World Series Of Poker Winners
2006 WSOP Winner - Jamie Gold Summary of 2006 WSOP Details Event 39 Buy-In $10,000 Entrants 8,773 Total Prize money $82,466,200 Started July 28 2006 Final Day August 10,2006
2006 World Series Winner Jamie Gold 1st Place Winnings $12,000,000 The Final Hand Blinds $200,000/400,000 Antes $50,000 Heads-up between Paul Wasicka and Jamie Gold, the last 2 players in the 2006 WSOP, who would come first... Both players limped in pre flop, with 800,000 in the pot. The flop is Q clubs,8 hearts,5 hearts. Paul Wasicka bets $1.5 million and Jamie Gold moves all-in. Wasicka calls and flips over pocket tens (10 hearts & 10 spades).Gold immediately jumped up pumping his fist in the air to flip over Q spades and 9 clubs, for a pair of queens. The turn is Ace of diamonds, and the river is 4 clubs. For $12 million dollars, Jamie Gold is the latest WSOP winner. 2005 - Joseph Hachem "The Aussie" flopped a straight and tricked his opponent Steve Dannenmann by slow playing. When Dannenmann made a pair of Aces on the turn he moved all-in and the game was over. Hachem called, took home the title and $7,500,000 in prize money. Read more about WSOP 2005 in the WSOP 2005 Highlights. 2004 - Greg Raymer Like Chris Moneymaker, Greg "Fossilman" Raymer qualified for the WSOP via an online tournament. Pocket 8's was the winning hand for Raymer - his opponent David Williams had A-4. Neither player hit their hand, but three 2's came on the board and Raymer won with a full house. "The Fossilman" got $5,000,000 in prize money. 2003 - Chris Moneymaker Moneymaker is probably the most famous WSOP winner. He qualified for the main event through a $40 online satellite, and went on to become world champion. In the final hand against Sam Fahra he sat with 5d-4s and made a full house (4's full of 5's) on the river. "I've played lots of heads-up matches on the Internet, so I knew which hands can win at heads-up play. I was lucky to flop two pair when Sammy had top pair on the final hand. I'm still in shock", said Moneymaker, who got $2,500,000 for the victory. 2002 - Robert Varkonyi Julian Gardner made a Queen high flush on the river in the final hand, but still lost. The final card (10c) also gave Robert Varkonyi a full hose (10's full of Q's). Varkonyi won the title and $2,000,000. 2001 - Carlos Mortensen Like in 2000, a 9 on the river decided the WSOP 2001. Dewey Tomko had pocket A's and moved all-in on a Jd-10c-3c flop. However, Mortensen sat with Kc-Qc, and thus had both a flush draw and an open-ended straight draw. He called and made the nut straight on the river. The victory gave him $1,500,000. 2000 - Chris Ferguson A miracle 9 on the river made Chris "Jesus" Ferguson World Champion. He sat with A-9 against T J Cloutiers A-Q (no one had improved before the river), and had only three outs to win the hand. He got what he needed and the win gave him $1,500,000 in prize money. 1999 - Noel Furlong At the start of the final hand Furlong was in a really bad position with pocket 5's against Alan Goehring's pocket 6's. However, Furlong flopped a full house (5's full of Q's) and became World Champion of Poker. The win gave him $1,000,000. 1998 - Scotty Nguyen After his $310,000 bet on the river famous trash talker Nguyen said this to his opponent Kevin McBride: "You call this one and it's all over baby". At this point there was a full house on the board (8c-9d-9h-8h-8s). McBride decided to play the board, and Nguyen, who had check-called on the flop and turn, revealed the 9c that gave him the higher full house, and the title. Nguyen received a prize check of $1,000,000. 1997 - Stu Ungar "The Kid" made this comment after his third WSOP victory: "If every hand from start to finish was filmed - every bet, every raise, even every fold - players would witness a classic performance. It was a no-limit Hold'em clinic". However, in the final hand against John Strzemp, Ungar was very lucky. He was saved by a 2 on the river that gave him an Ace high straight, the title and $1,000,000. 1996 - Huck Seed In the final hand Seed flopped two pair (9's and 8's), and his opponent Van Horn a pair of 8's. Van Horn went all-in, but didn't get any help on the turn or river. Seed won the title and $1,000,000. 1995 - Dan Harrington Harrington flopped top pair (8's) in the final hand, but decided to check. Howard Goldfarb swallowed the bait moved all-in with Ace high (A-7). Harrington called instantly, and his hand held up all the way. The win gave "Action Dan" $1,000,000. 1994 - Russ Hamilton Hamilton and his opponent Hugh Vincent both flopped a pair of 8's in the final hand. Hamilton's stronger kicker (K against 5) gave him the victory and $1,000,000. 1993 - Jim Bechtel Short stacked Glen Cozen went all-in with 7-4, and Bechtel called with J-6. No one improved and Bechtel was the new World Champion of Poker. He received $1,000,000 in prize money. 