Jeff Madsen Wins Second 2006 WSOP Bracelet

The 2006 World Series of Poker, or The Young and The Restless? Jeff Madsen made his third final table appearance of the tournament with the $5,000 no-limit hold'em short-handed event, and continued a trend of players on the young side of twenty-three vying for, and winning, WSOP bracelets.

Along with the short-handed action, three other tournaments played out in the Amazon Room: day two of the $2,000 no-limit hold'em event, and day one of the $5,000 pot-limit and $1,500 seven-card razz events.

$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Short-Handed Final Table
In normal circumstances, Erick Lindgren's final table debut would have been the big news of the $5,000 no-limit hold'em short-handed event, but with Jeff Madsen at the table, normal goes out the window. Already the youngest bracelet winner in WSOP history, Madsen entered action looking to trump his own record, and take an unprecedented second title.

The chip counts coming into the final table were as follows:
1. Jonathan Gaskell - $727,000
2. Erick Lindgren - $448,000
3. Paul Foltyon - $438,000
4. Tom Franklin - $365,000
5. Tony Woods - $354,000
6. Jeff Madsen - $201,000

The first cards hit the air at 2:15 p.m. PDT with $6,000 - $12,000 blinds and $2,000 antes. Nearly an hour later Paul Foltyon became the final table's first elimination, when, appearing to be on a bluff, he moved all in preflop with 8 6. Jonathan Gaskell made the call and his A J held, sending Foltyon to the rails in sixth place ($83,402).

The next time Gaskell tangled in an all in pot, it was his chips that were in the pot. He came over the top of a Lindgren raise and appeared to be in good shape when he flipped over pocket kings and Lindgren showed A K. With the J874 board, Gaskell stood only one card away from doubling up, but the A saved Lindgren on the river and Gaskell's day ended in fifth place ($119,145).

Lindgren continued to live up to his billing as "most feared player at the table," with his bustout of Tony Woods in fourth place ($150,123). Lindgren's pocket jacks held against Wood's A K and the Full Tilt team member moved one spot closer to winning his first bracelet.

Not to be out done, Madsen stepped into the mix and provided the final elimination before heads up play. On a 1063 flop, Madsen called an all in raise by Tom Franklin. Both players held a ten, but Madsen's king gave him a dominant lead over Franklin's queen kicker. The A turn and 7 river brought no help to Franklin, and the long time poker pro exited in the three spot ($214,461).

Lindgren went into heads up action with a $680,000 chip lead. He fought off a push by Madsen that nearly equaled the stacks. Back up over one million, Lindgren put Madsen all in preflop and a classic race situation played out when Lindgren turned over Ac K and Madsen flipped up pocket eights. The A98 gave Madsen the set and Lindgren needed help. A 2 turn added outs with a flush draw, but when the 4 fell on the river, Madsen doubled up and took the lead.

Lindgren's hopes for a bracelet diminished as Madsen built his stack above the two million dollar mark. With over $70,000 of his chips already in the pot, Lindgren called an all in raise by Madsen on the KQ2 flop. Madsen held a pair with the Q 9 and Lindgren showed A J. After the 5 turn, Lindgren had both a straight and flush draw, but he hit neither when the 3hcame on the river.

Lindgren earned $357,435 for his runner-up finish.

Madsen, now with over $1,000,000 in WSOP wins thanks to the $643,381 cash prize, made history with his second gold bracelet.

$2,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Day 2
144 players returned for the second day of the $2,000 no-limit hold'em event. The action kicked off at 2:11 p.m. PDT with $800 - $1,600 blinds and $200 antes.

"Action" Dan Harrington, playing in his first 2006 WSOP event, set the tone with two eliminations in the first half hour. Despite the strong start, Harrington failed to reach the final table and ended the day as the 23rd place finisher ($18,655).

At 3:30 a.m. PDT Nathan Templeton spiked a set with the K river, topping Paul Spano's paired ace with a king kicker. Spano's surprise exit in tenth ($55,965) marked the final elimination of the day.

Players return at 2:30 p.m. PDT for final table action.

$5,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em - Day 1

The $5,000 pot-limit hold'em event attracted a starting field of 378 players, with $550,746 set for the first place finisher.
Action kicked off at 12:22 p.m. PDT and the big story in early action centered on a table that featured Mel Judah, Ben Roberts, Freddy Deeb, Hoyt Corkins, Joe Awada and Scott Fischman.

The money bubble burst at 2:57 a.m. PDT with Patrik Antonius and Mark Gregorich being eliminated in 36th place during round-for-round play.

Some notable pros who failed to survive day one included: Josh Arieh, Vanessa Rousso, Jean-Robert Bellande, Phil Gordon, Mike Matusow, Johnny Chan, and Dave Ulliott.

Nam Le finished second in chips with $132,000 and will return with the remaining 35 players at 3 p.m. PDT for day two action.

$1,500 Seven-Card Razz - Day 1
The one, and only, razz event of the 2006 Series kicked off today with day one of the $1,500 seven-card razz tournament. A field of 409 players turned out for a shot at the $139,576 first place prize and gold bracelet.

Play began at 2:17 p.m. PDT with $5 - $10 blinds, $5 antes and $20 stakes.

Long-time Sunday Night Football commentator Mike Patrick joined the action and made the final sixty.

Some big name players who dropped out of contention were David Chiu, Joe Sebok, Barry Greenstein, Robert Williamson III, Josh Schlein and last year's defending champ O'Neil Longson.

At 4:34 a.m. action concluded with forty-one players remaining. Razz play will resume at 4:00 p.m. PDT.

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