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6.24.2010

2010 WSOP: Scott Montgomery Wins Event 36 $1,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em


3,102 players competed for a piece of a $2.7 Million pot in Event 36 of the 2010 World Series of Poker, a $1,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament. 324 places got a piece of the prize pool with the biggest piece going to 28 year old poker pro Scott Montgomery of Perth, Ontario, Canada, who won his first WSOP gold bracelet and $481,760. It was the third time for Scott Montgomery to cash in this year's WSOP, and his ninth cash overall, including a big payday when he finished fifth in the 2008 WSOP Main Event. To date, Scott Montgomery has one win, two final table appearances, nine ITM finishes and a moves into the top 25 in career WSOP earnings with over $3.5 Million, surpassing the mark of Dan Harrington.

The runner up was 23 year old student Mick Carlson from Plymouth, Indiana, who marked his first cash in a live tournament, and collected $297,996.

The third-place finisher was Adam “Admo” Richardson from San Diego, California, who received $210,892.

The fourth-place finisher was 37 year old poker pro Daniel Fuhs from Long Beach, California who marked his 12th time to cash at the WSOP, winning $152,655.

The fifth-place finisher was 24 year old poker pro Sebastien Roy from Cap Rouge near Quebec City in Canada, who cashed for the first time in the WSOP for $111,783.

The sixth-place finisher was 24 year old poker pro John Dolan from Bonita Springs, Florida, who made his fifth WSOP ITM finish worth $82,804.

The seventh-place finisher was Peter Dufek from Las Vegas, Nevada, who cashed $62,033.

The eighth-place finisher was Tim Beeman from Chino Valley, Arizona, who won $46,985.

The ninth-place finisher was Michael Michnik from Hollywood, Florida, who cashed for the third time this year for $35,986.

Former WSOP gold bracelet finishers who cashed in this event includedPeter Traply (14th), Svetlana Gromenkova (33rd), Fred Berger, (67th) Mike Carson (230th), and Andre Boyer (252nd).

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