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Im not going to ruin a very fine thread by giving the game away - but this piece just before heads up made me chuckle at the imagined scene there

"The Mouth out of control As heads-up play begins, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow is filling the air with profanity as he shouts encouragement from the gallery. Tournament organisers are professing themselves scandalized, while the other spectators are plainly delighted."

Just getting it out of his system i suppose lol

IanT

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Final Day)

Recap from overnight:

Thu Aug 10 21:07:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Counts
The updated chip counts are:
Jamie Gold $51,175,000
Paul Wasicka $14,560,000
Allen Cunningham $13,680,000
Michael Binger $7,440,000
Rhett Butler $3,235,000

Thu Aug 10 22:47:00 PDT 2006
Money Presentation
The $12,000,000 first place prize has just been brought in and and placed to the side of the final table.

Thu Aug 10 22:49:00 PDT 2006
Blind Level
The blinds are still $120,000-$240,000 with a $40,000 ante.
There are 28 minutes left in the current level.

Thu Aug 10 22:54:00 PDT 2006
Rhett Butler Doubles Up
123. Rhett Butler moves all in from cutoff for $3,280,000 and Paul Wasicka makes the call from the button. Butler shows A10 and Wasicka turns over 88. However, the board comes KQ10K3 and Rhett Butler has doubled up on the first hand after the dinner break.

Thu Aug 10 22:57:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Counts
The updated chip counts are:
Jamie Gold $51,100,000
Allen Cunningham $13,680,000
Paul Wasicka $11,200,000
Michael Binger $7,400,000
Rhett Butler $6,700,000

Thu Aug 10 23:03:00 PDT 2006
Hands 124-128
124. Michael Binger limps from the small blind and Jamie Gold raises to $940,000 from the big blind. Binger folds and Gold wins the pot.

125. Allen Cunningham raises to $750,000 from the cutoff and wins the pot.

126. Jamie Gold raises to $800,000 from the button and everyone folds.

127. Jamie Gold raises to $700,000 from the cutoff and Allen Cunningham makes the call from the big blind. They both check a flop of J104 and the turn is the 10. Cunningham bets $1,000,000 and Gold calls. The river is the Q and they both check. Cunningham turns over 98 for a queen high straight and Gold mucks his hand.

128. Jamie Gold calls from under the gun, Paul Wasicka calls from the button, Allen Cunningham limps from the small blind and Michael Binger raises to $1,200,000 from the big blind. Jamie Gold reraises to $4,200,000 and everyone folds to Gold.

Thu Aug 10 23:17:00 PDT 2006
Hands 129-133
129. Rhett Butler raises to $900,000 from under the gun and he receives no callers.

130. Allen Cunningham raises to $750,000 from the cutoff and Michael Binger calls from the button. The flop comes Q106 and both players check. The turn is the 4 and Cunningham bets $1,100,000. Binger makes the call and the river is the J. Cunningham checks and Binger checks behind him. Binger shows J10 for two pair and Cunningham mucks his hand.

131. Jamie Gold raises to $800,000 from the button and Paul Wasicka calls from the big blind. The flop comes K106 and Wasicka checks. Gold bets $800,000 and Wasicka mucks his cards.

132. Jamie Gold raises to $700,000 from the cutoff and Paul Wasicka calls from the small blind. The flop comes Q83 and Wasicka checks. Gold bets $1,000,000 and Wasicka makes the call. The turn is the 9 and Wasicka checks again. Gold bets $2,000,000 and Wasicka folds.

133. Paul Wasicka calls from the the button, Allen Cunningham calls from the small blind and Michael Binger checks his big blind. They all check a flop of J75 and the turn is the 5. Cunningham checks and Binger bets $600,000. Wasicka calls and Cunningham folds. The river is the 7 and both players check. Wasicka turns over A3 for ace high and Binger mucks.

Thu Aug 10 23:21:00 PDT 2006
Paul Wasicka Doubles Through Jamie Gold
134. Paul Wasicka raises to $800,000 from the cutoff and Jamie Gold calls from the big blind. The flop comes KQ2 and Gold checks. Wasicka bets $1,100,000 and Gold raises to $5,100,000. Wasicka moves all in and Gold immediately calls. Wasicka shows K10 but Gold shows AK. However, the turn is the 10, giving Wasicka two pair and the lead in the hand. The river is the 8 and Paul Wasicka has doubled through Jamie Gold.

