Who won the 2006 WSOP Main Event?

Jamie Gold, who beat 8,773 entries for $12,000,000.

How many events were at the 2006 World Series of Poker?

44 bracelet events in Las Vegas, with 47,681 entries between them.

Who won the most bracelets at the 2006 WSOP?

Bill Chen (#7 and #21), Jeff Madsen (#22 and #30) won two. Nobody won more than two.

What was the biggest prize at the 2006 WSOP?

The Main Event's $12,000,000. The biggest outside it was $1,716,000 for Chip Reese in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E..

What was the largest event at the 2006 WSOP?

The $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship, with 8,773 entries.

Poker history

2006 WSOP results

By All In Central · Updated 3 October 2026

The 2006 World Series of Poker had 44 bracelet events and 47,681 entries. Jamie Gold won the Main Event. Here is every event, winner and prize.

Bracelet events

Rio All-Suite Hotel

Entries

47,681

June 26 – August 10, 2006

Main Event champion

Jamie Gold

$12,000,000

First-time winners

of 44 events

More than one bracelet in 2006

United States: Bill Chen#7 $3,000 Limit Hold'em · #21 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Short Handed 6/Table
United States: Jeff Madsen#22 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em · #30 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Short Handed 6/Table

The 10 biggest prizes

1United States: Jamie Gold#39 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship$12,000,000
2United States: Chip Reese#20 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E.$1,716,000
3United States: Justin Scott#31 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em$842,262
4United States: Jeff Cabanillas#9 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em$818,546
5Australia: Mark Vos#6 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em$803,274
6United States: James Gorham#37 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em$765,226
7United States: Brandon Cantu#2 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em$757,839
8Italy: Max Pescatori#13 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em$682,389
9United States: Jeff Madsen#22 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em$660,948
10United States: Lee Watkinson#16 $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha$655,746

Every event

The number after each winner is their career WSOP bracelet count after this win.

2006 WSOP bracelet events and winners
#	Winner	Entries	Prize
1	United States: Chris Gros1st$500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em	1,232	$127,496
2	United States: Brandon Cantu1st$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	2,776	$757,839
3	United States: Rafe Furst1st$1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em	1,102	$345,984
4	United States: Kianoush Abolfathi1st$1,500 Limit Hold'em	1,068	$335,289
5	United States: Dutch Boyd1st$2,500 No Limit Hold'em Short Handed 6/Table	824	$475,712
6	Australia: Mark Vos1st$2,000 No Limit Hold'em	1,919	$803,274
7	United States: Bill Chen1st$3,000 Limit Hold'em	415	$343,618
8	United States: Jack Zwerner1st$2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo (8 or better)	670	$341,426
9	United States: Jeff Cabanillas1st$5,000 No Limit Hold'em	622	$818,546
10	United States: David Williams1st$1,500 Seven-card stud	478	$163,118
11	Canada: Bob Chalmers1st$1,500 Limit Hold'em	701	$258,344
12	United States: Sam Farha2nd$5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo (8 or better)	265	$398,560
13	Italy: Max Pescatori1st$2,500 No Limit Hold'em	1,290	$682,389
14	United States: Allen Cunningham4th$1,000 No Limit Hold'em w/multiple rebuys	752	$625,830
15	United States: Mary Jones1st$1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em	1,128	$236,094
16	United States: Lee Watkinson1st$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha	218	$655,746
17	United States: Jon Friedberg1st$1,000 No Limit Hold'em	2,891	$526,185
18	United States: Eric Kesselman1st$2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em	590	$311,403
19	United States: Clare Miller1st$1,000 No Limit Hold'em Seniors	1,184	$247,814
20	United States: Chip Reese3rd$50,000 H.O.R.S.E.	143	$1,716,000
21	United States: Bill Chen2nd$2,500 No Limit Hold'em Short Handed 6/Table	740	$442,511
22	United States: Jeff Madsen1st$2,000 No Limit Hold'em	1,579	$660,948
23	United States: Ian Johns1st$3,000 Limit Hold'em	341	$291,755
24	United States: Scott Clements1st$3,000 Omaha Hi-Lo (8 or better)	352	$301,175
25	United States: David Pham2nd$2,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout	600	$240,222
27	Sweden: Mats Rahmn1st$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	2,126	$655,141
28	United States: Benjamin Lin1st$5,000 Seven-Card Stud	182	$256,620
29	United Kingdom: John Gale1st$2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em	562	$374,849
30	United States: Jeff Madsen2nd$5,000 No Limit Hold'em Short Handed 6/Table	507	$643,381
31	United States: Justin Scott1st$2,000 No Limit Hold'em	2,050	$842,262
32	United States: Jason Lester1st$5,000 Pot Limit Hold'em	378	$550,746
33	United States: James Richburg1st$1,500 Razz	409	$139,576
34	United States: Phil Hellmuth10th$1,000 No Limit Hold'em w/multiple rebuys	754	$631,863
35	United States: Pat Poels2nd$1,000 Seven Card Stud High-Low 8/OB	788	$172,091
36	United States: Victoriano Perches1st$1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout	524	$157,338
37	United States: James Gorham1st$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	2,803	$765,226
38	United States: Daniel Alaei1st$5,000 No-Limit 2–7 Draw Lowball w/rebuys	81	$430,698
39	United States: Jamie Gold1st$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship	8,773	$12,000,000
40	United Kingdom: Praz Bansi1st$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em	1,100	$230,209
41	United States: Paul Kobel1st$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	1,007	$316,144
42	United States: Jim Mitchell1st$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	362	$153,173
43	United States: Kevin Nathan1st$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	420	$171,987
44	United States: Kevin Cover1st$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	481	$196,968
45	Sweden: Anders Henriksson1st$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	494	$202,291

Winners by country

Countries as WSOP.com lists them, which is usually where a player lives rather than their nationality.

United States: United States37
Sweden: Sweden2
United Kingdom: United Kingdom2
Australia: Australia1
Canada: Canada1
Italy: Italy1

Other years

Common questions

Who won the 2006 WSOP Main Event?: Jamie Gold, who beat 8,773 entries for $12,000,000.
How many events were at the 2006 World Series of Poker?: 44 bracelet events in Las Vegas, with 47,681 entries between them.
Who won the most bracelets at the 2006 WSOP?: Bill Chen (#7 and #21), Jeff Madsen (#22 and #30) won two. Nobody won more than two.
What was the biggest prize at the 2006 WSOP?: The Main Event's $12,000,000. The biggest outside it was $1,716,000 for Chip Reese in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E..
What was the largest event at the 2006 WSOP?: The $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship, with 8,773 entries.

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Sources: WSOP.com's official 2006 results (fields, prizes and players' countries) and Wikipedia's 2006 World Series of Poker results (event names and career bracelet counts), checked against each other in October 2026, with PokerNews and Card Player for every disagreement. Event #1's first prize was $127,496 (Wikipedia shows $127,616). Event #15's winner is Mary Jones (also reported as Mary Jones Meyer). Event #28 had 182 entries, which matches its $855,400 prize pool (Card Player and Wikipedia show 183). Event #32's first prize was $550,746 (WSOP.com shows $550,764). Prizes are rounded to the dollar, so one may differ by $1 from another source's figure. Where Wikipedia counts unique players rather than entries (one re-entry event), the entries here are WSOP.com's, which the prize pool divides by. WSOP.com's entry count doesn't fit its own prize pool in #45; Wikipedia's does, and is used. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.