2011 WSOP Main Event – Day 1b Report

July 11 2011

Day 1b of the 2011 WSOP Main Event was a bit disappointing for industry pundits: only 985 players showed up, 504 less than for day 1b of the 2010 Main Event. The starting field only managed to surpass the Day ... Read More

2011 WSOP – Hasan Anter Wins Last NL Holdem Side Event

July 11 2011

Both of the last 2011 WSOP side events played down to a winner on day 39 of the Series. Hasan Anter was the winner of the last NL Holdem side event. Nick Binger won the $5k PLO Hi/Lo split event to ... Read More

2011 WSOP – The Main Event Kicks Off

July 09 2011

Day 38 of the 2011 WSOP almost saw the last two side events wrap up. The highlight of the day was the first day 1 flight of the Main Event though, which kicked off with Doyle Brunson’s ‘shuffle up and deal’ ... Read More

2011 WSOP – Max Lykov Wins $1k NL Holdem Event

July 08 2011

Event #54 of the 2011 WSOP, the $1k NL Holdem one, reconvened on day 37 of the 2011 WSOP with its final table. Team PokerStars Russia member Maxim Lykov led the field into the final stretch, with a stack of ... Read More

2011 WSOP – Brian Rast Wins $50k Players’ Championship Event

July 08 2011

Nine players returned to the tables of the $50k Players’ Championship event on the final day of the tournament. Among them was Phil Hellmuth, the ex-UB pro, who was looking for his 12th career bracelet, and who had a ... Read More

2011 WSOP – Marsha Wolak Wins Ladies $1k Championship Event

July 06 2011

The 34th day of the 2011 WSOP was responsible for a single bracelet: the one awarded by the $1k Ladies’ Championship event, which landed in Marsha Wolak’s possession. Besides the awarding of the bracelet, the highlight of the day was the ... Read More

2011 WSOP – David Singontiko Wins $1,500 PLO Hi/Lo Event

July 05 2011

David Sands – winner of several high stakes PokerStars events in the past - started the final day of the $1,500 PLO Hi/Lo event with a massive chip lead: he had a 2-1 advantage on the second-place ... Read More

2011 WSOP – Polychronopoulos wins $1,500 NL Holdem Event

July 04 2011

Day 32 of the 2011 WSOP hosted the Ladies’ $1k NL Holdem Championship. The true highlight of the day was the $1,500 NL Holdem event though, which played down to a winner: Athanasios Polychronopoulos was the one who picked up the ... Read More

2011 WSOP – Joe Ebanks Wins $10k NL Holdem Six-Handed Event

July 02 2011

Day 31 of the 2011 WSOP was more prolific bracelet-wise than the previous day. It awarded two bracelets: to the winners of the $10k NL Holdem Six-handed World Championship event and the $2,500 Limit Triple Draw ... Read More

2011 WSOP – Day 30 Recap

July 02 2011

The 30th day of the 2011 WSOP awarded a bracelet to the winner of the $2,500 Omaha 8/ Stud 8 event, Owais Ahmed. It also saw a Championship event reach its final table. Two other events burst through their money ... Read More