2011 World Series of Poker Day 45: Money Bubble Bursts and Viswanathan Leads
Day 4 of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event began with 852 players looking to first survive the richest money bubble in poker and then get down to making a serious run at the November Nine. Patrick Poirier and Daryl Jace started the day as…
2011 World Series of Poker Day 44: Poirier and Jace Lead as Bubble Approaches
After a day off on Wednesday, 1,866 players returned to the Rio on Thursday to battle in Day 3 of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event. Ben Lamb began as the chip leader, but at the end of the day, a new name found its way to the top of the…
2011 World Series of Poker Day 42: Mozhnyakov Leads, Deeb Lurks in Main Event Day 2a
Survivors from Day 1a and 1c combined on Monday at the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event. The 2,031 players were looking to build on their stacks to both survive the day and to begin their march toward the money bubble.
Phil Hellmuth made a…
2011 World Series of Poker Day 41: Main Event Draws Third Largest Field in History
Anticipation was high for Day 1d of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event on Sunday as everyone waited to see what the final numbers would be. Phil Hellmuth was awarded for his contributions to Bad Beat on Cancer during the 2011 WSOP to kick off…
2011 World Series of Poker Day 40: Hellmuth Arrives to the Main Event
With the preliminaries of the 2011 World Series of Poker finally out of the way, everyone’s focus is exclusively on the Main Event. Annie Duke, Brad Garrett, and Ray Romano welcomed everyone to the Rio and kicked off Day 1c on Saturday. Day 1c was…
2011 World Series of Poker Day 37: Brian Rast Wins Poker Player’s Championship
Day 37 of the 2011 World Series of Poker began with a bracelet awarded in Event #54, the final $1,000 no-limit hold’em event of the Series. Then, the most anticipated final table short of the November Nine kicked off in the $50,000 Poker Player’s…
2011 World Series of Poker Day 36: Hellmuth at Final in Poker Player’s Championship
Day 36 of the 2011 World Series of Poker saw the final table reached in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em event and the unofficial final table reached in the $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship. Also, the final two preliminary events kicked off on…
2011 World Series of Poker Day 35: Hellmuth Rising in $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship
Day 35 of the 2011 World Series of Poker was primarily an off day for the Series. While many in Vegas were celebrating our nation’s independence, some players still had bracelets to try to win. The field in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em event played…
2011 World Series of Poker Day 28: Ben Lamb Wins Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Because of the hard stop rule, Day 28 of the 2011 World Series of Poker only saw the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship bracelet awarded. Both the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em and the $2,500 Razz events made the final table but had to be halted at…
2011 World Series of Poker Day 21: Two Bracelets Awarded and Selbst Leads Event #35
Day 21 of the 2011 World Series of Poker saw two bracelets awarded, including the $10,000 Stud 8 or Better Championship where Phil Hellmuth was going for his 12th career bracelet. Event #34, $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em, thinned the field as they battled…