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| WSOP Event # 32 Final Tournament Results 2006 wsop results WSOP Event 32 Results and Tournament Report Jason Lester Finally Wins a WSOP Gold Bracelet |
| 2006 WSOP Results Event # 32 Final Tournament Results |
| The Waiting Game Jason Lester Finally Wins a WSOP Gold Bracelet The year of retribution at the World Series continues, as another longtime tournament player gets his breakthrough win |
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WSOP Event #32 Results
Pot-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $5,000
Number of Entries: 378
Total Prize Money: $1,776,600
2006 World Series of Poker Tournament Results
Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino – Las Vegas
Official wsop Results and Report
Day One wsop Results
Day Two wsop Results
Pot-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $5,000
Number of Entries: 378
Total Prize Money: $1,776,600
2006 World Series of Poker Tournament Results
Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino – Las Vegas
Official wsop Results and Report
Day One wsop Results
Day Two wsop Results
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The Waiting Game
Jason Lester Finally Wins a
WSOP Gold Bracelet
The year of retribution at the World Series continues, as
another longtime tournament player gets his breakthrough win
Las Vegas, NV – When Jason Lester walks into any poker room, everyone
seems to recognize him. He’s been playing in poker tournaments for twenty
years. He’s cashed 16 times at the World Series of Poker, and made six final
table appearances. He was part of poker’s biggest story ever when Chris
Moneymaker rocked the world and won the 2003 championship event.
Lester finished fourth that year. Had a few key hands gone the other way,
perhaps it would have been Lester’s day and he’d be a world champion. But
alas, that’s poker.
In fact, it’s more of a surprise to learn that Lester did not have a gold
bracelet – at least not until the midnight hour on June 24, 2006. The Miami-
based investor finally accomplished his breakthrough victory when he topped
a highly-competitive field of 378 players and won the $5,000 buy-in Pot-Limit
Hold’em event at the World Series of Poker, presented by Milwaukee’s Best
Light.
Lester added his name to this year’s memorable list of tournament winners --
players who had previously been members of the WSOP’s supporting cast,
while others got the starring roles. Sammy Farha, David Williams, Chip
Reese, Mike Sexton, John Gale, and now Jason Lester have all slain the poker
demons of years past with gold bracelet victories.
The Pot-Limit Hold’em championship was played over a three-day period. It
took two long days to eliminate 369 players. The nine finalists returned to
the Rio poker stage on Day Three. The final table consisted of several
players with high-stakes experience. However, none had previously won a
WSOP title.
Jason Lester Finally Wins a
WSOP Gold Bracelet
The year of retribution at the World Series continues, as
another longtime tournament player gets his breakthrough win
Las Vegas, NV – When Jason Lester walks into any poker room, everyone
seems to recognize him. He’s been playing in poker tournaments for twenty
years. He’s cashed 16 times at the World Series of Poker, and made six final
table appearances. He was part of poker’s biggest story ever when Chris
Moneymaker rocked the world and won the 2003 championship event.
Lester finished fourth that year. Had a few key hands gone the other way,
perhaps it would have been Lester’s day and he’d be a world champion. But
alas, that’s poker.
In fact, it’s more of a surprise to learn that Lester did not have a gold
bracelet – at least not until the midnight hour on June 24, 2006. The Miami-
based investor finally accomplished his breakthrough victory when he topped
a highly-competitive field of 378 players and won the $5,000 buy-in Pot-Limit
Hold’em event at the World Series of Poker, presented by Milwaukee’s Best
Light.
Lester added his name to this year’s memorable list of tournament winners --
players who had previously been members of the WSOP’s supporting cast,
while others got the starring roles. Sammy Farha, David Williams, Chip
Reese, Mike Sexton, John Gale, and now Jason Lester have all slain the poker
demons of years past with gold bracelet victories.
