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2011 World Series of Poker

Series of poker tournaments

2011 World Series of Poker

Series of poker tournaments

FieldValue
competition2011 World Series of Poker
locationRio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
datesMay 31 – July 19
championGER Pius Heinz
prev2010
next2012

The 2011 World Series of Poker was the 42nd annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). The WSOP is the most prestigious poker tournament in the world with the winner of the Main Event considered to be the World Champion. It was held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada between May 31 – July 19, 2011. There were 59 bracelet events, beginning with the WSOP National Circuit Championship and culminating in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship (also known as the "Main Event"). The November Nine concept returned for a fourth consecutive year, with the Main Event finalists returning on November 6, playing down to three that evening and then adjourning until November 8.

Coverage

The 2011 WSOP marked the first time that every event at the WSOP was covered nearly live. Due to the nature of the competition, live coverage was not allowed by the Nevada Gaming Commission. WSOP.com streamed 55 gold bracelet events on a five-minute delay via the internet. ESPN3 streamed the $25K Heads Up, $50K Poker Players Championship and the Main Event online.

ESPN also doubled the airtime given to the WSOP from prior years. For the first time ever, television coverage of the WSOP Main Event was "live" with a 30-minute delay. The "live" coverage of the WSOP Main Event ran for six consecutive days from July 14-19 and offered 32 additional hours of coverage, with Lon McEachern and David Tuchman handling the play-by-play commentary.

Poker PROductions, led by Mori Eskandani, produced the coverage of the 2011 WSOP, with the goal to enact changes that would put poker coverage on par with the coverage delivered for live sports. It was the first year for Poker PROductions producing the WSOP.

The final table of the WSOP Main Event was televised in its entirety on ESPN. As per Nevada Gaming Commission stipulations, play was broadcast with a 15-minute delay and the hole cards were not shown to the television audience until after the hand was over.

WSOP Circuit National Championship

Since 1970, the WSOP was held exclusively in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2004, Harrah's Entertainment purchased the rights to the WSOP and almost immediately started to expand the name brand. After the purchase, Harrah's introduced Circuit Events around the country. These events were intended to build up hype for the WSOP. In 2011, they introduced WSOP Circuit National Championship.

The WSOP Circuit National Championship was an exclusive tournament, limited to 100 players who qualified through the circuit events. The winner of the championship was awarded a WSOP bracelet. The event, which took place from May 27 through May 29, was won by amateur player Sam Barnhart.

Player statistics

Through the first 57 events, the 2011 WSOP:

  • awarded $127,468,010 in prize money.
  • had 68,807 tournament entries.
  • had 98 countries represented.
  • had representation from all 50 U.S. states.
  • had a male participation percentage of 94.7%.
  • had one multiple bracelet winner.

The Main Event:

  • had 6,865 entrants.
  • had 85 countries represented.
  • had representation from all 50 U.S. states.
  • had a male participation percentage of 96.5%.
  • had 4,604 participants from the U.S.
  • had 2,265 participants from other countries.

