Tournament Results – 2006 Mandalay Bay Poker Championship

Venue: Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino – Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates: May 25 – June 8
Number of Events: 8

Championship Event: June 4 – June 8; $10,000 buy-in

May 26 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $1,000 + $60 – 339 Players

1. John Gordon -- $111,800
2. Amir Vahedi -- $69,055
3. Dr. Andy Robbins -- $34,525
4. Shawn Chaconas -- $19,720
5. Marc Durand -- $14,795
6. Kathy Liebert -- $11,510
7. Frank D'Anelli -- $8,220
8. Kevin Towler -- $6,575
9. Ryan Buchardt -- $5,260

May 27 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $1,500 + $70 – 202 Players

1. Mike Minetti -- $108,745
2. Nam Le -- $64,660
3. Ryan Larson -- $32,330
4. Lance Ingram -- $17,630
5. Amos Sharpe -- $13,225
6. Jimmy Nguyen -- $10,285
7. Will Ackerman -- $7,350
8. Al Robb -- $5,880
9. Tom Macey -- $4,705

May 28 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $2,000 + $80 – 149 Players

1. William Franceshine -- $106,950
2. Scott Epstein -- $63,595
3. Mike Sica -- $31,795
4. Donald Webb -- $17,345
5. Rick Salmon -- $13,010
6. James Van Alstyne -- $10,115
7. Arthur Kharko -- $7,225
8. Tom McEvoy -- $5,780
9. David Limor -- $4,625

May 29 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $1,000 + $60 – 281 Players

1. Gary Gibbs -- $92,675
2. Tony Ma -- $57,240
3. James Hoeppner -- $28,620
4. Robert Mizrachi -- $16,365
5. Paul Sexton -- $12,265
6. Amir Bonder -- $9,540
7. Paul Deng -- $6,815
8. Dave Horn -- $5,450
9. Nhut Tran -- $4,360

May 30 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $1,500 + $70 – 159 Players

1. Billy McGowen -- $85,600
2. Tim Buffington -- $50,895
3. Brian Decater -- $25,450
4. Thomas Wahlroos -- $13,880
5. Steve Crockett -- $10,410
6. Pete Lawson -- $8,095
7. Daryl Mixan -- $5,785
8. David Rheem -- $4,625
9. Sam Sweet -- $3,700

May 31 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $2,000 + $80 – 160 Players

1. Michael Mizrachi -- $114,850
2. Tom Love -- $68,290
3. Lasse Ubostad -- $34,145
4. Joanne Liu -- $18,610
5. Allen Kennedy -- $13,970
6. Chris Ordonez -- $10,865
7. Chris Grigorian -- $7,760
8. John Wrobleski -- $6,210
9. Eric Buchman -- $4,965

June 1 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $2,500 + $100 – 189 Players

1. Brian Haveson -- $169,580
2. John Phan -- $100,830
3. Avi Freedman -- $50,415
4. Anthony Guadagni -- $27,500
5. Justin Young -- $20,625
6. Mike Landers -- $16,040
7. Rick Jackson -- $11,460
8. Donald Sjulstad -- $9,165
9. John Esposito -- $7,335

June 8 – No-Limit Hold’em Championship Event -- $10,000 + $200 – 349 Players

1. Joe Tehan -- $1,033,440
2. Burt Boutin -- $604,765
3. Brad Booth -- $319,180
4. Alex Outhred -- $184,745
5. Al Stonum -- $134,390
6. Steve Vincent -- $94,075
7. Tom Koral -- $67,195
8. Mike Landers -- $53,755
9. "Miami" John Cernuto -- $47,035


Originally published June 2, 2006
Last updated June 12, 2006