2006
May
24
Stan Weiss wins WPT Mirage Poker Showdown
By:
Lianne Elias
Pro player Stan Weiss championed a field of 383 players to take first place at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Mirage Poker Showdown in Las Vegas on May 17, 2006. Weiss, a resident of Nashville, Tenn., was awarded $1,294,755 of the $3,724,800 total prize pool.
Weiss defeated fellow pros Harry Demetriou, David Williams, David Singer, and Alan Goehring at the 9-player final table. Other pros who finished in the money include Hasan Habib, Eli Elezra, Eric Mizrachi, John Juanda, Kristy Gazes, Casey Kastle, Jason Lester, Joe Cassidy, and Minh Nguyen.
Final table results for the $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Championship are as follows:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Stan Weiss | $1,294,755 |
| 2nd | Harry Demetriou | $673,272 |
| 3rd | Devin Porter | $332,937 |
| 4th | David Williams | $221,958 |
| 5th | Steve Frederick | $166,469 |
| 6th | Robert Mizrachi | $129,476 |
| 7th | David Singer | $92,482 |
| 8th | Alan Goehring | $73,987 |
| 9th | Tam Van Nguyen | $59,190 |
Please see www.worldpokertour.com for further details.
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