Tournament Information
Tournament:
2006 Gold Strike World Poker Open
Date:
Jan 9 - 23, 2006
Venue:
Gold Strike Casino Resort
Tunica, MS, United States
Event:
No Limit Hold'em (Jan 16, 2006)
Buy-in:
$3,000 + $10
Prize:
$273,540
Entries:
94
Other Events
| Jan 9, 2006 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 40 |
| Jan 10, 2006 | No Limit Hold'em | $1,000 + 60 |
| Jan 10, 2006 | No Limit Hold'em (2) | $500 + 40 |
| Jan 11, 2006 | No Limit Hold'em (2) | $500 + 40 |
| Jan 11, 2006 | No Limit Hold'em | $1,500 + 70 |
| Jan 12, 2006 | No Limit Hold'em | $2,000 + 70 |
| Jan 13, 2006 | No Limit Hold'em (2) | $500 + 40 |
| Jan 13, 2006 | No Limit Hold'em | $1,000 + 60 |
| Jan 14, 2006 | No Limit Hold'em (2) | $500 + 40 |
| Jan 14, 2006 | No Limit Hold'em | $1,500 + 70 |
| Jan 15, 2006 | No Limit Hold'em (2) | $500 + 40 |
| Jan 15, 2006 | No Limit Hold'em | $1,500 + 70 |
| Jan 16, 2006 | No Limit Hold'em (2) | $500 + 40 |
| Jan 16, 2006 | No Limit Hold'em | $3,000 + 10 |
| Jan 17, 2006 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 40 |
| Jan 18, 2006 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 40 |
| Jan 19, 2006 |
 Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em
|
$10,000 + 200 |
| Jan 21, 2006 | Ladies No Limit Hold'em | $300 + 40 |
| Jan 12, 2006 | No Limit Hold'em (2) | $500 + 40 |
Event Results
| Place | Player | Prize | GPI | PoY 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gregg Merkow | $107,635 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Ron Spain | $65,835 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Reza Payvar | $34,234 | — | — | |
| 4th | Scotty Nguyen | $18,434 | — | — | |
| 5th | Michael Metcalf | $14,484 | — | — | |
| 6th | Robert Mizrachi | $11,850 | — | — | |
| 7th | Jose Rodriguez | $9,217 | — | — | |
| 8th | Chris Ball | $6,584 | — | — | |
| 9th | Samuel Whitt | $5,267 | — | — | |
