A Look Back at the 2006 Poker Player’s Championship
Level 2
As we mentioned in the opening post, this event originated way back in 2006 when it was played as H.O.R.S.E. That year, 143 players created a prize pool of $6,864,000 and attracted one of the toughest fields in poker history.
While the winner of that event, David "Chip" Reese, is no longer with us, many of the players who notched cashes that year are in today's field including Andy Bloch, Phil Ivey, Doyle Brunson and Barry Greenstein, just to name a few.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David “Chip” Reese | $1,716,000 |
| 2 | Andy Bloch | $1,029,600 |
| 3 | Phil Ivey | $617,760 |
| 4 | Jim Bechtel | $549,120 |
| 5 | TJ Cloutier | $480,480 |
| 6 | David Singer | $411,840 |
| 7 | Dewey Tomko | $343,200 |
| 8 | Doyle Brunson | $274,560 |
| 9 | Patrik Antonius | $205,920 |
| 10 | Robert Williamson III | $205,920 |
| 11 | Gavin Smith | $205,920 |
| 12 | Barry Greenstein | $205,920 |
| 13 | Joe Cassidy | $137,280 |
| 14 | David Levi | $137,280 |
| 15 | Ralph Perry | $137,280 |
| 16 | Cong Van Do | $137,280 |