Thu Aug 10 23:23:00 PDT 2006
Quick Break
The players are currently on a 5-minute break while tournament officials remove the $10,000 bumblebee chips from play.

Thu Aug 10 23:32:00 PDT 2006
Blind Increase
The blinds have been increased to $150,000-$300,000 with a $50,000 ante.

Thu Aug 10 23:33:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Counts
The updated chip counts are:
Jamie Gold $44,075,000
Paul Wasicka $18,000,000
Allen Cunningham $12,800,000
Michael Binger $6,900,000
Rhett Butler $6,500,000

Thu Aug 10 23:42:00 PDT 2006
Hands 135-140
135. Paul Wasicka raises to $1,000,000 from under the gun and gets no callers.

136. Allen Cunningham raises to $900,000 from under the gun and Rhett Butler moves all in from the small blind. Cunningham folds and Butler wins the pot.

137. Jamie Gold raises to $1,000,000 from the cutoff and wins the pot.

138. Paul Wasicka calls from the button and Allen Cunningham raises to $1,500,000 from the small blind. Everyone folds and Cunningham wins the pot.

139. Paul Wasicka raises to $1,000,000 from the cutoff and Michael Binger moves all in from the small blind for $5,350,000 more. Wasicka folds and Binger wins the pot.

140. Paul Wasicka raises to $1,000,000 from under the gun and wins the pot.

Thu Aug 10 23:57:00 PDT 2006
Hands 141-145
141. Allen Cunningham raises to $900,000 from under the gun and Jamie Gold calls from the button. Paul Wasicka calls from the big blind and the flop comes A82. Wasicka checks, Cunningham bets $1,000,000 and Gold makes the call. Wasicka folds and the turn is the 6. Both players check and the river is the 2. Cunningham bets $2,000,000 and Gold raises all in. Cunningham folds and Gold wins the pot.

142. Michael Binger raises to $1,000,000 from under the gun and Paul Wasicka moves all in from the small blind. Binger folds and Wasicka wins the pot.

143. Jamie Gold raises to $1,000,000 from under the gun and Paul Wasicka makes the call from the button. Michael Binger makes the call from the big blind and the flop comes KJ3. Binger checks and Gold bets $1,500,000. Wasicka folds and Binger raises all in. Gold makes the call and both players show the same hand. Binger shows K10 and Gold flips over K10. The turn is the 10, the river is the A and they chop the pot.

144. Paul Wasicka calls from the cutoff and Jamie Gold checks his big blind. The flop comes A94 and Gold checks. Wasicka bets $600,000 and Gold mucks his hand.

145. Paul Wasicka raises to $1,000,000 from under the gun and Allen Cunningham makes the call from the cutoff. Rhett Butler calls from the big blind and the flop comes 862. Butler checks, Wasicka bets $1,500,000 and Cunningham moves all in. Everyone folds and Cunningham wins the pot.

Fri Aug 11 00:08:00 PDT 2006
Hands 146-152
146. Michael Binger raises to $1,000,000 from the cutoff and Jamie Gold calls from the button. Paul Wasicka reraises to $5,000,000 and Binger folds. Gold mucks and Wasicka shows A-K as he rakes the pot.

147. Unknown action.

148. Paul Wasicka calls from the button and Allen Cunningham limps from the small blind. Michael Binger checks his big blind and the flop comes AAJ. It is checked to Wasicka, who bets $600,000. Everyone folds and Wasicka wins the pot.

149. Paul Wasicka raises to $1,000,000 from the cutoff and gets no callers.

150. Paul Wasicka raises to $1,000,000 from under the gun and everyone folds.

151. Jamie Gold raises to $900,000 from the button and Paul Wasicka calls from the big blind. The flop comes J43 and Wasicka folds. Gold bets $1,000,000 and Wasicka folds.

