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| $1,000 Buy-in Seniors NL Hold'em Championship Event #19 2006 World Series of Poker Final Results |
2006 World Series of Poker
Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino – Las Vegas
Official Results and Report
Event #19
Seniors World Poker Championship
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $1,000
Number of Entries: 1,184
Total Prize Money: $1,077,440
Defending Champion (2005):
Paul McKinney
Official Results:
Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino – Las Vegas
Official Results and Report
Event #19
Seniors World Poker Championship
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $1,000
Number of Entries: 1,184
Total Prize Money: $1,077,440
Defending Champion (2005):
Paul McKinney
Official Results:
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Clare Miller
Mike Nargi
Jake “Doc” Wells
Judy Carlson
David Claiborne
Ron Rose
Doug Schuller
Stan Schirer
John “JV” Vorhaus
Scott McClellan
Louis Adams
Salah Levy
Steven Smith
Dennis Richardson
Thomas Thieneman
Robert McClintock
James Colombo
Timothy Bullard
Raymond Abels, Jr.
James Brown
Bob Miller
Gary Ship
Richard Chavez
Dennis Horton
Kenneth Piez
Arthur Molloy
Bruce Corman
Richard Bell
Paul Tassopoulos
Robert Toft
Dane Christensen
B.B. Thompson
Charles Wholers
Steven Rassi
Arlan Levitan
Robert Bright
Thomas Vinas
Jay Heimowitz
Jaquim Correia
Shelby Miller
Frank Vandal
Louise Rocchio
Max Stern
Chris Platt
Eric Dalby
Denis Ethier
Mike Downing
Larry Satterwhite
Dave Fancher
Larry Bass
Ken Kaltschnee
Gordon Rubbo
Joseph Baldwin
Terry Myers
Terry Moore
Joseph Diperri
Rex Parsons
Dennis Savelkoul
John Scibelli
Rober Fasting
Herald Waite
William Ballew
Michael Gwyn
Edward Pellegrini
Gregg Goldberg
Thomas Ralph
Floyd Cohen
John Bonetti
Toshio Nanad
James Hopperstead
Richard Joel
Joe Pharo
Gary Eirhart
Charles Barker
Edgar Gardner
Mark Smith
Randall Holland
Daniel Stotts
Leonard Martino
Phillip Wade
Shirley Williams
Ron Burke
Charles Lochridge
Donald Geiger
Reno Williamson
Robert Zehnka
Keith Burt
Carl Ballard
William Brown
Jeffery Lowenhar
Richie W. Wong
David Robinson
Heda Imani
Gene Devore
Emile Couturier
William Carlton
Jeffery Ridenour
David Feder
Elaine Schweigert
Norris Reynolds
Larry Nerenberg
Gerald D. Thomas
Quentin Correll
Mike Nargi
Jake “Doc” Wells
Judy Carlson
David Claiborne
Ron Rose
Doug Schuller
Stan Schirer
John “JV” Vorhaus
Scott McClellan
Louis Adams
Salah Levy
Steven Smith
Dennis Richardson
Thomas Thieneman
Robert McClintock
James Colombo
Timothy Bullard
Raymond Abels, Jr.
