Poker Forum

The 2011 World Series of Poker rolled on Tuesday night with two more episodes of the Main Event broadcast on ESPN. With eight of 24 episodes down, the Main Event coverage continued on the march to the November Nine. Last week, Day 4 concluded with 378 players and set the stage for an action-packed Day 5. The remaining field, which began with 6,865 players, were competing for their shares of a $64,531,000 prize pool.

Day 5 notables who remained included Amanda Musumeci, who led out of the remaining six women; 2008 WSOP Player of the Year Erick Lindgren; the amiable Daniel Negreanu; 2010...