If you are a fan of no-limit hold’em, then you are a fan of the latest World Poker Tour stop, the 2006 Gold Strike World Poker Open. The Open, held at, as the name would imply, the Gold Strike Casino Resort in Robinsonville, Mississippi, is exclusively no-limit hold’em – nineteen events with buy-ins ranging from $300 (the Ladies event) to $10,000 (the Main Event). The Main Event final table is scheduled for January 23.
Below is a summary of the tournament results so far. Dates listed are when the tournaments were completed.
January 9 -- No-Limit Hold'em -- $500 + $40 – 401 Players
1. Richard Stoeckmann -- $58,346
2. Russ Carlson -- $35,007
3. Dave Monticello -- $18,476
4. Christian Leinhos -- $10,697
5. Glyn Banks -- $7,779
6. Randy Holland -- $5,446
7. Barry Smith -- $3,890
8. Roland Israelashvili -- $3,112
9. Kevin Morrison -- $2,723
January 10 -- No-Limit Hold'em -- $500 + $40 – 272 Players
1. Steven Hipes -- $44,851
2. Fred Ruggles -- $27,703
3. Salem Helou -- $13,852
4. Darrin Grosvenor -- $7,915
5. Galen Kester -- $5,936
6. Robert Workman -- $4,617
7. Sami Alpanda -- $3,298
8. Patrick Burton -- $2,638
9. Nicholas Lanzi -- $2,111
January 11 -- No-Limit Hold'em -- $1,000 + $60 – 289 Players
1. Theodore Garner -- $95,311
2. Joe Bartholdi -- $58,869
3. Carlos Fuentes -- $29,435
4. Roger Foley -- $16,820
5. Sid Harold -- $12,615
6. Doug Saab -- $9,812
7. Greg Brooks -- $7,008
8. James Kish -- $5,607
9. Christopher Cellery -- $4,485
January 11 -- No-Limit Hold'em -- $500 + $40 – 260 Players
1. Michael Terrell -- $42,868
2. Dave Monticello -- $26,481
3. Lloyd Chaney -- $13,241
4. Jeremy Hawlik -- $7,566
5. Fred Sigur -- $5,675
6. William Johnson -- $4,414
7. Hung Nguyen -- $3,153
8. Monte Cunningham -- $2,522
9. Phil Hernke -- $2,018
January 12 -- No-Limit Hold'em -- $1,500 + $70 – 140 Players
1. Hoe Puan -- $75,368
2. Donald Emery Jr. -- $44,814
3. Raul Paez -- $22,407
4. Bau Le -- $12,222
5. Scott Idsinga -- $9,167
6. Anthony Hellmann -- $7,130
7. Jeff Ortega -- $5,093
8. Russ Carlson -- $4,074
9. Dan Delnoce -- $3,259
January 12 -- No-Limit Hold'em -- $500 + $40 – 316 Players
1. Collin Wilson -- $52,103
2. Adam Rowe -- $32,185
3. Mark Burford -- $16,092
4. John Rice -- $9,196
5. Jose Torres -- $6,897
6. Van Nguyen -- $5,364
7. Sam Whitt -- $3,832
8. Gary Cannon -- $3,065
9. Thien Hoang -- $2,452
January 13 -- No-Limit Hold'em -- $2,000 + $80 – 141 Players
1. Galen Kester -- $101,212
2. Steven Hipes -- $60,179
3. Brian Mizok -- $30,089
4. Fred Sigur -- $16,412
5. Liz Lieu -- $12,309
6. Chris McCormack -- $9,574
7. Chris Trotter -- $6,839
8. Tony Boles -- $5,471
9. Joe Foley -- $4,377
January 13 -- No-Limit Hold'em -- $500 + $40 – 344 Players
1. Tommy White -- $56,728
2. Brian Kelley -- $35,036
3. Brian Wideman -- $17,518
4. Martin Tyson -- $10,010
5. David Embry -- $7,508
6. Terry Garner -- $5,839
7. Tom McGrath -- $4,171
8. Leslie Roussell -- $3,337
9. David Bach -- $2,669
January 14 -- No-Limit Hold'em -- $1,000 + $60 – 480 Players
1. Jeremy Phipps -- $146,821
2. An Tran -- $81,972
3. Noah Nodine -- $43,263
4. Scooter Crutcher -- $25,047
5. David Tran -- $18,216
6. Rukhsana Guevarra -- $12,751
7. Brian Taylor -- $9,108
8. Angela Mijalis -- $7,286
