2006 WSOP Event 42 - No-Limit Holdem

Place  PlayerPrize1James Mitchell$153,1732Stuart Fox$79,0613Ofer Stern$39,5304Todd Witteles$34,5895Drew Dean$29,6486Robert Wing$24,7077Kobie West$19,7658Terry Leger$14,8249Mark McCluskey  $9,883  The "second chance" events are running out as the 2006 World Series of Poker season draws to a close. In the Amazon Room, while one event starts up and the Big Event winds to a close over the next few days, Event 42, a $1,500 No-Limit Texas Holdem tournament came to a close. 365 players created a prize pool of $494,130. After the first day only a dozen players were left:Player, LocationChip Count  Table  Seat #Terry Leger, Vancouver92,700508Ofer Stern, Isreal92,300512Drew Dean, The Woodlands68,700506Jeff Gardner, Nampa, ID61,100501Todd Witteles, Las Vegas, NV56,200505Danny Benjamin, Chapel Hill, NC56,100514Eric Seiz, Springfield, IL40,900519Stuart Fox, Birmingham, UK36,900515Mark McCluskey, London, UK16,800518James Mitchell, Newport Beach, CA  12,000507Kobie West, Philidelphia, PA10,200502Robert Wing, Jacksonville, FL5,700516  The final 12 players were all that remained of more than 300 taking a shot at a World Series of Poker bracelet, not to mention a more than decent payout. Jeff Gardner, Danny Benjamin and Eric Seiz were the first three to bust out, each of them earning $5,930 and allowing the other nine to form the final table. While most eyes were on the last 40 or so players in the Main Event, these nine players were seriously focused on doing their work, as the difference between ninth place and first place was over $140,000.  In the end it was James Mitchell who took a $153,173 cash prize and the WSOP bracelet.