2011 World Series of Poker

Series of poker tournaments February 2026 2011 World Series of Poker Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada May 31 – July 19 GER Pius Heinz 2010 2012 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.http://www.wsop.com/news/2011/May/3309/WSOPcom-TO-STREAM-55-WSOP-GOLD-BRACELET-FINAL-TABLES-ONLINE.html WSOP.com TO STREAM 55 GOLD BRACELET FINAL TABLES ONLINE May 20, 2011 May 11, 2011 Caesars Interactive Entertainment May 14, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110514172020/http://www.wsop.com/news/2011/May/3309/WSOPcom-TO-STREAM-55-WSOP-GOLD-BRACELET-FINAL-TABLES-ONLINE.html dead 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.http://www.cardplayer.com/cptv/channels/13-poker-news/poker-videos/4645-espn-more-than-doubles-wsop-coverage-will-air-live-with-hole-cards ESPN More Than Doubles WSOP Coverage, Will Air Live With Hole Cards May 20, 2011 May 4, 2011 Card Player For the first time ever, television coverage of the WSOP Main Event was "live" with a 30-minute delay.http://www.wsop.com/2011/2011-ESPN-TV-FAQ.pdf Frequently Asked Questions: ESPN/WSOP Main Event Coverage WSOP November 9, 2011 November 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111111180429/http://www.wsop.com/2011/2011-ESPN-TV-FAQ.pdf dead 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.Feldman Andrew May 4, 2011 ESPN to offer same-day WSOP coverage https://www.espn.com/espn/poker/news/story?id=6477409 October 9, 2021 ESPN.com 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.Wise Gary Gary Wise July 11, 2011 ESPN enhances WSOP coverage with live broadcasts https://www.espn.com/poker/story/_/id/6758265/the-world-series-poker-broadcasts-espn-undergo-major-changes-including-live-coverage-2011 March 7, 2025 ESPN.com 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.November 2011 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.https://wsopfreeechips.com/ WSOP Circuit National Championship February 18, 2025 February 18, 2025 WSOP WSOP 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.http://www.wsop.com/news/2011/May/3329/SAM-BARNHART-WINS-INAUGURAL-WSOP-CIRCUIT-NATIONAL-CHAMPIONSHIP.html Sam Barnhart Wins Inaugural WSOP Circuit National Championship June 5, 2011 May 29, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 2, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110602153754/http://www.wsop.com/news/2011/May/3329/SAM-BARNHART-WINS-INAUGURAL-WSOP-CIRCUIT-NATIONAL-CHAMPIONSHIP.html deadhttp://www.wsop.com/tourney/tourneydetails.asp?groupID=812 $1,000,000 WSOP Circuit NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP June 5, 2011 May 29, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com July 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717160438/http://www.wsop.com/tourney/tourneydetails.asp?groupID=812 dead 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.Giron Joe Boncek Jonathan WSOP Through the Lens: Part III: It's the Main Event! PokerNews July 28, 2011 https://www.pokernews.com/news/2011/07/wsop-through-the-lens-part-iii-it-s-the-main-event-10762.htm March 7, 2025 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.http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/11681-world-series-of-poker-statistics-through-the-main-event World Series of Poker: Statistics Through the Main Event Lucchesi Ryan July 15, 2011 November 9, 2011 Events # Event Entrants Winner Prize Runner-up Results Reference 1 $500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em 850 Sean Drake (1/1) $82,292 Jason Baker Results http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11440&grid=821 Event #1: Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em June 5, 2011 June 2, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062122/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11440&grid=821 dead 2 $25,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Championship 128 Jake Cody (1/1) $851,192 Yevgeniy Timoshenko Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11441&grid=821 Event #2: Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship (256 Max) June 5, 2011 June 4, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062643/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11441&grid=821 dead 3 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better 925 Francesco Barbaro (1/1) $262,283 Kostas Kalathakis Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11442&grid=821 Event #3: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better June 5, 2011 June 4, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816061323/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11442&grid=821 dead 4 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em 865 Allen Bari (1/1) $874,116 Maria Ho Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11443&grid=821 Event #4: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em June 5, 2011 June 5, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816063015/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11443&grid=821 dead 5 $1,500 Seven Card Stud 357 Eugene Katchalov (1/1) $122,909 Alessio Isaia Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11444&grid=821 Event #5: $1,500 Seven Card Stud June 5, 2011 June 4, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062943/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11444&grid=821 dead 6 $1,500 Limit Hold'em 675Harrison Wilder (1/1) $205,065 Thomas Jamieson Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11445&grid=821 Event #6: $1,500 Limit Hold'em June 6, 2011 June 6, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816061530/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11445&grid=821 dead 7 $10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Championship 249Amir Lehavot (1/1) $573,456Jarred Solomon Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11446&grid=821 Event #7: $10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Championship June 6, 2011 June 6, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062534/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11446&grid=821 dead 8 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em 4,178 