The Jeff Pulver Blog: 2006 WSOP Update: My friend Phil Hellmuth Just Misses his 10th WSOP Bracelet

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July 09, 2006

2006 WSOP Update: My friend Phil Hellmuth Just Misses his 10th WSOP Bracelet

Pokernews: WSOP Updates - Event #9 – Phil Hellmuth Just Misses his 10th WSOP Bracelet

"Thursday afternoon brought the crowds to the Amazon Room in the Rio for what turned out to be one of the more star studded final tables that you will see in Event #9, the $5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em. Unfortunately, it isn't an event that ESPN had chosen to tape for broadcast when their 2006 coverage takes place in the fall. That's very unfortunate because it almost resulted in history being made and, as it was, it was a pretty damn good poker tournament itself."

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Jeff Cabanillas, $818,546
2. Phil Hellmuth, $423,893
3. Eugene Todd, $233,872
4. Marcel Luske, $204,638
5. Isabelle Mercier, $175,404
6. Thomas Schreiber, $146,170
7. Douglas Carli, $116,936
8. Vinnie Vinh, $87,702
9. Dan Smith, $58,467

"After the tournament concluded, the gracious Phil Hellmuth showed a kinder side when he took the microphone following the event and said, "Jeff played some great poker today and deserves to win. He will make an excellent champion." Cabanillas was mobbed by his family and friends and, after parting with them, shook the hand of his opponent and accepted the congratulations. While the night didn't end with a World Series of Poker history making win for Phil Hellmuth, it certainly did end with class being shown by both men and the crowning of perhaps a new name to watch on the tournament scene in Jeff Cabanillas."