Events

#EventEntrantsWinnerPrizeRunner-upResultsReference
1$500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em850Sean Drake (1/1)$82,292Jason BakerResults
2$25,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Championship128Jake Cody (1/1)$851,192Yevgeniy TimoshenkoResults
3$1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better925Francesco Barbaro (1/1)$262,283Kostas KalathakisResults
4$5,000 No Limit Hold'em865Allen Bari (1/1)$874,116Maria HoResults
5$1,500 Seven Card Stud357Eugene Katchalov (1/1)$122,909Alessio IsaiaResults
6$1,500 Limit Hold'em675Harrison Wilder (1/1)$205,065Thomas JamiesonResults
7$10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Championship249Amir Lehavot (1/1)$573,456Jarred SolomonResults
8$1,000 No Limit Hold'em4,178Sean Getzwiller (1/1)$611,185Sadan TurkerResults
9$1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball275Matt Perrins (1/1)$102,105Chris Bjorin (0/2)Results
10$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed1,920Geffrey Klein (1/1)$544,388Eddie BlumenthalResults
11$10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship202Viacheslav Zhukov (1/1)$465,216George LindResults
12$1,500 Triple Chance No Limit Hold'em1,340David Diaz (1/1)$352,808Anders MeliResults
13$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout1,440Andrew Badecker (1/1)$369,371Robbie VerspuiResults
14$3,000 Limit Hold'em337Tyler Bonkowski (1/1)$220,817Brandon DemesResults
15$1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em765Brian Rast (1/1)$227,232Allen KesslerResults
16$10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship126John Juanda (1/5)$367,170Phil Hellmuth (0/11)Results
17$1,500 H.O.R.S.E.963Aaron Steury (1/1)$289,283Michael Chow (0/1)Results
18$1,500 No Limit Hold'em3,157Foster Hays (1/1)$735,400Casey KeltonResults
19$2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Handed354Darren Woods (1/1)$213,431Stephanie NguyenResults
20$1,000 No Limit Hold'em3,175Jason Somerville (1/1)$493,091Yashar DarianResults
21$10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship126Bertrand Grospellier (1/1)$331,639Steve LandfishResults
22$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha1,071Elie Payan (1/1)$292,825Rafael KibritResults
23$2,500 Eight Game Mix489John Monnette (1/1)$278,144Eric Buchman (0/1)Results
24$5,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout387Mark Radoja (1/1)$436,568Jeffrey GrossResults
25$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better606Chris Viox (1/1)$200,459Mike Sexton (0/1)Results
26$2,500 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed1,378Oleksii Kovalchuk (1/1)$689,739Anton IonelResults
27$10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship152Daniel Idema (1/1)$378,642Matthew GallinResults
28$1,500 No Limit Hold'em2,500Andy Frankenberger (1/1)$599,153Joshua EvansResults
29$2,500 10-Game Mix Six Handed431Chris Lee (1/1)$254,955Brian HavesonResults
30$1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship3,752James Hess (1/1)$557,435Richard HarwoodResults
31$3,000 Pot Limit Omaha685Sam Stein (1/1)$420,802Ben LambResults
32$1,500 No Limit Hold'em2,828Kirk Caldwell (1/1)$668,276Corbin WhiteResults
33$10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship168Eric Rodawig (1/1)$442,183Phil Hellmuth (0/11)Results
34$1,000 No Limit Hold'em3,144Mark Schmid (1/1)$488,283Justin CohenResults
35$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Six Handed507Jason Mercier (1/2)$619,575Hans WinzelerResults
36$2,500 No Limit Hold'em1,734Mikhail Lakhitov (1/1)$749,610Hassan BabajaneResults
37$10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship240Fabrice Soulier (1/1)$609,130Shawn BuchananResults
38$1,500 No Limit Hold'em2,192Arkadiy Tsinis (1/1)$540,136Michael BlanovskyResults
39$2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha606Mitch Schock (1/1)$310,225Rodney BrownResults
40$5,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed732Matt Jarvis (1/1)$808,538Justin FiltzResults
41$1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout538Justin Pechie (1/1)$167,060Dale EberleResults
42$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship361Ben Lamb (1/1)$814,436Sami KelopuroResults
43$1,500 No Limit Hold'em2,857André Akkari (1/1)$675,117Nachman BerlinResults
44$2,500 Seven Card Razz363Rep Porter (1/2)$210,615Stephen SuResults
45$1,000 No Limit Hold'em2,890Kenneth Griffin (1/1)$455,356Jean Luc MaraisResults
46$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed Championship474Joe Ebanks (1/1)$1,158,481Chris MoormanResults
47$2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better450Owais Ahmed (1/1)$255,959Michael Mizrachi (0/1)Results
48$1,500 No Limit Hold'em2,713Athanasios Polychronopoulos (1/1)$650,223Simon CharetteResults
49$2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball309Leonard Martin (1/1)$189,818Justin BonomoResults
50$5,000 Triple Chance No Limit Hold'em817Antonin Teisseire (1/1)$825,604Darryl RonconiResults
51$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better946David Singontiko (1/1)$268,235Michael YeeResults
52$2,500 Mixed Hold'em580Matt Matros (1/2)$303,501Jonathan LaneResults
53$1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship1,055Marsha Wolak (1/1)$192,344Karina JettResults
54$1,000 No Limit Hold'em4,576Maxim Lykov (1/1)$648,880Dror MichaeloResults
55$50,000 Poker Players Championship128Brian Rast (2/2)$1,720,328Phil Hellmuth (0/11)Results
56$1,500 No Limit Hold'em3,389Alexander Anter (1/1)$777,928Nemer HaddadResults
57$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better352Nick Binger (1/1)$397,073David Bach (0/1)Results
58$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship6,865Pius Heinz (1/1)$8,715,638Martin StaszkoResults