152. Rhett Butler raises to $1,000,000 from the button and wins the pot.

Fri Aug 11 00:19:00 PDT 2006
Michael Binger Doubles Through Paul Wasicka
153. Three players see a flop of 732 and Allen Cunningham bets $800,000. Michael Binger raises all in and everyone folds.

154. Paul Wasicka raises to $1,000,000 from the cutoff and Jamie Gold calls from the big blind. The flop comes A74 and Gold checks. Wasicka bets $1,100,000 and Gold mucks his hand.

155. Paul Wasicka raises to $1,000,000 from middle position and Michael Binger moves all in from the button for $5,700,000 more. Wasicka makes the call and shows KQ but Binger turns over KK. The flop comes Q73 and Wasicka makes a pair of queens. However, Binger retains the lead with his kings. The turn is the A and the river is the 2. Michael Binger has doubled up.

Fri Aug 11 00:20:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Counts
The updated chip counts are:
Jamie Gold $49,500,000
Michael Binger $14,000,000
Paul Wasicka $12,500,000
Allen Cunningham $9,500,000
Rhett Butler $4,800,000

Fri Aug 11 00:29:00 PDT 2006
Hands 156-160
156. Jamie Gold raises from the button to $900,000 and Rhett Butler calls from the small blind. Both players check a flop of 866 and the turn is the Q. Butler checks and Gold bets $900,000. Butler folds and Gold wins the pot.

157. Paul Wasicka raises to $1,000,000 from the small blind and Allen Cunningham calls from the big blind. The flop comes A108 and Wasicka bets $1,300,000. Cunningham folds and Wasicka wins the pot.

158. Jamie Gold raises to $1,000,000 from under the gun and Paul Wasicka calls from the button. They both check a flop of A93 and the turn is the J. Gold bets $1,000,000 and Wasicka makes the call. The river is the 2 and both players check. Gold shows QJ but Wasicka turns over KJ for a pair of jacks with a king kicker to win the pot.

159. Paul Wasicka raises to $1,000,000 from the cutoff and Michael Binger reraises to $3,000,000 from the small blind. Wasicka folds and Binger wins the pot.

160. Jamie Gold raises to $800,000 from the small blind and wins the pot.

Fri Aug 11 00:37:00 PDT 2006
Hands 161-166
161. Rhett Butler raises to $1,000,000 from the small blind and wins the pot.

162. Jamie Gold raises to $1,000,000 from the cutoff and wins the pot.

163. Rhett Butler raises to $1,000,000 from the cutoff and Allen Cunningham moves all in from the small blind. Butler folds his cards and Cunningham wins the pot.

164. Allen Cunningham, on the button, raises to $900,000 and Michael Binger calls from the small blind. Jamie Gold calls from the big blind and the flop comes 942. It is checked to Cunningham, who bets $1,500,000. Both players folds and Cunningham wins the pot.

165. Jamie Gold raises on the small blind all in and Rhett Butler folds his big blind.

166. Allen Cunningham raises to $900,000 from under the gun and Jamie Gold calls from the button. The flop comes K42 and Cunningham bets $1,300,000. Gold mucks and Cunningham wins the pot.

Fri Aug 11 00:46:00 PDT 2006
Rhett Butler Eliminated 5th ($3,216,182)
167. Rhett Butler moves all in for $2,125,000 from the button and wins the pot.

168. Jamie Gold calls from under the gun, Allen Cunningham limps from the small blind and Michael Binger checks his big blind. The flop comes Q73 and Cunningham bets $800,000. Everyone folds and Cunningham wins the pot.

169. Paul Wasicka calls from the cutoff and Jamie Gold checks his big blind. The flop comes 653 and Gold checks. Wasicka bets $400,000 and Gold calls. The turn is the 2 and both players check. The river is the J and Gold bets out. Wasicka mucks his hand and Gold rakes the pot.

170. Allen Cunningham raises to $900,000 from the cutoff, Jamie Gold calls from the small blind and Rhett Butler moves all in from the big blind for $2,075,000. Cunningham and Gold both make the call and the flop comes J65. Cunningham and Gold both check. The turn is the 2 and Gold bets $2,000,000. Cunningham folds and Gold shows KJ for a pair of jacks. Butler turns over 44 and the river is the 10. Rhett Butler has been eliminated in 5th place.