1992 - Hamid Datsmalchi Tom Jacobs flopped top pair in the final hand and decided to slow play it. However, his tactic backfired, and Datsmalchi made an 8 high straight on the turn. The Iranian born won the title and $1,000,000. 1991 - Brad Daugherty Daugherty won the title thanks to a miss timed bluff by his opponent Russel Holt. Holt went all-in after the flop with absolutely nothing, and Daughery called with top pair (J's). That solid call was worth $1,000,000. 1990 - Mansour Matloubi Matloubi, the first European to become World Champion of Poker, secured his victory against Hand Lund with pocket 6's against pocket 4's. However, the match deciding hand came a bit earlier when Matloubi made a set of T's on the river and stayed in the tournament. He got $895,000 for the victory. 1989 - Phil Hellmuth Jr. Once again Johnny Chan played heads up for the WSOP title, but this time he lost. Phil Hellmuth moved all-in with pocket 9's, and Chan called with A-7s. Chan didn't get the help he needed, and Hellmuth won the title and $755,000. 1988 - Johnny Chan This is one of the most classic final WSOP hands. Chan flopped a Queen high straight and tricked Seidel, who had top pair, into moving all-in on the turn. Chan won the title for a second year in a row. This time he got $700,000 in prize money. 1987 - Johnny Chan Frank Henderson moved all-in with pocket 4's, Chan called with A-9. The Chinese born poker shark found a 9 on the river, and became World Champion of Poker. The victory gave him $625,000. 1986 - Berry Johnston A true gentleman at the poker table. In 1986 he became World Champion of Poker, and was rewarded with $570,000. 1985 - Bill Smith In the final hand T J Cloutier moved all-in with A-3. Smith called with pocket 3's, and held on all the way. The victory gave him $700,000. 1984 - Jack Keller One of the most aggressive and risk taking players of all times. In 1984 his "never say die" attitude won him the WSOP title and $660,000. 1983 - Tom McEvoy Tom McEvoy has written many books on how to win the World Series of Poker. In 1983 he did it himself and got $580,000 for his efforts. 1982 - Jack Straus Probably the most remarkable WSOP victory of all. At one point Straus moved all-in against an opponent with more chips - and lost! However, when he was leaving the table he discovered that he had missed to put one of his $500 chips on the table. Since he hadn't said "all-in" he was allowed to continue playing. Amazingly, he went on to win the title and $520,000. 1981 - Stu Ungar Ungar's second WSOP win was less dramatic. His opponent Perry Green flopped an open-ended straight draw, but didn't get the help he needed. Instead Ungar made a pair of Q's (he was already in the lead with A-Qh) on the river. He won the title and $375,000. 1980 - Stu Ungar "The Kid" clashed with Doyle Brunson in the heads up match for the WSOP title. Brunson flopped two pair (A's and 7's), but Ungar (with 5-4s) made a 5 high straight on the turn, and thereby secured his $385,000 victory. 1979 - Hal Fowler In the final hand Fowler, who claimed to be an amateur, went up against Bobby Hoff's pocket A's with only 7-6 off suit. Hoff was an 80 % favorite to win at the start, but Fowler made the nut straight on the turn, and took home $230,000. 1978 - Bobby Baldwin In 1977, Baldwin won the Seven-Card Stud and Deuce-to-Seven Lowball championship. In 1978 this extremely skilled poker player won the main event and $210,000. 1977 - Doyle Brunson Amazingly, Brunson won the WSOP a second year in a row with 10-2 as pocket cards in the final hand. And once again, he made a full house on the turn and river. Brunson got $340,000 for this win. 1976 - Doyle Brunson Jesse Alto looked sure to double up when he flopped two pair (A's and J's) against Brunson's pair of 10's. However, "Texas Dolly" got a 2 on the turn to make two pair. On the river another 10 came and Brunson was World Champion, winning $220,000. 1975 - Brian "Sailor" Roberts Robert's pocket 9's held up against Bok Hook's "Big Slick" in the final hand. "The sailor" received $210,000 in prize money. 1974 - Johnny Moss For the third time in five years Johnny Moss became World Champion of Poker. This victory gave Moss $160,000. 1973 - Puggy Pearson This was the first year that the WSOP was videotaped. Pearson secured his $130,000 win with only Ace high. 1972 - Amarillo "Slim" Preston Another true poker legend took home the third WSOP title. The victory gave "Slim" $80,000. 1971 - Johnny Moss In the second year, the freezeout tournament structure was introduced. Once again, Johnny Moss showed his superior ability and won ($30,000). 1970 - Johnny Moss "If you haven't lost a game to Johnny Moss, you haven't really played poker". The greatest of poker legends won the first WSOP following a vote among the participating players. |