2011 World Series of Poker

Event #26: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Oleksii Kovalchuk
Winning Hand
77
Prize
$689,739
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$3,134,950
Entries
1,378
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Large Field Expected for Event #26

Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino for our second No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event of the series. The first No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event of the series (Event #10: No Limit Hold'em / Six Handed) had a $1,500 buy in and drew 1,920 players, with Geffrey Klein winning the bracelet and taking home $544,388.

Today's six-handed event has a $2,500 buy in and we are expecting to get a crowd full of big names. We have all of the yellow, black, white, and half the green dedicated to this event. Last year within a span of week Jeffrey Papola had a second place finish and a first place finish in two six-handed events, the $2,500 and the $5,000 that he won.

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will provide extensive live coverage from 12:00 p.m. PDT. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews.com as we provide you with the most up to date action throughout the day in Event #26.

Tags: Jeffery Papola