James Brown
Bob Miller
Gary Ship
Richard Chavez
Dennis Horton
Kenneth Piez
Arthur Molloy
Bruce Corman
Richard Bell
Paul Tassopoulos
Robert Toft
Dane Christensen
B.B. Thompson
Charles Wholers
Steven Rassi
Arlan Levitan
Robert Bright
Thomas Vinas
Jay Heimowitz
Jaquim Correia
Shelby Miller
Frank Vandal
Louise Rocchio
Max Stern
Chris Platt
Eric Dalby
Denis Ethier
Mike Downing
Larry Satterwhite
Dave Fancher
Larry Bass
Ken Kaltschnee
Gordon Rubbo
Joseph Baldwin
Terry Myers
Terry Moore
Joseph Diperri
Rex Parsons
Dennis Savelkoul
John Scibelli
Rober Fasting
Herald Waite
William Ballew
Michael Gwyn
Edward Pellegrini
Gregg Goldberg
Thomas Ralph
Floyd Cohen
John Bonetti
Toshio Nanad
James Hopperstead
Richard Joel
Joe Pharo
Gary Eirhart
Charles Barker
Edgar Gardner
Mark Smith
Randall Holland
Daniel Stotts
Leonard Martino
Phillip Wade
Shirley Williams
Ron Burke
Charles Lochridge
Donald Geiger
Reno Williamson
Robert Zehnka
Keith Burt
Carl Ballard
William Brown
Jeffery Lowenhar
Richie W. Wong
David Robinson
Heda Imani
Gene Devore
Emile Couturier
William Carlton
Jeffery Ridenour
David Feder
Elaine Schweigert
Norris Reynolds
Larry Nerenberg
Gerald D. Thomas
Quentin Correll
Alamogordo, NM
Maumelle, AR
Cibolo, TX
Blackhawk, CO
Twin Falls, ID
Dayton, OH
Fresno, CA
Las Vegas, NV
Monrovia, CA
Henderson, NV
Marina Del Rey, CA
Las Vegas, NV
Wichita Falls, TX
Louisville, KY
Louisville, KY
Las Vegas, NV
New York, NY
Houston, TX
Danville, CA
Bradenton, FL
Sioux Falls, SD
Mississauga, ONT, Canada
Santa Barbara, CA
Las Vegas, NV
Kemmerer, WY
La Jolla, CA
Nottingham, UK
New York, NY
Fairhaven, MA
Yardley, PA
Whitewood, SD
Bismark, ND
Duchess, Alberta, Canada
Morton, IL
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Houston, TX
Bethel, NY
Tulare, CA
Alamogordo, NM
Bullhead City, AZ
Culver City, CA
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Wimbledon, UK
Durham, NC
Las Vegas, NV
Houston, TX
Eagle Point, OR
Tamarac, FL
Las Vegas, NV
Salinas, CA
Palo Alto, CA
Yuma, AZ
Yorktown, IN
Boca Raton, FL
Tillamook, OR
Minot, ND
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Wichita, KS
Pleasanton, CA
Woodstock, VA
NA
Orland Park, IL
Sioux Falls, SD
Las Vegas, NV
Houston, TX
Las Vegas, NV
Cookeville, TN
Conyers, GA
Scottsdale, AZ
Laughlin, NV
Richardson, TX
Redmond, OR
Lafayette, LA
Minnetka, CA
Browns Summit, NC
Las Vegas, NV
Conyers, GA
Fort Worth, TX
La Selva Bch, CA
Laughlin, NV
Boulder City, NV
Mooresville, IN
Del Ray Beach, FL
Midwest City, OK
Mohave Valley, AZ
Henderson, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Ipswich, UK
Layton, UT
La Porte, CO
Las Vegas, NV
Chula Vista, CA
Apache Junction, AZ
Tempe, AZ
Laurel, MT
Morgan Hill, CA
Henderson, NV
Windsor, IL
Sunnydale, CA
Maumelle, AR
Cibolo, TX
Blackhawk, CO
Twin Falls, ID
Dayton, OH
Fresno, CA
Las Vegas, NV
Monrovia, CA
Henderson, NV
Marina Del Rey, CA
Las Vegas, NV
Wichita Falls, TX
Louisville, KY
Louisville, KY
Las Vegas, NV
New York, NY
Houston, TX
Danville, CA
Bradenton, FL
Sioux Falls, SD
Mississauga, ONT, Canada
Santa Barbara, CA
Las Vegas, NV
Kemmerer, WY
La Jolla, CA
Nottingham, UK
New York, NY
Fairhaven, MA
Yardley, PA
Whitewood, SD
Bismark, ND
Duchess, Alberta, Canada
Morton, IL
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Houston, TX
Bethel, NY