Sean Getzwiller (1/1) $611,185 Sadan Turker Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11447&grid=821 Event #8: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em June 9, 2011 June 9, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com October 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171001080131/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11447 dead 9 $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball 275 Matt Perrins (1/1) $102,105 Chris Bjorin (0/2) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11448&grid=821 Event #9: $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball June 6, 2011 June 6, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062415/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11448&grid=821 dead 10 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed 1,920 Geffrey Klein (1/1) $544,388 Eddie Blumenthal Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11449&grid=821 Event #10: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed June 9, 2011 June 9, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062405/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11449&grid=821 dead 11 $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship 202 Viacheslav Zhukov (1/1) $465,216 George Lind Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11450&grid=821 Event #11: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship June 9, 2011 June 9, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062120/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11450&grid=821 dead 12 $1,500 Triple Chance No Limit Hold'em 1,340 David Diaz (1/1) $352,808 Anders Meli Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/updates.asp?grid=821&tid=11451 Event #12: $1,500 Triple Chance No Limit Hold'em June 10, 2011 June 10, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062248/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/updates.asp?grid=821&tid=11451 dead 13 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout 1,440 Andrew Badecker (1/1) $369,371 Robbie Verspui Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11452&grid=821 Event #13: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout June 11, 2011 June 11, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816060616/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11452&grid=821 dead 14 $3,000 Limit Hold'em 337 Tyler Bonkowski (1/1) $220,817 Brandon Demes Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11453&grid=821 Event #14: $3,000 Limit Hold'em June 11, 2011 June 11, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816104615/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11453&grid=821 dead 15 $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em 765 Brian Rast (1/1) $227,232 Allen Kessler Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11454&grid=821 Event #15: $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em June 11, 2011 June 11, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816104714/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11454&grid=821 dead 16 $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship 126 John Juanda (1/5) $367,170 Phil Hellmuth (0/11) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11455&grid=821 Event #16: $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship June 12, 2011 June 12, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816060416/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11455&grid=821 dead 17 $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. 963 Aaron Steury (1/1) $289,283 Michael Chow (0/1) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11456&grid=821 Event #17: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. June 13, 2011 June 13, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062843/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11456&grid=821 dead 18 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 3,157 Foster Hays (1/1) $735,400 Casey Kelton Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11457 Event #18: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em June 14, 2011 June 14, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062641/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11457 dead 19 $2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Handed 354 Darren Woods (1/1) $213,431 Stephanie Nguyen Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11458 Event #19: $2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Handed June 14, 2011 June 14, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062933/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11458 dead 20 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em 3,175Jason Somerville (1/1) $493,091Yashar Darian Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11459 Event #20: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em June 15, 2011 June 15, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com March 26, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170326015545/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11459 dead 21 $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship 126Bertrand Grospellier (1/1) $331,639Steve Landfish Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11460&grid=821 Event #21: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship June 15, 2011 June 15, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816061116/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11460&grid=821 dead 22 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 1,071 Elie Payan (1/1) $292,825 Rafael Kibrit Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11461&grid=821 Event #22: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha June 16, 2011 June 16, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816063216/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11461&grid=821 dead 23 $2,500 Eight Game Mix 489 John Monnette (1/1) $278,144 Eric Buchman (0/1) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11462&grid=821 Event #22: $2,500 Eight Game Mix June 16, 2011 June 16, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816061749/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11462&grid=821 