The Jeff Pulver Blog: Final Table Set for the 2006 World Series of Poker:

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August 09, 2006

Final Table Set for the 2006 World Series of Poker:

In an World Series of Poker Main Event which saw 8,773 people enter (including myself), the game is now down to the final 9 people who will be playing on Thursday for a first place prize worth 12 million dollars.

Name - Chip Count
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1 Jamie Gold - 26.5M
2 Allen Cunningham - 17.7M
3 Richard Lee - 11.82M
4 Erik Friberg - 9.725M
5 Paul Wasicka - 7.97M
6 Doug Kim - 6.77M
7 Rhett Butler - 4.815M
8 Michael Binger - 3.14M
9 Dan Nassif - 2.84M

Final Table Seating:

Seat Name
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1 Richard Lee
2 Erik Friberg
3 Paul Wasicka
4 Dan Nassif
5 Allen Cunningham
6 Michael Binger
7 Doug Kim
9 Jamie Gold
10 Rhett Butler

When Play resumes on Thursday at 2pm PT, the remaining players will be playing for the following payouts:

9th place - $1,566,858
8th place - $1,979,189
7th place - $2,391,520
6th place - $2,803,851
5th place - $3,216,182
4th place - $3,628,513
3th place - $4,123,310
2nd place - $6,102,499
1st place - $12,000,000 + WSOP Main Event Bracelet + Title of 2006 WSOP Champion.

While on hanging out on the rails this afternoon, I heard a rumor that the entry fee for the WSOP Main Event in 2007 will be raised to from $10,000 to $20,000. Given that we had 8,773 people enter the event in 2006, raising the entry fee should have the effect of reducing the number of players while keeping the overall prize pool close to the 2006 prize pool.

Congrats to: Jamie Gold, Allen Cunningham, Erik Friberg, Richard Lee, Paul Wasicka, Doug Kim, Rhett Butler, Michael Binger and Dan Nassif for making it the Final Table.

Tags: WSOP, Poker