Main Event

The $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship began on July 7 with the first of four starting days. After reaching the final table of nine players on July 19, the remainder of the tournament was delayed until November 6.

The Main Event drew 6,865 players, creating a prize pool of $64,531,000. The top 693 finishers placed in the money, with first place paying $8,715,638. The Main Event was won by Pius Heinz. There were 301 hands played at the final table, including 119 hands of heads-up play, which was the most in WSOP Main Event history.

Celebrities

Several celebrities also participated in the Main Event:

  • Day 1A: Jason Alexander, Vincent Van Patten
  • Day 1B: Sam Simon, Patrick Bruel
  • Day 1C: Paul Pierce, Brad Garrett, Petter Northug, Audley Harrison, Shane Warne, Ray Romano, Robert Iler
  • Day 1D: Jennifer Tilly, Shannon Elizabeth, Nelly, René Angélil, Mars Callahan, Colson Whitehead Of these celebrities, Sam Simon (500th), Robert Iler (275th) and Mars Callahan (94th) finished in the money.

Performance of past champions

NameChampionship
Year(s)Day of
Elimination
Doyle Brunson1976, 19771A
Bobby Baldwin19782A
Tom McEvoy19833
Berry Johnston19864
Johnny Chan1987, 19882A
Phil Hellmuth19894
Dan Harrington19952A
Huck Seed19963
Scotty Nguyen19982A
Carlos Mortensen20013
Robert Varkonyi*20024 (514th)
Chris Moneymaker20031C
Greg Raymer20041A
Joe Hachem20052B
Jamie Gold20062B
Jerry Yang20071A
Joe Cada20093
Jonathan Duhamel20102A

Other notable high finishes

NB: This list is restricted to top 100 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.

PlaceNamePrize
26thJ.P. Kelly$302,005
28thPhilipp Gruissem$302,005
43rdErick Lindgren$196,174
45thDavid Bach$196,174
55thSebastian Ruthenberg$130,997
56thMinh Nguyen$130,997
58thBrian Yoon$130,997
65thJean-Robert Bellande$108,412
69thAllen Cunningham$108,412
94thMars Callahan$64,531
95thSorel Mizzi$64,531

November Nine

2011 November Nine
NameNumber of chips
(percentage of total)WSOP
BraceletsWSOP
Cashes*WSOP
Earnings*
CZE40,175,000 (19.5%)04$22,875
IRE33,925,000 (16.5%)05$37,516
USA24,750,000 (12.0%)010$237,249
USA23,875,000 (11.6%)08$48,769
USA20,875,000 (10.1%)112$2,157,249
BLZ19,700,000 (9.6%)01$7,582
GER16,425,000 (8.0%)01$83,286
UKR13,825,000 (6.7%)000
GBR12,375,000 (6.0%)000