Tulare, CA
Alamogordo, NM
Bullhead City, AZ
Culver City, CA
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Wimbledon, UK
Durham, NC
Las Vegas, NV
Houston, TX
Eagle Point, OR
Tamarac, FL
Las Vegas, NV
Salinas, CA
Palo Alto, CA
Yuma, AZ
Yorktown, IN
Boca Raton, FL
Tillamook, OR
Minot, ND
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Wichita, KS
Pleasanton, CA
Woodstock, VA
NA
Orland Park, IL
Sioux Falls, SD
Las Vegas, NV
Houston, TX
Las Vegas, NV
Cookeville, TN
Conyers, GA
Scottsdale, AZ
Laughlin, NV
Richardson, TX
Redmond, OR
Lafayette, LA
Minnetka, CA
Browns Summit, NC
Las Vegas, NV
Conyers, GA
Fort Worth, TX
La Selva Bch, CA
Laughlin, NV
Boulder City, NV
Mooresville, IN
Del Ray Beach, FL
Midwest City, OK
Mohave Valley, AZ
Henderson, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Ipswich, UK
Layton, UT
La Porte, CO
Las Vegas, NV
Chula Vista, CA
Apache Junction, AZ
Tempe, AZ
Laurel, MT
Morgan Hill, CA
Henderson, NV
Windsor, IL
Sunnydale, CA
$247,814
$129,293
$74,882
$53,872
$43,098
$37,710
$32,323
$26,936
$24,242
$21,549
$19,933
$18,316
$16,700
$15,084
$13,468
$11,852
$10,236
$8,620
$7,003
$7,003
$7,003
$7,003
$7,003
$7,003
$7,003
$7,003
$7,003
$5,387
$5,387
$5,387
$5,387
$5,387
$5,387
$5,387
$5,387
$5,387
$4,310
$4,310
$4,310
$4,310
$4,310
$4,310
$4,310
$4,310
$4,310
$3,232
$3,232
$3,232
$3,232
$3,232
$3,232
$3,232
$3,232
$3,232
$2,694
$2,694
$2,694
$2,694
$2,694
$2,694
$2,694
$2,694
$2,694
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$538
$538
$538
$538
$538
$538
$129,293
$74,882
$53,872
$43,098
$37,710
$32,323
$26,936
$24,242
$21,549
$19,933
$18,316
$16,700
$15,084
$13,468
$11,852
$10,236
$8,620
$7,003
$7,003
$7,003
$7,003
$7,003
$7,003
$7,003
$7,003
$7,003
$5,387
$5,387
$5,387
$5,387
$5,387
$5,387
$5,387
$5,387
$5,387
$4,310
$4,310
$4,310
$4,310
$4,310
$4,310
$4,310
$4,310
$4,310
$3,232
$3,232
$3,232
$3,232
$3,232
$3,232
$3,232
$3,232
$3,232
$2,694
$2,694
$2,694
$2,694
$2,694
$2,694
$2,694
$2,694
$2,694
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$2,155
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$1,616
$538
$538
$538
$538
$538
$538
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Tournament Report
“Deal the Cards, We’re Playin’!”
61-Year-Old Clare Miller Wins Seniors World Poker Championship
New Mexico grandmother is first woman to ever win seniors event, during
week of her 41st wedding anniversary
Las Vegas, NV – There was a point very late in the 2006 Seniors World Poker
Championship when tournament officials approached the surviving players
and offered them the option of calling it a night and returning the next day.
The seniors had played two lengthy, grueling days during which more than a
thousand players had been eliminated. Amongst the nine exhausted
survivors, there were some weary faces. When the tournament director
approached 61-year old Clare Miller, her answer was uncompromising and to
the point.
“Deal the cards, we’re playin’!” she snapped.
Poker is a natural pastime for all seniors. It very well may be the only
competitive game which allows persons 50, 60, 70, or even 80-years and
older to compete on an equal playing field with younger players in their 20s
and 30s. Where else but a poker table could a 61-year-old grandmother
become a “world champion?”
