
460thFred ShafferTucson, AZ, USA$26,389
461stStephen Woolley $26,389
462ndRob Zimmer $26,389
463rdJohn Jabbour $26,389
464thCharles Hurley $26,389
465thSpencer Carrington $26,389
466thJonathan Tare $26,389
467thMartin Wendt $26,389
468thPaul Kitsos $26,389
469thAndy Martinez $26,389
470thPeter Antill $26,389
471stRyan Mckonian $26,389
472ndStephen Birkett $26,389
473rdMichael Brody $26,389
474thMichael BenedettoChesapeake, VA, USA$26,389
475thNabaui Abdoliam $26,389
476thMelissa HaydenLas Vegas, NV, USA$26,389
477thYoung Hahn $26,389
478thGreg Varoz $26,389
479thDaniel Heimiller $26,389
480thDavid Filippi $26,389
481stDennis JanuaryVancouver, WA, USA$26,389
482ndGusten Sjoberg $26,389
483rdLaurence Hughes $26,389
484thMark Morgan $26,389
485thAdam Geyer $26,389
486thMark Lawlor $26,389
487thGabriel Cook $26,389
488thAdam Harter $26,389
489thJaime Sipila $26,389
490thRobert Jaenicke $26,389
491stEric Deguzman $26,389
492ndKevin McBrideBoca Raton, FL, USA$26,389
493rdLayne Black $26,389
494thAndrius Tapinas $26,389
495thBrandon WongClovis, CA, USA$26,389
496thJames Matteucci $26,389
497thBrian Curry $26,389
498thDavid "The Dragon" PhamCerritos, CA, USA$26,389
499thAshley "The Bear" Hayles $26,389
500thPatrik Selin $26,389
501stMark Vecchio $26,389
502ndGuy Longworth $26,389
503rdMark Weller $26,389
504thGriffin Ludwig $26,389
505thJames Jordan Jr. $22,266
506thHuy Quach $22,266
507thJeremy Scheeringa $22,266
508thPeter Sun $22,266
509thMichael Casella $22,266
510thJoe Goott $22,266
511thJonas Hanssen $22,266
512thTony "The Lizard" BloomLondon, UK$22,266
513thThomas Pullen $22,266
514thVictor Ramos $22,266
515thHoward Canowitz $22,266
516thJeff Freedman $22,266
517thGaetano LoGrande $22,266
518thSteven Edwards $22,266
519thRuss Boutin $22,266
520thBradford Davenport $22,266
521stMatt Giannetti $22,266
522ndJohn GaleLondon, UK$22,266
523rdEgil Vehusheia $22,266
524thMelanie Kaye $22,266
525thHenrik Waltersson $22,266
526thJoseph CordiIndian Wells, CA, USA$22,266
527thSerey Heng $22,266
528thFreddy Vaghefi $22,266
529thEddie Atanasio $22,266
530thSteve Strouse $22,266
531stJoe Canouse $22,266
532ndDerek FujimotoTorrance, CA, USA$22,266
533rdGary DeBernardi $22,266
534thMichael WhitePrairie Village, KS, USA$22,266
535thDavid John $22,266
536thCorlan Chinn $22,266
537thAndrew Johnson $22,266
538thMichael Leanos $22,266
539thThomas Gates $22,266
540thMichael EspositoSeaford, NY, USA$22,266
541stRamesh Bavireddy $22,266
542ndRobin Lacey $22,266
543rdDario Minieri $22,266
544thFrank Allen $22,266
545thScott Roberds $22,266
546thAndrew Leonard $22,266
547thThomas Hammers $22,266
548thJeffrey Weil $22,266
549thDavid Rusow $22,266
550thChris Barncastle $22,266
551stNikhil Patel $22,266
552ndDarrell Tipton $22,266
553rdChris Truong $22,266
554thToby Mohler $22,266
555thTomoyuki Otsuka $22,266
556thJonathan Huang $22,266
557thSteve Binkert $22,266
558thAdrian Pitt $22,266
559thDavid Coffelt $22,266
560thVik Kanwar $22,266
561stAlex Brigante $22,266
562ndSol BergrenSaskatoon, CAN$22,266
563rdPatrick Bueno $22,266
564thMichael Souza $22,266
565thKhalid Dghaim $22,266
566thDwayne Weum $22,266
567thBluno Jais $22,266
568thJacobs Juhl $20,617
569thPatrick Fortin $20,617
570thIgor Holdaiy $20,617
571stLee Thomas $20,617
572nd