The prizepool has been announced with the 240-player field forming a $2,256,000 prizepool which sees the top twenty-four players guaranteed a $21,905 payday as the final table payouts sit as follows.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $609,130 |
| 2nd | $376,458 |
| 3rd | $247,799 |
| 4th | $180,750 |
| 5th | $134,480 |
| 6th | $101,813 |
| 7th | $78,328 |
| 8th | $61,160 |
Level: 6
Blinds: /
Ante:
With only one additional player taking part in this event compared to the 2010 version, you would expect only minor differences between the payouts. In comparison, here is how they differ.
| Place | Prize (2011) | Prize (2010) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $609,130 | $611,666 |
| 2nd | $376,458 | $378,027 |
| 3rd | $247,799 | $248,831 |
| 4th | $180,750 | $181,503 |
| 5th | $134,480 | $135,040 |
| 6th | $101,813 | $102,237 |
| 7th | $78,328 | $78,654 |
| 8th | $61,160 | $61,414 |
The difference between the min-cash isn't substantial either as a min-payout here earns you $21,905 while last year it would have seen your wallet padded by $21,997.
With today's event featuring some of the greatest players around, we at PokerNews thought it would be a good idea to take a look at some of the past inductees into the WSOP Poker Hall of Fame.
| Year | Inductee |
|---|---|
| 1979 | Nick “The Greek” Dandolos |
| “ | James Butler “Wild Bill Hickok” |
| “ | Edmond Hoyle |
| “ | Felton “Corky” McCorquodale |
| “ | Johnny Moss |
| “ | Red Winn |
| “ | Sid Wyman |
| 1980 | T “Blondie” Forbes |
| 1981 | Bill Boyd |
| 1982 | Tom Abdo |
| 1983 | Joe Bernstein |
| 1984 | Murph Harrold |
| 1985 | Red Hodges |
| 1986 | Henry Green |
| 1987 | Walter Clyde “Puggy” Pearson |
| 1988 | Doyle Brunson |
| “ | Jack “Treetop” Strauss |
| 1989 | Fred “Sarge” Ferris |
| 1990 | Benny Binion |
| 1991 | David “Chip” Reese |
| 1992 | Thomas Austin “Amarillo Slim” Preston |
| 1993 | Jack Keller |
| 1996 | Julius Oral “Little Man” Popwell |
| 1997 | Roger Moore |
| 2001 | Stu “The Kid” Ungar |
| 2002 | Lyle Berman |
| “ | Johnny Chan |
| 2003 | Bobby Baldwin |
| 2004 | Berry Johnston |
| 2005 | Crandall Addington |
| “ | Jack Binion |
| 2006 | Billy Baxter |
| “ | T.J. Cloutier |
| 2007 | Phil Hellmuth |
| “ | Barbara Enright |
| 2008 | Henry Orenstein |
| “ | Duane “Dewey” Tomko |
| 2009 | Mike Sexton |
| 2010 | Dan Harrington |
| “ | Erik Seidel |
Hold'em
Five players committed 1,200 preflop to see a 
flop fall with one of the blinds leading out. One call later followed by a Todd Brunson two-bet saw both players make the call as the 
landed on the turn.
The preflop aggressor led out again as the player in the middle folded before Brunson called. The river landed the 
and Brunson again called his opponent's bet only to muck at the sight of his 
.
Stud
Sorel Mizzi: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Opponent: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
The player with the brought in and Sorel Mizzi completed on third. His opponent called. Mizzi bet fourth street and his opponent came back with a raise. Mizzi called. On fifth, Mizzi check-called a bet before leading out on sixth street. His opponent raised on sixth and Mizzi called. On seventh, both players checked.
Mizzi showed the 
for queens and deuces. His opponent mucked and Mizzi won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Hold'em
Six players all committed 1,200 preflop with Barry Greenstein tossing in 600 on the 
flop. Only Archie Karas from the button made the call as the 
on the turn was checked through.
The river of the 
saw Greenstein check and Karas toss in a 1,200-chip bet which Greenstein swiftly called tabling his after Karas mumbled a little and mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
|
16,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Stud-8
Andre Akkari: (X)(X) / 
- fold
Jason Young: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Andrew Barber: (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Andrew Barber bet on fourth and only Jason Young made the call. On fifth, sixth and seventh, Young checked to Barber and then called Barber's bet. Barber announced, "Rolled up," and showed the 
from his down cards. Young mucked and lost the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
24,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
It looks like Eli Elezra is going to be on the losing end of the last-longer bet he made with Mike Matusow unless he can turn things around and get it going here in Event #37: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship. He's down very, very low in chips while Matusow is still hovering around the starting stack. We wonder how Elezra looks with a shaved head?
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
8,700
|
8,700 |
|
||
|
5,000
14,200
|
14,200 |
|
||
Form middle position, Anton Allemann raised and Michele Limongi called from the big blind to see the 
flop. Limongi checked, Allemann bet and Limongi check-raised. Allemann made the call.
The turn was the and Limongi bet. Allemann raised and Limongi called. The 
fell on the river and Limongi check-called a bet from Allemann.
Allemann tabled the 
for a pair of kings and Limongi mucked his hand, but didn't look too happy about it as he shook his head in disgust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
34,000
500
|
500 |