Fri Aug 11 00:50:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Counts
The updated chip counts are:
Jamie Gold $54,500,000
Michael Binger $12,800,000
Paul Wasicka $12,500,000
Allen Cunningham $10,500,000

Fri Aug 11 00:59:00 PDT 2006
Hands 171-175
171. Allen Cunningham raises to $800,000 from under the gun and Jamie Gold calls from the small blind. Paul Wasicka makes the call from the big blind and the flop comes QQ10. Everyone checks and the turn is the 6. They check again and the river is the 8. It is checked to Gold, who bets $2,000,000. Everyone folds and Gold wins the pot.

172. Michael Binger raises to $1,000,000 from under the gun and Paul Wasicka reraises to $3,000,000 from the small blind. Everyone folds and Wasicka wins the pot.

173. Jamie Gold calls from under the gun and Allen Cunningham limps from the small blind. Michael Binger raises to $1,300,000 from the big blind and Gold makes the call. Cunningham folds and the flop comes A102. Binger bets $1,500,000 and Gold mucks his hand.

174. Jamie Gold gets a walk on his big blind.

175. Allen Cunningham raises to $800,000 from the cutoff and Michael Binger raises to $2,800,000 from the button. Cunningham folds and Binger wins the

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Final Day)

Recap from overnight Continued:

Fri Aug 11 01:12:00 PDT 2006
Hands 176-182
176. Jamie Gold raises to $800,000 from the button and Paul Wasicka calls from the small blind. They both check a flop of Q103 and the turn is the 5. Wasicka bets $1,000,000 and Gold mucks.

177. Allen Cunningham limps in from the small blind and Michael Binger checks his big blind. They both check a flop of A84 and the turn is the K. Cunningham bets $500,000 and Binger folds.

178. Allen Cunningham raises to $800,000 from the button and everyone folds.

179. Michael Binger raises to $900,000 from the button and Jamie Gold reraises to $2,900,000. Binger folds and Gold wins the pot.

180. Paul Wasicka raises to $1,000,000 from the small blind and wins the pot.

181. Unknown action.

182. Allen Cunningham raises to $1,000,000 and Jamie Gold calls from the big blind. Gold checks in the dark, the flop comes AJ3 and Cunningham bets $1,100,000. Gold raises to $3,100,000 and Cunningham moves all in for $4,225,000 more. Gold folds and Cunningham rakes the pot.

Fri Aug 11 01:14:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Counts
The updated chip counts are:
Jamie Gold $51,000,000
Michael Binger $13,300,000
Allen Cunningham $13,000,000
Paul Wasicka $10,800,000

Fri Aug 11 01:24:00 PDT 2006
Hands 183-188
183. Michael Binger raises to $900,000 from the button and wins the pot.

184. Jamie Gold raises to $900,000 from the button and Paul Wasicka reraises to $2,900,000 from the small blind. Gold folds and Wasicka wins the pot.

185. Jamie Gold calls from under the gun and Paul Wasicka raises to $1,300,000 from the button. Michael Binger reraises to $3,300,000 from the big blind, Gold folds and Wasicka folds.

186. Michael Binger limps from the small blind and Jamie Gold checks his big blind. The flop comes J33 and Binger checks. Gold bets $300,000 and Binger folds.

187. Allen Cunningham raises to $800,000 from under the gun, Jamie Gold calls from the small blind and Paul Wasicka calls from the big blind. They all check a flop of AJ9 and the turn is the A. Gold checks and Wasicka bets $1,000,000. Cunningham raises to $3,975,000 and Gold mucks. Wasicka moves all in and Cunningham folds his hand. Wasicka shows KQ for the bluff as he rakes the pot.

188. Michael Binger raises to $1,000,000 from the cutoff and Jamie Gold calls from the button. The flop comes Q22 and Binger bets $1,200,000. Gold mucks and Binger wins the pot.

Fri Aug 11 01:35:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Counts
The updated chip counts are:
Jamie Gold $47,500,000
Paul Wasicka $19,000,000
Michael Binger $15,400,000
Allen Cunningham $7,600,000

Fri Aug 11 01:38:00 PDT 2006
Hands 189-194
189. Paul Wasicka calls from the button and Allen Cunningham limps from the small blind. Michael Binger checks his big blind and the flop comes AJ5. It is checked to Wasicka, who bets $700,000 and gets no callers.

