After arguably one of the best-played and most talented World Series of Poker Main Event final tables in the “modern” poker game the tournament is now down to just three players, all of whom are guaranteed a minimum payday of $4 million, but have their eyes firmly affixed on the nearly $9 million in prize-money that will be awarded to the winner; not to mention the prestige, sponsorships, and accolades that go along with winning the WOP Main Event.
Coming back to the tables on Tuesday evening will be:
- Ben Lamb (26) Las Vegas, Nevada: 55,400,000 chips
- Martin Staszko (35) Trinec, Czech Republic: 42,700,000 chips
- Pius Heinz (22) Cologne, Germany: 107,800,000 chips
Here is a look at how the other participants fared on Sunday at the 2011 WSOP Main Event final table:
- 9th place: Sam Holden, 22, of Sussex, Great Britain: $782,115
- 8th place: Anton Makiievskyi, 21, of Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine: $1,010,015
- 7th place: Badih Bou-Nahra, 49, of Belize City, Belize: $1,314,097
- 6th place: Eoghan O’Dea, 26, of Dublin, Ireland: $1,720,831
- 5th place: Phil Collins, 26, of Las Vegas, Nevada: $2,269,599
- 4th place: Matt Giannetti, 26, of Las Vegas, Nevada: $3,012,700
The 2011 WSOP Main Event began in July with a total of 6,865 entrants. The event’s total prize pool was $64,540,858, with $28,279,223 going to the final nine players. A total of 693 entrants cashed in the event.
As has become tradition in recent years, Main Event play was suspended in July when the tournament reached its final nine players. It resumed with the “November Nine” taking to the felt Sunday with 34 minutes, 57 seconds remaining in Level 36, with antes 50,000 and blinds at 250,000 and 500,000.
The 2011 WSOP attracted a record 75,672 players from 105 different nations competing for a total prize pool of $192,008,868 over the 58-event, 50-day extravaganza.
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