Poker not only affords opportunities for seniors to compete and win. More
important, poker brings people of all walks of life together in a friendly social
atmosphere. Many friendships are built around poker tables. Kuei Chi
Chang, an 80-year-old woman from Las Vegas, who competed in her first-
ever poker tournament at the World Series of Poker last week, said it best:
“Poker makes me feel young again.”
This year’s Seniors World Poker Championship was the largest such
competition ever in poker history. In a World Series which continues to
shatter every conceivable record ever posted in poker, 1,184 players flooded
into the Rio Las Vegas to compete for over a million dollars in prize money,
including first place -- $247,814 in cash.
The event began with a solemn moment. The roll call of names from poker’s
glorious past were called out over a silent room packed to full capacity. Poker’
s proud pioneers were remembered -- including Benny Binion, Johnny Moss,
and Puggy Pearson who passed away only a few months ago. “Oklahoma
Johnny” Hale was the perfect host for the proceedings. As the event’s Grand
Marshall, Hale inducted two new members into the Seniors Poker Hall of
Fame. Mike “the Mad Genius” Caro and Paul McKinney were introduced in a
brief ceremony.
With that, the senior’s event began. The competition was open to persons
aged 50 and older. The event attracted an eclectic mix of poker players.
Paul McKinney, last year’s 82-year-old seniors champion (and the latest
inductee into the Seniors Poker Hall of Fame) was on hand to defend his
title. Jan Fisher, the popular writer and columnist for Card Player magazine
entered, along with her father, Dr. Peter Fisher. The Fisher’s participation
likely marked the first time that a father and daughter played together in the
seniors championship. Also, a husband and wife from Alamogordo, New
Mexico entered the tournament. Shelby Miller would outlast all but 39
players in this event. His wife, Clare Miller would ultimately fare much better.
The final table began with nine players, including one former winner, Ron
Rose. The first player to exit was the well-known poker writer and
commentator John Vorhaus, a.k.a. “JV.” The 50-year-old poker celebrity from
Los Angeles, author of the highly-acclaimed “Killer Poker” book series,
received $24,292 for ninth place.
Stan Schirer went out next. The 70-year-old Las Vegas retiree, originally
from Nebraska, was the third-lace finisher in the WSOP main event back in
2001. This time he finished eighth, good for $26,936.
Doug Schuller, a concrete dispatcher from Fresno, California cemented a
seventh-place finish. The 54-year-old said plays poker as a hobby. Not too
many hobbies pay $32,323 in prize money – which is what Schuller took
home.
Ron Rose arrived with most impressive poker resume – with several major
tournament victories including a win in the Seniors World Poker
Championship back in 2003. Rose’s bid to become the first two-time
champion in this event’s history was foiled as the former Internet guru from
Dayton, Ohio had to settle for a sixth-place finish. Rose earned $37,710.
David Claiborne was the next player to exit. The auto dealer from Twin Falls,
Idaho drove off with $43,098 for fifth place. Claiborne also finished in the top
five percent in last year’s main event.
Judy Carlson was one of two ladies at the final table. Carlson ended up as
the fourth-place finisher. The Blackhawk, Colorado poker pro added $53,872
to her poker brankroll.
Third place went to Jake “Doc” Wells. The horse veterinarian from Texas
galloped off the final table with $74,882 in prize money.
Clare Miller had the chip lead most of the way. There had been a point
earlier in the night when Miller caught a big break. She won a race with ace-
king versus pocket queens, which essentially gave her the chips that would
propel her on to victory. “It was luck,” Miller modestly explained in a post-
tournament interview. “You have to have a lot of luck to win.”
The final hand of the tournament came when Mike Nargi was dealt pocket
threes and moved all-in. Miller, holding queen-eight suited, called. The final
board showed 10-4-2-6-8. An eight on the river eliminated Nargi and gave
Miller her victory.
The runner up, Mike Nargi is a 53-year-old former craps dealer from Arkansas,
who now gambles professionally. Nargi had a nice run at the poker table
before he finally sevened-out. Second-place paid $129,293.
