The final table for the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship is set and nine poker players remain from the 6,865 entries (3rd highest in Main Event history) to compete for a $8,711,956 first prize (total prize pool was $64,531,000). Despite the infamous "Black Friday" that shook the poker world, the 2011 WSOP was the biggest in history with 75,672 entries and a total prize pool of $191,999,010. 2010 WSOP winner Jonathan Duhamel was eliminated in day 2-A when his A-2 "all-in" was called by AK and received no help from the board. The final table for the "November Nine" will resume November 5th to 7th from the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The two chip leaders are Eoghan ODea with 33,925,000 chips and
Martin Staszko with 40,175,000 in chips and are the co-favorites to win it all at +450 ($100 wager would win you $450). The remaining
final table chip counts and
odds to win the 2011 WSOP Main Event: Eoghan ODea (33,925,000) +450, Martin Staszko (40,175,000) +450, Ben Lamb (20,875,000) +500, Phil Collins (23,875,000) +550, Matt Giannetti (24,750,000) +600, Anton Makievskyi (13,825,000) +900, Pius Heinz (16,425,000) +900, Sam Holden (12,375,000) +1200 and Badih Bounahra (19,700,000) +1200.
Discussion: Who is your pick to win the 2011 WSOP Main Event? Did you play in any WSOP events and what was the result?
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face on Friday’s DOJ enforcement. Is this government action simply
clearing the playing field for regulation? Many experts speculate that
snitch Daniel Tzvetkoff is the only reason the big 3 went down, and that
those who did not do business with him have nothing to fear – the
professionals react. Why Bodog is inviting American poker
players? Reaction to this
Doyle Brunson tweet: "Now maybe we will see if
these online "superstars" can play real poker. Ante up suckers!” Surprisingly, 2 of the 3 pros explain why the online guys will
get crushed live. Why many online pros had over 95% of their net worth
in Stars and FTP? How do Jamin’s wife and three kids affect his
reaction? What would Any Rand think? Will many poker players really move
to Canada? Why live games cannot replace online for many
professionals. With host RJ Bell and special guest host Johnny Detroit.
WSOP Day 7 Interview
World Series of Poker Interview on the WSOP floor with poker journalist and BLUFF columnist Pauly.