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Heinz, Lamb, Staszko on Brink of WSOP Main Event Title
Three players remain in the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event but only one will walk away with the title of World Champion and $8.7 million. That’s the overriding storyline as Ben Lamb, Pius Heinz and Martin Staszko prepare for the final day of the 2011 WSOP, which will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. [...]
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Ben Lamb Finishes Third, Makes POY Official
Ben Lamb capped off an incredible World Series of Poker by finishing third in the 2011 Main Event, earning himself $4 million and officially becoming the 2011 WSOP Player of the Year. Ben Lamb speaks with Kara Scott on his way out in third place. Lamb, who won his first bracelet in the $10k PLO [...]
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UK’s Sam Holden Finishes Ninth at 2011 WSOP Main Event
The UK’s Sam Holden was the first November Niner eliminated at the 2011 WSOP Main Event final table, taking ninth-place honors and $782,115 back to England. Sam Holden entered and exited the WSOP Main Event final table in ninth. Holden entered the final table ninth in chips and was unable to move up the payouts [...]
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Ukranian Antopn Makiievsky 8th at 2011 WSOP Main Event
Anton Makiievskyi had the chance to become the first Ukrainian world champion of poker today in Las Vegas but ended up finishing eighth in the 2011 WSOP Main Event, earning $1.01 million. Just 21 years old, Anton Makiievskyi earned more than $1 million in Las Vegas this afternoon. Makiievskyi came into the final table eighth-place [...]
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Tapie Group: Full Tilt/DOJ Deal in 15 Days
Laurent Tapie confirmed the Bernard Tapie Group has reached an agreement in principal with the DOJ that will allow the company to takeover Full Tilt Poker and begin paying back players. In an interview with iGamingFrance, Tapie also said he expects the final agreement to be drafted by the end of the week and should [...]
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PokerStars Awards $75k for 70 Billionth Hand
The much-anticipated 70-billionth hand was hit on PokerStars early this morning with German player koenigskebap scooping $73,380 for taking it down. Playing at a 25c/50c heads-up table with fellow German DodgeUrOuts, the hand played out with the two shoving all in pre-flop with koenigskebap holding AJ versus DodgeUrOuts’ K5. The flop came with an ace [...]
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Heinz, Lamb, Staszko Make Final Three of 2011 WSOP Main Event
Just three players remain at the 2011 November Nine final table with Pius Heinz leading the way to the title of world champion and $8.7 million. Just three players remain in contention for the title of 2011 world champion. After enduring an almost four-month sweat before returning to Las Vegas to decide a champion, the [...]
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Takechip Towers in October High Stakes
With much of the poker world caught up in WSOPE and EPT London and San Remo, Phil “takechip” D’Auteuil took the online world by storm. Phil “takechip” D’Auteuil The French Canadian pro took no prisoners as he smashed his way to a month-leading profit of $855k. Prior to October D’Auteuil was only up a little [...]
The Sunday Scoop: Halloween Can’t Scare Online Grinders
For many the Halloween weekend meant costumes and fireworks but for online poker players it was just another Sunday of big winners and massive prize pools. A four-way chop in the Sunday Million and smashed guarantees across the board highlighted this Sunday’s big buy-in online MTT offering. Here’s a rundown of all the action: PokerStars [...]
Changes Coming for WSOP November Nine?
Could the November Nine era at the WSOP Main Event be coming to a close within the next few years? With the 2011 Main Event final table set to take place later this week, WSOP Communications Director told PokerListings there have already been talks about tweaking the format. Palansky pointed to the live coverage ESPN [...]