9. Timothy Back Jr. -- $6,376
January 14 -- No-Limit Hold'em -- $500 + $40 – 383 Players
1. Ernest Jackson -- $63,152
2. Jason Atwood -- $39,009
3. Ross Tyler -- $19,504
4. Jakcob Elbaz -- $11,145
5. Nick Blackburn -- $8,359
6. Alan Rogers -- $6,501
7. Pat Beeler -- $4,644
8. Joe Bartholdi -- $3,715
9. Jeffrey Dugan -- $2,972
January 15 -- No-Limit Hold'em -- $1,500 + $70 – 219 Players
1. Bau Le -- $124,326
2. Mark Wilds -- $67,858
3. William Edler -- $33,929
4. Jarodd Lawson -- $18,507
5. Blaise Ingoglia -- $13,880
6. John Hanley -- $10,796
7. Dwayne Moyers -- $7,711
8. Mark Fleddermann -- $6,169
9. Will Rountree -- $4,935
January 15 -- No-Limit Hold'em -- $500 + $40 – 260 Players
1. Robbie Frank -- $42,868
2. Mark Hanna -- $26,481
3. Fred Ferrington -- $13,241
4. Charlie Oliver -- $7,566
5. Douglas Smith -- $5,675
6. Henry Osburn -- $4,414
7. Behman Zakeri -- $3,153
8. David Hewitt -- $2,522
9. Russ 'Dutch' Boyd -- $2,018
January 16 -- No-Limit Hold'em -- $2,000 + $80 – 153 Players
1. Gary Gibbs -- $116,251
2. David McClure -- $63,056
3. Tom McCormick -- $31,528
4. Kenny Brown -- $17,197
5. Jesse Maupin -- $12,898
6. Matthew Overstreet -- $10,032
7. Rob Dabolt-Brind -- $7,166
8. Canh Phan -- $5,732
9. Darren Spradlin -- $4,586
January 16 -- No-Limit Hold'em -- $500 + $40 – 244 Players
1. Tyson Hoekstra -- $43,787
2. Johnny Cuchia -- $26,035
3. Young Chu -- $13,017
4. John Manley -- $7,100
5. Nam Le -- $5,325
6. Joshua Vanduyn -- $4,142
7. Roland Bell -- $2,959
8. Benny Conway -- $2,367
9. Clinton Keown -- $1,893
January 17 -- No-Limit Hold'em -- $3,000 + $100 – 94 Players
1. Gregg Merkow -- $107,635
2. Ron Spain -- $65,835
3. Reza Payvar -- $34,234
4. Scotty Nguyen -- $18,434
5. Chris Ball -- $14,484
6. Robert Mizrachi -- $11,850
7. Jose Rodriquez -- $9,217
8. Mike Metcalf -- $6,584
9. Sam Whitt -- $5,267
January 17 -- No-Limit Hold'em -- $500 + $40 – 257 Players
1. Charlie Oliver -- $42,379
2. Patrick Poels -- $26,175
3. Mike Cordell -- $13,088
4. Steven Privett -- $7,479
5. Danny Harmon -- $5,609
6. Richard Gress -- $4,363
7. Aaron Clark -- $3,116
8. William Southier -- $2,493
9. Andy Alina -- $1,994
January 18 -- No-Limit Hold'em -- $500 + $40 – 224 Players
1. Sam Whitt -- $40,198
2. Andy Alina -- $23,901
3. Terry Hart -- $11,950
4. Kenneth Brooks -- $6,518
5. Daniel Mogavero -- $4,889
6. Brett Kunin -- $3,802
7. Mitch Schock -- $2,716
8. Grant Curnow -- $2,173
9. Edgar Kelley Jr. -- $1,738
January 21 – Ladies No-Limit Hold'em -- $300 + $40 – 334 Players
1. Stacy Romines -- $32,537
2. Ann Whistler -- $20,096
3. Kelley Reynolds -- $10,048
4. Marla Cohen -- $5,742
5. Connie Scott -- $4,306
6. Allison Arveg -- $3,349
7. Kathy Rider -- $2,392
8. Karen Fitzpatrick -- $1,914
9. Joann Green -- $1,531
January 23 – No-Limit Hold'em CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT -- $10,000 + $200 – 327 Players
1. Scotty Nguyen -- $969,421
2. Michael Mizrachi -- $566,352
3. Raul Paez -- $298,908
4. Gavin Smith -- $173,052
5. An Tran -- $125,856
6. Bau Le -- $88,099
7. Johnny Donaldson -- $62,928
8. Rodeen Talebi -- $50,342
9. Matt Keikoan -- $44,050
Originally published January 16, 2006
Last updated January 23, 2006
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