dead 24 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout 387 Mark Radoja (1/1) $436,568 Jeffrey Gross Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11463&grid=821 Event #24: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout June 17, 2011 June 17, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062844/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11463&grid=821 dead 25 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better 606 Chris Viox (1/1) $200,459 Mike Sexton (0/1) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11464&grid=821 Event #25: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better June 17, 2011 June 17, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062931/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11464&grid=821 dead 26 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed 1,378 Oleksii Kovalchuk (1/1) $689,739 Anton Ionel Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11465&grid=821 Event #26: $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed June 18, 2011 June 18, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com October 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171001080433/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11465 dead 27 $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship 152 Daniel Idema (1/1) $378,642 Matthew Gallin Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11466&grid=821 Event #27: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship June 18, 2011 June 18, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816063223/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11466&grid=821 dead 28 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 2,500 Andy Frankenberger (1/1) $599,153 Joshua Evans Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11467&grid=821 Event #28: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em June 19, 2011 June 19, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816060823/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11467&grid=821 dead 29 $2,500 10-Game Mix Six Handed 431 Chris Lee (1/1) $254,955 Brian Haveson Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11468 Event #29: $2,500 10-Game Mix Six Handed June 19, 2011 June 19, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816061746/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11468 dead 30 $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship 3,752 James Hess (1/1) $557,435 Richard Harwood Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11469&grid=821 Event #30: $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship June 20, 2011 June 20, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816060423/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11469&grid=821 dead 31 $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha 685 Sam Stein (1/1) $420,802 Ben Lamb Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11470 Event #31: $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha June 20, 2011 June 20, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com September 10, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170910144619/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11470 dead 32 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 2,828 Kirk Caldwell (1/1) $668,276 Corbin White Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11471&grid=821 Event #32: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em June 21, 2011 June 21, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com October 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171001080813/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11471 dead 33 $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship 168 Eric Rodawig (1/1) $442,183 Phil Hellmuth (0/11) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11472&grid=821 Event #33: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship June 21, 2011 June 21, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062250/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11472&grid=821 dead 34 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em 3,144 Mark Schmid (1/1) $488,283 Justin Cohen Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11473&grid=821 Event #34: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em June 22, 2011 June 22, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062532/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11473&grid=821 dead 35 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Six Handed 507 Jason Mercier (1/2) $619,575 Hans Winzeler Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11474&grid=821 Event #35: $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Six Handed June 23, 2011 June 23, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062417/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11474&grid=821 dead 36 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em 1,734 Mikhail Lakhitov (1/1) $749,610 Hassan Babajane Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11475 Event #36: $2,500 No Limit Hold'em June 24, 2011 June 24, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 13, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160813065605/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11475 dead 37 $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship 240 Fabrice Soulier (1/1) $609,130 Shawn Buchanan Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11476&grid=821 Event #37: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship June 24, 2011 June 24, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816063106/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11476&grid=821 dead 38 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 2,192 Arkadiy Tsinis (1/1) $540,136 Michael Blanovsky Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11477 Event #38: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em June 25, 2011 June 25, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com October 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171001080810/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11477 