Final table payouts

PlaceNamePrize
1stPius Heinz$8,715,638
2ndMartin Staszko$5,433,086
3rdBen Lamb$4,021,138
4thMatt Giannetti$3,012,700
5thPhil Collins$2,269,599
6thEoghan O'Dea$1,720,831
7thBadih "Bob" Bounahra$1,314,097
8thAnton Makiievskyi$1,010,015
9thSam Holden$782,115

References

References

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  2. (2011-05-04). "ESPN More Than Doubles WSOP Coverage, Will Air Live With Hole Cards". [[Card Player]].
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  11. (2001-06-02). "Event #1: Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  12. (2001-06-04). "Event #2: Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship (256 Max)". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  13. (2001-06-04). "Event #3: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  14. (2001-06-05). "Event #4: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  15. (2001-06-04). "Event #5: $1,500 Seven Card Stud". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  16. (2001-06-06). "Event #6: $1,500 Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  17. (2001-06-06). "Event #7: $10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Championship". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  18. (2001-06-09). "Event #8: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  19. (2001-06-06). "Event #9: $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  20. (2001-06-09). "Event #10: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  21. (2001-06-09). "Event #11: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  22. (2001-06-10). "Event #12: $1,500 Triple Chance No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  23. (2001-06-11). "Event #13: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  24. (2001-06-11). "Event #14: $3,000 Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  25. (2001-06-11). "Event #15: $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  26. (2001-06-12). "Event #16: $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  27. (2001-06-13). "Event #17: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  28. (2001-06-14). "Event #18: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  29. (2001-06-14). "Event #19: $2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Handed". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  30. (2001-06-15). "Event #20: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  31. (2001-06-15). "Event #21: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  32. (2001-06-16). "Event #22: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  33. (2001-06-16). "Event #22: $2,500 Eight Game Mix". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  34. (2001-06-17). "Event #24: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  35. (2001-06-17). "Event #25: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  36. (2001-06-18). "Event #26: $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  37. (2001-06-18). "Event #27: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  38. (2001-06-19). "Event #28: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  39. (2001-06-19). "Event #29: $2,500 10-Game Mix Six Handed". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  40. (2001-06-20). "Event #30: $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  41. (2001-06-20). "Event #31: $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  42. (2001-06-21). "Event #32: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  43. (2001-06-21). "Event #33: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  44. (2001-06-22). "Event #34: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  45. (2001-06-23). "Event #35: $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Six Handed". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  46. (2001-06-24). "Event #36: $2,500 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  47. (2001-06-24). "Event #37: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  48. (2001-06-25). "Event #38: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  49. (2001-06-25). "Event #39: $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  50. (2001-06-26). "Event #40: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  51. (2001-06-27). "Event #41: $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  52. (2001-06-27). "Event #42: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  53. (2001-06-28). "Event #43: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  54. (2001-06-28). "Event #44: $2,500 Seven Card Razz". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  55. (2001-06-29). "Event #45: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  56. (2001-06-30). "Event #46: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed Championship". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  57. (2001-06-30). "Event #47: $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  58. (2001-07-01). "Event #48: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  59. (2001-07-01). "Event #49: $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  60. (2001-07-02). "Event #50: $5,000 Triple Chance No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  61. (2001-07-03). "Event #51: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  62. (2001-07-03). "Event #52: $2,500 Mixed Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  63. (2001-07-03). "Event #53: $1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  64. (2001-07-06). "Event #54: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  65. (2001-07-07). "Event #55: $50,000 The Poker Player's Championship". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  66. (2001-07-09). "Event #56: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  67. (2001-07-09). "Event #57: $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
  68. (2001-11-09). "Event #58: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship". Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc..
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  72. "OFFICIAL-REPORT-END-OF-ALL-DAY-ONES-MAIN-EVENT". WSOP.com.
  73. "$ 10,000 World Championship - No Limit Hold'em". TheHendonMob.com.
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