Clare Miller was overjoyed with her victory. She broke into tears and her
voice quivered as she experienced the thrill of a lifetime. Afterward, Miller
told her own personal story that she and her husband had struggled in their
earlier years together. Through a lot of hard work and love, the couple built
a few businesses and eventually became quite successful. In their
retirement years they turned to poker as an activity they could play and
enjoy together. The fact that Mr. Shelby Miller finished 40th in the same
tournament was clear evidence that this would be the Miller’s day. Fittingly,
the happy couple is celebrating their 41st wedding anniversary this week.
Miller put everything into proper perspective when she was presented with
the coveted WSOP gold bracelet and prize money totaling nearly a quarter-of-
a-million dollars. “We are very lucky and live very comfortably now, so at this
stage the bracelet is probably more important,” she said. “But they don’t
mean anything compared to my 41-years with Shelby.”
Report by Nolan Dalla
Overall Tournament Statistics (through end of Event #19):
Total Entries to Date: 18,686
Total Prize Money Distributed: $ 32,960,132
World Series of Poker Commissioner – Jeffrey Pollack
Director, Sponsorship and Licensing -- Ty Stewart
Director, Communications and Operations – Gary Thompson
Director, Broadcasting and New Media – Craig Abrahams
Vice President of Specialty Gaming -- Howard Greenbaum
WSOP Tournament Director – Robert Daily
WSOP Tournament Director/Director of Poker Operations for Harrah’s
Entertainment – Jack Effel
“Deal the Cards, We’re Playin’!”
61-Year-Old Clare Miller Wins Seniors World Poker Championship
New Mexico grandmother is first woman to ever win seniors event, during
week of her 41st wedding anniversary
Las Vegas, NV – There was a point very late in the 2006 Seniors World Poker
Championship when tournament officials approached the surviving players
and offered them the option of calling it a night and returning the next day.
The seniors had played two lengthy, grueling days during which more than a
thousand players had been eliminated. Amongst the nine exhausted
survivors, there were some weary faces. When the tournament director
approached 61-year old Clare Miller, her answer was uncompromising and to
the point.
“Deal the cards, we’re playin’!” she snapped.
Poker is a natural pastime for all seniors. It very well may be the only
competitive game which allows persons 50, 60, 70, or even 80-years and
older to compete on an equal playing field with younger players in their 20s
and 30s. Where else but a poker table could a 61-year-old grandmother
become a “world champion?”
Poker not only affords opportunities for seniors to compete and win. More
important, poker brings people of all walks of life together in a friendly social
atmosphere. Many friendships are built around poker tables. Kuei Chi
Chang, an 80-year-old woman from Las Vegas, who competed in her first-
ever poker tournament at the World Series of Poker last week, said it best:
“Poker makes me feel young again.”
This year’s Seniors World Poker Championship was the largest such
competition ever in poker history. In a World Series which continues to
shatter every conceivable record ever posted in poker, 1,184 players flooded
into the Rio Las Vegas to compete for over a million dollars in prize money,
including first place -- $247,814 in cash.
The event began with a solemn moment. The roll call of names from poker’s
glorious past were called out over a silent room packed to full capacity. Poker’
s proud pioneers were remembered -- including Benny Binion, Johnny Moss,
and Puggy Pearson who passed away only a few months ago. “Oklahoma
Johnny” Hale was the perfect host for the proceedings. As the event’s Grand
Marshall, Hale inducted two new members into the Seniors Poker Hall of
Fame. Mike “the Mad Genius” Caro and Paul McKinney were introduced in a
brief ceremony.
With that, the senior’s event began. The competition was open to persons
aged 50 and older. The event attracted an eclectic mix of poker players.
Paul McKinney, last year’s 82-year-old seniors champion (and the latest
inductee into the Seniors Poker Hall of Fame) was on hand to defend his
title. Jan Fisher, the popular writer and columnist for Card Player magazine
entered, along with her father, Dr. Peter Fisher. The Fisher’s participation
likely marked the first time that a father and daughter played together in the
seniors championship. Also, a husband and wife from Alamogordo, New
Mexico entered the tournament. Shelby Miller would outlast all but 39
players in this event. His wife, Clare Miller would ultimately fare much better.