The Pot-Limit Hold’em championship was played over a three-day period. It
took two long days to eliminate 369 players. The nine finalists returned to
the Rio poker stage on Day Three. The final table consisted of several
players with high-stakes experience. However, none had previously won a
WSOP title.
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Name
Michael Tedesco
Jason Lester
Tony Hartmann
Stuart Fox
Alan Sass
Emad Tamtouh
Kirill Gerasimov
Gregg Turk
Tommy Smith
Michael Tedesco
Jason Lester
Tony Hartmann
Stuart Fox
Alan Sass
Emad Tamtouh
Kirill Gerasimov
Gregg Turk
Tommy Smith
Chip Count
$278,000
$222,000
$163,000
$214,000
$431,000
$97,000
$124,000
$122,000
$238,000
$278,000
$222,000
$163,000
$214,000
$431,000
$97,000
$124,000
$122,000
$238,000
Seat
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5
6
7
8
9
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9
Kirill Gerasimov was the first player to go out. The Russian poker player, who
was making his second final table appearance at this year’s World Series,
was eliminated when his ace-king was booted by Emad Tahtouh’s pocket
queens. A queen flopped, which improved to a full house, putting the
Russian out in the cold. Gerasimov collected $35,532 for ninth place.
Next, Tommy Smith got the axe. The 21-year-old college student took a
tough beat with set-over-set holding pocket sixes. After Alan Sass re-raised
on the flop with pocket queens, Smith called instantly with trip sixes. Smith’s
joy turned to anguish when Sass tabled a set of queens. The lone six in the
deck which would have saved Smith remained concealed. Eighth place paid
$53,298.
Emad Tahtouh was the next player to exit. The Australian poker player
hoped to join his fellow mate Joe Hachem as a gold bracelet winner, but
came up short. A little-known fact is that Tahtouh is the sole reason Hachem
decided to come and play at last year’s WSOP. Tahtouh had won his entry to
play in the main event, and Hachem decided to come to Las Vegas along with
his friend. And the rest, as they say – is history. Tahtouh became “history”
when his suited king-five failed to make a pair. The Aussie collected
$71,064.
Gregg Turk went out next. The investment advisor from suburban-
Washington, DC tanked with ace-queen suited to Jason Lester’s pocket
eights. All small cards meant a sixth place finish for Turk. He received
$88,830 in prize money.
Fifth place went to Michael Tedesco. The second-most famous poker player
from Menlo Park, CA (Phil Hellmuth, Jr. lives up the road) went out holding a
dominant hand, ace-queen versus ace-eight. Stuart Fox (A-8) caught an
eight and eliminated Tedesco. The investment banker who specializes in
mergers and acquisitions cashed out for what amounted to $106,596.
Tony Hartmann is another longtime tournament player with a long record of
accomplishments, but no WSOP gold bracelets as of yet. “The Big House”
went out holding ace-king versus Alan Sass’ pocket nines. The middle pair
held up, which meant a fourth-place finish for Hartmann. He was paid
$124,362.
Stuart Fox, a.k.a. “Foxy,” got bitten next when Jason Lester (with ace-nine)
re-raised all-in after Fox attempted a pre-flop steal with king-three suited.
Fox was pretty much pot-committed and was forced to call. Neither player
made a pair, which meant the ace-high played. Fox ended up as the third-
place finisher – which paid $142,128.
When heads-up play began, Jason Lester enjoyed a sizable chip lead. “I did
not want to gamble,” he explained later. “I was not going to give my
opponent any chips when I did not have to….and I was not going to make
any calls in marginal situations.”
Alan Sass had the backing of a rowdy cheering section of a few dozen friends
and supporters. But that was not enough to defeat a very determined
Lester. The final hand of the night was deal when Sass tried to make a
clever move with six-four suited after the flop came 9-3-2. Sass held an
inside-straight draw and moved all of his chips into the pot on a semi-bluff.
However, Lester had nine-seven, good for top pair. Sass was all-in and
missed on the final two cards giving his opponent the victory.