dead 39 $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha 606 Mitch Schock (1/1) $310,225 Rodney Brown Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11478&grid=821 Event #39: $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha June 25, 2011 June 25, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062935/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11478&grid=821 dead 40 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed 732 Matt Jarvis (1/1) $808,538 Justin Filtz Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11479 Event #40: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed June 26, 2011 June 26, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com October 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171001080128/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11479 dead 41 $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout 538 Justin Pechie (1/1) $167,060 Dale Eberle Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11480&grid=821 Event #41: $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout June 27, 2011 June 27, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816063104/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11480&grid=821 dead 42 $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship 361 Ben Lamb (1/1) $814,436 Sami Kelopuro Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11481&grid=821 Event #42: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship June 27, 2011 June 27, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com September 10, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170910151143/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11481 dead 43 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 2,857 André Akkari (1/1) $675,117 Nachman Berlin Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11482&grid=821 Event #43: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em June 28, 2011 June 28, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com October 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171001075804/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11482 dead 44 $2,500 Seven Card Razz 363 Rep Porter (1/2) $210,615 Stephen Su Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11483&grid=821 Event #44: $2,500 Seven Card Razz June 28, 2011 June 28, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062412/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11483&grid=821 dead 45 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em 2,890 Kenneth Griffin (1/1) $455,356 Jean Luc Marais Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11484&grid=821 Event #45: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em June 29, 2011 June 29, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062403/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11484&grid=821 dead 46 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed Championship 474 Joe Ebanks (1/1) $1,158,481 Chris Moorman Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11485&grid=821 Event #46: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed Championship June 30, 2011 June 30, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com October 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171001075802/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11485 dead 47 $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better 450 Owais Ahmed (1/1) $255,959 Michael Mizrachi (0/1) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11486&grid=821 Event #47: $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better June 30, 2011 June 30, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816061117/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11486&grid=821 dead 48 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 2,713 Athanasios Polychronopoulos (1/1) $650,223 Simon Charette Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11487&grid=821 Event #48: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em July 1, 2011 July 1, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com October 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171001080314/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11487 dead 49 $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball 309 Leonard Martin (1/1) $189,818 Justin Bonomo Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11488&grid=821 Event #49: $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball July 1, 2011 July 1, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816061322/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11488&grid=821 dead 50 $5,000 Triple Chance No Limit Hold'em 817 Antonin Teisseire (1/1) $825,604 Darryl Ronconi Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11489 Event #50: $5,000 Triple Chance No Limit Hold'em July 2, 2011 July 2, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 24, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160624131546/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11489 dead 51 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better 946 David Singontiko (1/1) $268,235 Michael Yee Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?rr=5&grid=821&tid=11490&dayof= Event #51: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better July 3, 2011 July 3, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com March 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182853/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?rr=5&grid=821&tid=11490&dayof= dead 52 $2,500 Mixed Hold'em 580 Matt Matros (1/2) $303,501 Jonathan Lane Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11491&grid=821 Event #52: $2,500 Mixed Hold'em July 3, 2011 July 3, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816060822/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11491&grid=821 dead 53 $1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship 1,055 Marsha Wolak (1/1) $192,344 Karina Jett Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11492 Event #53: $1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship July 3, 2011 July 3, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062845/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11492 