2011 WSOP November Nine Profile – Matt Giannetti – The Cash Game Grinder

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July 25th, 2011

Matt Giannetti, 26, hails from Austin, Texas.  He left the University of Texas after two years in order to pursue poker full time. Giannetti started playing poker when he was a freshman in college. He started with a small bankroll of $40 dollars and quickly ran it up and was playing $3-$6 No Limit.
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2011 WSOP November Nine Profile – Phil Collins – The Online Star

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July 25th, 2011

Phil Collins, 26, comes from Rockford, Illinois. Collins began playing poker in College. He was attending the University of South Carolina studying for a degree in Business Administration. It was while he was attending college that Collins began playing. He continued playing, and upon graduating in 2007 he turned pro.
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2011 WSOP November Nine Profile – Ben Lamb – The Rising Superstar

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July 21st, 2011

Ben Lamb is a 26-year-old poker pro from Las Vegas.  Lamb is certainly the most well known of the final nine players, and a lot of that is do to his stellar performance in the past few weeks. However, long before his breakout success Lamb had made a name for himself in high stakes cash »

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2011 WSOP November Nine Profiles – Eoghar O’Dea – The Legacy

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July 21st, 2011

Eoghan O’Dea, 26, comes from Dublin, Ireland. Eoghan is going into the final table in 2nd place with 33,925,000 in chips. This is not the first time an O’Dea has made the final table. His father is the famed Irish poker pro Donnacha O’Dea. Donnacha has two Main Event final table appearances, once in 1983 »

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Favorite Memories from the 2011 WSOP

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July 20th, 2011

The 2011 WSOP is finally in the books.  All I can say to start with is thank God.  While I am happy to have brought all of you coverage of the events, it is a very grueling process and requires a lot of hours.  I’ll be glad for a bit of a break.  With that »

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2011 WSOP Main Event Day 8 Recap – Ben Lamb and Phil Collins Highlight November Nine

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July 20th, 2011

Day 8 of the 2011 WSOP Main Event began with 22 players all looking to make the November Nine. It was a long and grueling night. The players were going to play until they reached the final 9. It took 81 hands to reach the final 9.
The 2011 WSOP November Nine
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Ben Lamb Takes Lead in 2011 WSOP Player of the Year Points Race

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July 19th, 2011

With the last event of the 2011 World Series of Poker winding down, the WSOP POY race is coming into the final stretch. There has been much attention due to the two players who have been neck and neck through the final events. Phil Hellmuth and Ben Lamb are both looking to take down the »

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2011 WSOP Main Event Day 7 Recap – Anton Makievskyi Leads as Ben Lamb Contends for November Nine

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July 19th, 2011

Day 7 of the 2011 WSOP Main Event began with 57 players living the dream of playing for a shot at the November Nine.  By the end of the day, only 22 of them made it through to continue living the dream. The players and spectators are all aware that the November 9 is just »

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2011 WSOP Main Event Day 6 Recap – Erika Moutinho Last Woman Standing as Ryan Lenagham Leads the Field

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July 18th, 2011

Day 6 of the 2011 WSOP Main Event started with 142 players looking to chip up and begin their battle for the November Nine.  After 4 levels, only 57 players made it through to Day 7. Some big names busted, including Allen Cunningham Eli Elezra, and Jean-Robert Bellande. There are still some well known players »

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Epic Poker League Teams With Former WSOP TV Production Company

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July 18th, 2011

According to a story on Wicked Chops Poker, the Epic Poker League has entered a partnership with 441 Productions to handle the television development of the EPL.  For those unfamiliar with 441 Productions, they are the company that produced the World Series of Poker on ESPN until this year.  Poker PROductions took over the WSOP »

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