Alan Sass, a.k.a. “The Usher” was the runner up. The 23-year-old poker pro
from Las Vegas collected $284,256.
“I’m so happy, it’s such a relief to win this,” Lester said in a post-tournament
interview. “I’ve been playing at the World Series for twenty years and to
finally win this it’s such a validation for all those years and all those beats,
and all the times where I think I could have won a gold bracelet.”
Lester collected $550,746 in prize money. “My background in game theory is
really what got me here,” Lester answered when asked to assess his
reasons for victory. “It’s my strategic skills. I play backgammon, chess, and
other games and I eventually got into poker because it became so big. My
win here really is the summation of all those things that came together –
from experience, knowing the math, from my own style.”
“I will be playing the main event next week,” Lester concluded. “Now, when
I sit down, I am going to have more confidence and a renewed table
presence. That’s what winning (a WSOP gold bracelet) does for you.”
by Nolan Dalla
Overall Tournament Statistics (through end of Event #33):
Total Entries to Date: 29,338
Total Prize Money Distributed: $ 62,528,092
was making his second final table appearance at this year’s World Series,
was eliminated when his ace-king was booted by Emad Tahtouh’s pocket
queens. A queen flopped, which improved to a full house, putting the
Russian out in the cold. Gerasimov collected $35,532 for ninth place.
Next, Tommy Smith got the axe. The 21-year-old college student took a
tough beat with set-over-set holding pocket sixes. After Alan Sass re-raised
on the flop with pocket queens, Smith called instantly with trip sixes. Smith’s
joy turned to anguish when Sass tabled a set of queens. The lone six in the
deck which would have saved Smith remained concealed. Eighth place paid
$53,298.
Emad Tahtouh was the next player to exit. The Australian poker player
hoped to join his fellow mate Joe Hachem as a gold bracelet winner, but
came up short. A little-known fact is that Tahtouh is the sole reason Hachem
decided to come and play at last year’s WSOP. Tahtouh had won his entry to
play in the main event, and Hachem decided to come to Las Vegas along with
his friend. And the rest, as they say – is history. Tahtouh became “history”
when his suited king-five failed to make a pair. The Aussie collected
$71,064.
Gregg Turk went out next. The investment advisor from suburban-
Washington, DC tanked with ace-queen suited to Jason Lester’s pocket
eights. All small cards meant a sixth place finish for Turk. He received
$88,830 in prize money.
Fifth place went to Michael Tedesco. The second-most famous poker player
from Menlo Park, CA (Phil Hellmuth, Jr. lives up the road) went out holding a
dominant hand, ace-queen versus ace-eight. Stuart Fox (A-8) caught an
eight and eliminated Tedesco. The investment banker who specializes in
mergers and acquisitions cashed out for what amounted to $106,596.
Tony Hartmann is another longtime tournament player with a long record of
accomplishments, but no WSOP gold bracelets as of yet. “The Big House”
went out holding ace-king versus Alan Sass’ pocket nines. The middle pair
held up, which meant a fourth-place finish for Hartmann. He was paid
$124,362.
Stuart Fox, a.k.a. “Foxy,” got bitten next when Jason Lester (with ace-nine)
re-raised all-in after Fox attempted a pre-flop steal with king-three suited.
Fox was pretty much pot-committed and was forced to call. Neither player
made a pair, which meant the ace-high played. Fox ended up as the third-
place finisher – which paid $142,128.
When heads-up play began, Jason Lester enjoyed a sizable chip lead. “I did
not want to gamble,” he explained later. “I was not going to give my
opponent any chips when I did not have to….and I was not going to make
any calls in marginal situations.”
Alan Sass had the backing of a rowdy cheering section of a few dozen friends
and supporters. But that was not enough to defeat a very determined
Lester. The final hand of the night was deal when Sass tried to make a
clever move with six-four suited after the flop came 9-3-2. Sass held an
inside-straight draw and moved all of his chips into the pot on a semi-bluff.
