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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
The chip leader going into »
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 »
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 »
Day 5 of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event is now in the books. Just 142 players are left standing out of the original 378 that started the day. There were some big names who busted and saw their dreams of winning the bracelet vanish, as well as some new faces who are »
Day 4 of the 2011 WSOP Main Event is started with 852 players and only 378 will be returning to play on Day 5. The money bubble was reached during Day 4 and Reza Kashani finished as the bubble boy. He was knocked out by Joseph Cheong on the bubble when Cheong his quad queens »
Day 3 of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event is now in the books. 1,864 players began the day but only 851 will be moving on to Day 4. Patrick Poirier ended the day as the chipleader heading into Day 4. He finished the day with 1.3 million in chips. In second place »
Event #56 of the 2011 WSOP was the final $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Event of the series. On Day 1 of this event a super-sized field of 3,389 players turned out for the last preliminary NL Event before the Main Event.
Hasan Anter hits a Royal Flush on the final hand to take the final $1,500 NL »
Day 2B of the 2011 WSOP Main Event kicked off on Tuesday. Of the 2490 players who began the day only 1,080 players will be moving on to Day 3. Day 2B was the larger of the two Day 2’s and it produced the chip leader going into Day 3. Ben Lamb began the day »
Event #55 of the 2011 WSOP was the $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship. This was the most anticipated event of the series by pros due to the history behind the event and the fact that the winner is recognized by many as the “True World Champion of Poker.”
Brian Rast Wins the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship
A total »
Day 2a of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event is now in the books. Of the 2,031 players who started Day 2a only 825 survived. Day 2a is the smaller of the two Day 2’s but it still featured some very strong competition. Along with some high profile poker players, the event chip »
