Results of the 2006 WSOP $50,000
H.O.R.S.E. Event
July 18, 2006 (written by Beat The Fish)
TOURNAMENT RESULTS:
The fans and press certainly got
what they wanted out of this
star-studded event which will
probably stand as the biggest
highlight of the 2006
World Series
of Poker aside from when the Main
Event winner is crowned. The buy-in
for this prestigious event was
$50,000 - all but forcing out anyone
but wealthy amateurs and
professionals.
There
were 143 total entrants into this
new event and the final table wasn't
short on big-name professionals
including 10-time WSOP
bracelet-winner Doyle Brunson, the
legendary T.J. Cloutier, and another
regular in Doyle's "Big Game" Chip
Reese. The action wasn't a let-down
and it was capped by a 7-hour
marathon heads-up session between
Chip Reese and Andy Bloch. After the
record-setting battle, Reese
eventually took the bracelet and the
win for this huge event. Here's how
the results stood after the dust
settled in The Amazon Room at the
Rio:
1.
Chip Reese - $1,784,000
2. Andy
Bloch - $1,029,000
3. Phil
Ivey - $617,000
4. James
Bechtel III - $549,000
5. T.J.
Cloutier - $480,000
6. David
Singer - $411,000
7. Dewey
Tomko - $343,000
8. Doyle
Brunson - $274,000
9.
Patrik Antonius - $205,000
Related WSOP Sections:
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WSOP Bracelet Winners
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History
-WSOP
2007 Schedule
-WSOP
Notable Accomplishments
-Poker
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INITIAL NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT:
Probably
in response to the massive number of
entrants the past 2 years in the
various WSOP events, Harrah's
announced that a new $50,000 event
would start in 2006. The game will
be H.O.R.S.E, a mixed game variation
that combines rounds of Hold'em,
Omaha, Razz, Stud, and Stud 8/b.
Typically, poker professionals and
large cash game players excel at
this type of mixed game.
With
astonishing fields at the 2005 WSOP
a greater element of luck has
entered the tournaments. As Doyle
Brunson commented about the Main
Event last year, "It's a huge
lottery. We just have a few more
tickets than the rest of them."
Professionals are hard-pressed to
find an event that isn't swarmed
full of amateurs looking to pick
them off with their new breed of
poker style. By adding a $50,000
mixed game event, this should deter
casual players because of the large
entry fee and the greater skill
level needed.
Also,
Harrah's has formed a player
commission of sorts featuring Chris
Ferguson, Howard Lederer, Jennifer
Harman, Daniel Negreanu, Scotty
Nguyen, and Robert Williamson III.
This panel will meet with WSOP
executives to help find ways to
improve the tournament series and
the overall player experience.
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