The final table began with nine players, including one former winner, Ron
Rose. The first player to exit was the well-known poker writer and
commentator John Vorhaus, a.k.a. “JV.” The 50-year-old poker celebrity from
Los Angeles, author of the highly-acclaimed “Killer Poker” book series,
received $24,292 for ninth place.
Stan Schirer went out next. The 70-year-old Las Vegas retiree, originally
from Nebraska, was the third-lace finisher in the WSOP main event back in
2001. This time he finished eighth, good for $26,936.
Doug Schuller, a concrete dispatcher from Fresno, California cemented a
seventh-place finish. The 54-year-old said plays poker as a hobby. Not too
many hobbies pay $32,323 in prize money – which is what Schuller took
home.
Ron Rose arrived with most impressive poker resume – with several major
tournament victories including a win in the Seniors World Poker
Championship back in 2003. Rose’s bid to become the first two-time
champion in this event’s history was foiled as the former Internet guru from
Dayton, Ohio had to settle for a sixth-place finish. Rose earned $37,710.
David Claiborne was the next player to exit. The auto dealer from Twin Falls,
Idaho drove off with $43,098 for fifth place. Claiborne also finished in the top
five percent in last year’s main event.
Judy Carlson was one of two ladies at the final table. Carlson ended up as
the fourth-place finisher. The Blackhawk, Colorado poker pro added $53,872
to her poker brankroll.
Third place went to Jake “Doc” Wells. The horse veterinarian from Texas
galloped off the final table with $74,882 in prize money.
Clare Miller had the chip lead most of the way. There had been a point
earlier in the night when Miller caught a big break. She won a race with ace-
king versus pocket queens, which essentially gave her the chips that would
propel her on to victory. “It was luck,” Miller modestly explained in a post-
tournament interview. “You have to have a lot of luck to win.”
The final hand of the tournament came when Mike Nargi was dealt pocket
threes and moved all-in. Miller, holding queen-eight suited, called. The final
board showed 10-4-2-6-8. An eight on the river eliminated Nargi and gave
Miller her victory.
The runner up, Mike Nargi is a 53-year-old former craps dealer from Arkansas,
who now gambles professionally. Nargi had a nice run at the poker table
before he finally sevened-out. Second-place paid $129,293.
Clare Miller was overjoyed with her victory. She broke into tears and her
voice quivered as she experienced the thrill of a lifetime. Afterward, Miller
told her own personal story that she and her husband had struggled in their
earlier years together. Through a lot of hard work and love, the couple built
a few businesses and eventually became quite successful. In their
retirement years they turned to poker as an activity they could play and
enjoy together. The fact that Mr. Shelby Miller finished 40th in the same
tournament was clear evidence that this would be the Miller’s day. Fittingly,
the happy couple is celebrating their 41st wedding anniversary this week.
Miller put everything into proper perspective when she was presented with
the coveted WSOP gold bracelet and prize money totaling nearly a quarter-of-
a-million dollars. “We are very lucky and live very comfortably now, so at this
stage the bracelet is probably more important,” she said. “But they don’t
mean anything compared to my 41-years with Shelby.”
Report by Nolan Dalla
Overall Tournament Statistics (through end of Event #19):
Total Entries to Date: 18,686
Total Prize Money Distributed: $ 32,960,132
World Series of Poker Commissioner – Jeffrey Pollack
Director, Sponsorship and Licensing -- Ty Stewart
Director, Communications and Operations – Gary Thompson
Director, Broadcasting and New Media – Craig Abrahams
Vice President of Specialty Gaming -- Howard Greenbaum
WSOP Tournament Director – Robert Daily
WSOP Tournament Director/Director of Poker Operations for Harrah’s
Entertainment – Jack Effel
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