Tournament Information

Date: Jan 4 - 19, 2006
Venue: Crown Casino Melbourne, Australia
Event: Main Event - No Limit Hold'em (Jan 14 - 19, 2006)
Buy-in: AU$10,000 + AU$500
Prize: AU$4,180,000
Entries: 418

Other Events

Jan 6, 2006 No Limit Hold'em AU$500 + 60
Jan 7, 2006 Pot Limit/No Limit Hold'em AU$500 + 65
Jan 8, 2006 Limit Hold'em AU$1,000 + 100
Jan 9, 2006 No Limit Hold'em AU$1,000 + 100
Jan 13, 2006 Speed Poker Final AU$1,500 + 100
Jan 11, 2006 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo AU$1,000 + 100
Jan 12, 2006 No Limit Hold'em AU$1,000 + 150
Jan 14 - 19, 2006 Main Event - No Limit Hold'em AU$10,000 + 500
Jan 17, 2006 No Limit Hold'em AU$500 + 50
Jan 18, 2006 2 Card Manila Championship AU$3,000 + 200
Jan 11, 2006 Speed Poker Semi Final 1 - No Limit Hold'em Shootout AU$1,500 + 100
Jan 11, 2006 Speed Poker Semi Final 2 - No Limit Hold'em Shootout AU$1,500 + 100
Jan 11, 2006 Speed Poker Semi Final 3 - No Limit Hold'em Shootout AU$1,500 + 100
Jan 12, 2006 Speed Poker Semi Final 4 - No Limit Hold'em Shootout AU$1,500 + 100
Jan 12, 2006 Speed Poker Semi Final 5 - No Limit Hold'em Shootout AU$1,500 + 100
Jan 12, 2006 Speed Poker Semi Final 6 - No Limit Hold'em Shootout AU$1,500 + 100
Jan 13, 2006 Pot Limit Omaha AU$3,000 + 200
Jan 14, 2006 Speed Poker Million Dollar Challenge AU$100,000

Event Results

Place Player Prize GPI PoY 2023
1st Lee Nelson $949,694 AU$1,295,800
2nd Robert Neary $505,482 AU$689,700
3rd Nenad Medic $275,718 AU$376,200
4th Shannon "BLUFFforRENT" Shorr $199,129 AU$271,700
5th Jeff Sealey $153,176 AU$209,000
6th Russell Davies $122,541 AU$167,200
7th Wes Bugiera $91,906 AU$125,400
8th Mark Vos $61,271 AU$83,600
9th Kenna James $61,271 AU$83,600
10th Gerry Fitt $36,762 AU$50,160
11th Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari $36,762 AU$50,160
12th Cruz Baca $36,762 AU$50,160
13th Kathy Liebert $36,762 AU$50,160
14th Jethro Horowitz $24,508 AU$33,440
15th Beng Hooi "Bernard" Beh $24,508 AU$33,440
16th Scott Kilcullen $24,508 AU$33,440
17th Joe Reina $24,508 AU$33,440
18th Sam Youssef $24,508 AU$33,440
19th Billy "The Croc" Argyros $18,381 AU$25,080
20th Gary Benson $18,381 AU$25,080
21st Mark Smithies $18,381 AU$25,080
22nd David Natoli $18,381 AU$25,080
23rd Phillip Matthews $18,381 AU$25,080
24th Steve Hohn $18,381 AU$25,080
25th Charlton Thorn $15,318 AU$20,900
26th Jason Mellross $15,318 AU$20,900
27th Billy Sukkar $15,318 AU$20,900
28th Maciek "Mike" Gracz $15,318 AU$20,900
29th Dominic Italiano $15,318 AU$20,900
30th Graeme "Kiwi" Putt $15,318 AU$20,900
31st Asher Derei $12,254 AU$16,720
32nd Brett Thomas $12,254 AU$16,720
33rd Gillian Hoey $12,254 AU$16,720
34th Michael Zarb $12,254 AU$16,720
35th Benjamin Jones $12,254 AU$16,720
36th Olle Sundin $12,254 AU$16,720
37th Nick Georgoulas $9,191 AU$12,540
38th Kristy Gazes $9,191 AU$12,540
39th Jamil Dia $9,191 AU$12,540
40th Andrew McGregor $9,191 AU$12,540
41st Harry Demetriou $9,191 AU$12,540
42nd James Keating $9,191 AU$12,540
43rd Tony "The Lizard" Bloom $9,191 AU$12,540
44th Mick "The Hoon" Stanton $9,191 AU$12,540
45th Dave Schuele $9,191 AU$12,540
46th Greg Cook $9,191 AU$12,540
47th Willie "The Dice Man" Tann $9,191 AU$12,540
48th Daniel Cairns $9,191 AU$12,540