190. Paul Wasicka raises to $1,000,000 from the cutoff and Allen Cunningham moves all in from the button. Wasicka folds and Cunningham takes the pot.

191. Michael Binger calls from the button, Jamie Gold limps from the small blind and Paul Wasicka checks his big blind. The flop comes Q92 and Gold checks. Wasicka bets $700,000 and everyone folds.

192. Paul Wasicka raises to $1,000,000 from the small blind and Allen Cunningham folds his big blind.

193. Jamie Gold calls from under the gun, Allen Cunningham limps from the small blind and Michael Binger checks his big blind. They all check a flop of J64 and the turn is the 3. Cunningham bets $800,000 and Binger folds. Gold raises $2,500,000 more and Cunningham folds his cards.

194. Allen Cunningham moves all in from the button for $6,200,000. Everyone folds and Cunningham wins the pot.

Fri Aug 11 01:39:00 PDT 2006
Quick Break
The players are currently on a 20-minute break.

Fri Aug 11 01:59:00 PDT 2006
Blind Increase
The blinds have been increased to $200,000-$400,000 with a $50,000 ante.

Fri Aug 11 02:00:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Counts
The updated chip counts are:
Jamie Gold $48,675,000
Paul Wasicka $17,000,000
Michael Binger $14,800,000
Allen Cunningham $6,850,000

Fri Aug 11 02:09:00 PDT 2006
Hands 195-201
195. Allen Cunningham raises to $1,100,000 from under the gun and gets no callers. He shows the A as he rakes the pot.

196. Jamie Gold raises to $1,100,000 from the button and gets no callers.

197. Allen Cunningham, in the small blind, moves all in. He gets no action and wins the pot.

198. Michael Binger limps from the small blind and Jamie Gold checks his big blind. The flop comes 982 and Binger checks. Gold bets $400,000 and Binger calls. The turn is the 8 and Binger checks. Gold bets $2,000,000 and Binger folds.

199. Jamie Gold limps in from the small blind and Paul Wasicka checks his big blind. They check a flop and turn of AQ10A and the river is the 7. Gold bets $800,000 and Wasicka folds.

200. Jamie Gold calls from the button, Paul Wasicka limps from the small blind and Allen Cunningham checks his big blind. They check a flop and turn of Q82J and the river is the 7. Cunningham bets $800,000 and everyone folds.

201. Paul Wasicka raises to $1,500,000 from the button and wins the pot.

Fri Aug 11 02:21:00 PDT 2006
Allen Cunningham Eliminated 4th ($3,628,513)
202. Paul Wasicka raises to $1,100,000 from the cutoff and Michael Binger calls from the small blind. Jamie Gold calls from the big blind and the flop comes 833. It is checked to Wasicka, who bets $2,000,000. Binger moves all in and get no callers.

203. Jamie Gold limps from the small blind and Paul Wasicka raises $1,000,000 more from the big blind.

204. Unknown action.

205. Jamie Gold calls from under the gun, Allen Cunningham limps in from the small blind and Michael Binger raises to $1,200,000 from the big blind. Jamie Gold calls and Cunningham folds. The flop comes Q65 and both players check. The turn is the 10 and Binger bets $1,500,000. Gold calls and the river is the 9. Binger checks and Gold bets $4,000,000. Binger folds and Gold shows 64 as he rakes the pot.

206. Michael Binger raises to $1,200,000 from the small blind and Jamie Gold calls from the big blind. The flop comes 443 and both players check. The turn is the 7 and Binger checks. Gold bets $800,000 and Binger folds his hand.

207. Jamie Gold limps from the small blind and Paul Wasicka checks his big blind. They check down a board of K427K and Gold bets out. Wasicka folds and Gold wins the pot.

208. Michael Binger raises to $1,100,000 from the cutoff, Jamie Gold calls from the button and Allen Cunningham moves all in for $6,500,000 from the big blind. Binger folds an Gold makes the call. Cunningham shows 1010 and Gold turns over KJ. The board comes AK873 and Allen Cunningham has been eliminated in 4th place.