dead 54 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em 4,576 Maxim Lykov (1/1) $648,880 Dror Michaelo Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11493&grid=821 Event #54: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em July 6, 2011 July 6, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com October 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171001080807/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11493 dead 55 $50,000 Poker Players Championship 128 Brian Rast (2/2) $1,720,328 Phil Hellmuth (0/11) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11494&grid=821 Event #55: $50,000 The Poker Player's Championship July 7, 2011 July 7, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com September 10, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170910151150/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11494 dead 56 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 3,389 Alexander Anter (1/1) $777,928 Nemer Haddad Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11495&grid=821 Event #56: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em July 9, 2011 July 9, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com August 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062928/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11495&grid=821 dead 57 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better 352 Nick Binger (1/1) $397,073 David Bach (0/1) Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11496 Event #57: $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better July 9, 2011 July 9, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com June 22, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160622015223/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11496 dead 58 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship 6,865 Pius Heinz (1/1) $8,715,638 Martin Staszko Resultshttp://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=11497&grid=821 Event #58: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship November 9, 2011 November 9, 2001 Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. WSOP.com October 18, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171018223856/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=821&tid=11497 dead 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.http://www.wsop.com/news/2011/Jul/3476/WSOP-MAIN-EVENT-UPON-US.html WSOP Main Event Upon Us! July 7, 2011 November 7, 2011 World Series of Poker November 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111111003501/http://www.wsop.com/news/2011/Jul/3476/WSOP-MAIN-EVENT-UPON-US.html dead 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.http://espn.go.com/fantasy/blog/_/name/poker/id/6755711 https://archive.today/20120716012726/http://espn.go.com/fantasy/blog/_/name/poker/id/6755711 dead July 16, 2012 $8.7M top prize at 2011 WSOP main event Feldman Andrew July 10, 2010 November 7, 2011 ESPN The Main Event was won by Pius Heinz.PIUS HEINZ WINS 2011 WSOP MAIN EVENT CHAMPIONSHIP http://www.wsop.com/news/2011/Nov/3605/PIUS-HEINZ-WINS-2011-WSOP-MAIN-EVENT-CHAMPIONSHIP.html WSOP November 11, 2011 November 8, 2011 October 28, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181028035353/http://www.wsop.com/news/2011/Nov/3605/PIUS-HEINZ-WINS-2011-WSOP-MAIN-EVENT-CHAMPIONSHIP.html dead 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.March 2012 Celebrities Several celebrities also participated in the Main Event: http://www.wsop.com/pdfs/reports/11497/OFFICIAL-REPORT-END-OF-ALL-DAY-ONES-MAIN-EVENT.pdf OFFICIAL-REPORT-END-OF-ALL-DAY-ONES-MAIN-EVENT July 13, 2011 WSOP.com August 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110812055920/http://www.wsop.com/pdfs/reports/11497/OFFICIAL-REPORT-END-OF-ALL-DAY-ONES-MAIN-EVENT.pdf dead 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. http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=51923 $ 10,000 World Championship - No Limit Hold'em November 8, 2011 TheHendonMob.com Performance of past champions Name ChampionshipYear(s) Day ofElimination Doyle Brunson 1976, 1977 1A Bobby Baldwin 1978 2A Tom McEvoy 1983 3 Berry Johnston 1986 4 Johnny Chan 1987, 1988 2A Phil Hellmuth 1989 4 Dan Harrington 1995 2A Huck Seed 1996 3 Scotty Nguyen 1998 2A Carlos Mortensen 2001 3 Robert Varkonyi* 2002 4 (514th) Chris Moneymaker 2003 1C Greg Raymer 2004 1A Joe Hachem 2005 2B Jamie Gold 2006 2B Jerry Yang 2007 1A Joe Cada 2009 3 Jonathan Duhamel 2010 2A * Indicates a player who finished in the money. Other notable high finishes NB: This list is restricted to top 100 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry. Place Name Prize 26th J.P. Kelly $302,005 28th Philipp Gruissem $302,005 43rd Erick Lindgren $196,174 45th David Bach $196,174 55th Sebastian Ruthenberg $130,997 56th Minh Nguyen $130,997 58th Brian Yoon $130,997 65th Jean-Robert Bellande $108,412 69th Allen Cunningham $108,412 94th Mars Callahan $64,531 95th Sorel Mizzi $64,531 November Nine thumb|right|250px|2011 November Nine NameNumber of chips(percentage of total)WSOPBraceletsWSOPCashes*WSOPEarnings* CZE Martin Staszko 40,175,000 (19.5%) 0 4 $22,875 IRE Odea Eoghan O'Dea 33,925,000 (16.5%) 0 5 $37,516 USA Giannetti Matt Giannetti 24,750,000 (12.0%) 0 10 $237,249 USA Collins Phil Collins 23,875,000 (11.6%) 0 8 $48,769 USA Ben Lamb Ben Lamb (poker player) 20,875,000 (10.1%) 1 12 $2,157,249 BLZ Bounahra Badih "Bob" Bounahra 19,700,000 (9.6%) 0 1 $7,582 GER Pius Heinz 16,425,000 (8.0%) 0 1 $83,286 UKR Makiievskyi Anton Makiievskyi 13,825,000 (6.7%) 0 0 0 GBR Holden Sam Holden 12,375,000 (6.0%) 0 0 0*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2011 Main Event. Final table payouts + Place Name Prize 1st Pius Heinz $8,715,638 2nd Martin Staszko $5,433,086 3rd Ben Lamb $4,021,138 4th Matt Giannetti $3,012,700 5th Phil Collins $2,269,599 6th Eoghan O'Dea $1,720,831 7th Badih "Bob" Bounahra $1,314,097 8th Anton Makiievskyi $1,010,015 9th Sam Holden $782,115 References 35em External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker Category:World Series of Poker World Series of Poker Category:2011 in Nevada