World Series of Poker 2011 
Top Poker Stories of 2011
Has it already been a year? On the one hand, the last 12 months felt like they rushed by at the speed of a turbo sit-n-go. Then again, so much transpired in 2011 in the...
Ben Lamb, Eugene Katchalov Leading 2011 Player of Year Races at Year's End
The calendar year is coming to a close, which means Player of the Year races to determine the best tournament poker player of 2011 have all but been decided. In Card Player's tally, Ben Lamb...
The November Nine is Over... for Good?
The comprehensive, nearly live coverage of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event final table was -- as commentators reminded us repeatedly -- unprecedented. While we've seen experiments in recent years with start-to-finish coverage...
Pius Heinz Captures 2011 WSOP Main Event Title, First for Germany
A long final day of play at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino culminated just after midnight with the 22-year-old Pius Heinz of Germany outlasting a tough heads-up battle versus Martin Staszko of the Czech...
Heinz, Lamb, Staszko Last Three Standing in 2011 WSOP Main Event
With the world watching on television and online, the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event final table has played down to just three players, with the aggressive Pius Heinz of Germany leading American Ben...
2011 World Series of Poker Main Event November Nine Preview
After nearly four months of waiting, the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event is almost ready to resume, with the nine remaining players -- a.k.a. the "November Nine" -- having returned to the Rio...
November Nine Set
This year's World Series of Poker Main Event was the third-largest in WSOP history, with a staggering 6,865 exchanging $10,000 for 30,000 and a dream of winning poker's "Big Dance." Over the past 12 days...
WSOP Hand of the Day: John Hewitt vs. Badih Bounahra
Play has ended for the summer at the 2011 World Series of Poker, with the Main Event's November Nine having finally been determined around 2 a.m. this morning. Martin Staszko of the Czech Republic will...
WSOP Hand of the Day: Hilton Laborda vs. Matt Giannetti
It was a day full of fast-paced action yesterday at the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event. Day 7 saw the field shrink from 57 to 22 over the course of five 120-minute levels....
WSOP Hand of the Day: Ryan Lenaghan vs. Bryan Follain
Yet another exciting day at the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event, as the field has now shrunk to 57 players. After starting Day 6 with only 750,000 chips (102nd of 142), Ryan Lenaghan...
Brits Deep in WSOP Main Event
The third largest-ever World Series of Poker Main Event saw 6,865 players enter over the four starting days and this massive field has now been reduced to such a degree that only 57 players still...
WSOP Hand of the Day: Sebastian Ruthenberg vs. Evan McNiff
Yesterday's Day 5 of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event saw more exciting hands and rising drama as the field shrunk and the prize money increased. Your humble scribbler was stationed over at...
WSOP Hand of the Day: Vanessa Rousso vs. David Bach
Day 4 of the World Series of Poker Main Event saw players make the money early in the day (during Level 16), then came lots of eliminations as big stacks began to appear around the...
WSOP Hand of the Day: Shaun Deeb vs. Max Heinzelmann
It was another exciting day and night at the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event yesterday. As the field shrunk down to 853, there were numerous big-pot confrontations and dramatic eliminations. Adding further buzz...
