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Winner - Anders Hedriksson

Prize - $202,291

Event 45, the final event of the 2006 World Series of Poker and the last of six "second chance" events, attracted 494 players that made a total prize pool of $674,310. Poker pros as well as many amateurs battled it out to determine the winner in this No-Limit Texas Holdem event, and here is the list of the final table players along with their cash prizes.

Winner - Kevin Cover

Prize - $196,968

During Event 44, a $1,500 buy in No-Limit Texas Holdem "second chance" event, 481 players battled it out for the biggest part of a $656,565 prize pool. Check out the list of the final nine players and their winnings.

Winner - Kevin Nathan

Prize - $171,987

Event 43, the fourth of "second chance" events, finished on August 8th. 420 players in this $1,500 buy-in event accumulated a prize pool of $573,300, and here is a list of the final table players and their winnings.

Winner - James Mitchell

Prize - $153,173

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.

Winner - Paul Kobel

Prize - $316,144

With the emphasis on the Main Event going on in the same tournament room, the second chance events such as Event 41, a $1500 No-Limit Texas Holdem are often overshadowed. These events are genuine bracelet earning events, however, and often has sizable enough fields to make them profitable to play. 1007 players entered this particular event, creating a prize pool of $1,374,555. After the first day of play, 48 players remained.

Winner - Praz Bansi

Prize - $230,209

Last year the winner was John Pires who beat a field of 971 entrants in order to take home a first prize of $220,935, and the coveted WSOP bracelet. This year there were 1,100 entrants and a prize pool was $1,001,000 with the first place taking home $230,209.

Winner - Daniel Alaei

Prize - $430,698

Five thousand dollars is a lot to play a game of poker. Ten thousand is a lot more, of course, but at least with the Main Event once you pay it you know that's your total investment. Not so with Event 38, a $5,000 re-buy event. With only 81 players this year this might be the smallest field yet at the Rio, but the prize pool is no joke. With 159 re-buys that makes a total of $1,164,048 up for grabs. With such a small field, everybody likes theier chances. Now they just have to be good at No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball.

Winner - James Gorham

Prize - $765,226

On July 28th a $10,000 No-Limit Holdem Event will begin that the whole poker world has been waiting for. For the players of Event 37, a $1,500 No-Limit Holdem Event, however, the action was in the here and now. Many of the over two thousand players in this event would not have a chance at the glory of the Main Event, and were after the big pay day first prize would offer on July 27th, $765,226.

Winner - Victoriano Perches

Prize - $157,338

The buy in isn't outrageous, and the field isn't that large (compared to the new standards of today), yet this could be one of the more difficult events at this or any World Series of Poker. Poker is poker, as they say, but this is tournament poker, and a different kind of tournament poker at that. In the shootout format each player that wants to advance must do so by winning his table, being the only survivor and holder of all the chips.

Winner - Patrick Poels

Prize - $172,091

Last year it was Steve Hohn of Overland Park, KS, who mastered the field of 595 players and managed a hefty $156,985 first prize. This year it was nearly 800 players who started off this two day event, working up to a prize pool of about $717,080. Whenever a two day event has this many players, it usually means two very long days.