However, Lester had nine-seven, good for top pair. Sass was all-in and
missed on the final two cards giving his opponent the victory.
Alan Sass, a.k.a. “The Usher” was the runner up. The 23-year-old poker pro
from Las Vegas collected $284,256.
“I’m so happy, it’s such a relief to win this,” Lester said in a post-tournament
interview. “I’ve been playing at the World Series for twenty years and to
finally win this it’s such a validation for all those years and all those beats,
and all the times where I think I could have won a gold bracelet.”
Lester collected $550,746 in prize money. “My background in game theory is
really what got me here,” Lester answered when asked to assess his
reasons for victory. “It’s my strategic skills. I play backgammon, chess, and
other games and I eventually got into poker because it became so big. My
win here really is the summation of all those things that came together –
from experience, knowing the math, from my own style.”
“I will be playing the main event next week,” Lester concluded. “Now, when
I sit down, I am going to have more confidence and a renewed table
presence. That’s what winning (a WSOP gold bracelet) does for you.”
by Nolan Dalla
Overall Tournament Statistics (through end of Event #33):
Total Entries to Date: 29,338
Total Prize Money Distributed: $ 62,528,092
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WSOP Event #32 Results
Pot-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $5,000
Number of Entries: 378
Total Prize Money: $1,776,600
2006 World Series of Poker Tournament Results
Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino – Las Vegas
Official 2006 wsop Results and Report
End of Day One Results
End of Day Two Results
Official Results:
Pot-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $5,000
Number of Entries: 378
Total Prize Money: $1,776,600
2006 World Series of Poker Tournament Results
Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino – Las Vegas
Official 2006 wsop Results and Report
End of Day One Results
End of Day Two Results
Official Results:
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Jason Lester
Alan Sass
Stuart Fox
Tony Hartmann
Michael Tedesco
Gregg Turk
Emad Tahtouh
Tom Smith
Kirill Gerasimov
Nam Thien Le
Benjamin Arnold
Chau Giang
Laura Fink
John Shipley
Tonio Scali
Cyndi Violette
Kevin O'Donnell
Rami Boukai
Nick Schulman
Alexander Kravchenko
Jon Knauf
Greg Mascio
Jeff Buffenbarger
Ayaz Mahmood
Garth Derbyshire
Nick Guagenti
Joe Beevers
Daniel Alaei
James Romptz
Constantine Moustakis
Lonnie Heimowitz
Jamieson Pickering
Mark Tehscher
Erik Seidel
George Abdallah
Patrick Antonius
Mark Gregorich
Alan Sass
Stuart Fox
Tony Hartmann
Michael Tedesco
Gregg Turk
Emad Tahtouh
Tom Smith
Kirill Gerasimov
Nam Thien Le
Benjamin Arnold
Chau Giang
Laura Fink
John Shipley
Tonio Scali
Cyndi Violette
Kevin O'Donnell
Rami Boukai
Nick Schulman
Alexander Kravchenko
Jon Knauf
Greg Mascio
Jeff Buffenbarger
Ayaz Mahmood
Garth Derbyshire
Nick Guagenti
Joe Beevers
Daniel Alaei
James Romptz
Constantine Moustakis
Lonnie Heimowitz
Jamieson Pickering
Mark Tehscher
Erik Seidel
George Abdallah
Patrick Antonius
Mark Gregorich
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Sterling, VA
Melbourne, Australia
St. Cloud, MN
Moscow, Russia
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New York, NY
Solihull, UK
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Scottsdale, AZ
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Danvers, MA
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Surfers Paradise, Australia
London, UK
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$284,256
$142,128
$124,362
$106,596
$88,830
$71,064
$53,298
$35,532
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$142,128
$124,362
$106,596
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$53,298
$35,532
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$21,319
$21,319
$17,766
$17,766
$17,766
$14,213
$14,213
$14,213
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