Fri Aug 11 02:22:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Counts
The updated chip counts are:
Jamie Gold $57,000,000
Paul Wasicka $16,500,000
Michael Binger $14,000,000

Fri Aug 11 02:35:00 PDT 2006
Hands 209-214
209. Paul Wasicka raises to $1,000,000 from the button and Jamie Gold calls from the big blind. They check a flop of 1065 and the turn is the K. Gold bets $1,100,000 and wins the pot.

210. Jamie Gold limps from the small blind and Wasicka checks his big blind. The flop comes K66 and Gold bets $800,000. Wasicka folds and Gold wins the pot.

211. Wasicka raises to $1,200,000 from the small blind and Michael Binger folds his big blind.

212. Jamie Gold gets a walk on his big blind.

213. Gold limps in from the small blind and Wasicka raises from the big blind to $1,500,000. Gold mucks and Wasicka wins the pot.

214. Gold raises to $900,000 from the button and Binger moves all in from the big blind. Gold mucks and Binger wins the pot.

Fri Aug 11 02:47:00 PDT 2006
Hands 215-221
215. Paul Wasicka raises to $1,200,000 from the button and wins the pot.

216. Jamie Gold limps from the small blind and Wasicka raises to $1,500,000 from the big blind. Gold folds and Wasicka wins the pot.

217. Gold raises to $1,000,000 from the button and Michael Binger moves all in from the big blind for $10,700,000. Gold mucks and Binger wins the pot.

218. Binger raises to $1,000,000 from the small blind and Gold calls from the big blind. The flop comes Q94 and Binger checks. Gold bets $400,000 and Binger calls. They check the turn of A and the river is the 8. Binger checks and Gold bets $1,200,000. Binger folds and Gold shows J3 for jack high.

219. Gold limps from the small blind and Wasicka checks his big blind The flop comes K103 and Gold bets $400,000. Wasicka folds and Gold wins the pot.

220. Gold raises to $1,200,000 from the button and wins the pot. He shows the A as he rakes the pot.

221. Wasicka raises to $1,200,000 from the button and Gold makes the call from the big blind. They check a flop of 955 and the turn is the A. Gold checks and Wasicka bets $1,500,000. Gold calls and the river is the 6. They both check and Gold shows 1010 for two pair. Wasicka mucks and Gold wins the pot.

Fri Aug 11 02:57:00 PDT 2006
Hands 222-227
222. Jamie Gold limps in from the small blind and Paul Wasicka raises to $1,200,000 from the big blind. Gold folds and Wasicka rakes the pot.

223. Gold raises to $900,000 from the button and Michael Binger reraises from the big blind to $2,400,000. Gold mucks and Binger wins the pot.

224. Binger raises to $1,200,000 from the small blind and Gold makes the call from the big blind. The flop comes 632 and Binger bets $1,000,000. Gold makes the call and they check down the turn of Q. The river is the K and both players check again. Binger shows 86 for a flush and Gold mucks 55.

225. Binger raises to $1,000,000 from the button and Gold calls from the small blind. The flop comes A54 and Gold checks. Binger bets $1,200,000 and Gold raises to $3,200,000. Binger folds and Gold wins the pot.

226. Gold calls from the button, Wasicka limps from the small blind and Binger raises to $1,400,000 from the big blind. Gold mucks and Wasicka folds. Binger rakes the pot.

227. Wasicka raises to $1,200,000 from the button and Gold calls from the big blind. The flop comes A82 and Gold checks. Wasicka bets $1,300,000 and Gold calls. The turn is the K and both players check. The river is the 4 and they both check. Gold turns over A3 for a pair of aces and Wasicka mucks his hand.

Fri Aug 11 03:01:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Counts
The updated chip counts are:
Jamie Gold $64,000,000
Paul Wasicka $14,000,000
Michael Binger $11,000,000

Fri Aug 11 03:06:00 PDT 2006
Michael Binger Eliminated 3rd ($4,123,310)
228. Jamie Gold raises to $1,000,000 from the small blind and Paul Wasicka calls from the big blind. The flop comes J65 and Gold checks. Wasicka bets $1,000,000 and Gold calls. The turn is the Q and both players check. The river is the A and Gold checks. Wasicka bets $2,000,000 and Gold makes the call. Gold shows J8 for a pair of jacks but Wasicka shows A5 for two pair.

229. Gold limps from the button and Wasicka limps from the small blind. Michael Binger raises to $1,500,000 from the big blind. Both Gold and Wasicka call and the flop comes 1065. Wasicka checks, Binger bets $3,500,000 and Gold moves all in. Wasicka folds and Binger calls. Binger shows A10 and Gold turns over 43 for an open ended straight draw. The turn is the 7 and Gold makes a straight. The river is the Q and Michael Binger is eliminated in 3rd place.

Fri Aug 11 03:17:00 PDT 2006
Quick Break
There is a quick break while tournament officials prepared for heads-up play.

Fri Aug 11 03:24:00 PDT 2006
Updated Chip Counts
The updated chip counts are:
Jamie Gold $78,975,000

Paul Wasicka $11,225,000

Fri Aug 11 03:37:00 PDT 2006
Hands 230-235
230. Jamie Gold limps from the small blind and Paul Wasicka checks. The flop comes AQ2. Wasicka checks and Gold bets $500,000. Wasicka folds and Gold wins the pot.

231. Wasicka raises from the button and Gold folds.

232. Wasicka gets a walk on his big blind.

233. Wasicka raises to $1,200,000 and Gold calls. The flop comes J99 and Gold checks. Wasicka bets $1,000,000 and Gold calls. The turn is the K and Gold bets $1,600,000. Wasicka calls and the river is the 6. Gold bets $2,000,0000 and Wasicka makes the call. Wasicka shows the 7 for a spade flush and Gold mucks his hand.

234. Gold limps in, Wasicka raises to $1,700,000 and Gold calls. The flop comes KJ3 and Wasicka bets $2,000,000. Gold moves all in and Wasicka immediately folds.

235. Wasicka raises to $1,200,000 and Gold calls. The flop comes 643 and Wasicka bets $1,500,000 and Gold calls. The turn is the 7 and both players check. The river is the A and Gold bets $2,000,000. Wasicka folds and Gold wins the pot.

[Event 39] $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event (Final Day)

Recap from overnight Continued:

Fri Aug 11 03:43:00 PDT 2006
Jamie Gold Wins The Main Event ($12,000,000)
236. Jamie Gold raises to $1,700,000 and Paul Wasicka makes the call. The flop comes Q85. Paul Wasicka bets $1,500,000 and Jamie Gold moves all in. Wasicka calls and shows 1010. However, Gold turns over Q9 for a pair of queens. The turn is the A and the river is the 4.

Paul Wasicka is eliminated from the tournament in 2nd place and earns $6,102,499.

Jamie Gold wins the $10,000 Main Event, the bracelet and $12,000,000.

published on: Friday Aug 11, 2006
Jeff Madsen Is the 2006 WSOP Player of the Year

Youngest Bracelet Winner Ever Beat Out Phil Hellmuth
It’s official.
Despite recent confusion concerning the World Series of Poker’s Player of the Year race, Jeff Madsen is the clear winner with 1,467,852 points. He outraced Phil Hellmuth, who finished with 1,130,559 points.
Harrah’s Rory Shanahan, who is responsible for keeping the race’s statistics, confirmed the results to CardPlayer.com early this morning.
Madsen, a 21-year-old film student from California, won two WSOP bracelets ($5,000 No Limit short handed and $2,000 No Limit) and made another final table. He also became the youngest bracelet winner in WSOP history.
Hellmuth won his tenth bracelet this year and made multiple final tables, including a third-place finish in Wednesday’s $1,500 No-Limit event. This caused some confusion among the media at the Rio (some had Hellmuth ahead of Madsen), but Shanahan assured CardPlayer.com that Madsen is indeed the WSOP Player of the Year.

I know the 2006 WSOP has been over for almost a week but I meant to do this post last week but with family things I wasn't able to.

Thank you for making this thread fun for me to do and sticking with it when things happened and updates were late or behind.

To nexts year's WSOP !!!